| Ninth Seimas of Lithuania | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Seimas | ||||
| Jurisdiction |  Lithuania | ||||
| Term | 2004—2008 | ||||
The Ninth Seimas of Lithuania was a parliament (Seimas) elected in Lithuania. Elections took place on 10 October 2004, with the run-off on 24 October. The Seimas commenced its work on 15 November 2004 and served a four-year term, with the last session on 16 November 2008.
In the elections in 2004, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Elections took place on 10 October 2004. Run-off elections were held on 24 October in the single-seat constituencies where no candidate secured a seat in the first round.
| Party or alliance | Proportional | Constituency | Total seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| Labour Party (DP) | 340,035 | 28.4 | 22 | 21.4 | 17 | 39 | |||
| Working for Lithuania (UDL) | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 246,852 | 20.7 | 16 | 17.6 | 15 | 20 | ||
| New Union (Social Liberals) | 11 | ||||||||
| Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservatives) (TS) | 176,409 | 14.8 | 11 | 14.4 | 14 | 25 | |||
| For the Order and Justice (TT) | Liberal Democratic Party | 135,807 | 11.3 | 9 | 8.4 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Lithuanian People's Union For a Fair Lithuania | |||||||||
| Liberal and Centre Union (LiCS) | 109,872 | 9.2 | 7 | 12.4 | 11 | 18 | |||
| Peasants and New Democratic Party Union (VNDPS) | Lithuanian Peasants Party | 78,902 | 6.6 | 5 | 7.7 | 5 | 10 | ||
| New Democracy Party | |||||||||
| Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) | 45,302 | 3.8 | 0 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Christian Conservative Social Union | 23,426 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lithuanian Christian Democrats | 16,362 | 1.4 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| National Centre Party | 5,989 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Republican Party | 4,326 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Union of Lithuanian Socialists | 3,977 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lithuanian Liberty Union | 3,337 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| National Party Lithuanian Road | 2,577 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lithuanian Nationalist Union | 2,482 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Young Lithuania | – | – | – | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lithuanian Russian Union | – | – | – | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 32,998 | – | – | 67,149 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 1,228,653 | 100 | 70 | 1,227,648 | 100 | 71 | 141 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,666,196 | 46.1 | – | 2,666,199 | 46.1 | – | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Strathclyde University, VRK | |||||||||
After the elections, Social Democrats led the coalition together with the New Union (Social Liberals), Labor and Peasants and New Democratic Party Union. [1] Artūras Paulauskas was reelected as the Speaker of the Ninth Seimas, having served as the Speaker in the previous term.
In April 2006 the parliament expressed no confidence in the Speaker and Paulauskas was forced to resign, taking New Union out of the coalition. He was replaced as the Speaker of the Seimas by Viktoras Muntianas of Labor Party, who soon left the party to form Civic Democratic Party. [1]
After another disagreement in May 2006, Labor Party joined the opposition. The decision was affected by the decision of the leader of the Party Viktor Uspaskich to resign as the Minister of the Economy after being accused of conflicts of interest. Opposition Liberal and Centre Union joined the minority government that ruled with some support of other opposition parties. At the beginning of 2008 New Union rejoined the coalition. [1] Viktoras Muntianas resigned as the Speaker of the Seimas after a corruption scandal in April 2008 and Česlovas Juršėnas was elected in his stead. [2]
This parliament passed legislation for possible introduction of euro.
During the first session of the Seimas the following parliamentary groups were registered: Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDPF), Labour Party (DPF), Liberal and Centre (LCSF), Liberal Democrats (LDF), New Union (NSF), Homeland Union (TSF), Peasant and New Democracy (VNDF, later VLF) and the Mixed Group of Members of the Seimas (MSNG).
The term of the Seimas was noted for particularly significant shifts among parliamentary groups. [1] For example, only 20 Social Democrats were elected to the Seimas, but Social Democratic Party political group in the Seimas had 38 members at the end of the term. Parliamentary groups formed during the term included Liberals (LF), Order and Justice Liberal Democrats (TTLDF), Civic Democratic (PDF), as well as Peasant Popular and Civic Democratic (VLPDF) groups.
By the end of the term of the Seimas, the following parliamentary groups were active. [1]
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| Name | Abbr. | Members | |
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| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | LSDPF | 38 | |
| Homeland Union | TSF | 26 | |
| Labor Party | DPF | 23 | |
| Peasant Popular Union | VLF | 14 | |
| Order and Justice | TTLDF | 11 | |
| Liberal and Center Union | LCSF | 10 | |
| New Union (Social Liberals) | NSF | 9 | |
| Liberal Movement | LSF | 9 | |
| Others | MSNG | 1 | |
A total of 158 members served on the Ninth Seimas. [3]
| Name, Surname | Constituency | Electoral list | Parliamentary group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remigijus Ačas | Nationwide | TT | LDF TTLDF (from 23 May 2006) | |
| Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė | Nationwide | TS | TSF | |
| Petras Auštrevičius | Senamiesčio | LiCS | LCSF LF (from 20 October 2005) LSF (from 26 April 2006) | |
| Audronius Ažubalis | Nationwide | TS | TSF | |
| Petras Baguška | Nationwide | DP | DPF MSNG (from 22 December 2005) PDF (from 2 May 2006) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) PDF (from 17 January 2008) LSDPF (from 4 April 2008) | From 21 December 2004 |
| Zigmantas Balčytis | Šilalės – Šilutės | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Aldona Balsienė | Nationwide | TT | LDF | Until 17 March 2006 |
| Virginija Baltraitienė | Nationwide | DP | DPF | From 13 December 2005 |
| Dailis Alfonsas Barakauskas | Nationwide | TT | LDF TTLDF (from 23 May 2006) | From 18 March 2006 |
| Andrius Baranauskas | Nationwide | DP | DPF PDF (from 2 May 2006) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) PDF (from 17 January 2008) LSDPF (from 4 April 2008) | |
| Rimantas Bašys | Saulės | DP | DPF | |
| Rima Baškienė | Šiaulių kaimiškoji | VNDPS | VNDF VLF (from 13 December 2005) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (18 January 2008) | |
| Danutė Bekintienė | Karoliniškių | TS | TSF | |
| Juozas Bernatonis | Nationwide | UDL | LSDPF | From 16 April 2007 |
| Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | Šeškinės | UDL | NSF LSDPF (from 25 May 2006) | |
| Kazys Bobelis | Nationwide | VNDPS | VNDF VLF (from 13 December 2005) LDF (from 20 April 2006) TTLDF (from 23 May 2006) | Until 31 May 2006 |
| Vytautas Bogušis | Nationwide | LiCS | LCSF | |
| Violeta Boreikienė | Nationwide | LiCS | LCSF MSNG (from 18 October 2005) LSF (from 25 April 2006) LSDPF (from 27 March 2007) | |
| Antanas Bosas | Baltijos | DP | DPF | |
| Bronius Bradauskas | Kaišiadorių – Elektrėnų | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Saulius Bucevičius | Akmenės – Joniškio | DP | DPF | |
| Valentinas Bukauskas | Telšių | DP | DPF | |
| Algirdas Butkevičius | Vilkaviškio | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Gintautas Bužinskas | Nationwide | DP | DPF | Until 20 December 2004 |
| Algis Čaplikas | Žirmūnų | LiCS | LCSF | |
| Jonas Čekuolis | Nationwide | LiCS | LCSF | From 16 November 2004 |
| Vytautas Čepas | Nationwide | LiCS | LCSF LF (from 20 October 2005) LSF (from 20 April 2006) LSDPF (from 4 July 2007) | |
| Vida Marija Čigriejienė | Panemunės | Independent | TSF | |
| Rimantas Jonas Dagys | Šilainių | TS | TSF | |
| Kęstutis Daukšys | Nationwide | DP | DPF | |
| Julius Dautartas | Nevėžio | TS | TSF | |
| Irena Degutienė | Naujamiesčio | TS | TSF | |
| Virginijus Domarkas | Kretingos | DP | DPF VLF (from 19 July 2006) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (from 18 January 2008) | |
| Vytautas Sigitas Draugelis | Suvalkijos | DP | DPF | |
| Arimantas Dumčius | Kalniečių | TS | TSF | |
| Audrius Endzinas | Šilutės – Pagėgių | Independent | LCSF LF (from 20 October 2005) LSF (from 20 April 2006) | |
| Algirdas Gaižutis | Nationwide | VNDPS | - | 13 June 2006 |
| Vytautas Galvonas | Anykščių – Kupiškio | TT | LDF TTLDF (from 23 May 2006) | |
| Ramūnas Garbaravičius | Nationwide | TS | TSF | |
| Aidas Gedvilas | Nationwide | DP | DPF | Until 16 January 2005 |
| Vydas Gedvilas | Nationwide | DP | DPF | |
| Saulius Girdauskas | Nationwide | DP | DPF | |
| Kęstutis Glaveckas | Dainavos | LiCS | LCSF LF (from 20 October 2005) LSF (from 20 April 2006) | |
| Loreta Graužinienė | Nationwide | DP | DPF | |
| Petras Gražulis | Gargždų | Independent | MSNG TTLDF (from 11 September 2007) | |
| Vytautas Grubliauskas | Danės | LiCS | LCSF LF (from 20 October 2005) LSF (from 20 April 2006) | |
| Algirdas Ivanauskas | Nationwide | DP | DPF PDF (from 2 May 2006) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) PDF (from 17 January 2008) LSDPF (from 4 April 2008) | |
| Jonas Jagminas | Plungės – Rietavo | DP | DPF LSDPF (from 14 September 2006) | |
| Gediminas Jakavonis | Nationwide | UDL | NSF VLF (16 July 2008) | |
| Povilas Jakučionis | Nationwide | TS | TSF | |
| Donatas Jankauskas | Kauno kaimiškoji | TS | TSF | |
| Juozas Jaruševičius | Jonavos | DP | DPF PDF (from 2 May 2006) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) PDF (from 17 January 2008) LSDPF (from 4 April 2008) | |
| Rasa Juknevičienė | Žaliakalnio | TS | TSF | |
| Jonas Juozapaitis | Pakruojo – Joniškio | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Česlovas Juršėnas | Ignalinos – Švenčionių | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Vytautas Kamblevičius | Nationwide | DP | DPF TTDPF (from 10 March 2008) | From 17 January 2005 |
| Vaclovas Karbauskis | Tauragės | UDL | NSF | |
| Justinas Karosas | Lazdijų – Druskininkų | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Etela Karpickienė | Nationwide | DP | DPF | From 13 April 2006 |
| Algis Kašėta | Varėnos – Eišiškių | LiCS | LCSF LF (from 20 October 2005) LSF (from 20 April 2006) | |
| Gediminas Kirkilas | Nationwide | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Egidijus Klumbys | Nationwide | TT | LDF TTLDF (from 23 May 2006) | |
| Romualda Kšanienė | Nationwide | DP | DPF | |
| Andrius Kubilius | Antakalnio | TS | TSF | |
| Rytas Kupčinskas | Aleksoto – Vilijampolės | TS | TSF | |
| Saulius Lapėnas | Jurbarko | LiCS | LCSF | |
| Arminas Lydeka | Nationwide | LiCS | LCSF | |
| Jonas Lionginas | Nationwide | DP | DPF PDF (from 2 May 2006) LSDPF (from 3 May 2007) | |
| Vincė Vaidevutė Margevičienė | Centro | TS | TSF | |
| Bronius Markauskas | Nationwide | VNDPS | - | 1 June 2006 |
| Vilma Martinkaitienė | Nationwide | DP | DPF | |
| Eligijus Masiulis | Nationwide | LiCS | LCSF LF (from 20 October 2005) LSF (from 20 April 2006) | |
| Antanas Matulas | Pasvalio – Panevėžio | TS | TSF | |
| Algimantas Matulevičius | Nationwide | TT | LDF PDF (from 2 May 2006) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) PDF (from 17 January 2008) MSNG (from 4 April 2008) | |
| Valentinas Mazuronis | Nationwide | TT | LDF TTLDF (from 23 May 2006) | |
| Stasys Mikelis | Nationwide | DP | DPF | Until 23 March 2006 |
| Gintautas Mikolaitis | Raseinių | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Dangutė Mikutienė | Trakų – Elektrėnų | Independent | DPF | |
| Zenonas Mikutis | Kelmės | DP | DPF | |
| Laima Mogenienė | Nationwide | VNDPS | VNDPF VLF (13 December 2005) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (from 18 January 2008) | |
| Algirdas Monkevičius | Nationwide | UDL | NSF | |
| Viktoras Muntianas | Kauno – Kėdainių | DP | DPF PDF (from 17 January 2008) LSDPF (from 4 April 2008) | |
| Vytas Navickas | Nationwide | VNDPS | VNDF VLF (from 13 December 2005) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (from 18 January 2008) | |
| Juozas Olekas | Nationwide | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Vladimir Orechov | Nationwide | DP | DPF PDF (from 2 May 2006) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) PDF (from 17 January 2008) LSDPF (from 4 April 2008) | |
| Skirmantas Pabedinskas | Nationwide | DP | DPF VLF (from 19 July 2006) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (from 18 January 2008) | |
| Žilvinas Padaiga | Nationwide | DP | - | Until 15 November 2004 |
| Raimundas Palaitis | Pajūrio | LiCS | LCSF | |
| Algirdas Paleckis | Nationwide | UDL | LSDPF | Until 15 April 2007 |
| Juozas Palionis | Prienų | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Artūras Paulauskas | Nationwide | UDL | NSF | |
| Bronius Pauža | Nationwide | DP | DPF LSDPF (from 26 September 2006) | |
| Marija Aušrinė Pavilionienė | Nationwide | TT | LDF TTLDF (from 23 May 2006) LSDPF (from 25 October 2007) | |
| Rolandas Pavilionis | Nationwide | TT | LDF | Until 15 November 2004 |
| Saulius Pečeliūnas | Nationwide | TS | TSF | |
| Alfredas Pekeliūnas | Aukštaitijos | VNDPS | VNDF VLF (from 13 December 2005) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (18 January 2008) | |
| Milda Petrauskienė | Nationwide | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Jonas Pinskus | Nationwide | DP | DPF | From 21 December 2004 |
| Audronė Pitrėnienė | Skuodo – Mažeikių | DP | DPF | |
| Leokadija Počikovska | Širvintų – Vilniaus | LLRA | VNDF VLF (from 13 December 2005) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (18 January 2008) | |
| Vladimiras Prudnikovas | Nationwide | DP | DPF | Until 20 December 2004 |
| Kazimira Danutė Prunskienė | Molėtų – Švenčionių | VNDPS | VNDF VLF (from 13 December 2005) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (18 January 2008) | |
| Edmundas Pupinis | Utenos | TS | TSF | |
| Jonas Ramonas | Šakių | VNDPS | VNDF VLF (from 13 December 2005) MSNG (from 9 January 2006) PDF (from 4 May 2006) MSNG (from 8 May 2007) LCSF (from 10 May 2007) TTLDF (from 26 September 2007) | |
| Jurgis Razma | Nationwide | TS | TSF | |
| Rimantas Remeika | Justiniškių | LiCS | LCSF | |
| Algis Rimas | Marijampolės | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Viktoras Rinkevičius | Biržų – Kupiškio | VNDPS | VNDF VLF (from 13 December 2005) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (18 January 2008) | |
| Bronis Ropė | Nationwide | VNDPS | - | Until 15 November 2004 |
| Irina Rozova | Nationwide | VNDPS | VLF VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (18 January 2008) | From 11 July 2006 |
| Julius Sabatauskas | Alytaus | Independent | LSDPF | |
| Liudvikas Sabutis | Nationwide | TS | TSF | |
| Alvydas Sadeckas | Nationwide | UDL | NSF | |
| Algimantas Salamakinas | Nationwide | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Vytautas Saulis | Rokiškio | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Albertas Sereika | Nationwide | TT | LDF LSDPF (from 30 June 2005) | |
| Valerijus Simulik | Dainų | UDL | NSF | |
| Kazys Sivickis | Nationwide | VNDPS | - | 29 June 2006 |
| Algirdas Sysas | Nationwide | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Artūras Skardžius | Nationwide | UDL | NSF MSNG (from 20 July 2006) VLF (from 17 October 2006) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (18 January 2008) | |
| Rimantas Smetona | Nationwide | VNDPS | VNDF MSNG (from 17 June 2005) LDF (from 2 May 2006) TTLDF (from 23 May 2006) | |
| Vaclav Stankevič | Marių | UDL | NSF | |
| Aldona Staponkienė | Nationwide | VNDPS | VNDF VLF (from 13 December 2005) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (18 January 2008) | From 16 November 2004 |
| Kazys Starkevičius | Pramonės | TS | TSF | |
| Antanas Napoleonas Stasiškis | Nationwide | TS | TSF | |
| Nijolė Steiblienė | Nationwide | UDL | NSF | |
| Gintaras Steponavičius | Lazdynų | LiCS | LCSF LF (from 20 October 2005) LSF (from 20 April 2006) | |
| Mindaugas Subačius | Nationwide | DP | DPF LSDPF (from 7 December 2007) | From 16 November 2004 |
| Rytis Šatkauskas | Nationwide | DP | - | From 2 April 2006 until 4 April 2006 |
| Irena Šiaulienė | Nationwide | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Gintaras Šileikis | Vakarinė | LiCS | LCSF LF (from 20 October 2005) LSF (from 20 April 2006) | |
| Viačeslav Škil | Nationwide | DP | DPF LSDPF (from 11 September 2007) | |
| Raimondas Šukys | Fabijoniškių | LiCS | LCSF | |
| Dalia Teišerskytė | Nationwide | LiCS | LCSF LF (from 20 October 2005) LSF (from 20 April 2006) | |
| Valdemar Tomaševski | Vilniaus – Šalčininkų | LLRA | VNDF VLF (from 13 December 2005) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) VLF (18 January 2008) | |
| Rimvydas Turčinskas | Nationwide | DP | DPF PDF (from 2 May 2006) LSDPF (from 3 May 2007) | |
| Gema Umbrasienė | Nationwide | VNDPS | - | 22 June 2006 |
| Viktor Uspaskich | Kėdainių | DP | DPF | Until 22 June 2005 |
| Antanas Valionis | Nationwide | UDL | NSF | |
| Ona Valiukevičiūtė | Nationwide | TT | LDF TTLDF (from 23 May 2006) | |
| Egidijus Vareikis | Nationwide | TS | TSF | |
| Romas Venclovas | Mažeikių | DP | DPF PDF (from 2 May 2006) VLPDF (from 8 May 2007) PDF (from 17 January 2008) DPF (from 30 January 2008) | |
| Vilija Vertelienė | Nationwide | DP | DPF LSDPF (14 September 2006) | |
| Birutė Vėsaitė | Nationwide | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Julius Veselka | Ukmergės | TT | LDF TTLDF (from 23 May 2006) MSNG (from 14 December 2006) TTLDF (from 25 October 2007) | |
| Pranas Vilkas | Nationwide | DP | DPF LSDPF (from 3 October 2006) DPF (from 19 October 2006) | |
| Ramunė Visockytė | Nationwide | DP | DPF | |
| Vladimiras Volčiok | Vilniaus – Trakų | DP | DPF LCSF (from 21 December 2007) | |
| Algirdas Vrubliauskas | Dzūkijos | TS | TSF | Until 11 April 2007 |
| Emanuelis Zingeris | Nationwide | TS | TSF | |
| Jadvyga Zinkevičiūtė | Naujosios Vilnios | DP | DPF | |
| Artūras Zuokas | Nationwide | LiCS | - | Until 15 November 2004 |
| Edvardas Žakaris | Aušros | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Roma Žakaitienė | Nationwide | UDL | LSDPF | |
| Vidmantas Žiemelis | Nationwide | TS | TSF MSNG (from 19 October 2006) TSF (from 27 June 2008) | |
| Manfredas Žymantas | Zarasų – Visagino | DP | DPF | |
| Henrikas Žukauskas | Nationwide | TT | DPF MSNG (from 9 December 2004) PDF (from 2 May 2006) MSNG (from 8 May 2007) LCSF (from 10 May 2007) | |
| Zita Žvikienė | Radviliškio | DP | DPF |
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