Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania between 8 and 10 May 1926.[1] The Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union remained the largest party, winning 24 of the 85 seats in the third Seimas.[2] They formed a left-wing coalition government with the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, which was overthrown in a military coup in December.[3] The Seimas was subsequently disbanded and Lithuanian Nationalist Union leader Antanas Smetona was appointed President.[3]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union | 225,797 | 22.20 | 22 | +6 | |
Social Democratic Party | 173,250 | 17.03 | 15 | +7 | |
Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party | 128,126 | 12.59 | 14 | 0 | |
Farmers' Association | 113,819 | 11.19 | 11 | –3 | |
Labour Federation | 79,315 | 7.80 | 5 | –7 | |
Democratic Jewish Union | 47,142 | 4.63 | 3 | New | |
Lithuanian Nationalist Union | 43,841 | 4.31 | 3 | New | |
Central Polish Electoral Committee | 31,349 | 3.08 | 3 | –1 | |
Party of Polish Workers, Artisans and Farmers | 24,473 | 2.41 | 1 | New | |
Memel Territory Party | 20,944 | 2.06 | 6 | New | |
Farmers' Party | 18,741 | 1.84 | 2 | +2 | |
Memel People's Party | 18,496 | 1.82 | 0 | New | |
Jewish Economic Party | 16,702 | 1.64 | 0 | New | |
German Evangelical Party | 9,658 | 0.95 | 0 | New | |
Party of Russians and Belarusians | 8,022 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 | |
Union of Latvians in Lithuania | 2,358 | 0.23 | 0 | New | |
Party of Catholics and Abstainers | 2,343 | 0.23 | 0 | New | |
Company of House and Land Owners | 2,235 | 0.22 | 0 | New | |
Union of Russian Democrats | 1,617 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
Union of Evangelical Lutherans | 1,340 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
Party of Public Servants of Klaipėda | 1,158 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
Party for an Autonomous Klaipėda | 937 | 0.09 | 0 | New | |
Party of Samogitian Women | 828 | 0.08 | 0 | New | |
Poles of Jonava | 431 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
German Evangelicals of Marijampolė | 404 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
Party of Polish Farmers and Workers | 256 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
Party of Polish Workers | 253 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
Lithuanian National Organisation in Kedainiai | 230 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
Party of Evangelical Lithuanians | 203 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
Catholic Nationalists | 169 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
Polish Party "For Creed and Homeland" | 149 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
Polish Catholic Party | 116 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
Tenants' Party | 94 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
Party of Public Servants | 71 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
Workers groups (7) | 23,074 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 | |
Poor peasants and small farmers groups | 19,352 | 1.90 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1,017,293 | 100.00 | 85 | +7 | |
Valid votes | 1,017,293 | 99.79 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,178 | 0.21 | |||
Total votes | 1,019,471 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,179,538 | 86.43 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Ragauskas & Tamošaitis[4] |
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1201 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1218
- 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1188
- ↑ Ragauskas, Aivas; Tamošaitis, Mindaugas, eds. (2007). Lietuvos Respublikos Seimų I (1922–1923), II (1923–1926), III (1926–1927), IV (1936–1940) narių biografinis žodynas. Didysis Lietuvos parlamentarų biografinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas. p. 269. ISBN 978-9955-20-345-2.
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