1926 Lithuanian parliamentary election
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]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union | 225,797 | 22.2 | 22 | +6 |
| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 173,250 | 17.0 | 15 | +7 |
| Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party | 128,126 | 12.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Farmers' Association | 113,819 | 11.2 | 11 | –3 |
| Labour Federation | 79,315 | 7.8 | 5 | –7 |
| Democratic Jewish Union | 47,142 | 4.6 | 3 | New |
| Lithuanian Nationalist Union | 43,841 | 4.3 | 3 | New |
| Central Polish Electoral Committee | 31,349 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Party of Polish Workers, Artisans and Farmers | 24,473 | 2.4 | 0 | New |
| Memel Territory Party | 20,944 | 2.1 | 6 | New |
| Farmers' Party | 18,741 | 1.8 | 2 | +2 |
| People's Party of Klaipėda | 18,496 | 1.8 | 0 | New |
| Jewish Economic Party | 16,702 | 1.6 | 0 | New |
| German Evangelical Party | 9,658 | 1.0 | 0 | New |
| Party of Russians and Belarusians | 8,022 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Union of Latvians in Lithuania | 2,358 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Party of Catholics and Abstainers | 2,343 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Company of House and Land Owners | 2,235 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Union of Russian Democrats | 1,617 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Union of Evangelical Lutherans | 1,340 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Party of Public Servants of Klaipėda | 1,158 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Party for an Autonomous Klaipėda | 937 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Party of Samogitian Women | 828 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Poles of Jonava | 431 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| German Evangelicals of Marijampole | 404 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Party of Polish Farmers and Workers | 256 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Party of Polish Workers | 253 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuanian National Organisation in Kedainiai | 230 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Party of Evangelical Lithuanians | 203 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Catholic Nationalists | 169 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Polish Party "For Creed and Homeland" | 149 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Polish Catholic Party | 116 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tenants' Party | 94 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Party of Public Servants | 71 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Workers groups (7) | 23,074 | 2.3 | 0 | – |
| Poor peasants and small farmers groups | 19,352 | 1.9 | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,178 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,019,471 | 100 | 85 | +7 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,179,538 | 86.4 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
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References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1201 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1218
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1188
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