Lithuania

Parliament

Political system: Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Results

About the election: The Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVZS), which held only one seat in the outgoing legislature, won a surprise victory, taking 54 seats in the 141-member Parliament. Mr. Saulius Skvernelis, a popular former police chief, led the LVLS election campaign together with the party chairman and wealthy businessman, Mr. Ramunas Karbauskis. Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius' Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) - the largest party in the outgoing legislature - finished third, behind the Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), led by Mr. Gabrielius Landsbergis. On 9 November, the LVZS and the LSDP signed a coalition agreement.

The 2016 elections were the first to be held since the country introduced the euro in 2015. During the election campaign, the major parties focused on economic growth, stopping the emigration of Lithuanians and measures to raise living standards and minimum wages. Over the last ten years, the growth rate halved to around 2-3% per year and the population has fallen from 3.3 to 2.9 million people.

Note:

New boundaries were used for the 71 single-member constituencies following the October 2015 ruling of the Constitutional Court which ruled the previous constituencies unconstitutional (due to a 50-per-cent population disparity between the largest and smallest constituencies). The Election Commission re-allotted the constituency boundaries in December 2015.
Number of parties winning seats: 10
Percentage of parties winning seats: 71.4%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 38.3%
Alternation of power after elections: Yes

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total	Multi-member	Single-member
Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LVZS)	54	19	35
Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD)	31	20	11
Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP)	17	13	4
Liberals Movement of the Republic of Lithuania (LRLS)	14	8	6
Lithuanian Poles' Electoral Action (LLRA-KSS)	8	5	3
Order and Justice Party (PTT)	8	5	3
Independents	4	0	4
Labour Party (DP)	2	0	2
Lithuanian Green Party (LZS)	1	0	1
Political Party List of Lithuania" (PPLS)	1	0	1
Lithuanian Centre Party (LCP)	1	0	1

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 111
Number of women elected: 30
Percentage of women elected: 21.3%
Women Directly Elected: 30
Sources: Parliament (02.11.2016)

The Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania (14.11.2016)

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New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 111
Total number of women after the election: 30
Percentage of women after the election: 21.3%
First-term parliamentarians: 82
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 58.2%
Date of the first session: 14 Nov 2016

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Viktoras Pranckietis (Male)
Date of birth: 1954
Political party: Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union (LVZS)
Date of election: 14 Nov 2016

Lithuania

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Election results

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