1923 Lithuanian parliamentary election

1923 Lithuanian parliamentary election
12–13 May 1923 (1923-05-12 – 1923-05-13)
All 78 seats in the Seimas
40 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
LVLS Kazys Grinius 17.88 16 New
Labour Federation Pranas Radzevičius 14.91 12 +1
LKDP Mykolas Krupavičius 14.45 14 −3
Farmers' Association Eliziejus Draugelis 14.42 14 +2
LSDP Steponas Kairys 11.29 8 −3
United Minorities 11.03 10 New
LCRK Kazimierz Janczewski 4.05 4 +3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
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Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 12 and 13 May 1923.[1] The Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union emerged as the largest party in the second Seimas, winning 16 of the 78 seats.[2] However, the Labour Federation, Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party and the Farmers' Association won a majority of seats.

The elections were exceptionally successful for parties and lists representing ethnic minorities (Jews, Poles, Germans and Russians), receiving 18% of the vote and winning 14 seats, the highest total achieved in free and fair elections in Lithuania.[3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union161,19517.8816New
Labour Federation134,39314.9112+1
Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party130,21114.4514–1
Farmers' Association129,94214.4214+2
Social Democratic Party101,77811.298–3
United Minorities99,37911.0310New
Central Polish Electoral Committee50,0645.554+2
Workers' Group23,1262.570–5
Labour Union of Polish Christian Workers in Kaunas13,6881.520New
Party of National Progress10,5681.1700
Economic and Political Union of Lithuanian Farmers8,0140.8900
Group of Workers and Poor Peasants6,7970.7500
Land and Freedom4,4280.4900
Democratic National Freedom League4,1120.460New
Dalgis3,1360.3500
Union of Evangelical Lutherans2,1970.240New
Party of the Landless and those who have very little land1,3640.1500
Jewish Workers' Party1,0480.120New
Polish Catholics' Party4990.060New
Polish Workers' Party4840.050New
Union of Lithuanian Evangelical Farmers3630.040New
Individualists2940.030New
Party of Russians and Belarusians1060.0100
Achdus530.0100
Poor peasant groups (8)8,1010.900–
Workers groups (4)2,7160.300–
Independents3,2810.3600
Total901,337100.00780
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Lietuvos statistikos metraštis[4]

Seats by electoral district

Electoral list I (Marijampolė) II (Kaunas) III (Raseiniai) IV (Telšiai) V (Panevėžys) VI (Utena) Total
Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union 2 2 3 3 4 2 16
Lithuanian Labour Federation 2 2 1 2 3 2 12
Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party 2 2 2 2 3 3 14
Farmers' Association 3 2 2 2 3 2 14
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 1 2 1 − 3 1 8
United Minorities 2 4 1 − − 3 10
Central Polish Electoral Committee − 1 1 − 2 − 4
Total 12 15 11 9 18 13 78

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1201 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1218
  3. ^ Kaubrys, Saulius (2005-03-17). "TAUTINIŲ MAŽUMŲ DALYVAVIMAS RINKIMUOSE Į LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS SEIMĄ 1920-1926 m.: KIEKYBINIŲ CHARAKTERISTIKŲ PROJEKCIJA" [Participation of National Minorities in the Elections to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania 1920-1926: A Projection of Quantitative Characteristics] (PDF). Parlamento studijos (in Lithuanian) (4): 125-143. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  4. ^ Lietuvos statistikos metraštis 1924–1926 m. (in Lithuanian). Vol. I. Kaunas: Valstybės spaustuvė. 1927. pp. 80–83.
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