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1926 Lithuanian parliamentary election Seimas
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency.
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania between 8 and 10 May 1926.[ 1] Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union remained the largest party, winning 24 of the 85 seats in the third Seimas .[ 2] Social Democratic Party of Lithuania , which was overthrown in a military coup in December.[ 3] Seimas was disbanded in 1927 and Lithuanian Nationalist Union leader Antanas Smetona was appointed President.[ 3]
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 Agricultural 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 and Religious 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 Memel Workers' Party 3,000 0.29 0 New 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 (6) 20,074 1.97 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] [ 5]
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^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p1201 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7 ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1218
^ a b 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 ^ a b "IV. Statistique intellectuelle.". LIETUVOS STATISTIKOS METRAŠTIS 1924-1926 m.
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