1926 Lithuanian parliamentary election explained

Country:Lithuania
Flag Year:1918
Previous Election:1923
Next Election:1936
Majority Seats:43
Party1:Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union
Percentage1:22.20
Seats1:22
Last Election1:16
Party2:Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Percentage2:17.03
Seats2:15
Last Election2:8
Party3:Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party
Percentage3:12.59
Seats3:14
Last Election3:17
Party5:Lithuanian Labour Federation
Percentage5:7.80
Seats5:5
Last Election5:12
Party4:Farmers' Association
Percentage4:11.19
Seats4:11
Last Election4:14
Party6:Democratic Jewish Union
Percentage6:4.63
Seats6:3
Last Election6:new
Party7:Lithuanian Nationalist Union
Percentage7:4.31
Seats7:3
Last Election7:new
Party8:Central Polish Electoral Committee
Percentage8:3.08
Seats8:3
Last Election8:4
Percentage9:2.41
Seats9:1
Last Election9:new
Party10:Memel Agricultural Party
Percentage10:2.06
Seats10:6
Last Election10:new
Party11:Farmers' Party (Lithuania)
Percentage11:1.84
Seats11:2
Last Election11:new
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Election:Leonas Bistras
Before Party:LKDP-LDF-ŪS
After Election:Mykolas Sleževičius
After Party:LVLS-LSDP
Map:1926 Lithuanian parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg

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 disbanded in 1927 and Lithuanian Nationalist Union leader Antanas Smetona was appointed President.[3]

Results

Results by constituency

PartyI II III IV V VI X
Popular Peasants' Union26.1 17.5 26.3 30.6 19.5 26.1 1.6
Social Democratic Party15.0 19.3 20.3 15.7 20.0 15.0 13.3
Christian Democratic Party13.8 9.3 12.3 15.9 14.1 15.9
Farmers' Association16.4 8.5 12.7 15.0 10.7 11.2
Labour Federation8.1 7.7 7.0 10.6 9.8 6.3 1.0
Democratic Jewish Union5.7 6.2 4.8 4.1 4.3 4.5
Nationalist Union7.71.912.34.7
LCRK/CPKW4.54.05.20.51.83.6
LDAŪ6.61.35.4
Memel Agricultural Party35.6
Farmers' Party4.81.70.32.42.70.5
Memel People's Party31.4
ŽETS1.32.61.62.11.81.2
German Evangelical Party1.33.11.30.2
align=left colspan=9Source: Lietuvos statistikos metraštis

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1218
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1188