Eighth Seimas Explained

Eighth Seimas of Lithuania
Term:2000—2004

The Eighth Seimas of Lithuania was a parliament (Seimas) elected in Lithuania. Elections took place on 8 October 2000. The Seimas commenced its work on 19 October 2000 and served a four-year term, with the last session on 11 November 2004.

Elections

See main article: 2000 Lithuanian parliamentary election. In the elections in 2000, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Elections took place on 8 October 2000. No run-off was held in single seat constituencies and the candidate with the most votes was declared a winner.

Liberal Union became the largest party in the parliament after winning 34 seats, followed by 29 seats won by New Union (Social Liberals). The Social-Democratic Coalition of Algirdas Brazauskas won 51 seats, with the largest party in the coalition, Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, winning 26.

PartyAbbr.ProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
align=left rowspan=4Social-Democratic
Coalition of
Algirdas Brazauskas		Democratic Labour Party of LithuaniaLDDP457,29431.0812156,35410.661426
Social Democratic Party of LithuaniaLSDP12120,6728.23719
Union of the Russians of Lithuania34,4460.303
New Democracy PartyND112,4540.8523
align=left colspan=2New Union (Social Liberals)NS288,89519.6418225,87815.411129
align=left colspan=2Liberal Union of LithuaniaLLS253,82317.2516229,43815.651834
align=left colspan=2Homeland Union – Lithuanian ConservativesTSLK126,8508.628104,6317.1419
align=left colspan=2Christian Democratic UnionLKDS61,5834.19033,2212.2711
align=left colspan=2Lithuanian Peasants PartyLVP60,0404.08096,8536.6144
align=left colspan=2Lithuanian Christian Democratic PartyLKDP45,2273.07069,8274.7622
align=left colspan=2Lithuanian Centre UnionLCS42,0302.86089,8376.1322
align=left colspan=2Union of Moderate ConservativesNKS29,6152.01042,1162.8711
align=left colspan=2Electoral Action of Poles in LithuaniaLLRA28,6411.95040,3762.7522
align=left colspan=2Lithuanian People's Union "For Just Lithuania"21,5831.4705,3230.3600
align=left colspan=2Lithuanian Liberty UnionLLS18,6221.27023,2021.5811
align=left colspan=2Union of Young Lithuania, New Nationalists and Political PrisonersJL16,9411.15016,7291.1411
align=left rowspan=2Lithuanian
Nationalist Union		Lithuanian Nationalists Union12,8840.8805,5670.3800
Lithuanian Liberty League4,6850.3200
align=left colspan=2Lithuanian Party "Social Democracy – 2000"7,2190.49032,3362.2100
align=left colspan=2Modern Christian-Democratic UnionMKDS–––17,9291.2211
align=left colspan=2Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and Deportees–––8,4950.5800
align=left colspan=2Homeland People's Party–––7,0380.4800
align=left colspan=2National Democratic Party of Lithuania–––5,0820.3500
align=left colspan=2Lithuanian Democratic Party–––3,3230.2300
align=left colspan=2Lithuanian Socialist Party–––1,7010.1200
align=left colspan=2Republican Party–––1,3800.0900
align=left colspan=2Lithuanian Justice Party–––5150.0400
align=left colspan=2Independents–––106,8067.2833
align=left colspan=3Invalid/blank votes68,496––73,517–––
align=left colspan=3Total1,539,743100701,539,74310071141
align=left colspan=3Registered voters/turnout2,626,32158.63–2,626,32158.63––
align=left colspan=10Source: University of Essex

Two Modern Christian-Democratic Union candidates were elected in the proportional vote, having run on the lists of the New Union (Social Liberals) and the Liberal Union of Lithuania.[1]

Activities

Artūras Paulauskas was elected as the Speaker of the Eighth Seimas. After the impeachment of Rolandas Paksas, Paulauskas acted as the President of Lithuania from 6 April 2004 until 12 July 2004. Česlovas Juršėnas acted as the Speaker of the Seimas during the time.

The Eighth Seimas saw an initial ruling coalition of Liberals and New Union (Social Liberals), which lasted less than a year. By July 2001, New Union (Social Liberals) joined the Social Democratic Coalition, headed by Algirdas Brazauskas. Under the term of the Seimas, Lithuania joined the European Union and NATO.[2] It continued privatizations of energy enterprises (e. g. Lietuvos dujos and Lietuvos energija). Also this Seimas oversaw the impeachment of President of Republic Rolandas Paksas.

Composition

Parliamentary groups

During the first session of the Seimas the following parliamentary groups were registered: Social Democratic Coalition, Liberals, New Union (Social Liberals), Homeland Union - Conservatives, Peasant and New Democracy Parties and the Mixed Group of Members of the Seimas.

At the beginning of the session, a quota (7 members) for parliamentary group formation has been introduced. This change came after experience with previous Seimas, in which parliamentary group might have been as small as 2 members.

Substantial shifts between parliamentary groups occurred during the term. In 2001, numerous members of the Liberals parliamentary group either joined Independent parliamentary group (in 2002 it renamed itself to the Liberal Democratic parliamentary group) or Homeland Union - Conservatives parliamentary group. In 2003, this parliamentary group was joined by the several members from Mixed Group and formed Liberal and Center parliamentary group.

Similar process happened in New Union (Social Liberals) parliamentary group between 2002 and 2004, when numerous members moved to the Social Democratic Coalition or Liberal Democratic parliamentary group. By the end of the term of the Seimas, the following parliamentary groups were active.[3]

NameAbbr.Members
Social Democratic CoalitionSDK53
Liberal and CenterLiCF21
New Union (Social Liberals)NSF19
Liberal DemocratsLDF15
Homeland Union - ConservativesTSKF10
Peasants and New DemocracyVNDPF7
Others MSNG8
Vacant 7

Members

A total of 151 members served on the Eighth Seimas.[4]

Name, SurnameConstituencyElectoral listParliamentary groupNotes
Vilija Aleknaitė-AbramikienėNationwideTSLKTSLKFrom 17 August 2004
4. ŽirmūnųLSDPSDKFUntil 24 July 2004
Audronius AžubalisNationwideTSLKTSLKFrom 23 June 2004 until 28 June 2004
NationwideSDKSDKF
NationwideLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
33. Šilalės – ŠilutėsLDDPSDKF
23. AušrosLLSLF
NF (from 12 January 2002)
LDF (from 1 July 2002)
69. DzūkijosLDDPSDKF
64. ŠakiųLDDPSDKF
49. Anykščių – KupiškioLVPVNDPF
NationwideSDKSDKF
29. MarijampolėsLKDSMSNG
VNDPF (from 5 July 2004)
59. Kaišiadorių – ElektrėnųLDDPSDKF
NationwideSDKSDKF
NationwideSDKSDKF
15. KalniečiųJLMSNG
68. VilkaviškioLSDPSDKF
NationwideLLSLF
NationwideNSMSNG
NationwideNSNSF
SDKF (from 21 January 2003)
Irena DegutienėNationwideTSLKTSLK
NationwideSDKVNDPFUntil 22 June 2004
NationwideSDKSDKF
46. Pakruojo – JoniškioLDDPSDKF
10. Naujosios VilniosNSNSF
MSNG (from 5 July 2004)
Kęstutis Glaveckas16. DainavosIndependentJF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
Petras Gražulis31. GargždųLKDPMSNG
19. DanėsLDDPSDKF
NationwideLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
Algimantas Valentinas IndriūnasNationwideNSNSF
NationwideNSNSF
NationwideTSLKTSLK
NationwideLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
Rasa JuknevičienėNationwideTSLKTSLK
18. PanemunėsLLSLF
SDKF (from 12 March 2002)
38. MažeikiųLSDPSDKF
53. Ignalinos – ŠvenčioniųLDDPSDKF
Vytautas JuškusNationwideSDK-2 June 2004
NationwideSDKSDKF
45. Šiaulių kaimiškojiLVPVNDPF
Vaclovas Karbauskis34. TauragėsNSNSF
37.Skuodo – MažeikiųLVPVNDPF
SDKF (from 27 May 2003)
71. Lazdijų – DruskininkųLDDPSDKF
70. Varėnos – EišiškiųMKDSJF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
NationwideSDKSDKF
Dobilas Jonas KirvelisNationwideSDKSDKFFrom 3 July 2004
NationwideLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
NationwideNSMSNG
NationwideNSNSF
NationwideSDKSDKF
NationwideNSNSF
Kęstutis KriščiūnasNationwideSDKSDKF
NationwideSDKSDKF
NationwideTSLKTSLK
NationwideSDKSDKF
2. SenamiesčioLLSLF
NF (from 12 January 2002)
LDF (from 1 July 2002)		Until 25 February 2003
NationwideNSNSF
1. NaujamiesčioNSNSFUntil 27 July 2004
NationwideTSLKTSLKUntil 22 June 2004
62. JurbarkoLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
NationwideLLSLF
LDF (from 1 July 2002)
8. KaroliniškiųLLSLF
LDF (from 1 July 2002)
Arminas LydekaNationwideLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
NationwideSDKSDKF
41. KelmėsLDDPSDKF
NationwideLLSLF
LDF (from 1 July 2002)
32. Šilutės – PagėgiųLCSJFUntil 10 October 2004
21. MariųLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
Kęstutis MasiulisNationwideTSLK-From 28 July 2004 until 16 August 2004
51. UtenosLLSLF
LDF (from 8 April 2003)
NationwideLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
26. NevėžioTSLKTSLKUntil 12 March 2003
6. ŠeškinėsLLSLFUntil 25 February 2003
NationwideSDKSDKF
NationwideLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
Gintautas Mikolaitis42. RaseiniųLSDPSDKF
58. Trakų – ElektrėnųNSNSF
55. Širvintų – VilniausLLRAMSNG
LDF (from 18 March 2003)
Algirdas Monkevičius39. Akmenės – JoniškioNSNSF
Janė Narvilienė36. KretingosNDVNDPF
SDKF (from 27 May 2003)
Saulius NefasNationwideTSLKTSLKFrom 29 June 2004
35. Plungės – RietavoLSDPSDKF
63. SuvalkijosLSDPSDKF
NationwideSDKSDKF
3. AntakalnioLLSLF
LDF (from 1 July 2002)		Until 15 February 2003
22. PajūrioLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
67. PrienųNSNSF
SDKF (from 22 March 2004)
52. Zarasų – VisaginoLDDPSDKF
24. SaulėsNSNSF
NationwideNSNSFUntil 1 July 2004
NationwideSDKSDKF
57. Vilniaus – TrakųNSNSF
LF (from 26 September 2001)
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
Vasilijus PopovasNationwideSDKSDKF
Mykolas PronckusNationwideSDKSDKF
54. Molėtų – ŠvenčioniųNDVNDPF
47. Pasvalio – PanevėžioLDDPSDKF
NationwideSDKSDKF
7. JustiniškiųLLSLF
SDKF (from 12 January 2002)		Check
NationwideNSNSF
NationwideTSLKTSLK
NationwideSDKSDKF
13. CentroLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
48. Biržų – KupiškioLVPVNDPF
NationwideSDKSDKFUntil 14 October 2002
NationwideSDKSDKF
NationwideNSNSF
NationwideSDKSDKFUntil 1 July 2004
NationwideSDKSDKF
12. Aleksoto – VilijampolėsLKDPMSNG
50. RokiškioLDDPSDKF
17. PramonėsLLSLF
LDF (from 26 March 2003)
NationwideLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
25. DainųNSNSF
Rimantas Sinkevičius60. JonavosLDDPSDKF
NationwideSDKSDKF
Kęstutis SkamarakasNationwideNSNSF
LDF (from 16 March 2004)
Egidijus Skarbalius20. BaltijosLLSLF
LDF (from 1 July 2002)
30. AlytausNSNSF
NationwideNSNSF
NationwideTSLKTSLK
NationwideNSNSF
9. LazdynųLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
Ilona StulpinienėNationwideNSNSFFrom 2 July 2004
NationwideNSJF
Irena ŠiaulienėNationwideSDKSDKF
27. VakarinėLCSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
65. Kauno – KėdainiųNSNSF
Gražina ŠmigelskienėNationwideSDKSDKFFrom 23 June 2004
Raimondas Šukys5. FabijoniškiųLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
11. ŠilainiųLSMSNG
NationwideLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)
56. Vilniaus – ŠalčininkųLLRAMSNG
LDF (from 29 April 2003)
NationwideNSNSF
43. KėdainiųIndependentMSNG
NationwideSDKSDKF
40. TelšiųNKSMSNG
NationwideNSNSF
Antanas ValysNationwideSDKSDKFFrom 15 October 2002
NationwideNSNSF
Rimvydas VaštakasNationwideLLSLF
LiCF (from 5 June 2003)		Until 31 October 2003
NationwideLLSJF
TSLK (from 13 March 2003)
NationwideLLSLF
NSF (from 11 November 2003)
28. AukštaitijosLDDPSDKF
NationwideSDKSDKF
61. UkmergėsIndependentMSNG
VNDPF (from 29 April 2003)
Arvydas VidžiūnasNationwideTSLKTSLKUntil 27 July 2004
NationwideLLSLF
LDF (from 12 March 2003)
Vytautas ZabielaNationwideLLSVNDPFFrom 1 November 2003
44. RadviliškioLSDPSDKF
66. Kauno kaimiškojiLLSLF
LDF (from 1 July 2002)
14. ŽaliakalnioLLSLF
LDF (from 1 July 2002)

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120302181859/http://www2.essex.ac.uk/elect/database/indexElections.asp?country=LITHUANIA&election=lt20 2000 Parliamentary Elections
  2. Web site: Šeši Seimo amžiai: nuo karalių rinkimų iki narių komunistų . lt. Six centuries of the Seimas: from royal elections to communist members. 25 October 2008. Delfi.lt. 9 December 2015.
  3. Web site: Seimo Frakcijos. lt. Parliamentary Groups of the Seimas. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. 21 December 2015.
  4. Web site: Seimo narių sąrašas. lt. List of members of the Seimas. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. 21 December 2015.

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