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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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union | 161,195 | 17.88 | 16 | New | |
| Labour Federation | 134,393 | 14.91 | 12 | +1 | |
| Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party | 130,211 | 14.45 | 14 | –1 | |
| Farmers' Association | 129,942 | 14.42 | 14 | +2 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 101,778 | 11.29 | 8 | –3 | |
| United Minorities | 99,379 | 11.03 | 10 | New | |
| Central Polish Electoral Committee | 50,064 | 5.55 | 4 | +2 | |
| Workers' Group | 23,126 | 2.57 | 0 | –5 | |
| Labour Union of Polish Christian Workers in Kaunas | 13,688 | 1.52 | 0 | New | |
| Party of National Progress | 10,568 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Economic and Political Union of Lithuanian Farmers | 8,014 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 | |
| Group of Workers and Poor Peasants | 6,797 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Land and Freedom | 4,428 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Democratic National Freedom League | 4,112 | 0.46 | 0 | New | |
| Dalgis | 3,136 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Union of Evangelical Lutherans | 2,197 | 0.24 | 0 | New | |
| Party of the Landless and those who have very little land | 1,364 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jewish Workers' Party | 1,048 | 0.12 | 0 | New | |
| Polish Catholics' Party | 499 | 0.06 | 0 | New | |
| Polish Workers' Party | 484 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Union of Lithuanian Evangelical Farmers | 363 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Individualists | 294 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Party of Russians and Belarusians | 106 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Achdus | 53 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Poor peasant groups (8) | 8,101 | 0.90 | 0 | – | |
| Workers groups (4) | 2,716 | 0.30 | 0 | – | |
| Independents | 3,281 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 901,337 | 100.00 | 78 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
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
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1201 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1218
- ↑ https://etalpykla.lituanistika.lt/object/LT-LDB-0001:J.04~2005~1367155072445/J.04~2005~1367155072445.pdf
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