Lithuanian parliamentary election, 1922

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Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 10 and 11 October 1922.^[1] The Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 15 of the 78 seats in the first Seimas.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party	138,912	17.1	15	–9
Peasant Union	136,713	16.8	14	–5
Labour Federation	101,024	12.4	11	–4
Farmers' Association	97,977	12.1	12	–6
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania	84,643	10.4	11	–2
Workers Group	40,236	5.0	5	New
Zionist Group	34,697	4.3	0	New
Central Polish Electoral Committee	32,849	4.0	2	–1
Achdus	16,841	2.1	3	New
Party of National Progress	14,131	1.7	0	0
Group of Workers and Poor Peasants	11,733	1.4	0	New
Party of Russians and Belarusians	11,289	1.4	0	New
Company of Polish Workers and Peasants	10,995	1.4	0	New
Economic and Political Union of Lithuanian Farmers	9,425	1.2	0	0
Party of the Landless and those who have very little land	8,541	1.1	0	New
Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party	8,506	1.0	5	–4
Lithuanian German Committee	7,975	1.0	0	–1
Union of Evangelical Lutherans	7,138	0.9	0	New
Land and Freedom	5,316	0.7	0	New
Union of Working People	4,201	0.5	0	0
Polish Electors	4,105	0.5	0	New
Committee of Jewish People	3,919	0.5	0	New
Party of Latvians and Germans	2,113	0.3	0	New
Workers Labour Union of Marijampole and Alytus	1,468	0.2	0	New
Association of Kaunas House Owners	1,372	0.2	0	New
Dalgis	1,168	0.1	0	New
Union of Latvians in Lithuania	1,130	0.1	0	New
Workers Party	1,044	0.1	0	New
Party of Agriculturalists and Farmers	923	0.1	0	New
Party of Landless of Panevezys	647	0.1	0	New
Socialist Day Labourer Group	247	0.0	0	New
Polish Group of Prienai	112	0.0	0	New
Independent groups	10,597	1.3	0	–2
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	811,987	100	78	–34
Registered voters/turnout			–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1201 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1218

Elections and referendums in Lithuania

Presidential elections	1993 1997–98 2002–03 2004 2009 2014

Parliamentary elections	1920 1922 1923 1926 1936 1940 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1980 1985 1990 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

European elections	2004 2009 2014

Referendums	1991 1992 (May) 1992 (Jun) 1992 (Oct) 1994 1996 (Oct) 1996 (Nov) 2003 2008 2012 2014

See also: Elections in the Klaipėda Region • Elections in Central Lithuania

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