Lithuanian parliamentary election, 1923

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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]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union	161,195	17.9	16	New
Labour Federation	134,393	14.9	12	+1
Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party	130,211	14.4	14	–1
Farmers' Association	129,942	14.4	14	+2
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania	101,778	11.3	8	–3
United Minorities	99,379	11.0	10	New
Central Polish Electoral Committee	50,064	5.6	4	+2
Workers Group	23,126	2.6	0	–5
Labour Union of Polish Christian Workers in Kaunas	13,688	1.5	0	New
Party of National Progress	10,568	1.2	0	0
Economic and Political Union of Lithuanian Farmers	8,014	0.9	0	0
Group of Workers and Poor Peasants	6,797	0.8	0	0
Land and Freedom	4,428	0.5	0	0
Democratic National Freedom League	4,112	0.5	0	New
Dalgis	3,136	0.4	0	0
Union of Evangelical Lutherans	2,197	0.2	0	New
Party of the Landless and those who have very little land	1,364	0.2	0	0
Jewish Workers' Party	1,048	0.1	0	New
Polish Catholics' Party	499	0.1	0	New
Polish Workers' Party	484	0.1	0	New
Union of Lithuanian Evangelical Farmers	363	0.0	0	New
Individualists	294	0.0	0	New
Party of Russians and Belarusians	106	0.0	0	0
Achdus	53	0.0	0	–3
Poor peasant groups (8)	8,101	0.3	0	–
Workers groups (4)	2,716	0.3	0	–
Independent groups (3)	3,281	0.4	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	901,337	100	78	0
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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