2016 Lithuanian parliamentary election

2016 Lithuanian parliamentary election

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All 141 seats in the Seimas 71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	50.61% ( 2.32pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/– TS–LKD Gabrielius Landsbergis 22.63 31 −2 LVŽS Ramūnas Karbauskis 22.45 54 +53 LSDP Algirdas Butkevičius 15.04 17 −21 LRLS Remigijus Šimašius 9.45 14 +4 LCP–LPP N. Puteikis & K. Krivickas 6.32 1 New LLRA–KŠS Valdemar Tomaševski 5.72 8 0 TT Rolandas Paksas 5.55 8 −3 DP Valentinas Mazuronis 4.88 2 −27 LŽP Linas Balsys 2.03 1 New LS Darius Kuolys 1.80 1 New Independents – – 4 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Single-member constituencies – first place after the first round Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Algirdas Butkevičius LSDP Saulius Skvernelis Independent (endorsed by LVŽS)

Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 9 and 23 October 2016 to elect the 141 members of the Seimas.^[1] 71 were elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system, and the remaining 70 in a single nationwide constituency using proportional representation. The first round was held on 9 October and the second round on 23 October.

The elections were won by the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union with 22.45% of the popular vote and 54 seats, up from just 4.05% and a single seat in the previous elections in 2012. The success of the party was attributed to voter dissatisfaction with established parties in light of low wages and persistent emigration. Homeland Union, the largest opposition party in the preceding Seimas, finished a distant second with 31 seats, though winning a slightly larger share of the national vote.

The parties of the outgoing government suffered major losses, falling from 78 seats to 28. The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, which had been the largest party prior to the elections, lost over half its seats and finished in third place with 17. Their coalition partner the Labour Party fared even worse, falling from 29 seats to just 2. Order and Justice won 8 seats, down from 11.