1923 Lithuanian parliamentary election

1923 Lithuanian parliamentary election
12–13 May 1923 (1923-05-12 – 1923-05-13)
All 78 seats in the Seimas
40 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
LVLS Kazys Grinius 17.88 16 New
Labour Federation Pranas Radzevičius 14.91 12 +1
LKDP Mykolas Krupavičius 14.45 14 −3
Farmers' Association Eliziejus Draugelis 14.42 14 +2
LSDP Steponas Kairys 11.29 8 −3
United Minorities 11.03 10 New
LCRK Kazimierz Janczewski 4.05 4 +3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Ernestas Galvanauskas
LKDP-LDF-ŪS		 Ernestas Galvanauskas
LKDP-LDF-ŪS

Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 12 and 13 May 1923. The Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union emerged as the largest party in the second Seimas, winning 16 of the 78 seats. 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.

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