Parliamentary election in Lithuania 2000

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Result (in%)

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

31.1

19.6

17.3

8.6

4.2

4.1

3.1

2.9

9.1

LSDP ^a

NS

LLS

TS (LK)

KDS

LVP

LKDP

LCS

Otherwise.

Remarks:

^a The LSDP stood for election in a coalition with LDDP , LRS and NDP .

Distribution of seats

        

A total of 141 seats

• LSDP : 51
• LVP : 4
• Otherwise: 11
• Independent: 3
• NS : 28
• LLS : 33
• LLRA : 2
• TS (LK) : 9

The 2000 parliamentary elections in Lithuania took place on October 8, 2000.

Electoral system

141 mandates in the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) were redefined. 70 were proportionally awarded to the parties that jumped the 5 percent hurdle (7 percent hurdle for list connections). The remaining 71 were given as direct mandates. The right to vote is thus a mixed system of majority voting and proportional representation , called the ditch voting system . The legislative period was 4 years.

Election result

The election winner with 31.08 percent was the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP). The New Union (Social Liberals) (NS) landed in second place with 19.64 percent. The third strongest force was the Liberal Union of Lithuania (LLS) with 17.25 percent.

Result of the parliamentary elections in Lithuania in 2000

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP) (1)	457.294	31.08	+24.14	51	+39
	New Union (Social Liberals) (NS)	288,895	19.64	New	28	New
	Liberal Union of Lithuania (LLS)	253,823	17.25	+15.32	33	+32
	Fatherland League (Conservatives of Lithuania) (TS (LK))	126,850	8.62	−22.72	9	−61
	Christian Democratic Union (KDS)	61,583	4.19	+0.95	1	± 0
	Lithuanian Peasant Party (LVP)	60,040	4.08	+2.33	4th	+3
	Party of Christian Democrats of Lithuania (LKDP)	45.227	3.07	−7.36	2	−14
	Lithuanian Center Union (LCS)	42,030	2.86	−5.81	2	−11
	Moderate Conservative Union (NCP)	29,615	2.01	New	1	New
	Electoral Action of the Poles of Lithuania (LLRA)	28,641	1.95	−1.18	2	+1
	Lithuanian People's Union "For Lithuania Only"	21,583	1.47	New	0	New
	Lithuania's Freedom Union (LLS)	18,622	1.27	−0.30	1	+1
	Lithuanian National Party "Young Lithuania" (LNPJL)	16,941	1.15	−2.86	1	± 0
	League of Lithuanian Nationalists (LTS) (2)	12,884	0.88	−1.32	0	−4
	Social Democracy 2000	7,219	0.49	New	0	New
	Union of Modern Christian Democrats (MKDS)	-	-	-	3	+3
	Independent	-	-	-	3	−1
total		1,471,247	100.00		141
Valid votes		1,471,247	95.55	+0.48
Invalid votes		68,496	4.45	−0.48
voter turnout		1,539,743	58.63	+5.71
Non-voters		1,266,578	41.37	−5.71
Registered voters		2,626,321
(1) The LSDP entered for election to a coalition with the LDDP , the LRS and the NDP at (2) The LTS entered for election to a coalition with the LLL at
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania

List of members

• List of members of the Seimas 2000–2004

See also

• Parliamentary elections in Lithuania

Web links

• Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania Official Website (Lithuanian, English)
• Lithuanian Parliament - Seimas Official Website (Lithuanian, English, French, Chinese, Russian, German)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Official result of the parliamentary elections 2000 ( memento of the original from August 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Official website of the Seimas (English)