Lithuanian parliamentary election, 2008

Lithuanian parliamentary election, 2008

2004 ← 12 October and 26 October 2008 → 2012

All 141 seats to the Seimas 71 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Andrius Kubilius Gediminas Kirkilas Party Homeland Union Social Democrats Last election 25 seats 20 seats Seats won 45 25 Seat change +20 +5 Popular vote 242,939 (proportional) 144,675 (proportional) Percentage 19.69% (proportional) 11.73% (proportional)   Third party Fourth party   Leader Arūnas Valinskas Rolandas Paksas Party TPP Order and Justice Last election new party 15 seats Seats won 16 15 Seat change +16 +5 Popular vote 186,150 (proportional) 156,559 (proportional) Percentage 15.09% (proportional) 12.69% (proportional)

Prime Minister before election Gediminas Kirkilas Social Democrats Prime Minister-designate Andrius Kubilius Homeland Union

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A parliamentary election was held in Lithuania in two stages on 12 and 26 October 2008. A failed referendum on extending the operation of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant was held at the same time, despite the fact that Lithuania is obliged to close down Ignalina per its treaty of accession to the European Union.

70 MPs were elected on proportional party lists and 71 MPs in single member constituencies; in those constituencies where no candidate gained more than 50% of the vote on 12 October, a run-off was held on 26 October 2008.

The election was won by a centre-right coalition, led by Andrius Kubilius, who becomes prime minister for a second time, of Homeland Union, National Resurrection Party, Liberal and Centre Union, and Liberal Movement which gained a combined majority of 80 out of 141 seats thereby unseating the previous governing coalition of Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, Labour Party, and New Union (Social Liberals), led by Gediminas Kirkilas, which all lost seats apart from the social democratic party.

Results

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Summary of the 12 October and 26 October 2008 Lithuanian Seimas election results

Party		Votes (proportional)	%	Seats
				proportional	constituency	total
	Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats	243,823	19.72	18	27	45
	National Resurrection Party	186,629	15.09	13	3	16
	Order and Justice	156,777	12.68	11	4	15
	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania	144,890	11.72	10	15	25
	Coalition Labour Party + Youth	111,149	8.99	8	2	10
	Liberal Movement	70,862	5.73	5	6	11
	Liberal and Centre Union	66,078	5.34	5	3	8
	Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania	59,237	4.79	—	3	3
	Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union	46,162	3.73	—	3	3
	New Union (Social Liberals)	45,061	3.64	—	1	1
	Front	40,016	3.24	—	—	—
	Young Lithuania (Jaunoji Lietuva)	21,589	1.75	—	—	—
	Civic Democratic Party	13,775	1.11	—	—	—
	Union of the Russians of Lithuania	11,357	0.92	—	—	—
	Lithuanian Social Democratic Union (Lietuvos socialdemokratų sąjunga)	10,642	0.86	—	—	—
	Lithuanian Centre Party (Lietuvos centro partija)	8,669	0.70	—	—	—
	Independents	—	—	—	4	4
Invalid/blank votes		73,239	—	—	—	—
Total		1,233,875	100.00	70	71	141
Registered voters/turnout		2,696,090	48.59	—	—	—