IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Lithuania

Republic of Lithuania

2,864,459	27
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
2,121,562	49.86%
Registered Voters (as of Oct. 27, 2024)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Lithuanian Parliament	Seimas	Assembly
Lithuanian Presidency	None	Head of State

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE
Head of Government: Prime Minister Saulius SKVERNELIS
Assembly: Lithuania has a unicameral Parliament (Seimas) with 141 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
In the Parliament (Seimas), 71 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms and 70 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.[1]

[1] In the nominal tier, if at least 40 percent of registered voters vote in the election, candidates must have an absolute majority of votes to win. If fewer than 40 percent of those registered vote, a candidate needs only at least 20 percent of votes to win. If there are multiple candidates and none reach the required threshold, there is a runoff round between the two candidates with the most votes. In the proportional tier, an election is valid if at least 25 percent of registered voters turn out.

Elections

2024-10-27
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 878,610
Registered 2,121,562
Turnout 41.41

2024-10-13
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,244,617
Registered 2,384,368
Turnout 52.2

2024-05-26
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,196,001
Registered 2,404,421
Turnout 49.74

2024-05-12
Referendum
Votes 1,429,382
Registered 2,401,807
Turnout 59.51

2024-05-12
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,439,997
Registered 2,401,807
Turnout 59.95

2020-10-25
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 924,409
Registered 2,355,726
Turnout 39.24

2020-10-11
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,175,026
Registered 2,457,722
Turnout 47.81

2019-05-26
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,342,094
Registered 2,491,041
Turnout 53.88

2019-05-12
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,415,649
Registered 2,486,917
Turnout 56.92

2019-05-12
Referendum
Votes 1,322,135
Registered 2,486,915
Turnout 53.16

2016-10-23
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 913,752
Registered 2,405,143
Turnout 37.99

2016-10-09
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,271,137
Registered 2,514,099
Turnout 50.56

2014-06-29
Referendum
Votes 369,424
Registered 2,538,430
Turnout 14.55

2014-05-25
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,210,741
Registered 2,559,330
Turnout 47.31

2014-05-11
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,331,982
Registered 2,554,532
Turnout 52.14

2012-10-14
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,368,301
Registered 2,588,556
Turnout 52.86

2012-10-14
Referendum
Votes 1,322,530
Registered 2,588,557
Turnout 51.09

2009-05-17
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,393,278
Registered 2,691,603
Turnout 51.76

2008-10-12
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,309,965
Registered 2,696,090
Turnout 48.59

2004-10-24
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 999,980
Registered 2,486,750
Turnout 40.21

2004-10-10
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,228,653
Registered 2,666,196
Turnout 46.08

2004-06-27
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,395,103
Registered 2,655,309
Turnout 52.54

2004-06-13
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,285,067
Registered 2,655,309
Turnout 48.4

2003-05-10
Referendum
Votes 1,665,565
Registered 2,631,252
Turnout 63.3

2003-01-05
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,436,322
Registered 2,272,805
Turnout 63.2

2002-12-22
Lithuanian Presidency
Votes 1,454,071
Registered 2,705,680
Turnout 53.74

2000-10-08
Lithuanian Parliament
Votes 1,539,743
Registered 2,646,321
Turnout 58.18

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Lithuanian Parliament	2024-10-27	878,610	2,121,562	41.41
Lithuanian Parliament	2024-10-13	1,244,617	2,384,368	52.2
Lithuanian Presidency	2024-05-26	1,196,001	2,404,421	49.74
Referendum	2024-05-12	1,429,382	2,401,807	59.51
Lithuanian Presidency	2024-05-12	1,439,997	2,401,807	59.95
Lithuanian Parliament	2020-10-25	924,409	2,355,726	39.24
Lithuanian Parliament	2020-10-11	1,175,026	2,457,722	47.81
Lithuanian Presidency	2019-05-26	1,342,094	2,491,041	53.88
Lithuanian Presidency	2019-05-12	1,415,649	2,486,917	56.92
Referendum	2019-05-12	1,322,135	2,486,915	53.16
Lithuanian Parliament	2016-10-23	913,752	2,405,143	37.99
Lithuanian Parliament	2016-10-09	1,271,137	2,514,099	50.56
Referendum	2014-06-29	369,424	2,538,430	14.55
Lithuanian Presidency	2014-05-25	1,210,741	2,559,330	47.31
Lithuanian Presidency	2014-05-11	1,331,982	2,554,532	52.14
Lithuanian Parliament	2012-10-14	1,368,301	2,588,556	52.86
Referendum	2012-10-14	1,322,530	2,588,557	51.09
Lithuanian Presidency	2009-05-17	1,393,278	2,691,603	51.76
Lithuanian Parliament	2008-10-12	1,309,965	2,696,090	48.59
Lithuanian Parliament	2004-10-24	999,980	2,486,750	40.21
Lithuanian Parliament	2004-10-10	1,228,653	2,666,196	46.08
Lithuanian Presidency	2004-06-27	1,395,103	2,655,309	52.54
Lithuanian Presidency	2004-06-13	1,285,067	2,655,309	48.4
Referendum	2003-05-10	1,665,565	2,631,252	63.3
Lithuanian Presidency	2003-01-05	1,436,322	2,272,805	63.2
Lithuanian Presidency	2002-12-22	1,454,071	2,705,680	53.74
Lithuanian Parliament	2000-10-08	1,539,743	2,646,321	58.18

Voter Turnout

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