Lithuania 2008 parliamentary election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Homeland Union won 45 of 141 seats with 19.7% of the vote; 48.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 2.5 points on 2004.
- Lithuania
- Held
Result
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Union | 45 | +20 | 19.7 | +5.0 | 243,823 |
| National Resurrection Party | 16 | 15.1 | 186,629 | ||
| Order and Justice | 15 | +5 | 12.7 | +1.3 | 156,777 |
| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 25 | +5 | 11.7 | −8.9 | 144,890 |
| Labour Party | 10 | −29 | 9.0 | −19.4 | 111,149 |
| Liberals' Movement | 11 | 5.7 | 70,862 | ||
| Liberal and Centre Union | 8 | −10 | 5.3 | −3.9 | 66,078 |
| Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance | 3 | +1 | 4.8 | +1.0 | 59,237 |
| Lithuanian Peasant Union | 3 | −7 | 3.7 | −2.9 | 46,162 |
| New Union | 1 | −10 | 3.6 | 45,061 | |
| Socialist People's Front | 0 | 3.2 | 40,016 | ||
| Young Lithuania | 0 | 1.8 | 21,589 | ||
| Civic Democratic Party | 0 | 1.1 | 13,775 | ||
| Independents | 4 | −2 |
± is the change against the Lithuania 2004 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Homeland Union 243,823
- National Resurrection Party 186,629
- Order and Justice 156,777
- Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 144,890
- Labour Party 111,149
- Liberals' Movement 70,862
- Liberal and Centre Union 66,078
- Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance 59,237
- Lithuanian Peasant Union 46,162
- New Union 45,061
- Socialist People's Front 40,016
- Young Lithuania 21,589
- Civic Democratic Party 13,775
- Independents
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
Share of the vote
Turnout
48.6% of the 2,696,090 registered voters cast a ballot (1,309,965 ballots), up 2.5 points on 2004. 1,236,716 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Homeland Union19.7% of votes31.9% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Lithuania11.7% of votes17.7% of seats
- National Resurrection Party15.1% of votes11.3% of seats
- Order and Justice12.7% of votes10.6% of seats
- Liberals' Movement5.7% of votes7.8% of seats
- Labour Party9.0% of votes7.1% of seats
- Liberal and Centre Union5.3% of votes5.7% of seats
- Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance4.8% of votes2.1% of seats
- Lithuanian Peasant Union3.7% of votes2.1% of seats
- New Union3.6% of votes0.7% of seats
- Socialist People's Front3.2% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 11.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 8.9 by votes and 5.8 by seats; Homeland Union led National Resurrection Party by 4.6 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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