Thirteenth Seimas of Lithuania

Thirteenth Seimas of Lithuania
Thirteenth Seimas of Lithuania
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Overview
Legislative body	Seimas
Jurisdiction	Lithuania
Term	2020—2024

The Thirteenth Seimas of Lithuania is a parliament (Seimas) in Lithuania. Elections took place on 11 October 2020, with the run-off on 25 October. The Seimas commenced its work on 13 November 2020 and is serving a four-year term.

Elections[]

In the elections in 2020, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Elections took place on 11 October 2020. Run-off elections were held on 25 October in the single-seat constituencies where no candidate secured a seat in the first round.

Party		Nationwide constituency			Single-member constituencies						Total seats	+/–
		Nationwide constituency			First round			Second round
		Votes	%^[a]	Seats	Votes	%^[a]	Seats	Votes	%^[a]	Seats
	Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats	292,068	25.77	23	267,976	24.21	1	352,566	40.21	26	50	+19
	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union	204,780	18.07	16	169,551	15.32	0	209,714	23.92	16	32	−22
	Labour Party	110,780	9.77	9	88,083	7.96	0	8,077	0.92	1	10	+8
	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania	108,641	9.59	8	130,559	11.79	0	75,560	8.62	5	13	−4
	Freedom Party	107,057	9.45	8	69,740	6.30	0	68,630	7.83	3	11	New
	Liberal Movement	79,742	7.04	6	102,586	9.27	0	57,671	6.58	7	13	−1
	Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance	56,382	4.97	0	52,905	4.78	2	14,835	1.69	1	3	−5
	Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania	37,198	3.28	0	51,229	4.63	0	26,198	2.99	3	3	New
	Centre Party – Nationalists	26,767	2.36	0	20,474	1.85	0	5,405	0.62	0	0	−1
	National Alliance	25,092	2.21	0	14,938	1.35	0	–	–	–	0	New
	Freedom and Justice	23,350	2.06	0	28,568	2.58	0	9,631	1.10	1	1	New
	Lithuanian Green Party	19,307	1.70	0	35,174	3.18	0	6,648	0.76	1	1	±0
	The Way of Courage	13,337	1.18	0	2,573	0.23	0	–	–	–	0	±0
		11,351	1.00	0	7,692	0.69	0	–	–	–	0	New
	Christian Union	8,833	0.78	0	17,360	1.57	0	–	–	–	0	New
	– Cohesion for Lithuania	5,807	0.51	0	2,753	0.23	0	–	–	–	0	New
	Lithuanian People's Party	2,950	0.26	0	1,087	0.10	0	–	–	–	0	±0
	Independents	–	–	–	43,756	3.95	0	41,936	4.78	4	4	±0
Invalid/blank votes		41,401	–	–	61,585	–	–	36,535
Total		1,174,843	100	70	1,168,350	100	3	917,720	100	68	141	±0
Registered voters/turnout		2,457,722	47.80	–	2,457,722	47.54	–	2,355,726	38.96
Source: Central Electoral Commission^[1]

Activities[]

Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen was elected as the Speaker of the Thirteenth Seimas.

The Thirteenth Seimas was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. It affected the parliament's work (e.g. from 26 November 2020 until 3 December 2020, plenary sessions were suspended and since 12 January 2021, plenary sessions are taking place remotely).^[2]^[3]

Composition[]

Parliamentary groups[]

After the elections, the parliamentary groups were formed in the Seimas, largely on the party lines: Political Group of Democrats ‘For Lithuania’(DFVL), Freedom Party (LF), Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TSLKDF), Labour Party (DPF), Liberal Movement (LSF), Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽSF), Lithuanian Regions Political Group (LRF), Mixed Group (MSNG) and Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDPF).^[4]

Name	Abbr.	Members

Homeland Union	TSLKDF	50
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union	LVŽSF	20
Democrats ‘For Lithuania’	DFVL	16
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania	LSDPF	12
Liberal Movement	LSF	12
Freedom Party	LF	11
Labour Party	DPF	9
Lithuanian Regions Political Group	LRF	9
Mixed Group	MSNG	1
Speaker of the Seimas	-	1

Members[]

145 members have served in the Thirteenth Seimas.^[5]

Name, Surname	Constituency	Electoral list	Notes
Kasparas Adomaitis	Multi-member	Freedom Party
Virgilijus Alekna	Multi-member	Liberal Movement
Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Laima Liucija Andrikienė	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Arvydas Anušauskas	15. Kalniečių	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Aušrinė Armonaitė	71. Pasaulio lietuvių	Freedom Party
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Audronius Ažubalis	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	39. Žemaitijos šiaurinė	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Liberal Movement
	30. Alytaus	Independent
Zigmantas Balčytis	32. Šilutės	Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Rima Baškienė	45. Šiaulių krašto	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	69. Dzūkijos	Liberal Movement
	43. Kėdainių	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Agnė Bilotaitė	11. Panerių–Grigiškių	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Rasa Budbergytė	Multi-member	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
	40. Telšių	Labour Party
	33. Aukštaitijos	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Algirdas Butkevičius	68. Vilkaviškio	Lithuanian Green Party
	44. Radviliškio–Tytuvėnų	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen	1. Senamiesčio–Žvėryno	Liberal Movement
	Multi-member	Freedom Party
	Multi-member	Freedom Party
	52. Nalšios šiaurinė	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Labour Party
	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Labour Party
	Multi-member	Labour Party
Aistė Gedvilienė	5. Fabijoniškių	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Simonas Gentvilas	22. Pajūrio	Liberal Movement
Eugenijus Gentvilas	Multi-member	Liberal Movement
	Multi-member	Labour Party
	21. Marių	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Kęstutis Glaveckas	Multi-member	Liberal Movement	Until 30 April 2021
	31. Gargždų	Independent
	26. Saulės	Independent
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Antanas Guoga	Multi-member	Labour Party	Until 19 February 2021
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Jonas Jarutis	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	46. Žiemgalos vakarinė	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
	Multi-member	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Sergejus Jovaiša	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Labour Party
Vytautas Juozapaitis	19. Aleksoto–Vilijampolės	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	62. Karšuvos	Liberal Movement
	Multi-member	Labour Party
	50. Sėlos rytinė	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Ramūnas Karbauskis	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union	Until 24 November 2020
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Vytautas Kernagis	13. Pašilaičių	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	53. Nalšios pietinė	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Dainius Kreivys	12. Verkių	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union	From 26 November 2020
Linas Kukuraitis	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Paulė Kuzmickienė	4. Žirmūnų	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	27. Panevėžio vakarinė	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Gabrielius Landsbergis	20. Centro–Žaliakalnio	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
	59. Kaišiadorių–Elektrėnų	Freedom Party
	Multi-member	Liberal Movement
	6. Šeškinės–Šnipiškių	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Liberal Movement
Mykolas Majauskas	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Matas Maldeikis	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	28. Nevėžio	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	16. Savanorių	Freedom Party
	47. Žiemgalos rytinė	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Andrius Mazuronis	Multi-member	Labour Party
Kęstutis Mažeika	63. Sūduvos pietinė	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Vytautas Mitalas	Multi-member	Freedom Party
	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė	8. Pilaitės–Karoliniškių	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	38. Mažeikių	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Monika Navickienė	10. Naujosios Vilnios	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Arvydas Nekrošius	42. Raseinių–Kėdainių	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Aušrinė Norkienė	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	57. Medininkų	Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance
	Multi-member	Freedom Party
	Multi-member	Freedom Party
Andrius Palionis	67. Dainavos	Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania
Gintautas Paluckas	Multi-member	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Žygimantas Pavilionis	2. Naujamiesčio–Naujininkų	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	56. Šalčininkų–Vilniaus	Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance
	24. Baltijos	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Jonas Pinskus	54. Molėtų–Širvintų	Social Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Arvydas Pocius	23. Danės	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Viktoras Pranckietis	65. Raudondvario	Liberal Movement
Mindaugas Puidokas	Multi-member	Labour Party
	51. Utenos	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius	Multi-member	Freedom Party
Jurgis Razma	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Liberal Movement	From 11 May 2021
Julius Sabatauskas	Multi-member	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Eugenijus Sabutis	60. Jonavos	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Paulius Saudargas	7. Justiniškių–Viršuliškių	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Algirdas Sysas	Multi-member	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Gintarė Skaistė	18. Panemunės	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Labour Party	From 10 March 2021
	36. Mėguvos	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Saulius Skvernelis	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	17. Petrašiūnų–Gričiupio	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	70. Jotvingių	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	9. Lazdynų	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Giedrius Surplys	64. Sūduvos šiaurinė	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Ingrida Šimonytė	3. Antakalnio	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Jurgita Šiugždinienė	14. Šilainių	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Rita Tamašunienė	55. Nemenčinės	Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance
	Multi-member	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
	49. Deltuvos šiaurinė	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	25. Aušros	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	66. Garliavos	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	34. Tauragės	Liberal Movement
	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
	48. Sėlos vakarinė	Independent
	35. Plungės–Rietavo	Liberal Movement
	61. Deltuvos pietinė	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Aurelijus Veryga	Multi-member	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	58. Trakų–Vievio	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
Antanas Vinkus	37. Kuršo	Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
	29. Marijampolės	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Emanuelis Zingeris	Multi-member	Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Remigijus Žemaitaitis	41. Kelmės–Šilalės	Freedom and Justice
	Multi-member	Freedom Party

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Percentage share of valid votes; Lithuanian Central Electoral Committee present figures including both valid and invalid votes.

^ "Elections to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, 11 October 2020". Central Electoral Commission. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^ "Seimas ketina daryti vienos savaitės pertrauką".
^ "Prasidėjo pirmas istorijoje Seimo nuotolinis posėdis | Diena.lt".
^ https://www.lrs.lt/sip/portal.show?p_r=35403&p_k=1&p_t=273100
^ "Išrinkti Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo nariais 2020-2024". Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[percentage-1] Percentage share of valid votes; Lithuanian Central Electoral Committee present figures including both valid and invalid votes.

[2] "Elections to the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, 11 October 2020". Central Electoral Commission. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[3] "Seimas ketina daryti vienos savaitės pertrauką".

[4] "Prasidėjo pirmas istorijoje Seimo nuotolinis posėdis | Diena.lt".

[5] ttps://www.lrs.lt/sip/portal.show?p_r=35403&p_k=1&p_t=273100

[6] "Išrinkti Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo nariais 2020-2024". Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

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