# 1926 Lithuanian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania between 8 and 10 May 1926. The Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union remained the largest party, winning 24 of the 85 seats in the third Seimas. They formed a left-wing coalition government with the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania, which was overthrown in a military coup in December. The Seimas was disbanded in 1927 and Lithuanian Nationalist Union leader Antanas Smetona was appointed President.

## Results

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| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union | 225,797 | 22.20 | 22 | +6 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 173,250 | 17.03 | 15 | +7 |
| | Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party | 128,126 | 12.59 | 14 | 0 |
| | Farmers' Association | 113,819 | 11.19 | 11 | –3 |
| | Labour Federation | 79,315 | 7.80 | 5 | –7 |
| | Democratic Jewish Union | 47,142 | 4.63 | 3 | New |
| | Lithuanian Nationalist Union | 43,841 | 4.31 | 3 | New |
| | Central Polish Electoral Committee | 31,349 | 3.08 | 3 | –1 |
| | Party of Polish Workers, Artisans and Farmers | 24,473 | 2.41 | 1 | New |
| | Memel Agricultural Party | 20,944 | 2.06 | 6 | New |
| | Farmers' Party | 18,741 | 1.84 | 2 | +2 |
| | Memel People's Party | 18,496 | 1.82 | 0 | New |
| | Jewish Economic and Religious Party | 16,702 | 1.64 | 0 | New |
| | German Evangelical Party | 9,658 | 0.95 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Russians and Belarusians | 8,022 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 |
| | Memel Workers' Party | 3,000 | 0.29 | 0 | New |
| | Union of Latvians in Lithuania | 2,358 | 0.23 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Catholics and Abstainers | 2,343 | 0.23 | 0 | New |
| | Company of House and Land Owners | 2,235 | 0.22 | 0 | New |
| | Union of Russian Democrats | 1,617 | 0.16 | 0 | New |
| | Union of Evangelical Lutherans | 1,340 | 0.13 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Public Servants of Klaipėda | 1,158 | 0.11 | 0 | New |
| | Party for an Autonomous Klaipėda | 937 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Samogitian Women | 828 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| | Poles of Jonava | 431 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| | German Evangelicals of Marijampolė | 404 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Polish Farmers and Workers | 256 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Polish Workers | 253 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 |
| | Lithuanian National Organisation in Kedainiai | 230 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Evangelical Lithuanians | 203 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| | Catholic Nationalists | 169 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| | Polish Party "For Creed and Homeland" | 149 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | Polish Catholic Party | 116 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| | Tenants' Party | 94 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Public Servants | 71 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | Workers groups (6) | 20,074 | 1.97 | 0 | 0 |
| | Poor peasants and small farmers groups | 19,352 | 1.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,017,293 | 100.00 | 85 | +7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,017,293 | 99.79 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,178 | 0.21 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,019,471 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,179,538 | 86.43 | | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Ragauskas & Tamošaitis, Lietuvos statistikos metraštis (without seats) ||||||

### Results by constituency

| Party | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | X |
| Popular Peasants' Union | 26.1 | 17.5 | 26.3 | 30.6 | 19.5 | 26.1 | 1.6 |
| Social Democratic Party | 15.0 | 19.3 | 20.3 | 15.7 | 20.0 | 15.0 | 13.3 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 13.8 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 15.9 | 14.1 | 15.9 | — |
| Farmers' Association | 16.4 | 8.5 | 12.7 | 15.0 | 10.7 | 11.2 | — |
| Labour Federation | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Democratic Jewish Union | 5.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | — |
| Nationalist Union | — | 7.7 | 1.9 | 12.3 | 4.7 | — | — |
| LCRK/CPKW | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 | — |
| LDAŪ | — | 6.6 | — | — | 1.3 | 5.4 | — |
| Memel Agricultural Party | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35.6 |
| Farmers' Party | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Memel People's Party | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31.4 |
| ŽETS | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | — |
| German Evangelical Party | 1.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Source: Lietuvos statistikos metraštis ||||||||