2014 European Parliament election in Lithuania
The 2014 European Parliament election in Lithuania was an election of the delegation from Lithuania to the European Parliament in 2014. It was part of the wider 2014 European election.
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All 11 Lithuanian seats in the European Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 47.35% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editIn 2013, Elections to the European Parliament Act introduced public election committees. Prior to these elections, only two public election committees collected signatures, but none of them collected enough signatures to be registered and take part in elections.[2][3]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Homeland Union | 199,393 | 17.43 | 2 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 197,477 | 17.26 | 2 | |
| Liberal Movement | 189,373 | 16.55 | 2 | |
| Order and Justice | 163,049 | 14.25 | 2 | |
| Labour Party | 146,607 | 12.81 | 1 | |
| Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania–Lithuanian Russian Union | 92,108 | 8.05 | 1 | |
| Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union | 75,643 | 6.61 | 1 | |
| Lithuanian Green Party | 40,696 | 3.56 | 0 | |
| Lithuanian Nationalist Union | 22,858 | 2.00 | 0 | |
| Liberal and Centre Union | 16,927 | 1.48 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,144,131 | 100.00 | 11 | |
| Valid votes | 1,144,131 | 94.46 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 67,148 | 5.54 | ||
| Total votes | 1,211,279 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,557,950 | 47.35 | ||
| Source: VRK | ||||
Analysis
editAlthough opinion polls and pundits claimed for large Social Democratic Party victory, but elections were won by the Homeland Union by around 2,000 votes.[4][5]
The Homeland Union won only in six municipalities (including Vilnius and Kaunas). The Social Democratic Party came at close second by the number of votes. The Liberal Movement came third, but it won in two municipalities only (Klaipėda and Neringa).[6] The Order and Justice mainly won in northwest of the country.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ VRK.lt
- ^ "XII-588 Lietuvos Respublikos rinkimų į Europos Parlamentą įstatymo pakeitimo įstatymas".
- ^ "Rinkimams į Europos Parlamentą pagrįstai atsisakyta registruoti 10 000 rinkėjų palaikymo neturintį kandidatų sąrašą".
- ^ "Lithuania's Presidential and European elections may see 'anti-euro' sentiments, but not outright Euroscepticism". 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Lithuania: European Parliament results". 30 November 2001.
- ^ Lithuania. European Parliament Election 2014
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