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Lithuania 2008 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 2008 parliamentary election in Lithuania?

Homeland Union won 45 of 141 seats with 19.7% of the vote. 48.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Lithuania
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

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.

  • Homeland Union 45 +20 seats 19.7% +5.0 points
  • National Resurrection Party 16 15.1%
  • Order and Justice 15 +5 seats 12.7% +1.3 points
  • Social Democratic Party of Lithuania 25 +5 seats 11.7% −8.9 points
  • Labour Party 10 −29 seats 9.0% −19.4 points
  • Liberals' Movement 11 5.7%
  • Liberal and Centre Union 8 −10 seats 5.3% −3.9 points
  • Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance 3 +1 seat 4.8% +1.0 points
  • Lithuanian Peasant Union 3 −7 seats 3.7% −2.9 points
  • New Union 1 −10 seats 3.6%
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Lithuania 2004 parliamentary election, party by party.

71 of 141 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 19.7%

    Share of the vote won by Homeland Union

    Homeland Union won 45 of 141 seats. A majority needs 71.

  2. +20 seats

    Seats gained by Homeland Union

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Labour Party lost 29 seats.

  3. 48.6%

    Voter turnout

    Up 2.5 points on 2004.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Homeland Union45+2019.7+5.0243,823
National Resurrection Party1615.1186,629
Order and Justice15+512.7+1.3156,777
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania25+511.7−8.9144,890
Labour Party10−299.0−19.4111,149
Liberals' Movement115.770,862
Liberal and Centre Union8−105.3−3.966,078
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance3+14.8+1.059,237
Lithuanian Peasant Union3−73.7−2.946,162
New Union1−103.645,061
Socialist People's Front03.240,016
Young Lithuania01.821,589
Civic Democratic Party01.113,775
Independents4−2

± 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 many people voted?

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 do the votes compare with the 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
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

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.

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