Lithuania (European Parliament constituency)
| Lithuania | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
  Location among the 2007 constituencies | |
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| Member state | Lithuania |
| Created | 2004 |
| MEPs | 13 (2004) |
| Sources | |
In European elections, Lithuania is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by thirteen MEPs. It covers the member state of Lithuania.
Current MEPs
Further information: MEPs for Lithuania 2004-2009
As of October 2007
| Name | National Party | EP group |
|---|---|---|
| Laima Liucija Andrikienė | Tėvynės sąjunga | EPP–ED |
| Šarūnas Birutis | Darbo Partija | ALDE |
| Danutė Budreikaitė | Darbo Partija | ALDE |
| Arūnas Degutis | independent | ALDE |
| Jolanta Dičkutė | Darbo Partija | ALDE |
| Gintaras Didžiokas | Lietuvos valstiečių liaudininkų sąjunga | UEN |
| Eugenijus Gentvilas | Liberalų ir centro sąjunga | ALDE |
| Ona Juknevičienė | Darbo Partija | ALDE |
| Vytautas Landsbergis | Tėvynės sąjunga | EPP–ED |
| Eugenijus Maldeikis | Tvarka ir teisingumas | UEN |
| Justas Vincas Paleckis | Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija | PES |
| Aloyzas Sakalas | Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija | PES |
| Margarita Starkevičiūtė | Liberalų ir centro sąjunga | ALDE |
2004
Further information: European Parliament election, 2004 (Lithuania)
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as Lithuania had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on June 13.
| 2004 • 2009 → | |||||||||
| Party | European party | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (DP) | 363,931 | 30.16 | — | 5 | — | ||||
| Social Democratic Party (LSDP) | 173,888 | 14.43 | — | 2 | — | ||||
| Homeland Union (TS) | 151,400 | 12.58 | — | 2 | — | ||||
| Liberal and Centre Union (LCS) | 135,341 | 11.23 | — | 2 | — | ||||
| Peasants and New Democratic Party Union (VNDPS) | 89,338 | 7.41 | — | 1 | — | ||||
| Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) | 82,368 | 6.83 | — | 1 | — | ||||
| Electoral Action of Poles (LLRA) – Union of Russians (LRS) | 68,937 | 5.71 | — | 0 | — | ||||
| New Union (NS) | 58,527 | 4.85 | — | 0 | — | ||||
| Christian Democrats (LKD) | 33,162 | 2.75 | — | 0 | — | ||||
| Christian Conservative Social Union (KKSS) | 31,060 | 2.57 | — | 0 | — | ||||
| Party of National Progress (TPP) | 14,294 | 1.18 | — | 0 | — | ||||
| Centre Party (NCP) | 3,663 | 0.30 | — | 0 | — | ||||
| Valid votes | 1,205,704 | 94.00 | |||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 76,930 | 6.00 | |||||||
| Totals | 1,282,634 | 100.00 | — | 13 | — | ||||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 2,654,336 | 48.32 | — | ||||||
2009
Further information: European Parliament election, 2009 (Lithuania)
For the 2009 election the number of seats was reduced to twelve.
| ← 2004 • 2009 • 2014 → | |||||||||
| Party | European party | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Union – Christian Democrats (TS–LKD) | EPP | Vytautas Landsbergis | 147,756 | 26.16 | 4 | 2  | |||
| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP) | PES | Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | 102,347 | 18.12 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Order and Justice (TT) | None | Rolandas Paksas | 67,237 | 11.90 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Labour Party (DP) | ELDR | Viktor Uspaskich | 48,368 | 8.56 | 1 | 4  | |||
| Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (AWPL) | AECR | Valdemar Tomaševski | 46,293 | 8.20 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Liberal Movement (LS) | Leonidas Donskis | 40,502 | 7.17 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Liberal and Centre Union (LiCS) | ELDR | Artūras Zuokas | 19,105 | 3.38 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Centre Party (LCP) | None | Ona Juknevičienė | 17,004 | 3.01 | 0 | 0  | |||
| Christian Conservative Social Union (KKSS) | Gediminas Vagnorius | 16,108 | 2.85 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Front Party (FRONTAS) | None | Algirdas Paleckis | 13,341 | 2.36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Peasant Popular Union (VNDS) | AEN | Gintaras Didžiokas | 10,285 | 1.82 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Civic Democratic Party (PDP) | None | Eugenijus Maldeikis | 7,425 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Samogitian Party (ZP) | None | Egidijus Skarbalius | 6,961 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | |||
| National Resurrection Party (TPP) | None | Saulius Stoma | 5,717 | 1.01 | 0 | 0 | |||
| National Party Lithuanian Way | 1,568 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Valid votes | 550.017 | 97.38 | |||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 14.786 | 2.62 | |||||||
| Totals | 564.803 | 100.00 | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 2,692,397 | 20.98 | 27.40 |
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| Source: Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission | |||||||||
References
External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu
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