Lithuanian parliamentary election, 1992

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25 October 1992 (first round)
15 November 1992 (second round)

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All 141 seats to the Seimas
71 seats were needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Algirdas Brazauskas	Vytautas Landsbergis
Party	LDDP	Sąjūdis
Seats won	73	30
Popular vote	817,332 (proportional)	393,502 (proportional)
Percentage	43.98% (proportional)	21.17% (proportional)

Prime Minister before election

Aleksandras Abišala
Independent

Prime Minister

Bronislovas Lubys
Independent

Aleksandras Abišala
Independent

Bronislovas Lubys
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania in two stages on 25 October and 15 November 1992. All 141 members of the Seimas, which replaced Supreme Council, were elected; 70 based on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Where no candidate gained more than 50% of the vote on 25 October, a run-off was held on 15 November. The first round of the elections were held simultaneously with a referendum on the adoption of a new constitution.

The result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LDDP), which won 73 seats. Analysts attributed the surprisingly decisive victory to support from farmers and the Russian and Polish minorities, as well as widespread dissatisfaction with the economic situation and the policies of the ruling Sąjūdis political movement, which only managed to win 30 seats. The new constitution was approved with 56.76% of registered voters in favor.

In the aftermath, the leader of the LDDP, Algirdas Brazauskas, was elected the Speaker of the Sixth Seimas and assumed the title of acting President of Lithuania. Bronislovas Lubys was appointed Prime Minister.

The elections were held under the terms of the new electoral law, adopted on 9 July 1992; on the same day, the election date was set for 25 October. The law provided for a mixed electoral system, with 70 MPs elected on proportional party lists and 71 MPs in single member constituencies. Run-off elections were to be held on 15 November in constituencies where no candidate received at least 50% of the votes cast.

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