European Parliament election, 2009 (Lithuania)

Lithuania European Parliament election, 2009

7 June 2009

12 seats to the European Parliament

The European Parliament election of 2009 in Lithuania was the election of the delegation from Lithuania to the European Parliament in 2009. It was a part of the wider 2009 European election. The Homeland Union (European Peoples Party) doubled their representation from 2 to 4, whilst Labour shrank from 5 to 1.

Results

**Summary of the results of Lithuania's 7 June 2009** election to the European Parliament
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 (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
Source: Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission

15 political parties were competing in the elections, of which 6 won seats.^[1] Lithuania has 12 seats in the European Parliament.

References

^ List of candidates (LRVRK)

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See also: Elections in the Klaipėda Region

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