The Peasant Union () was a political party in Lithuania.
History The party was formed by younger members of the Lithuanian Democratic Party following the Revolution of 1905.Vincent E. McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p. 481 When the LDP was finally dissolved in 1920, its remaining members joined the Peasant Union or the Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party (LSLDP), a 1917 breakaway. In the 1920 elections the party won 19 seats, becoming the third largest party in the First Seimas.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1218 It formed a government alongside the Christian Democratic Bloc,McHale, p. 487 an alliance of the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party, the Labour Federation and the Farmers' Association.
The 1922 elections saw the party win 14 seats, finishing second to the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party. Shortly after the 1922 elections, on 24 November, the VS merged with the LSLDP to form the Lithuanian Popular Peasants' Union.McHale, p. 482
Election results
Seimas Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government 1920 Unclear 116,298 17.05 (#2) New 1922 Kazys Grinius 136,713 16.84 (#2) 5 1923 colspan=6
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