The Twelfth Seimas of Lithuania is a parliament (Seimas) in Lithuania. Elections took place on 9 October 2016, with the run-off on 23 October. The Seimas commenced its work on 14 November 2016 and served a four-year term, with the last session taking place on 10 November 2020.
In this term two members-elect were born after 11 March 1990 (Rūta Miliūtė and Virginijus Sinkevičius).
Elections
In the elections in 2016, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single-member constituencies. Elections took place on 9 October 2012. Run-off elections were held on 23 October in the single-seat constituencies where no candidate secured a seat in the first round.
PartyNationwide constituencySingle-member constituenciesTotalseats+/–First roundSecond roundVotes%Percentage share of valid votes; Lithuanian Central Electoral Committee present figures including both valid and invalid votes.SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsHomeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats276,27522.6320258,83421.571246,10827.941031–2Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union274,10822.4519229,76919.150311,61135.383554+53Social Democratic Party of Lithuania183,59715.0413183,26715.270115,59913.12417–21Liberal Movement115,3619.458139,52211.63070,0557.95614+4 Anti-Corruption Coalition (LCP–LPP)77,1146.32036,6213.0506,8760.7811NewElectoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance69,8105.72563,2915.27213,5261.54180Order and Justice67,8175.55570,9585.91028,8943.2838–3Labour Party59,6204.88079,8246.65025,8032.9322–27Lithuanian Freedom Union (Liberals)27,2742.23039,9873.33010,1301.1500NewLithuanian Green Party24,7272.03011,0470.9205,6270.6411New Political Party "Lithuanian List"21,9661.80017,5191.4608,7090.9911NewLithuanian People's Party12,8511.0509,7670.810–––00 Against Corruption and Poverty (JL–LTS)6,8670.5604,1500.350–––0NewThe Way of Courage3,4980.2904,6190.380–––0–7Independents–––50,7384.23037,9194.3044+1Invalid/blank votes52,469––72,789––32,895––––Total1,273,427100701,272,7341003913,752100681410Registered voters/turnout2,514,65750.64–2,514,65750.61–2,405,14337.99–––Source: Central Electoral Commission
Activities Viktoras Pranckietis was elected as a Speaker.
Since 2018 the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union tried to obstruct a work of critical of them institutions (notably LRT and Constitutional Court of Lithuania).
Composition Parliamentary groups
After the elections, the parliamentary groups were formed in the Seimas, largely on the party lines: Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (LVŽSF), Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDPF), Liberal Movement (LSF), Order and Justice (FTT), Electoral Action of the Poles in Lithuania (LLRAF), Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TSLKDF) and the Mixed Group of Members of the Seimas (MSNG).
The term of the Seimas was noted for particularly significant shifts among parliamentary groups. Most notable examples were Social Democratic Party and Order and Justice parliamentary groups. The former had split into two separate parliamentary groups (and later, parties), while the latter (along with the party) completely disintegrated.
By the end of the term of the Seimas, the following parliamentary groups were active.
NameAbbr.MembersLithuanian Farmers and Greens UnionLVŽSF49Homeland UnionTS-LKDF36Social Democratic Labour Party of LithuaniaLSDDPF12Liberal MovementLSF10Social Democratic Party of LithuaniaLSDPF9Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families AllianceLLRA–KŠSF8Others MSNG17Vacant 1
Members
144 members have served in the Twelfth Seimas.