Eleventh Seimas

The Eleventh Seimas of Lithuania was a parliament (Seimas) elected in Lithuania. Elections took place on 14 October 2012, with the run-off on 28 October. The Seimas commenced its work on 17 November 2012 and served a four-year term, with the last session taking place on 10 November 2016.

Legislative bodySeimas

Jurisdiction

Lithuania

Term2012â2016

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Legislative body

Seimas

Jurisdiction

Lithuania

Term

2012â2016

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Elections

In the elections in 2012, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Elections took place on 14 October 2012. Run-off elections were held on 28 October in the single-seat constituencies where no candidate secured a seat in the first round.

More information Party, Proportional ...

Party		Proportional			Constituency seats	Total seats	+/â
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Constituency seats	Total seats	+/â
	Labour Party	271,520	20.69	17	12	29	+19
	Social Democrats	251,610	19.18	15	23	38	+13
	Homeland Union	206,590	15.75	13	20	33	â12
	Liberal Movement	117,476	8.95	7	3	10	â1
	The Way of Courage	109,448	8.34	7	â	7	New
	Order and Justice	100,120	7.63	6	5	11	â4
	Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania	79,840	6.08	5	3	8	+5
	Peasant and Greens Union	53,141	4.05	â	1	1	â2
	Liberal and Centre Union	28,263	2.15	â	â	â	â8
	YES	24,129	1.84	â	â	â	New
	Socialist People's Front	16,515	1.26	â	â	â	0
	Christian Party	16,494	1.26	â	â	â	New
	For Lithuania in Lithuania	12,854	0.98	â	â	â	New
	Young Lithuania	8,632	0.66	â	â	â	0
	Democratic Labour and Unity Party	4,383	0.33	â	â	â	New
	Emigrants' Party	4,015	0.31	â	â	â	New
	Republican Party	3,661	0.28	â	â	â	New
	Lithuanian People's Party	3,399	0.26	â	â	â	New
Independents		â	â	â	3	3	â1
Invalid/blank votes		57,924	â	â	â	â	â
Total		1,370,014	100	70	70	140	â
Registered voters/turnout		2,588,418	52.93	â	â	â	â
Source: Central Electoral Commission^[1]^[2]

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Activities

Speaker of the Seimas

Vydas Gedvilas (Labour Party)
17 November 2012 â 3 October 2013

Loreta GrauÅ¾inienÄ (Labour Party)
3 October 2013 â 14 November 2016

Social Democrats have been the largest party in the Eleventh Seimas and form a coalition government with the Labour Party and the Order and Justice party. Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania was initially a member of the ruling coalition, but left in 2014.^[3]

Vydas Gedvilas of the Labour Party was elected as the Speaker of the Seimas during the first session. He resigned less than a year later and was replaced by Loreta GrauÅ¾inienÄ for the rest of the term.

This parliament led to the adoption of the euro and introduced direct mayoral elections.

Composition

Parliamentary groups

After the elections, the parliamentary groups were formed in the Seimas, largely on the party lines: Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDPF), Labour Party (DPF), Liberal Movement (LSF), Order and Justice (FTT), Electoral Action of the Poles in Lithuania (LLRAF), Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TSLKDF), Way of Courage (DKF) and the Mixed Group of Members of the Seimas (MSNG).^[4]

By the end of the term of the Seimas, the following parliamentary groups were active.

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Name	Abbr.	Members

Social Democratic Party of Lithuania	LSDPF	39
Homeland Union	TS-LKDF	30
Labor Party	DPF	28
Liberal Movement	LSF	12
Order and Justice	TTLDF	9
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania â Christian Families Alliance	LLRAâKÅ SF	8
Others	MSNG	13
Vacant		2

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Members

155 members have served on the Eleventh Seimas.^[5] After the resignation of Vytautas GapÅ¡ys, Aurimas TruncÄ qualified for a Seimas seat through the electoral list of the Labour Party but relinquished the seat before taking oath.

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Name, Surname	Constituency	Electoral list	Notes
Remigijus AÄas	Nationwide	TT
Mantas AdomÄnas	Nationwide	TS
Vilija AleknaitÄ-AbramikienÄ	Nationwide	TS
Vytenis Andriukaitis	4 Å½irmÅ«nÅ³	LSDP	Until 15 September 2014
Arvydas AnuÅ¡auskas	2 SenamiesÄio	TS
Petras AuÅ¡treviÄius	Nationwide	LS	Until 27 June 2014
Audronius AÅ¾ubalis	6 Å eÅ¡kinÄs	TS
Zigmantas BalÄytis	Nationwide	LSDP	Until 16 November 2012
Linas Balsys	8 KaroliniÅ¡kiÅ³	Independent
Virginija BaltraitienÄ	43 KÄdainiÅ³	DP
KÄstutis BartkeviÄius	38 MaÅ¾eikiÅ³	TT
Mindaugas Bastys	64 Å akiÅ³	LSDP
Rima BaÅ¡kienÄ	45 Å iauliÅ³ kaimiÅ¡koji	LVÅ½S
Juozas Bernatonis	Nationwide	LSDP
AgnÄ BilotaitÄ	Nationwide	TS
Å arÅ«nas Birutis	53 Ignalinos - Å venÄioniÅ³	DP
Vilija BlinkeviÄiÅ«tÄ	Nationwide	LSDP	Until 16 November 2012
Bronius Bradauskas	59 KaiÅ¡iadoriÅ³ - ElektrÄnÅ³	LSDP
Stasys Brundza	Nationwide	DK	From 1 July 2014
Saulius BuceviÄius	39 AkmenÄs - JoniÅ¡kio	DP
Valentinas Bukauskas	40 TelÅ¡iÅ³	DP
Algirdas ButkeviÄius	68 VilkaviÅ¡kio	LSDP
Vida Marija ÄigriejienÄ	18 PanemunÄs	TS
Petras Äimbaras	54 MolÄtÅ³ - Å venÄioniÅ³	DP
Viktorija ÄmilytÄ-Nielsen	Nationwide	LS	From 21 April 2015
Rimantas Dagys	11 Å ilainiÅ³	TS
KÄstutis DaukÅ¡ys	Nationwide	DP
Irena DegutienÄ	1 NaujamiesÄio	TS
Sergej Dmitrijev	Nationwide	DP
Larisa Dmitrijeva	Nationwide	DP
ArÅ«nas DudÄnas	Nationwide	LSDP
Algimantas Dumbrava	52 ZarasÅ³ - Visagino	TT	From 22 March 2013
Arimantas DumÄius	15 KalnieÄiÅ³	TS
Vilija FilipoviÄienÄ	Nationwide	DP
Viktoras Fiodorovas	Nationwide	DP
Vitalijus Gailius	46 Pakruojo - JoniÅ¡kio	LS
Vytautas GapÅ¡ys	Nationwide	DP	Until 7 August 2016
Vydas Gedvilas	Nationwide	DP
Eugenijus Gentvilas	Nationwide	LS
Povilas Gylys	Nationwide	DK
KÄstutis Glaveckas	Nationwide	LS
Loreta GrauÅ¾inienÄ	Nationwide	DP
Petras GraÅ¾ulis	31 GargÅ¾dÅ³	TT
Kazys Grybauskas	61 UkmergÄs	LSDP	From 22 March 2013
Å arÅ«nas Gustainis	4 Å½irmÅ«nÅ³	LS	From 24 March 2015
Gediminas Jakavonis	Nationwide	DP
Saulius JakimaviÄius	Nationwide	DP	From 14 September 2016
Donatas Jankauskas	66 Kauno kaimiÅ¡koji	TS
Zbignev Jedinskij	Nationwide	LLRA	From 19 November 2012
Edmundas Jonyla	42 RaseiniÅ³	LSDP
Sergejus JovaiÅ¡a	Nationwide	TS
Rasa JukneviÄienÄ	14 Å½aliakalnio	TS
Benediktas Juodka	Nationwide	LSDP
Vytautas Juozapaitis	Nationwide	TS
Vytautas KambleviÄius	Nationwide	TT
Algis KaÅ¡Äta	70 VarÄnos - EiÅ¡iÅ¡kiÅ³	LS	Until 8 April 2015
Liutauras Kazlavickas	Nationwide	TS
Gediminas Kirkilas	Nationwide	LSDP
KÄstas Komskis	Nationwide	TT
Jonas Kondrotas	Nationwide	DP
Vanda KravÄionok	Nationwide	LLRA
Dainius Kreivys	5 FabijoniÅ¡kiÅ³	TS
Andrius Kubilius	3 Antakalnio	TS
Dalia KuodytÄ	Nationwide	LS
Rytas KupÄinskas	12 Aleksoto - VilijampolÄs	TS
Kazimieras Kuzminskas	16 Dainavos	TS
Juzef Kvetkovskij	Nationwide	LLRA
Orinta LeiputÄ	Nationwide	LSDP	From 19 November 2012
Arminas Lydeka	Nationwide	LS	From 1 July 2014
Michal MackeviÄ	Nationwide	LLRA
VincÄ VaidevutÄ MargeviÄienÄ	13 Centro	TS
Raimundas Markauskas	69 DzÅ«kijos	DP
Eligijus Masiulis	21 MariÅ³	LS	Until 19 May 2016
KÄstutis Masiulis	Nationwide	TS
Antanas Matulas	47 Pasvalio - PanevÄÅ¾io	TS
Vytautas Antanas MatuleviÄius	Nationwide	DK
Andrius Mazuronis	Nationwide	TT
Valentinas Mazuronis	Nationwide	TT	Until 25 June 2014
Vidas Mikalauskas	70 VarÄnos - EiÅ¡iÅ¡kiÅ³	LSDP	From 29 June 2015
Gintautas Mikolaitis	Nationwide	LSDP	From 19 November 2012
DangutÄ MikutienÄ	58 TrakÅ³ - ElektrÄnÅ³	DP
Kristina MiÅ¡kinienÄ	71 LazdijÅ³ - DruskininkÅ³	LSDP
Albinas MitruleviÄius	29 MarijampolÄs	LSDP
Arvydas Mockus	24 SaulÄs	LSDP
Alma MonkauskaitÄ	41 KelmÄs	LSDP
Audrius Nakas	Nationwide	DK	From 14 April 2015
Jaroslav NarkeviÄ	57 Vilniaus - TrakÅ³	LLRA
Petras NarkeviÄius	26 NevÄÅ¾io	DP
Antanas Nesteckis	Nationwide	LSDP
Juozas Olekas	63 Suvalkijos	LSDP
Andrius Palionis	67 PrienÅ³ - BirÅ¡tono	Independent
Zdzislav PaleviÄ	Nationwide	LLRA	Until 16 November 2012
Raimundas Paliukas	20 Baltijos	DP
Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas	Nationwide	DK	Until 3 April 2015
ArtÅ«ras Paulauskas	Nationwide	DP
Bronius PauÅ¾a	62 Jurbarko	LSDP
Marija AuÅ¡rinÄ PavilionienÄ	Nationwide	LSDP
Milda PetrauskienÄ	51 Utenos	LSDP
Darius PetroÅ¡ius	34 TauragÄs	LSDP
Domas Petrulis	28 AukÅ¡taitijos	LSDP
AudronÄ PitrÄnienÄ	37 Skuodo - MaÅ¾eikiÅ³	DP
Raminta PopovienÄ	65 Kauno - KÄdainiÅ³	LSDP
Juras PoÅ¾ela	Nationwide	LSDP
GiedrÄ PurvaneckienÄ	Nationwide	LSDP
Naglis Puteikis	19 DanÄs	TS
Jurgis Razma	35 PlungÄs - Rietavo	TS
Irina Rozova	Nationwide	LLRA	From 19 November 2012
Rimas Antanas RuÄys	Nationwide	TT	From 26 June 2014
Julius Sabatauskas	30 Alytaus	LSDP
Algimantas Salamakinas	44 RadviliÅ¡kio	LSDP
RiÄardas SargÅ«nas	49 AnykÅ¡ÄiÅ³ - KupiÅ¡kio	DP
Paulius Saudargas	7 JustiniÅ¡kiÅ³	TS
Vytautas Saulis	50 RokiÅ¡kio	LSDP
Valerijus Simulik	25 DainÅ³	LSDP
Rimantas SinkeviÄius	60 Jonavos	LSDP
Algirdas Sysas	Nationwide	LSDP
Valdas Skarbalius	Nationwide	DP
ArtÅ«ras SkardÅ¾ius	32 Å ilutÄs - PagÄgiÅ³	LSDP
Aurelija StancikienÄ	Nationwide	DK
Kazys StarkeviÄius	17 PramonÄs	TS
Gintaras SteponaviÄius	Nationwide	LS
Algis StrelÄiÅ«nas	9 LazdynÅ³	TS
Valentinas Stundys	Nationwide	TS
Eduardas Å ablinskas	Nationwide	LSDP
RimantÄ Å alaÅ¡eviÄiÅ«tÄ	Nationwide	LSDP
Stasys Å edbaras	Nationwide	TS
Irena Å iaulienÄ	Nationwide	LSDP
Remigijus Å imaÅ¡ius	Nationwide	LS	Until 20 April 2015
Leonard Talmont	56 Vilniaus - Å alÄininkÅ³	LLRA
Rita TamaÅ¡unienÄ	55 Å irvintÅ³ - Vilniaus	LLRA
Gintaras TamoÅ¡iÅ«nas	Nationwide	DP	From 5 June 2014
Dalia TeiÅ¡erskytÄ	Nationwide	LS
Valdemar TomaÅ¡evski	Nationwide	LLRA	Until 16 November 2012
Darius Ulickas	Nationwide	DP
Povilas UrbÅ¡ys	27 VakarinÄ	Independent
Sergej Ursul	10 Naujosios Vilnios	DP
Viktor Uspaskich	Nationwide	DP	Until 3 June 2016
Jolita VaickienÄ	36 Kretingos	TT
Ona ValiukeviÄiÅ«tÄ	Nationwide	TT
Egidijus Vareikis	Nationwide	TS
Jonas Varkala	Nationwide	DK
Valdas Vasiliauskas	Nationwide	DK
Neringa VenckienÄ	Nationwide	DK	Until 19 June 2014
Julius Veselka	61 UkmergÄs	TT	Until 16 November 2012
BirutÄ VÄsaitÄ	Nationwide	LSDP
Arvydas VidÅ¾iÅ«nas	Nationwide	TS
Vitalija VonÅ¾utaitÄ	Nationwide	DP
MeÄislovas ZasÄiurinskas	Nationwide	DP
Aleksandras Zeltinis	48 BirÅ¾Å³ - KupiÅ¡kio	LSDP	From 22 March 2013
Emanuelis Zingeris	Nationwide	TS
Edvardas Å½akaris	23 AuÅ¡ros	LSDP
Pranas Å½eimys	22 PajÅ«rio	TS
Remigijus Å½emaitaitis	33 Å ilalÄs - Å ilutÄs	TT
Rokas Å½ilinskas	Nationwide	TS
Zita Å½vikienÄ	Nationwide	DP

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