Seventh Seimas of Lithuania

The Seventh Seimas of Lithuania was the parliament (Seimas) elected in Lithuania. Elections took place on 20 October 1996, with the second round on 10 November. The Seimas commenced its work on 25 November 1996 and served a four-year term, with the last session on 18 October 2000.

Seventh Seimas of Lithuania
Sixth Seimas of Lithuania Eighth Seimas of Lithuania
Seimas Palace
Overview
Legislative bodySeimas
Jurisdiction Lithuania
Term1996—2000

Elections

In the elections in 1996, 70 members of the parliament were elected on proportional party lists and 71 in single member constituencies. Elections took place on 20 October 1996. In those constituencies where no candidate gained a majority of votes on 20 October, a run-off was held on 10 November.

The elections were won by the Homeland Union - Lithuanian Conservative Party, which gained 70 seats, followed by 16 seats won by Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party. Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, which had decisively won the previous elections, ended up with only 12 seats.

Party Abbr. PR votes % Seats
PR Constituency Total
Homeland Union - Lithuanian ConservativesTSLK409,58531.34333770
Lithuanian Christian Democratic PartyLKDP136,25910.4311516
Democratic Labour Party of LithuaniaLDDP130,83710.0110212
Centre Union of LithuaniaLCS113,3338.679413
Lithuanian Social-Democrat PartyLSDP90,7566.947512
Young LithuaniaJL52,4234.01011
Lithuanian Women's PartyLMP50,4943.86011
Lithuanian Christian Democratic UnionLKDS42,3463.24011
Electoral Action of Poles in LithuaniaLLRA39,7733.14011
Alliance of the Lithuanian National Minorities33,3892.55000
Lithuanian Nationalist UnionLTS28,7442.20011
Lithuanian Democratic PartyLDP22
Liberal Union of LithuaniaLLS25,2791.93011
Lithuanian Peasants PartyLVP22,8261.75011
Union of the Russians of Lithuania22,3951.71000
Lithuanian Union of Political Prisoners and DeporteesLPKTS20,5801.57011
Lithuanian Liberty Union20,5111.57000
Lithuanian Party of Economy16,4751.26000
Lithuanian Liberty League12,5620.96000
Lithuanian Social Justice Union12,2340.94000
Lithuanian Socialist Party9,9850.76000
Republican Party5,0630.39000
National Progress Party3,9220.30000
Lithuanian Party Life's Logic3,3610.26000
Lithuanian Peoples Party2,6220.26000
Independence Party00
Independents00044
Invalid/blank votes67,7514.9
Total1,374,6731007067137
Registered voters/turnout2,597,53052.9

Activities

Speaker of the Seimas
Vytautas Landsbergis (Homeland Union)
25 November 1996 - 18 October 2000

Vytautas Landsbergis was elected as the Speaker of the Seventh Seimas and served throughout the term.

The Seventh Seimas laid the foundations for parliamentary control in Lithuania. The Seimas and the Government also proceeded with the privatization of large public enterprises.[1]

Composition

Parliamentary groups

During the first session of the Seimas the following parliamentary groups were registered: Homeland Union - Lithuanian Conservatives, Christian Democrats, Center, Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania, Social Democrats, Joint Group (Joint Group of the Peasants' party, the Christian Democratic Union and the National Party "Young Lithuania"), Independent Group and the Mixed Group of Members of the Seimas.

Several splits occurred during the term. In late 1998 Laima Andrikienė and Vidmantas Žiemelis were ejected from Homeland Union - Lithuanian Conservatives. They were followed by another 10 parliament members who formed the parliamentary group of Moderate Conservatives in 2000. In the same year, Modern Christian Democrats (4 members) split from the Christian Democrats and Social Democracy 2000s (4 members at the time) split from the Social Democrats. However, similarly to the Sixth Seimas, the Seventh Seimas saw few defections across ideological borders, due to the vast gulf between ruling and opposition parties.[2]:354

By the end of the term of the Seimas, the following parliamentary groups were active.[3]

Name Abbr. Members
Homeland Union - Lithuanian ConservativesTSLK48
Christian DemocratsKDF12
CenterCF17
Democratic Labour Party of LithuaniaLDDPF11
Social DemocratsSDF7
Joint Group of the Peasants' party, the Christian Democratic Union and the National Party "Young Lithuania"JF5
Social Democracy 2000sS 20005
Modern Christian DemocratsMKD4
Moderate ConservativesNKF12
Joint Group of the Democratic Party and the National People's PartyDF3
Independent GroupNF2
OthersMSNG2

Members

A total of 151 members were elected to the Seventh Seimas (Virgilijus Bulovas and Naglis Puteikis were elected but did not take their seats),[4][2]:348 including 126 men and 25 women.[5] Seimas had 137 members at the end of the term, as no new elections would take place in single-seat constituencies with less than 6 months of the term left.[2]:348–349

Name, Surname Electoral list Constituency Parliamentary group Notes
Arvydas AkstinavičiusLSDPNationwideSDF
S 2000 (From 19 December 1999)
Vilija Aleknaitė-AbramikienėTSLKTauragėsTSLK
Raimundas AleknaTSLKNationwideTSLKfrom 5 March 1997
Danutė AleksiūnienėLCSTrakųCFFrom 23 April 1997
Ignas AleškevičiusTSLKNationwideuntil 4 February 1997
Nijolė AmbrazaitytėTSLKNationwideTSLK
Laima AndrikienėTSLKPramonėsTSLK
MSNG (from 1 January 1999)
DF (from 2 May 2000)
Vytenis AndriukaitisLSDPŽirmūnųSDF
Alfonsas AndriuškevičiusTSLKNationwideTSLKFrom 24 April 1997
Jonas AvyžiusTSLKNationwideTSLKUntil 7 July 1999
Audronius AžubalisTSLKFabijoniškiųTSLK
Alfonsas BartkusTSLKŠilalės ŠilutėsTSLK
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Julius BeinortasLKDPNationwideKDF
Juozas BernatonisLDDPNationwideLDDPFFrom 1 May 1998
Egidijus BičkauskasLCSJustiniškiųCF
Kazys BobelisLKDSMarijampolėsJF
Vytautas BogušisLKDPNationwideKDF
MKDF (from 23 December 1999)
Mindaugas BriedisTSLKRadviliškioTSLK
Virgilijus Vladislovas BulovasLDDPNationwideFrom 1 April 1998 until 1 May 1998
Sigita BurbienėLDDPNationwideLDDPF
Stanislovas BuškevičiusJLKalniečiųJF
Algirdas ButkevičiusLSDPVilkaviškioSDF
Audrius ButkevičiusIndependentNaujamiesčioCF
MSNG (from 15 June 1999)
Vytautas Aleksandras CinauskasTSLKNationwideTSLK
Algis ČaplikasLCSNationwideCF
Vytautas ČepasLCSNationwideCF
Sigitas ČirbaTSLKNationwideTSLK
Regimantas ČiupailaLCSNationwideCF
Rimantas DagysLSDPNationwideSDF
S 2000 (from 19 December 1999)
Sofija DaubaraitėTSLKNationwideTSLK
Irena DegutienėTSLKNationwideTSLK
Rimantas DidžiokasTSLKBaltijosTSLK
Roma DovydėnienėLSDPNationwideSDF
Juozas DringelisTSLKNationwideTSLK
Vytautas DudėnasTSLKNationwideTSLK
Jadvyga DunauskaitėTSLKAkmenėsTSLK
Vytautas EinorisLDDPNationwideLDDPF
Juozas GaldikasTSLKLazdijų DruskininkųTSLK
Povilas GylysLDDPNationwideLDDPF
Vincas GirniusTSLKNationwideTSLKUntil 4 February 1997
Kęstutis GlaveckasLCSAlytausCF
Petras GražulisLKDPNationwideKDF
Arūnas GrumadasLCSNationwideCF
Romualda HofertienėTSLKMariųTSLK
Gražina ImbrasienėTSLKNationwideTSLK
Žibartas Juozas JackūnasTSLKNationwideTSLK
Kęstutis JakelisTSLKNationwideTSLKFrom 18 July 1999
Vladimir JarmolenkoTSLKDainavosTSLKUntil 21 November 1999
Česlovas JuršėnasLDDPNationwideLDDPF
Sigitas KaktysTSLKMažeikiųTSLK
Ramūnas KarbauskisIndependentŠiaulių kaimiškojiJF
Justinas KarosasLDDPNationwideLDDPF
Algis KašėtaLKDPVarėnos EišiškiųKDF
MSNG (from 14 December 1999)
MKDF (from 23 December 1999)
Povilas KatiliusLKDPNationwideKDF
Juozapas Algirdas KatkusTSLKNationwideTSLK
Gediminas KirkilasLDDPNationwideLDDPF
Vytautas Petras KnašysTSLKRaseiniųTSLK
Mindaugas KončiusLCSNationwideCF
Kazimieras Vytautas KryževičiusLKDPNationwideKDF
Andrius KubiliusTSLKNationwideTSLK
Saulius KubiliūnasTSLKNationwideTSLKFrom 17 November 1997
Elvyra Janina KunevičienėTSLKLazdynųTSLK
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Rytas KupčinskasTSLKAleksoto VilijampolėsTSLK
Bronislavas Juozas KuzmickasTSLKGargždųTSLK
Kazimieras KuzminskasLKDPPanemunėsKDF
Vytautas LandsbergisTSLKKauno kaimiškojiTSLK
Vaclovas LapėTSLKSkuodo MažeikiųTSLK
Mečys LaurinkusTSLKNevėžioTSLKUntil 1 July 1998
Juozas ListavičiusTSLKKelmėsTSLK
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Zygmunt MackevičTSLKNationwideTSLK
Stasys MalkevičiusTSLKPajūrioTSLK
Virginijus MartišauskasIndependentŠilutėsCF
Jūratė MatekonienėLTS and LDPJonavosCF
Antanas MatulasTSLKPasvalio PanevėžioTSLK
Alvydas MedalinskasIndependentŠeškinėsLRF
MSNG (from 1 January 1999)
Nikolaj MedvedevLSDPPakruojo JoniškioSDF
Rasa MelnikienėLCSNationwideCF
Gabriel Jan MincevičLLRAŠirvintų VilniausNF
Jonas MocartasTSLKNationwideTSLK
MSNG (from 1 February 2000)
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
From 4 February 1997
Juozas OlekasLSDPSuvalkijosSDF
Romualdas OzolasLCSDzūkijosCF
Nijolė OželytėTSLKNationwideTSLK (until 27 December 1999)
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Vytautas PakalniškisTSLKNationwideTSLK
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Feliksas PalubinskasLKDPCentroKDF
MKDF (from 19 January 2000)
Petras PapovasLDDPZarasų-VisaginoLDDPF
Algirdas Vaclovas PatackasLKDPNationwideKDF
Dainius Petras PaukštėLSDPNationwideS 2000From 9 April 2000
Saulius PečeliūnasLTS and LDPKaišiadorių-ElektrėnųMSNG
DF (from 2 May 2000)
Simas Ramutis PetrikisTSLKNationwideTSLK
Elena PetrošienėTSLKNationwideTSLK
Algirdas PetrusevičiusTSLKNationwideTSLK
Rimantas PleikysTSLKSenamiesčioTSLK
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Artur PlokštoLDDPNationwideLDDPF
Zigmantas PociusTSLKNationwideTSLKUntil 3 November 1997
Mykolas PronckusLDDPNationwideLDDPF
Kazimira PrunskienėLMPMolėtų ŠvenčioniųNF
Naglis PuteikisTSLKNationwideTSLKFrom 4 February 1997 until 24 April 1997
Antanas RačasTSLKJurbarkoTSLK
Raimundas Leonas RajeckasTSLKAukštaitijosTSLKUntil 20 August 1997
Rasa RastauskienėTSLKAnykščių KupiškioTSLK
Arimantas Juvencijus RaškinisLKDPNationwideKDF
Jurgis RazmaTSLKNationwideTSLK
Rūta RutkelytėLCSNationwideCF
Liudvikas SabutisTSLKPlungėsTSLK
Joana Danguolė SadeikienėTSLKŽaliakalnioTSLK
Aloyzas SakalasLSDPAntakalnioSDF
Algimantas SalamakinasLDDPKėdainiųLDDPF
Algirdas SaudargasLKDPKaroliniškiųKDF
Algimantas SėjūnasTSLKAušrosTSLK
Jan SenkevičLLRAVilniaus - ŠalčininkųNFFrom 23 March 1997
Romualdas SikorskisTSLKNationwideTSLKUntil 5 March 1997
Algirdas SysasLSDPNationwideSDF
Kęstutis SkrebysTSLKVakarinėTSLK
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Sigitas SlavickasTSLKNationwideTSLK
Rimantas SmetonaLTS and LDPUkmergėsJF
Stasys StačiokasTSLKNationwideTSLKUntil 18 March 1999
Česlovas StankevičiusLKDPNationwideKDF
Laurynas StankevičiusLDDPNationwideLDDPFUntil 31 March 1998
Antanas Napoleonas StasiškisTSLKNationwideTSLK
Alfredas Henrikas StasiulevičiusTSLKNationwideTSLK
Vida StasiūnaitėLSDPNationwideSDF
MSNG (from 1 January 1999)
Until 8 April 2000
Ona SuncovienėTSLKNationwideTSLK
Rimvydas Raimondas SurvilaTSLKNationwideTSLKFrom 19 March 1999
Petras ŠakalinisTSLKNationwideTSLK
Petras Antanas ŠalčiusTSLKRokiškioTSLK
Saulius ŠaltenisTSLKNationwideTSLK
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Kazimieras ŠavinisLCSDainųCF
Marija ŠerienėLKDPNationwideKDF
MKDF(from 23 December 1999)
Irena ŠiaulienėLDDPNationwideLDDPF
Gintaras ŠileikisLCSNationwideCF
Jonas ŠimėnasLKDPUtenosKDF
Albertas ŠimėnasLKDPNationwideKDF
Virginijus ŠmigelskasLCSNationwideCFFrom 15 May 2000
Antanas ŠvitraLPKTSKretingosMSNG
Kęstutis TrapikasLLSIgnalinos ŠvenčioniųLRF
CF (from 1 January 1999)
Sigitas UrbonasTSLKPrienųTSLK
Ignacas Stasys UždavinysLKDPNationwideKDF
Gediminas VagnoriusTSLKTelšiųTSLK
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Alfonsas VaišnorasTSLKŠilainiųTSLK
MSNG (from 1 February 2000)
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Kęstutis VaitukaitisLCSNationwideCFUntil 14 May 2000
Albinas VaižmužisLVPBiržų KupiškioNF
Jonas ValatkaLSDPNationwideSDF
S 2000 (from 19 December 1999)
Virmantas VelikonisLDDPAukštaitijosLDDPFFrom 21 December 1997
Arvydas VidžiūnasTSLKŠakiųTSLK
Vladas VilimasTSLKKauno KėdainiųTSLK
Birutė Teodora VisokavičienėTSLKSaulėsTSLK
NKF (from 28 March 2000)
Vytenis Albertas ZabukasTSLKDanėsTSLK
Emanuelis ZingerisTSLKNationwideTSLK
Rolandas ZuozaLSDPNationwideSDF
S 2000 (from 14 December 1999)
Vidmantas ŽiemelisTSLKNationwideTSLK
MSNG (from 1 January 1999)
DF (from 2 May 2000)
Algis ŽvaliauskasTSLKNationwideTSLK (until 11 May 2000)

References

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