Ballot papers of 1936 Lithuanian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 10 June 1936,Fourth Seimas 1936 - 1940
Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania after a new law on holding elections was issued by presidential decree. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1188

Background

Candidates had to be nominated by district or town councils. The number of candidates nominated was equal to the number of seats available, and the number of seats was reduced from 85 to 49.IV Seimas (1936-1940)
Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania All political parties were banned except the Lithuanian Nationalist Union and its allies.

Results

The Nationalist Union won 42 seats, whilst the remaining seven were taken by

Young Lithuania Young Lithuania ( lt, Partija "Jaunoji Lietuva") is a nationalist political party in Lithuania. The party has no seats in the Seimas, European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union an ...

, a youth branch of the Nationalist Union. The fourth Seimas first met on 1 September 1936, and drew up a new constitution, which was promulgated on 11 February 1938.

References

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