1940 Lithuanian parliamentary election

1940 Lithuanian parliamentary election
Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
← 1936 14–15 July 1940 1947 →
All 79 seats in the People's Seimas
40 seats needed for a majority
Turnout95.1%
Party Leader Vote % Seats
LKP and allies Antanas Sniečkus 99.2 79
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars after
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
Independent		 Mečislovas Gedvilas
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Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 14–15 July 1940 to the People's Seimas. They followed an ultimatum from the Soviet Union to allow Soviet troops to enter the country and operate freely.[1] The elections were rigged and only communist candidates were allowed to run.[2]

  1. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Publishers. p. 1189. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. ^ Dainius Žalimas (2001) Special Theme: International Legal Status of the Baltic States p. 4