The party was established in November 1922 by a merger of the
Lithuanian Popular Socialist Democratic Party and the
Peasant Union. At the time the two parties held a combined 19 seats, making it the largest in the
Seimas. The new party emerged as the largest faction in the
1923 elections, winning 16 of the 78 seats. The
1926 elections saw the party increase its seat tally to 22, remaining the largest party in the Seimas. The LVLS formed a coalition government with the
Social Democratic Party, but it was overthrown by a military coup in December 1926 which installed the
Lithuanian Nationalist Union as the ruling party. The LVLS was banned in 1936. == Election results ==