Parliamentary election in Poland 2001

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Result (in%)

%

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

41.0

12.7

10.2

9.5

9.0

7.9

5.6

3.1

1.0

SLD ^a

PO ^b

SRP

PiS

PSL

LPR ^f

AWSP ^g

UW

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1997

% p

15th

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

-20

-25

-30

+6.9

+10.7

+10.1

+9.5

+1.7

+2.3

-28.2

-10.3

-2.8

SLD ^a

PO ^b

SRP

PiS

PSL

LPR ^f

AWSP ^g

UW

Otherwise.

Remarks:

^a The SLD entered into an electoral alliance with the UP and KPEiR .

^b PO entered an electoral alliance with the UPR .

^f 1997: Ruch Odbudowy Polski

^g Election alliance from AWS and ROP . PO and PiS are spin-offs from AWSP.

Allocation of seats Sejm

A total of 460 seats

SLD : 216
MN : 2
PO : 65
PSL : 42
SRP : 53
PiS : 44
LPR : 38

Allocation of seats in the Senate

A total of 100 seats

SLD : 75
Independent: 2
PSL : 4
Blok Senate 2001 : 15
SRP : 2
LPR : 2

The 2001 parliamentary elections in Poland took place on September 23, 2001. In the elections, the members of the Polish parliament were redefined in both chambers ( Sejm and Senate ).

Electoral system

The Sejm was elected by proportional representation and the Senate by relative majority . There was a five percent threshold and eight percent for party alliances. The regular legislative period for both chambers of parliament was four years.

Survey

Surveys (in%)
date	Institute	AWSP	SLD	UW	PSL	SRP	PO	PiS	LPR
date	Institute
September 2001	CBOS	5	50	3	9	6th	13	9	5
August 2001	CBOS	5	50	4th	10	1	14th	10	1
July 2001	CBOS	6th	52	4th	13	2	13	6th	2
June 2001	CBOS	11	54	2	8th	2	15th	6th	-
May 2001	CBOS	7th	46	3	9	2	13	-	-
April 2001	CBOS	9	41	5	12	1	11	-	-
March 2001	CBOS	9	44	6th	7th	1	12	-	-
February 2001	CBOS	9	38	6th	11	0	16	-	-
January 2001	CBOS	13	41	8th	11	1	-	-	-
December 2000	CBOS	13	41	9	10	1	-	-	-
November 2000	CBOS	14th	41	7th	10	1	-	-	-
October 2000	CBOS	15th	38	9	8th	1	-	-	-
Election 1997		33.83	27.13	13.37	7.31	0.08	New	New	New

Election result

Election results by constituency

The election winner was the alliance of the Federation of the Democratic Left (SLD) and the Labor Union (UP), with 41.04% it was now the strongest force in the Sejm. In addition, 3 parties made it into parliament for the first time, including the Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (Samoobrona), Law and Justice (PiS) and the League of Polish Families (LPR). This was tantamount to a political earthquake, as the election campaign Solidarność (AWS), previously the strongest force, and the Freedom Union (UW) collapsed massively and missed re-entry into parliament.

Result of the parliamentary elections in Poland in 2001
Political party		Sejm					senate
Political party		be right	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats	+/-
	Federation of the Democratic Left - Labor Union (SLD-UP)	5,342,519	41.04	+13.91	216	+52	75	+47
	Platforma Obywatelska (PO)	1,651,099	12.68	+12.68	65	+65	-	-
	Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (SRP)	1,327,624	10.20	+10.12	53	+53	2	+2
	Law and Justice (PiS)	1,236,787	9.50	+9.50	44	+44	-	-
	Polish People's Party (PSL)	1,168,659	8.98	+1.67	42	+15	4th	+1
	Polish Family League (LPR)	1,025,148	7.87	+7.87	38	+38	2	+2
	Solidarność election campaign (AWSP) ⁽¹⁾	729.207	5.60	−28.23	-	−201	-	-
	Freedom Union (UW)	404.074	3.10	−10.27	-	−60	-	-
	Alternative Social Movement (ARS)	54,266	0.42	+0.42	-	-	-	-
	German Minority Election Committee (MN) ⁽²⁾	47,230	0.36	−0.03	2	-	-	-
	Polish Socialist Party (PPS)	13,459	0.10	+0.10	-	-	-	-
	German minority in Upper Silesia (NMGS)	8,024	0.06	+0.06	-	-	-	-
	Polish Economic Union	7,189	0.06	+0.06	-	-	-	-
	Polish National Community (PWN)	2,644	0.02	+0.02	-	-	-	-
	Senate bloc 2001	-	-	-	-	-	15th	-
	Independent	-	-	-	-	-	2	−3
total		13,017,929	100.00		460		100
Valid votes		13,017,929	96.01
Invalid votes		541.483	3.99
voter turnout		13,559,412	46.29
Eligible voters		29,364,455	100.00
⁽¹⁾ Electoral alliance from AWS and ROP . ⁽²⁾ The 5% blocking clause did not apply to the German minority (MN).
Source: State Electoral Commission

Web links

Commons : Parliamentary Election in Poland 2001 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Official website of the State Electoral Commission (Polish)
Official website of the Sejm (Polish, English, French)
Official website of the Senate (Polish, English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Official result of the 2001 parliamentary elections State Election Commission (Polish)
↑ Survey 09/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 08/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 07/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 06/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 05/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 04/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 03/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 02/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 01/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 12/2000 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 11/2000 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
↑ Survey 10/2000 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[Wahlergebnis-2001-1] Official result of the 2001 parliamentary elections State Election Commission (Polish)

[2] Survey 09/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[3] Survey 08/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[4] Survey 07/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[5] Survey 06/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[6] Survey 05/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[7] Survey 04/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[8] Survey 03/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[9] Survey 02/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[10] Survey 01/2001 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[11] Survey 12/2000 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[12] Survey 11/2000 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)

[13] Survey 10/2000 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)