Parliamentary election in Poland 1997
The 1997 parliamentary elections in Poland took place on September 25, 1997. 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
date | Institute | SLD | PSL | UP | AWS | UW | ROP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 1997 | CBOS | 22nd | 8th | 5 | 21st | 10 | 5 |
July 1997 | CBOS | 24 | 9 | 4th | 23 | 6th | 4th |
June 1997 | CBOS | 26th | 8th | 8th | 21st | 7th | 5 |
May 1997 | CBOS | 24 | 10 | 8th | 22nd | 8th | 5 |
April 1997 | CBOS | 23 | 7th | 5 | 26th | 8th | 5 |
March 1997 | CBOS | 23 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 8th | 6th |
February 1997 | CBOS | 22nd | 10 | 8th | 24 | 8th | 6th |
January 1997 | CBOS | 20th | 10 | 5 | 25th | 4th | 8th |
December 1996 | CBOS | 18th | 12 | 8th | 23 | 8th | 8th |
November 1996 | CBOS | 22nd | 11 | 7th | 26th | 7th | 8th |
October 1996 | CBOS | 23 | 12 | 8th | 20th | 7th | 9 |
September 1996 | CBOS | 22nd | 15th | 9 | 21st | 8th | 7th |
1993 election | 20.41 | 15.40 | 7.28 | New | New | New |
Election result
The election campaign Solidarność (AWS) got 33.83% of the votes cast and thus received the most seats in the Sejm, it was the clear winner of the election. The Social Democratic League of the Democratic Left (SLD) recorded a significant increase in votes . It also moved into parliament: The Liberal Freedom Union (UW) and the Catholic-Nationalist Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland (ROP). The agrarian-conservative Polish People's Party (PSL) suffered a significant loss of votes ; it only achieved 7.31% in contrast to the last election, where it was able to gain 15.40%. The Labor Union (UP) only reached 4.74% and thus did not make it back into parliament.
Political party | Sejm | senate | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
be right | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats | +/- | ||
Solidarność election campaign (AWS) | 4,427,373 | 33.83 | +33.83 | 201 | +201 | 51 | +51 | |
Federation of the Democratic Left (SLD) | 3,551,224 | 27.13 | +6.72 | 164 | −7 | 28 | −9 | |
Freedom Union (UW) | 1,749,518 | 13.37 | +13.37 | 60 | +60 | 8th | +8 | |
Polish People's Party (PSL) | 956.184 | 7.31 | −8.09 | 27 | −105 | 3 | −33 | |
Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland (ROP) | 727.072 | 5.56 | +5.56 | 6th | +6 | 5 | +5 | |
Labor Union (UP) | 620.611 | 4.74 | −2.54 | - | -41 | - | −2 | |
Election Committee German Minority (MN) (1) | 51,027 | 0.39 | −0.05 | 2 | −1 | - | - | |
Self defense | 10,073 | 0.08 | +2.70 | - | - | - | - | |
Others | 995.149 | 7.59 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Independent | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | −4 | |
total | 13,088,231 | 100.00 | 460 | 100 | ||||
Valid votes | 13,088,231 | 96.12 | ||||||
Invalid votes | 528.147 | 3.88 | ||||||
voter turnout | 13,616,378 | 47.93 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 28,409,054 | 100.00 | ||||||
(1) The 5% blocking clause did not apply to the German minority (MN) | ||||||||
Source: |
Web links
- Official website of the State Electoral Commission (Polish)
- Official website of the Sejm (Polish, English, French)
- Official website of the Senate (Polish, English)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Poland - 1997 Parliamentary Elections ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. University of Essex (English)
- ↑ Survey 08/1997 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 07/1997 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 06/1997 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 05/1997 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 04/1997 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 03/1997 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 02/1997 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 01/1997 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 12/1996 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 11/1996 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 10/1996 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 09/1996 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)