Parliamentary election in Poland 2005
The parliamentary elections in Poland 2005 took place on September 25, 2005 in 41 constituencies in Poland and in 166 foreign polling stations. Members of the Sejm and Senate were elected .
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 is four years. On September 7, the Sejm decided to dissolve it early; on October 21, 2007, early elections to the Sejm and the Senate took place.
Candidates
22 electoral committees stood for the Sejm election with a total of 10,661 candidates, including 2,613 women (24.51%) and 8,848 men (75.49%).
A total of 623 candidates stood for the Senate election, including 99 women (15.89%) and 524 men (84.11%).
Survey
| date | Institute | SLD | PO | SRP | PiS | PSL | LPR | PD | SDPL | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2005 | CBOS | 6th | 33 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| August 2005 | CBOS | 9 | 23 | 16 | 22nd | 7th | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| July 2005 | CBOS | 8th | 21st | 14th | 26th | 4th | 10 | 2 | 5 | - |
| June 2005 | CBOS | 6th | 20th | 13 | 23 | 7th | 14th | 4th | 7th | - |
| May 2005 | CBOS | 7th | 25th | 14th | 20th | 5 | 8th | 3 | 6th | - |
| April 2005 | CBOS | 4th | 20th | 14th | 24 | 4th | 10 | 4th | 5 | - |
| March 2005 | CBOS | 6th | 22nd | 14th | 16 | 8th | 11 | 5 | 3 | - |
| February 2005 | CBOS | 6th | 25th | 12 | 15th | 7th | 13 | 5 | 4th | - |
| January 2005 | CBOS | 6th | 26th | 11 | 18th | 7th | 12 | 3 | 6th | - |
| December 2004 | CBOS | 5 | 27 | 12 | 18th | 6th | 11 | 3 | 4th | - |
| November 2004 | CBOS | 8th | 27 | 10 | 17th | 8th | 12 | 3 | 5 | - |
| October 2004 | CBOS | 6th | 27 | 12 | 14th | 6th | 14th | 6th | 4th | - |
| Election 2001 | 41.04 | 12.68 | 10.20 | 9.50 | 8.98 | 7.87 | 3.10 | New | New | |
Election result
The winner of the election was Law and Justice (PiS). It reached 26.99% of the votes and was also able to record the largest increase in votes. The citizens' platform (PO) landed in second place with 24.14%. The Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (Samoobrona) also made slight gains and remained the third strongest force. The election was a catastrophe for the Federation of Democratic Left (SLD). The party was severely punished by the numerous corruption affairs and only achieved 11.31% from the previous 41.04%.
| Political party | Sejm | senate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| be right | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats | +/- | ||
| Law and Justice (PiS) | 3,185,714 | 26.99 | +17.49 | 155 | +111 | 49 | +49 | |
| Citizens Platform (PO) | 2,849,259 | 24.14 | +11.44 | 133 | +68 | 34 | +34 | |
| Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (SRP) | 1,347,355 | 11.41 | +1.31 | 56 | +3 | 3 | +1 | |
| Federation of the Democratic Left (SLD) | 1,335,257 | 11.31 | −29.73 | 55 | −162 | - | −75 | |
| Polish Family League (LPR) | 940.762 | 7.97 | +0.10 | 34 | −4 | 7th | +5 | |
| Polish People's Party (PSL) | 821,656 | 6.96 | −1.86 | 25th | −17 | 2 | −2 | |
| Social Democracy of Poland (SDPL) | 459.380 | 3.89 | +3.89 | - | - | - | - | |
| Democratic Party (PD) | 289.276 | 2.45 | −0.65 | - | - | - | - | |
| Freedom and the rule of law (WiP) | 185,885 | 1.57 | +1.57 | - | - | - | - | |
| Patriotic movement | 124.038 | 1.05 | +1.05 | - | - | - | - | |
| Polish Labor Party (PPP) | 91,266 | 0.77 | +0.77 | - | - | - | - | |
| Election Committee German Minority (MN) (1) | 34,469 | 0.29 | −0.07 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Polish National Party (PPN) | 34,127 | 0.29 | +0.29 | - | - | - | - | |
| Home country (DO) | 32,863 | 0.28 | +0.28 | - | - | - | - | |
| Center Party | 21,893 | 0.19 | +0.19 | - | - | - | - | |
| National Citizens' Coalition (OKO) | 16,251 | 0.14 | +0.14 | - | - | - | - | |
| Republic of Poland Initiative (IRP) | 11,914 | 0.10 | +0.10 | - | - | - | - | |
| Polish Association - Dignity and Work | 8,353 | 0.07 | +0.07 | - | - | - | - | |
| National Revival of Poland (NOP) | 7,376 | 0.06 | +0.06 | - | - | - | - | |
| German-Silesian minority | 5,581 | 0.05 | +0.05 | - | - | - | - | |
| Christian Democracy / Labor Party (ChDSP) | 1,019 | 0.01 | +0.01 | - | - | - | - | |
| Social savior | 982 | 0.01 | +0.01 | - | - | - | - | |
| Independent | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | +3 | |
| total | 11,804,676 | 100.00 | 460 | 100 | ||||
| Valid votes | 11,804,676 | 96.40 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 440.227 | 3.60 | ||||||
| voter turnout | 12,244,903 | 40.57 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 30.229.031 | 100.00 | ||||||
| (1) The 5% blocking clause did not apply to the German minority (MN). | ||||||||
| Source: State Electoral Commission | ||||||||
Government formation
Although the PiS held coalition talks with the PO before the election , after the election it turned mainly to the nationalist and populist parties Samoobrona and LPR . It temporarily formed a minority government under the leadership of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz . Jarosław Kaczyński resigned as party leader from the post of prime minister in order not to endanger the chances of his twin brother Lech in the upcoming presidential election . The twin brothers promised not to hold the highest state offices together, as this met with great skepticism among the population. In May 2006, the PiS finally formed a right-wing national coalition with the two parties Samoobrona and LPR. Just two months later, Marcinkiewicz resigned as prime minister, clearing the place for Jarosław Kaczyński, who took over the office despite the victory of his twin brother Lech, who had been president since December 2005, and contrary to previous promises.
See also
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)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Official result of the 2005 parliamentary elections State Election Commission (Polish, English)
- ↑ Article 98 (1) of the Polish Constitution ( full text )
- ↑ tagesspiegel.de September 8, 2007: We are looking for: A way out of the crisis
- ↑ handelsblatt.com September 10, 2007: Poland faces bitter election campaign
- ↑ Survey 09/2005 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 08/2005 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 07/2005 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 06/2005 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 05/2005 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 04/2005 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 03/2005 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 02/2005 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 01/2005 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 12/2004 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 11/2004 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
- ↑ Survey 10/2004 CBOS , PDF file (Polish)
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