Poland
Senate
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential-Parliamentary
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Election results
Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.
Background
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Election date(s)
The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
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13 Oct 2019
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Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
Date at which the previous legislature (elected at the previous elections) was dissolved.
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No information available
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Timing of election
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections
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Upon normal expiry
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Number of seats at stake
Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
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100
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Scope of elections
Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
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Full renewal
Candidates
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Total number of candidates
Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
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278
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Number of male candidates
Number of male candidates
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233
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Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
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45
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Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
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16.2%
Voter turnout
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Registered voters
Number of people registered to vote
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30,253,556
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Voters
Number of people who actually voted
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18,677,930
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Voter turnout
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who actually voted by the number of people registered to vote
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61.7%
Results
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About the election
Short description of the context and results of the election.
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Former Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński’s Law and Justice party (PiS) retained the majority in the 400-member Sejm, taking 235 seats. However, it failed to retain the majority in the 100-member Senate, winning 48, down from 61 previously. The Civic Coalition (see note 1) took a total of 164 seats in the Sejm and 46 in the Senate. The newly elected Sejm re-elected Ms. Elżbieta Witek (PiS) as its Speaker, while the Senate elected Mr. Tomasz Grodzki – endorsed by the Civic Coalition and independent senators – as its new President. On 8 November, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (PiS) announced a new government, which was officially appointed by President Andrzej Duda (independent, backed by the PiS) on 15 November.
During election campaigning, the PiS promised to expand its welfare programme and deepen reforms of the judiciary (see note 2). The Civic Coalition focused on health care and democracy. The major parties also focused on the issue of LGBT rights in the Catholic nation of 38 million people.
Note 1:
The Civic Coalition comprised the Civic Platform, Nowoczesna, Polish Initiative and the Green Party, amongst others. It endorsed Deputy Speaker Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska as its premiership candidate, instead of the Civic Platform leader Grzegorz Schetyna.
Note 2:
Critics said the ongoing reforms would erode the independence of the judiciary. On 10 October 2019, the European Commission decided to refer Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the new disciplinary regime for Polish judges.
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Number of parties winning seats
The number of parties which won parliamentary representation in the given election.
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4
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Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of seats won by the largest party by the number of seats at stake in the election.
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48.0%
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Alternation of power after elections
The results of the elections caused a change in the government. "Not applicable" to countries using the presidential system when parliamentary and presidential elections are held separately, to countries in political transition or where there is no party system.
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No
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Number of parties in government
The government may be formed by one or more political parties
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1
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Names of parties in government
The government may be formed by one or more political parties
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Law and Justice (PiS)
Parties or coalitions winning seats
| Political group | Total |
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| Law and Justice (PiS) | 48 |
| Civic Coalition (KO) | 43 |
| Polish Coalition (PSL) | 3 |
| The Left (Lewica) | 2 |
| Independents | 4 |
Members elected, by sex
- Number of men elected
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76
- Number of women elected
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24
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Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected by the number of seats filled.
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24.0%
- Women Directly Elected
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24
- Other notes on the elections
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Preliminary results.
- Sources
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IPU Group (24.10.2019, 13.11.2019)
Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze (National Electoral Office, 16.11.2020)
https://wybory.gov.pl/sejmsenat2019/en
BBC
BBC Monitoring
OSCE
euronews.com
polandin.com
New legislature
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Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
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76
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Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
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24
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Percentage of women after the election
The percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of women in this parliament/chamber by the current number of members.
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24.0%
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First-term parliamentarians
The number of members who are assuming their parliamentary mandate for the first time following the election or renewal, regardless of their mode of designation.
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20
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Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of first-term parliamentarians by the number of seats at stake in the election.
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20.0%
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Date of the first session
The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
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12 Nov 2019
First Speaker of the new legislature
- Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
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Tomasz Grodzki (Male)
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Political party
The political party to which the Speaker belonged to at the moment of the election. In some parliaments, the Speaker suspends or relinquishes their party membership during their term in office and is considered as an independent member.
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Civic Coalition
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Date of election
The date of the election of the Speaker may be different from the date of the first session of the new legislature.
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12 Nov 2019