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Poland 1991 parliamentary election

Final results from ParlGov, read : Democratic / Freedom / Union won 62 of 460 seats with 12.3% of the vote; 43.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

Result

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%Votes
Democratic / Freedom / Union6212.31,382,051
Democratic Left Alliance6012.01,344,820
Christian National Union498.7980,304
Centre Agreement448.7977,344
Polish People's Party488.7972,952
Confederation of Independent Poland467.5841,738
Liberal Democratic Congress377.5839,978
Peasants' Agreement285.5613,626
Solidarity27−1345.1566,553
Polish Beer-Lovers' Party163.3367,106
Christian Democracy52.4265,179
Real Politics Union / Congress of the New Right32.3253,024
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%Votes
Labour Solidarity42.1230,975
Democratic Party1−261.4159,017
German minority in Poland71.2132,059
Party of Christian Democrats41.1125,314
Largest party without seats00.891,726
Party X30.552,735
Movement for Silesian Autonomy20.440,061
Polish Western Union40.226,053
Unnamed party with one seat10
Votes by party
  • Democratic / Freedom / Union 1,382,051
  • Democratic Left Alliance 1,344,820
  • Christian National Union 980,304
  • Centre Agreement 977,344
  • Polish People's Party 972,952
  • Confederation of Independent Poland 841,738
  • Liberal Democratic Congress 839,978
  • Peasants' Agreement 613,626
  • Solidarity 566,553
  • Polish Beer-Lovers' Party 367,106
  • Christian Democracy 265,179
  • Real Politics Union / Congress of the New Right 253,024
  • Labour Solidarity 230,975
  • Democratic Party 159,017
  • German minority in Poland 132,059
  • Party of Christian Democrats 125,314
  • Largest party without seats 91,726
  • Party X 52,735
  • Movement for Silesian Autonomy 40,061
  • Polish Western Union 26,053
  • Unnamed party with one seat

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.

Share of the vote

Turnout

43.2% of the 27,517,280 registered voters cast a ballot (11,887,949 ballots). 11,218,602 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.

Votes and seats

  • Democratic / Freedom / Union12.3% of votes13.5% of seats
  • Democratic Left Alliance12.0% of votes13.0% of seats
  • Christian National Union8.7% of votes10.7% of seats
  • Polish People's Party8.7% of votes10.4% of seats
  • Confederation of Independent Poland7.5% of votes10.0% of seats
  • Centre Agreement8.7% of votes9.6% of seats
  • Liberal Democratic Congress7.5% of votes8.0% of seats
  • Peasants' Agreement5.5% of votes6.1% of seats
  • Solidarity5.1% of votes5.9% of seats
  • Polish Beer-Lovers' Party3.3% of votes3.5% of seats
  • German minority in Poland1.2% of votes1.5% of seats
  • Christian Democracy2.4% of votes1.1% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 13.8 by votes and 10.8 by seats; Democratic / Freedom / Union led Democratic Left Alliance by 0.3 points of the vote. How these are computed.

Sources and licence

Sources and licence

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