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Poland Poland's Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność
33.8 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
6
-1 compared to 1993
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Final Official Results of Poland's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share. Results of Poland's Parliamentary Election Held on 21 September 1997

AWS
33.8
SLD
27.1
PD
13.4
PSL
7.3
ROp
5.6
UP
4.7
UPR
2.0
KPEiR
1.6
NCD-BdP
1.4
MN
0.4
Other
2.7
Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 41.5% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After Poland's Parliamentary Election

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Coalition Calculator: Charting Majorities After Poland's Parliamentary Election

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0 460
Majority 231

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Who Governed Poland After the Election?

Election Day 21/09/1997 Government formation 40 days Buzek I 31/10/1997 – 07/06/2000 Buzek II 07/06/2000 – 19/10/2001

Buzek I

 31 October 1997 – 7 June 2000 · 2 years 7 months
261 of 460 seats

Buzek II

 7 June 2000 – 19 October 2001 · 1 year 4 months
201 of 460 seats
All Elections

Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność 33.8 % – 201 –
Centre-Left SLD 27.1 % – 164 –
Centre-Left Partia Demokratyczna 13.4 % – 60 –
Centre-Right PSL 7.3 % – 27 –
Right Ruch Odbudowy Polski 5.6 % – 6 –
Centre-Left Unia Pracy 4.7 % – 0 –
Liberal Unia Polityki Realnej 2.0 % – 0 –
Centre-Left Krajowa Partia Emerytów i Rencistów 1.6 % – 0 –
Right NCD - Blok für Polen 1.4 % – 0 –
Centre-Right Mniejszość Niemiecka 0.4 % – 2 –
Unknown Other Parties 2.7 % – 0 –

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