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 POLAND
 
  1991 1993 1997 2001 2005
  % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
SLD 12,0 60 20,4 171 27,1 164 41,0 200 11,3 55
UP 2,1 4 7,3 41 4,7 - 16 3,9 -
PiS - - - - - - 9,5 44 27,0 155
PO - - - - - - 12,7 65 24,1 133
SRP - - 2,8 - 0,1 - 10,2 53 11,4 56
PSL 8,7 48 15,4 132 7,3 27 9,0 42 7,0 25
LPR - - 2,7 - 5,6 6 7,9 38 8,0 34
PD 12,3 62 10,6 74 13,4 60 3,1 - 2,5 -
AWS - - - - 33,8 201 5,6 - - -
ZChN 8,7 49 6,4 - - - - - - -
KPN 7,5 45 5,8 22 - - - - - -
BBWR - - 5,4 16 - -  - - - -
S 5,1 27 4,9 - - - - - - -
PC 8,7 44 4,4 - - - - - - -
KLD 7,5 37 4,0 - - - - - - -
PL 5,5 28 2,4 - - - - - - -
MN 1,2 7 0,7 4 0,6 2 0,4 2 0,3 2
Others 20,7 49 6,8 - 7,3 - 0,6 - 4,5 -
Total - 460 - 460 - 460 - 460 - 460

SLD: Democratic Left Alliance; UP: Labour Union (2005: UP + Social Democracy of Poland, SDPL); PiS: Law and Justice; PO: Civic Platform; SRP: Self-Defense; PSL: Polish People's Party; LPR: League of Polish Families (1993-1997: Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland, ROP); PD: Democratic Party (former Freedom Union, UW/Democratic Union, UD); AWS: Solidarity Electoral Alliance (2001: Solidarity Electoral Alliance of the Right, AWSP); ZChN: Christian National Union; KPN: Confederation for an Independent Poland; BBWR: Independent Bloc to Support the Reforms; S: Solidarity; PC: Centre Alliance; PL: People's Alliance; KLD: Liberal Democratic Congress; MN: German minority. Sources: W. Ismayr, Die politischen Systeme Osteuropas; R. Rose / N. Munro / T. Mackie, Elections in Central and Eastern Europe since 1990; own completions. © 2005 Wolfram Nordsieck.