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 POLAND
 
  1989* 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005 2007
  % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
PO - - - - - - - - 12,7 65 24,1 133 41,5 209
PiS - - - - - - - - 9,5 44 27,0 155 32,1 166
LiD - - - - - - - - - - - - 13,2 53
PSL - 76 8,7 48 15,4 132 7,3 27 9,0 42 7,0 25 8,9 31
SRP - - - - 2,8 - 0,1 - 10,2 53 11,4 56 1,5 -
LPR - - - - - - - - 7,9 38 8,0 34 1,3 -
SLD - 173 12,0 60 20,4 171 27,1 164 41,0 200 11,3 55 LiD
SDPL - - - - - - - - - - 3,9 - LiD
PD - - - - - - 13,4 60 3,1 - 2,5 - LiD
UP - - 2,1 4 7,3 41 4,7 - SLD 16 SDPL LiD
AWS - - - - - - 33,8 201 5,6 - - - - -
ROP - - - - 2,7 - 5,6 6 LPR - - - -
ZChN - - 8,7 49 6,4 - AWS - - - - - -
PC - - 8,7 44 4,4 - AWS - - - - - -
KPN - - 7,5 45 5,8 22 AWS - - - - - -
PL - - 5,5 28 2,4 - AWS - - - - - -
S - 161 5,1 27 4,9 - AWS - - - - - -
ChD - - 2,4 5 ZChN AWS - - - - - -
PChD - - 1,1 4 ZChN AWS - - - - - -
BBWR - - - - 5,4 16 AWS  - - - - - -
DU - - 12,3 62 10,6 74 - - - - - - - -
KLD - - 7,5 37 4,0 - - - - - - - - -
SD - 27 1,4 1 - - - - - - - - - -
K - 23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
MN - - 1,2 7 0,7 4 0,6 2 0,4 2 0,3 2 0,2 1
Others - - 15,8 39 6,8 - 7,4 - 0,6 - 4,5 - 1,3 -
Turnout 62,1 460 43,2 460 52,1 460 47,9 460 46,2 460 40,6 460 53,8 460

PO: Civic Platform; PiS: Law and Justice; LiD: Left and Democrats; PSL: Polish People's Party (1989: United People's Party, ZSL); SRP: Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland; LPR: League of Polish Families; SLD: Democratic Left Alliance (1989: Polish United Workers' Party, PZPR); SDPL: Social Democracy of Poland; PD: Democratic Party (1997-2001: Freedom Union, UW); UP: Labour Union (1991: Labour Solidarity, SP); AWS: Solidarity Electoral Action (2001: Solidarity Electoral Action of the Right, AWSP); ROP: Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland; ZChN: Christian National Union (1991: Catholic Election Action, WAK; 1993: Catholic Electoral Committee Fatherland, KKWO); PC: Centre Alliance (1991: Civic Centre Alliance, POC); KPN: Confederation for an Independent Poland; PL: People's Alliance; S: Solidarity (1997: Social Movement, RS); ChD: Christian Democracy; PChD: Party of Christian Democracy; BBWR: Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms; DU: Democratic Union; KLD: Liberal Democratic Congress; SD: Democratic Party; K: Catholic Associations; MN: German Minority. (*) 161 seats elected, 299 reserved for PZPR, ZSL, SD, K. Sources: W. Ismayr, Die politischen Systeme Osteuropas; R. Rose / N. Munro / T. Mackie, Elections in Central and Eastern Europe since 1990; Wikipedia (http://pl.wikipedia.org); own completions. © 2007 Wolfram Nordsieck.