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Elections in Poland

What do we know about elections in Poland?

Next: the Senate by-election on Sunday 22 November 2026 (date confirmed). Latest result: Law and Justice and its allies won 235 of 460 seats in 2019.

  • Latest result:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

As of , the next election we list for Poland is the Senate by-election on Sunday 22 November 2026 (date confirmed). The latest result in our data is the 2019 parliamentary election: Law and Justice and its allies won 235 of 460 seats. This page lists 17 elections, past and coming.

Law and Justice and its allies, 235 of 460 seats

231 of 460 seats make a majority

Next election

Senate by-election

Date confirmedDate set by Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza (wybory.gov.pl), by order of the President of 25 September 2026

The path to the result

  1. Date listed: Done
  2. Polling day: Next
  3. Published count: Later
  4. Final record: Later

After that

Latest result

Poland 2019 parliamentary electionFinal result

Law and Justice and its allies won 235 of 460 seats.

231 of 460 make a majority
  • Law and Justice235
  • Civic Platform134
  • Democratic Left Alliance24
  • Polish People's Party20
  • Spring19
  • Kukiz'156
  • Others22
Largest party's seats
235 of 460
Its share of the vote
43.6%
Turnout
61.8%

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What does the latest result show?

  1. The balance

    Law and Justice and its allies won a majority of the seats.

    Law and Justice and its allies won 235 of 460 seats. A majority needs 231.

  2. The change

    The largest seat gain went to Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic -- Liberty and Hope.

    Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic -- Liberty and Hope gained 5 seats compared with 2015. Kukiz'15 lost 36 seats.

  3. Participation

    Turnout reached 61.8%.

    That is up 10.8 points on 2015.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Law and Justice43.6% of votes51.1% of seats
  • Civic Platform27.4% of votes29.1% of seats
  • Democratic Left Alliance12.6% of votes5.2% of seats
  • Polish People's Party8.6% of votes4.3% of seats
  • Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic -- Liberty and Hope6.8% of votes1.1% of seats
  • German minority in Poland0.2% of votes0.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 9.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.4 by votes and 2.8 by seats; Law and Justice led Civic Platform by 16.2 points of the vote.

How many people voted in Poland?

Elections in the turnout line
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

Which elections are coming in Poland?

Next parliament election

Which other elections are coming in Europe?

Which past elections do we list for Poland?

The latest result we hold for Poland comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.

Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
2019 parliamentary electionLaw and Justice43.6235 of 46061.8
2015 parliamentary electionLaw and Justice37.6235 of 46050.9
2011 parliamentary electionCivic Platform39.2207 of 46048.9
2007 parliamentary electionCivic Platform41.5209 of 46053.8
2005 parliamentary electionLaw and Justice27.0155 of 46040.5
2001 parliamentary electionDemocratic Left Alliance41.0200 of 46046.3
1997 parliamentary electionSolidarity Electoral Action33.8201 of 46047.9
1993 parliamentary electionDemocratic Left Alliance20.4171 of 46052.1
1991 parliamentary electionDemocratic / Freedom / Union12.362 of 46043.2
1989 parliamentary electionPolish United Workers' Party173 of 460

How did Poland vote in European Parliament elections?

Election and largest party%Turnout %
2024 European Parliament electionKO37.1
2019 European Parliament electionLaw and Justice45.445.7
2014 European Parliament electionCivic Platform and Law and Justice tied23.8
2009 European Parliament electionCivic Platform44.424.6
2004 European Parliament electionCivic Platform24.120.9

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

Time and source Data as of

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