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Poland 1993 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1993 parliamentary election in Poland?

Democratic Left Alliance won 171 of 460 seats with 20.4% of the vote. 52.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Democratic Left Alliance won 171 of 460 seats with 20.4% of the vote; 52.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 8.9 points on 1991.

  • Democratic Left Alliance 171 +111 seats 20.4% +8.4 points
  • Polish People's Party 132 +84 seats 15.4% +6.7 points
  • Democratic / Freedom / Union 74 +12 seats 10.6% −1.7 points
  • Labour Union 41 7.3%
  • Christian National Union 0 −49 seats 6.4% −2.3 points
  • Confederation of Independent Poland 22 −24 seats 5.8% −1.7 points
  • Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms 16 5.4%
  • Solidarity 0 −27 seats 4.9% −0.2 points
  • German minority in Poland 3 −4 seats 0.4% −0.8 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Poland 1991 parliamentary election, party by party.

231 of 460 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 20.4%

    Share of the vote won by Democratic Left Alliance

    Democratic Left Alliance won 171 of 460 seats. A majority needs 231.

  2. +111 seats

    Seats gained by Democratic Left Alliance

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1991. Centre Agreement lost 44 seats.

  3. 52.1%

    Voter turnout

    Up 8.9 points on 1991.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Democratic Left Alliance171+11120.4+8.42,815,169
Polish People's Party132+8415.4+6.72,124,367
Democratic / Freedom / Union74+1210.6−1.71,460,957
Labour Union417.31,005,004
Christian National Unionwith Party of Christian Democrats0−496.4−2.3878,445
Confederation of Independent Poland22−245.8−1.7795,487
Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms165.4746,653
Solidarity0−274.9−0.2676,334
Centre Agreement0−444.4−4.3609,973
Liberal Democratic Congress0−374.0−3.5550,578
Real Politics Union / Congress of the New Right0−33.2+0.9438,559
Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland02.8383,967
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Party X0−32.7+2.2377,480
Movement for the Republic02.7371,923
Peasants' Agreement0−282.4−3.1327,085
German minority in Poland3−40.4−0.860,770
Unnamed party with one seat1−90.123,396

± is the change against the Poland 1991 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Democratic Left Alliance 2,815,169
  • Polish People's Party 2,124,367
  • Democratic / Freedom / Union 1,460,957
  • Labour Union 1,005,004
  • Christian National Union 878,445
  • Confederation of Independent Poland 795,487
  • Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms 746,653
  • Solidarity 676,334
  • Centre Agreement 609,973
  • Liberal Democratic Congress 550,578
  • Real Politics Union / Congress of the New Right 438,559
  • Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland 383,967
  • Party X 377,480
  • Movement for the Republic 371,923
  • Peasants' Agreement 327,085
  • German minority in Poland 60,770
  • Unnamed party with one seat 23,396

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.

ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.

How many people voted?

52.1% of the 27,655,495 registered voters cast a ballot (14,415,586 ballots), up 8.9 points on 1991. 13,796,227 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Democratic Left Alliance20.4% of votes37.2% of seats
  • Polish People's Party15.4% of votes28.7% of seats
  • Democratic / Freedom / Union10.6% of votes16.1% of seats
  • Labour Union7.3% of votes8.9% of seats
  • Confederation of Independent Poland5.8% of votes4.8% of seats
  • Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms5.4% of votes3.5% of seats
  • German minority in Poland0.4% of votes0.7% of seats
  • Christian National Union6.4% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Solidarity4.9% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Centre Agreement4.4% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Liberal Democratic Congress4.0% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Real Politics Union / Congress of the New Right3.2% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 17.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 9.8 by votes and 3.9 by seats; Democratic Left Alliance led Polish People's Party by 5.0 points of the vote.

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