Poland 2009 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2009 European Parliament election in Poland?
Civic Platform won 25 of 50 seats with 44.4% of the vote. 24.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Poland- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Civic Platform won 25 of 50 seats with 44.4% of the vote; 24.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 3.7 points on 2004.
- Civic Platform 25 +10 seats 44.4% +20.3 points
- Law and Justice 15 +8 seats 27.4% +14.7 points
- Democratic Left Alliance 6 +2 seats 12.3% +3.0 points
- Polish People's Party 3 −1 seat 7.0% +0.7 points
- Democratic / Freedom / Union 0 −4 seats 2.4% −4.9 points
- Right Wing of the Republic 0 1.9%
- Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland 0 −6 seats 1.5% −9.3 points
- Libertas Poland 0 1.1%
- Labour Union 1 0 seats
- 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 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
44.4%
Share of the vote won by Civic Platform
It led Law and Justice by 17.0 points of the vote.
+10 seats
Seats gained by Civic Platform
The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland lost 6 seats.
24.6%
Voter turnout
Up 3.7 points on 2004.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 25 | +10 | 44.4 | +20.3 | 3,271,852 |
| Law and Justice | 15 | +8 | 27.4 | +14.7 | 2,017,607 |
| Democratic Left Alliance | 6 | +2 | 12.3 | +3.0 | 908,765 |
| Polish People's Party | 3 | −1 | 7.0 | +0.7 | 516,146 |
| Democratic / Freedom / Unionwith Social Democracy of Poland | 0 | −4 | 2.4 | −4.9 | 179,602 |
| Right Wing of the Republic | 0 | 1.9 | 143,966 | ||
| Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | 0 | −6 | 1.5 | −9.3 | 107,185 |
| Libertas Poland | 0 | 1.1 | 83,754 | ||
| Real Politics Union / Congress of the New Right | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | −0.8 | 81,146 |
| Labour Union | 1 | 0 |
± is the change against the Poland 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Civic Platform 3,271,852
- Law and Justice 2,017,607
- Democratic Left Alliance 908,765
- Polish People's Party 516,146
- Democratic / Freedom / Union 179,602
- Right Wing of the Republic 143,966
- Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland 107,185
- Libertas Poland 83,754
- Real Politics Union / Congress of the New Right 81,146
- Labour Union
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?
24.6% of the 30,565,272 registered voters cast a ballot (7,505,261 ballots), up 3.7 points on 2004. 7,364,763 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Civic Platform44.4% of votes50.0% of seats
- Law and Justice27.4% of votes30.0% of seats
- Democratic Left Alliance12.3% of votes12.0% of seats
- Polish People's Party7.0% of votes6.0% of seats
- Democratic / Freedom / Union2.4% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.4 by votes and 2.8 by seats; Civic Platform led Law and Justice by 17.0 points of the vote.
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