Polish parliamentary elections
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Polish parliamentary elections are nationwide votes held to choose representatives to the Sejm and Senate, shaping the composition and direction of Poland’s national legislature.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election
ⓘ
legislative election ⓘ national election ⓘ |
| citizenshipRequirement | Polish citizenship ⓘ |
| componentOf | political system of Poland ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| determines |
composition of the Sejm
ⓘ
composition of the Senate ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictTypeForSejm | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictTypeForSenate | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| electoralThresholdForCoalitions | 8% ⓘ |
| electoralThresholdForParties | 5% ⓘ |
| electorateIncludes | Polish citizens residing abroad ⓘ |
| elects |
Sejm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHeldInCurrentSystem | 1991 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sejm elections
ⓘ
Senate elections ⓘ |
| influences |
choice of Prime Minister of Poland
ⓘ
formation of the Council of Ministers ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Polish parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | national ⓘ |
| lowerHouseName | Sejm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPoliticalActors | political parties in Poland ⓘ |
| occurs | on a Sunday ⓘ |
| organisedBy | National Electoral Commission of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | elections in the Polish People's Republic ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Polish Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish Electoral Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultDetermines |
parliamentary majority
ⓘ
parliamentary opposition ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| sejmNumberOfMembers | 460 ⓘ |
| senateNumberOfMembers | 100 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | State Election Commission (Poland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthSejm | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLengthSenate | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfSuffrage | universal suffrage ⓘ |
| upperHouseName | Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethodForSejm | D'Hondt method NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| votingIs |
direct
ⓘ
secret ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystemForSejm |
open-list proportional representation
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ |
| votingSystemForSenate |
first-past-the-post
ⓘ
single-member constituencies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Democratic Left Alliance
subject surface form:
Democratic Left Alliance