Polish parliamentary election of 1991
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The Polish parliamentary election of 1991 was the first fully free and competitive legislative election in post-communist Poland, resulting in a highly fragmented Sejm and marking a key step in the country’s democratic transition.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1991 Polish parliamentary election | 1 |
| Polish parliamentary election, 1991 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| abolishedOrReplacedSystem | remnants of the communist-era electoral framework ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high party fragmentation
ⓘ
large number of small parties and electoral committees ⓘ weak party institutionalization ⓘ |
| context | post-communist political transformation in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| electoralBody |
Sejm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystemForSejm | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralSystemForSenate | majoritarian system ⓘ |
| followedBy | Polish parliamentary election of 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormedBy |
coalition including Centre Agreement
ⓘ
coalition including Christian National Union ⓘ coalition including Party of Christian Democrats ⓘ |
| isFirst | first fully free and competitive legislative election in post-communist Poland ⓘ |
| keyEventIn | democratic transition of Poland ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaign | Polish ⓘ |
| largestPartyInSejm | Democratic Union (Poland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestPartyInSejmSeatCount | 62 ⓘ |
| ledTo | formation of a coalition government ⓘ |
| legalBasis | 1991 electoral law for the Sejm and Senate ⓘ |
| location | territory of the Republic of Poland ⓘ |
| mainIssue | post-communist political and economic reforms ⓘ |
| numberOfElectoralCommitteesWinningSejmSeats | 29 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContestedInSejm | 460 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContestedInSenate | 100 ⓘ |
| otherSignificantParty |
Centre Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian National Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Confederation of Independent Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberal Democratic Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ Solidarity trade union electoral committees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Polish parliamentary election of 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Jan Olszewski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
highly fragmented Sejm
ⓘ
no single party winning a majority ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyInSejm | SLD (Democratic Left Alliance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyInSejmSeatCount | 60 ⓘ |
| significance | consolidation of democratic institutions in Poland ⓘ |
| thirdLargestPartyInSejm | Polish People’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdLargestPartyInSejmSeatCount | 48 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | presidency of Lech Wałęsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | 1991-10-27 ⓘ |
| usedElectoralThreshold | false ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutPercentage | 43.2 ⓘ |
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1991 Polish parliamentary election