1938 Polish parliamentary election

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1938 Polish parliamentary election
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  1935 6 November 1938 (1938-11-06) 1947  

All 208 seats in the Sejm
 Majority party
  Adam Koc.png
Leader Adam Koc
Party OZN
Seats won164

Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 6 November 1938, with Senate elections held a week later on 13 November. [1] They were the last elections in the Second Polish Republic. This election was held under the April Constitution of 1935, which was written to favor the Sanation movement.

Contents

The Camp of National Unity, the party of the Sanation movement, won 164 of the 208 seats in the Sejm and 66 of the 96 seats in the Senate. Opposition parties boycotted the election, with only Camp of National Unity, independents and pro-government minority parties participating.

Results

Sejm

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Camp of National Unity 164–17
Ukrainian Group 18–1
Jewish Group 5+2
German Minority 0–3
Other parties21+21
Total208+2
Valid votes11,324,01095.76
Invalid/blank votes501,9904.24
Total votes11,826,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,626,00067.09
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

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PartySeats+/–
Camp of National Unity 66–30
Ukrainian Group 6+6
Jewish Group 1+1
Independents23+23
Total960
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7