2024 European Parliament election in Poland

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2024 European Parliament election in Poland
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  2019 June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09)2029 

All 53 Polish seats to the European Parliament
Registered29,098,155
Turnout11,829,556 (40.7%)
Decrease2.svg 5.0 pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Leader Marcin Kierwiński Małgorzata Gosiewska Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik
Party Civic Coalition (PO) United Right (PiS) Confederation (NN)
Alliance EPP ECR ESN/PfE/NI
Last election14 seats, 25.4% [a] 27 seats, 45.4%0 seats, 4.6%
Seats won21206
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote4,359,4434,253,1691,420,287
Percentage37.1%36.2%12.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 11.7 ppDecrease2.svg 9.2 ppIncrease2.svg 7.5 pp

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
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Leader Michał Kobosko Robert Biedroń
Party Third Way (PL2050) The Left (NL)
Alliance EPP/RE S&D
Last election3 seats, 4.6% [a] 8 seats, 13.3% [b]
Seats won33
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 5
Popular vote813,238741,071
Percentage6.9%6.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.3 ppDecrease2.svg 7.0 pp

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Election result and the plurality list's popular vote in each constituency

The 2024 European Parliament election in Poland was held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the first to take place after Brexit. [1]

Contents

Background

Poland will elect 53 Members of the European Parliament. Compared to last election, Poland is entitled to one more MEP in this election. [2] Political parties have to clear a 5% threshold to be awarded seats. Voters can indicate preferences for specific candidates of the party they chose. Turnout affects how many seats are awarded to each of the 13 constituencies. [3]

MEPs by European political group (pre-election)

National partySeats/52EP groupSeats/705
Law and Justice 25  European Conservatives and Reformists 67
Sovereign Poland 2
Civic Platform 13  European People's Party 177
Polish People's Party 2
Independent 1
New Left 6  Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats 140
The Left for Europe1
  Poland 2050 1  Renew Europe 102
Independent1  Greens–European Free Alliance 72

Lists

Electoral committees registered in all constituencies

ListIdeologyEU positionLeader(s)EP Group2019 resultSeats before the electionCandidates
Votes (%)Seats
1TD Third Way
Trzecia Droga
Christian democracy
Liberal conservatism
Pro-Europeanism Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
Szymon Hołownia
EPP
RE
4.6% [a]
3 / 52
3 / 52
130
2KWiN Confederation Liberty and Independence
Konfederacja Wolność i Niepodległość
Polish nationalism
Economic liberalism
Hard Euroscepticism Sławomir Mentzen
Krzysztof Bosak
Grzegorz Braun
N/A4.6%
0 / 52
0 / 52
130
3BS Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy
Regionalism
Localism
Pro-Europeanism Robert Raczyński  [ pl ]N/AN/A
0 / 52
0 / 52
129
4PolExit PolExit
Traditional conservatism [4] Hard Euroscepticism Stanisław Żółtek N/A0.1%
0 / 52
0 / 52
127
5KO Civic Coalition
Koalicja Obywatelska
Liberalism
Liberal conservatism
Social liberalism
Green politics
Pro-Europeanism Donald Tusk
Barbara Nowacka
Adam Szłapka
Urszula Zielińska
EPP
RE
G/EFA
25.41% [a]
14 / 52
15 / 52
130
6L The Left
Lewica
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Progressivism
Pro-Europeanism Włodzimierz Czarzasty
Robert Biedroń
Magdalena Biejat
Adrian Zandberg
S&D 13.3% [b]
8 / 52
7 / 52
130
7PiS Law and Justice
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość
National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Soft Euroscepticism Jarosław Kaczyński ECR 45.4%
27 / 52
23 / 52
130

Electoral committees registered in more than one constituency

ListIdeologyEU positionLeader(s)EP Group2019 resultSeats before the election# of constituenciesCandidates
Votes (%)Seats
8NK Normal Country
Normalny Kraj
Anti-establishment
Right-wing populism
Soft Euroscepticism Wiesław Lewicki N/AN/A
0 / 52
0 / 52
544
9PL!SP Liberal Poland Entrepreneurs' Strike
Polska Liberalna Strajk Przedsiębiorców
Libertarianism
Populism
Pro-Europeanism Paweł Tanajno N/AN/A
0 / 52
0 / 52
643
10RNP Repair Poland Movement
Ruch Naprawy Polski
National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Soft Euroscepticism Romuald Starosielec N/A0.0%
0 / 52
0 / 52
217

Electoral committees registered in a single constituency

ListIdeologyEU positionLeader(s)ConstituencyCandidates
GSP Voice of Strong Poland
Głos Silnej Polski
Russophilia
Anti-Ukrainian sentiment
Anti-Americanism
Hard Euroscepticism Leszek Sykulski
Krzysztof Tołwiński
5 – Masovian 9

Electoral committees

43 committees applied for registration, of which 40 have been registered: 28 political parties, nine voters committees and four coalitions. One committee self-dissolved and two were denied registration. [5]

Electoral committees
TypeCommitteeStatus
1Party Normal Country Fielded lists
2PartyNormal PolandRegistered
3PartyFree EuropeRegistered
4Party Repair Poland Movement Fielded lists
5Party Confederation Liberty and Independence Fielded lists
6Party PolExit Fielded lists
7Voters Prosperity and Peace Movement Registered
8Party Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland Registered
9PartyIndependenceSelf-dissolved
10Party Right-Wing Registered
11Voters Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists Registered
12PartySocial AlternativeRegistered
13Party Liberal Poland – Entrepreneurs' Strike Fielded lists
14Party Slavic Union Registered
15Voters Voice of Strong Poland Fielded lists
16Party Self-Defence Registered
17Party Congress of the New Right Registered
18Party New Hope Registered
19PartyNonpartisansRegistered
20Party Pro-Polish Confederation Registered
21Voters Nonpartisan Localists-Normal Poland in Normal Europe Fielded lists
22Coalition PolExit IndependenceRegistered
23Voters Polexit?It's High Time! Registered
24Coalition The Left Fielded lists
25Coalition Civic Coalition Fielded lists
26PartyPeople's Party "Patrimony" RPRegistered
27Party Silesians Together Registered
28Party Law and Justice Fielded lists
29PartyMovement of Unity of PolesRegistered
30PartyPolish National InterestRegistered
31Party Social Democracy of Poland Registered
32Voters Farmers from the Baltic to the Tatras Registered
33Party Confederation of the Polish Crown Registered
34Coalition Third Way Poland 2050 of Szymon Hołownia - Polish People's Party Fielded lists
35PartyCompatriotsRegistered
36VotersSocial PolandRegistered
37PartyConservative PartyRegistered
38Party Sovereign Poland Registered
39Party Labour Faction Registered
40Voters„Together for the Community"Registered
41VotersResidents of RP and Marcin LatosRejected
42VotersNonpartisan Anti-SystemRegistered
43Party „Piast” Faction Rejected

Leaders by constituency

Registered lists with a numbers on a ballot paper
Constituency1234567
TD KWiN BS PolExit KO L PiS
1 - Pomeranian Wioleta Tomczak Przemysław Wipler Natalia KruczekJakub Perkowski Janusz Lewandowski Katarzyna Ueberhan Anna Fotyga
2 - Kuyavian-Pomeranian Ryszard Bober Sławomir OzdykSławomir WoźniakKrzysztof Czerepiuk Krzysztof Brejza Piotr Kowal Kosma Złotowski
3 - Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian Paweł Zalewski Piotr LisieckiUrszula BrzozowskaMiłosz Kuziemka Jacek Protas Bożena Przyłuska Maciej Wąsik
4 - Warsaw Michał Kobosko Krystian Kamiński Marek WochTomasz Kwiatkowski Marcin Kierwiński Robert Biedroń Małgorzata Gosiewska
5 - Masovian Bożena Żelazowska Rafał ForyśPiotr BakunMonika Żółtek Andrzej Halicki Anna Maria Żukowska Adam Bielan
6 - Łódź Jolanta Zięba-Gzik Jacek Wilk Jacek BartyzelAntoni Sajdak Dariusz Joński Marek Belka Witold Waszczykowski
7 - Greater Poland Krzysztof Hetman Anna Bryłka Przemysław GrzegorekTomasz Krzcziuk Ewa Kopacz Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus Wojciech Kolarski
8 - Lublin Sławomir Ćwik Mirosław Piotrowski Beata Tyrka-Stećko Leszek Samborski Marta Wcisło Agata Fisz Mariusz Kamiński
9 - Subcarpathian Elżbieta Burkiewicz Tomasz Buczek Paweł FrankiewiczGrzegorz Rykała Elżbieta Łukacijewska Wiktoria Barańska Daniel Obajtek
10 - Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie Adam Jarubas Konrad Berkowicz Stanisław Skuza Stanisław Żółtek Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz Andrzej Szejna Beata Szydło
11 - Silesian Michał Gramatyka Marcin Sypniewski Janusz Korwin-Mikke Tomasz Skóra Borys Budka Maciej Konieczny Jadwiga Wiśniewska
12 - Lower Silesian and Opole Róża Thun Stanisław Tyszka Oskar KidaNorbert Czarnek Bogdan Zdrojewski Krzysztof Śmiszek Anna Zalewska
13 - Lubusz and West Pomeranian Michał Kamiński Magdalena SosnowskaKrzysztof ŁopatowskiJanusz Żurek Bartosz Arłukowicz Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz Joachim Brudziński

Opinion polling

Polling firm/LinkFieldwork
date
Sample
size
United Right
ECR
Third Way
EPPRen.
Civic Coalition
EPPG/EFARen.
The Left
S&D
Confederation
NI
There is One Poland
NI
Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy
NI
PolExit
NI
OthersDon't knowLead
Law and Justice Kukiz'15 New Left Left Together
SLD Spring
IPSOS (Late Poll) 10 June35.7
20
7.3
4
37.4
20
6.6
3
11.8
6
0.8
0
0.3
0
0.1
0
1.7
IPSOS 9 June33.9
19
8.2
4
38.2
21
6.6
3
11.9
6
0.8
0
0.3
0
0.1
0
4.3
Pollster / Republika 6–7 Jun 20241,08333113491211
OGB 4–7 Jun 202480036.04
18
7.54
5
37.45
20
5.01
4
11.49
6
0.59
0
0.15
0
1.73
0
1.41
IBRiS / "Wydarzenia" Polsat 6 Jun 202430.59.631.58.19.70.60.110.01.0
Pollster / "SE.pl" 5–6 Jun 20241,03131.6311.6534.868.9410.722.203.23
IPSOS / OKO.press, TOK FM 4–6 Jun 20241,0002910337112174
ewybory.eu 17 May–6 Jun 20245,70933.710.933.39.610.21.70.50.10.4
Opinia24 / Gazeta Wyborcza 4–5 Jun 20241,00129.8
19
8.9
5
32.1
20
7.7
4
9
5
3.6
0
8.92.3
Opinia24 / TVN 4–5 Jun 20241,0003293481021132
CBOS 20 May–5 Jun 20241,03828.911.433.49.710.50.50.45.34.5
IPSOS / TVP 3–4 June 202429.2
16
10.9
6
34.5
20
8.0
4
13.6
7
2.6
0
0.6
0
5.3
IBRiS / Onet 3 Jun 20241,06731.3
18
11.6
7
33.1
19
8.2
4
9.0
5
0.2
0
6.61.8
IBRiS / "Wydarzenia" Polsat 3 Jun 2024 [g] 30.110.729.58.09.52.00.110.00.6
Research Partner 31 May–3 Jun 20241,07332.1
20
9.0
5
31.5
19
6.5
4
9.4
5
2.9
0
0.1
0
8.50.6
CBOS 20 May–2 Jun 20241,03829122771021112
United Surveys / WP.pl 24–26 May 20241,00030.810.832.47.811.70.30.20.15.91.6
IPSOS / TVP 22–25 May 20241,0003092981310191
IBRiS / "Wydarzenia" Polsat 20 May 2024 [h] 30.010.130.88.18.82.10.010.10.8
Opinia24 13–14 May 20241,000298316102132
United Surveys / DGP, RMF 10–12 May 20241,00032.7
19
12.6
7
30.3
17
9.6
5
8.6
5
0.9
0
0.0 [6]
0
0.2
0
5.12.4
IPSOS / OKO.press, TOK FM 26 Apr–9 May 20241,0962792881021121
IBRiS / "Wydarzenia" Polsat 7–8 May 20241,00029.312.128.39.79.91.59.21.0
Opinia24 / TOK FM 6–8 May 20241,00130.67.730.89.08.32.710.90.2
29 Apr 2024 Confederation announces There is One Poland candidates on their lists. [7]
OGB 22–25 Apr 202480432.66
18
13.81
7
33.21
18
5.57
3
12.30
7
2.45
0
0.55
Ipsos / Euronews 23 Feb–5 Mar 20241,00029.216.531.38.413.92.1
Opinia24 / TOK FM 26–28 Feb 20241,00222113111103 [i] 119
Opinia24 / More In Common Polska 2–13 Feb 20242,02729.014.033.58.57.51.36.24.5
Portland Communications 24–31 Jan 20246322916359836
Parliamentary election 15 Oct 202321,596,674 [j] 35.3814.4030.708.617.161.631.860.284.68
Parliamentary election 13 Oct 201918,678,457 [k] 43.598.5527.4012.566.810.780.3116.19
European election 26 May 201913,647,311 [l] 45.38
27
3.69
0
38.47
22
6.06
3
1.24
0
4.55
0
0.060.546.91

Results

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Civic Coalition Civic Platform 3,535,26030.0617+5
Polish Initiative 194,1091.651New
Independents and others630,0745.363+1
Total4,359,44337.0621+7
United Right Law and Justice 3,575,52330.4018–3
Sovereign Poland 575,2614.892+1
Independents102,3850.870–4
Total4,253,16936.1620–7
Confederation New Hope 375,1403.193New
National Movement 328,3882.792New
Confederation of the Polish Crown 302,3172.571New
Independents and others414,4423.5200
Total1,420,28712.086+6
Third Way Polish People's Party 366,9013.122–1
Poland 2050 306,2982.601New
Independents and others140,0391.1900
Total813,2386.9130
The Left New Left 458,1903.903–5
Independents and others282,8812.4100
Total741,0716.303–5
Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy 108,9260.930New
PolExit 29,1950.2500
Normal Country 20,3080.170New
Liberal Poland – Entrepreneurs' Strike 9,4530.080New
Repair Poland Movement 4,7370.0400
Voice of Strong Poland 2,1670.020New
Total11,761,994100.0053+1
Valid votes11,761,99499.43
Invalid/blank votes67,7310.57
Total votes11,829,725100.00
Registered voters/turnout29,098,15540.65
Source: PKW
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Results of the 2024 European parliament election in Poland by voivodeships
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By constituency

Constituency Civic Coalition Law and Justice Confederation Third Way The Left Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy PolExit Normal Country PL!SP Others
%Seats%Seats%Seats%Seats%Seats%Seats%Seats%Seats%Seats%Seats
1 – Pomeranian 51.06228.0719.3705.4004.6501.1300.330
2 – Kuyavian-Pomeranian 44.38131.30110.2407.9804.7100.8700.2700.240
3 – Podlaskie and Warmian–Masurian 37.36136.75112.7107.8703.6001.0100.2500.440
4 – Warsaw 44.46324.82211.9617.06110.4111.0600.230
5 – Masovian 23.81149.17212.9409.1003.2500.7000.2000.2200.1000.50 [m] 0
6 – Łódź 33.29138.60110.9605.9109.9300.8300.2500.220
7 – Greater Poland 38.85228.92113.1819.2418.0610.7600.2300.5300.240
8 – Lublin 26.00147.16115.1106.9503.2901.1900.300
9 – Subcarpathian 23.73152.87215.2304.7102.0701.1600.240
10 – Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie 26.96244.05314.1418.8114.7300.7200.2500.2700.080
11 – Silesian 41.42336.45210.1515.5604.6300.7000.2100.4700.1600.25 [n] 0
12 – Lower Silesian and Opole 41.59231.48211.7114.9008.8511.2200.260
13 – Lubusz and West Pomeranian 44.49129.7719.2405.8209.4700.9600.260
Poland37.062136.162012.0866.9136.3030.9300.2500.1700.0800.060
Source: National Electoral Commission

Electorate demographics

DemographicTurnout Civic Coalition Law and Justice Confederation Third Way The Left Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy PolExit Others
Total vote40.2%37.4%35.9%12.0%6.9%6.6%0.8%0.3%0.1%
Sex
Men40.2%35.2%34.4%16.4%6.8%5.8%0.9%0.4%0.1%
Women40.3%40.0%35.7%8.1%7.2%7.9%0.8%0.2%0.1%
Age
18–29 years old26.5%26.4%16.2%30.0%9.8%15.3%1.6%0.5%0.2%
30–39 years old34.0%32.4%24.0%22.4%9.5%9.4%1.5%0.5%0.3%
40–49 years old39.9%40.5%29.7%12.8%8.5%6.9%1.0%0.5%0.1%
50–59 years old48.8%39.8%39.5%8.8%6.7%4.3%0.6%0.3%0.0%
60 or older46.5%40.6%46.1%3.9%4.4%4.5%0.3%0.1%0.1%
Occupation
Company ownern/a47.2%21.2%16.7%7.6%5.7%0.9%0.5%0.2%
Manager/expertn/a46.3%19.7%13.1%9.3%10.3%0.9%0.3%0.1%
Admin/servicesn/a37.9%28.5%14.6%9.0%8.2%1.2%0.3%0.2%
Farmern/a11.6%61.9%15.5%7.7%2.2%0.6%0.5%0.0%
Workern/a24.4%47.2%17.3%6.1%3.2%1.1%0.5%0.2%
Studentn/a29.1%14.7%24.6%10.9%18.5%1.4%0.6%0.2%
Unemployedn/a27.2%42.8%14.3%7.2%7.3%1.0%0.1%0.1%
Retiredn/a40.6%46.3%3.7%4.2%4.7%0.4%0.1%0.0%
Othersn/a33.2%32.5%17.6%6.7%8.1%1.3%0.4%0.2%
Agglomeration
Rural35.6%26.1%46.4%15.0%7.7%3.6%0.8%0.3%0.1%
<50,000 pop.38.3%37.8%36.8%11.6%7.0%5.5%0.8%0.4%0.1%
51,000 - 200,000 pop.41.4%46.0%30.8%10.1%5.7%6.0%1.0%0.3%0.1%
201,000 – 500,000 pop.47.0%50.1%27.4%8.5%6.3%6.6%0.7%0.3%0.1%
>500,000 pop.53.9%46.1%20.2%9.8%6.5%16.0%0.9%0.4%0.1%
Education
Elementaryn/a19.5%61.6%9.6%4.9%3.2%0.8%0.2%0.2%
Vocationaln/a24.3%58.2%8.8%5.3%2.4%0.7%0.2%0.1%
Secondaryn/a36.7%36.4%13.2%6.6%5.8%0.8%0.4%0.1%
Highern/a45.4%22.6%12.8%8.1%9.7%0.9%0.3%0.2%
Sejm vote in 2023
Law and Justice n/a1.3%91.1%6.1%1.0%0.2%0.2%0.1%0.0%
Civic Coalition n/a86.9%1.2%2.0%3.8%5.6%0.3%0.1%0.1%
Third Way n/a35.3%6.0%8.6%41.5%6.3%1.6%0.1%0.4%
The Left n/a28.6%2.7%3.2%4.6%59.6%0.8%0.4%0.1%
Confederation n/a4.0%7.3%84.4%1.6%0.6%1.4%0.7%0.0%
Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy n/a14.3%28.1%22.0%9.0%4.3%20.6%1.1%0.6%
There is One Poland n/a6.6%23.4%54.8%3.6%1.4%4.6%5.0%0.6%
Othersn/a22.0%13.6%31.3%5.2%13.0%7.1%5.9%1.9%
Didn't voten/a26.1%30.3%24.4%9.8%6.2%2.4%0.5%0.3%
Don't remembern/a29.8%32.3%16.3%11.6%6.3%2.0%1.3%0.4%
Second-round president vote in 2020
Andrzej Duda n/a3.0%78.2%14.8%2.6%0.6%0.5%0.2%0.1%
Rafał Trzaskowski n/a72.4%1.3%4.0%9.1%12.3%0.6%0.2%0.1%
Didn't voten/a25.5%15.6%35.0%11.5%9.1%2.3%0.8%0.2%
Don't remembern/a31.9%22.5%22.1%12.7%6.7%2.7%1.0%0.4%
Source: Ipsos [8]

Aftermath

Civic Coalition won the most votes and finally overtook the Law and Justice party (de facto United Right) as the most supported list in Poland since the 2023 Polish parliamentary election. Also, it was the first time since the 2014 European Parliament election that a Civic Platform-led list won the most votes in Poland.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 As part of the European Coalition.
  2. 1 2 As part of the European Coalition and Spring.
  3. 1 2 Party leader of Wolnościowcy, Artur Dziambor, is running on Third Way list, while Dobromir Sośnierz is running on Confederation list.
  4. Dominika Korwin-Mikke is running as an individual New Hope member on Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy list.
  5. Jan Pietraga is running as an individual There is One Poland member on PolExit list.
  6. Patryk Olęncki is running as an individual New Hope member on Normal Country list.
  7. Publication date
  8. Publication date
  9. KORWiN – 1
  10. Turnout: 74,38%
  11. Turnout: 61,74%
  12. Turnout: 45,69%
  13. Voice of Strong Poland – 0.30
    Repair Poland Movement – 0.20
  14. Repair Poland Movement

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