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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Senate of Poland | ||||
Term | 8 November 2011 – 11 November 2015 | ||||
Election | 2011 | ||||
Government | |||||
Website | www | ||||
Members | 100 senators | ||||
Senior Marshal | Kazimierz Kutz | ||||
Senate Marshal | Bogdan Borusewicz | ||||
Deputy Senate Marshals |
The 8th Senate of Poland was elected on 9 October 2011 at the 2011 parliamentary election and lasted between 8 November 2011 and 11 November 2015. [1] Senate Marshal was Bogdan Borusewicz (PO) for the third time in a row. [2]
Office | Holder | Terms of office | ||
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Senior Marshal | Kazimierz Kutz | 8 November 2011 [3] | ||
Marshal | Bogdan Borusewicz | 8 November 2011 [4] | 11 November 2015 | |
Deputy Marshals | Stanisław Karczewski | 8 November 2011 [5] | 11 November 2015 | |
Maria Pańczyk-Pozdziej | 8 November 2011 [5] | 11 November 2015 | ||
Jan Wyrowiński | 8 November 2011 [5] | 11 November 2015 |
Numbers of senators affiliated with following parliamentary clubs or caucuses as of the first and last day of the 8th term: [6]
Parliamentary group | Senators | |||
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Inaugural | Final | +/– | ||
Civic Platform | 63 | 57 | ![]() | |
Law and Justice | 30 | 32 | ![]() | |
Polish People's Party | 2 | 2 | ![]() | |
United Poland (Solidarna Polska) | 1 | — | ![]() | |
United Right (Zjednoczona Prawica) | — | 1 | ![]() | |
Independent Senators Caucus | 3 | 4 | ![]() | |
Non-inscrits | 1 | 3 | ![]() | |
Total | 100 | 99 | ![]() | |
Vacant | — | 1 | ![]() |
Full list of 100 senators elected on 9 October 2011 at 2011 election, [7] and 6 by-elected senators: [8] [9] [10] [11]
‡ | Indicates by-elected senators. |
Indicates senators, who left their seat during their term. | |
For details see § Departed/replaced. |
Senator | Office termination | Reason | Succeeded by | By-election (Turnout) | Assumed seat | ||
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Antoni Motyczka | 24 January 2013 [12] | Death | Bolesław Piecha | 21 April 2013 (11,14%) [8] | 24 April 2013 [13] | ||
Władysław Ortyl | 27 May 2013 [14] | Elected a voivodeship marshal of Subcarpathia [15] | Zdzisław Pupa | 8 September 2013 (15,84%) [9] | 19 September 2013 [16] | ||
Henryk Górski | 19 May 2014 [17] | Death | Maria Koc | 7 September 2014 (6.62%) [10] | 24 September 2014 [18] | ||
Beata Gosiewska | 25 May 2014 [19] | Elected a MEP for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie [20] | Jarosław Rusiecki | 7 September 2014 (7.93%) [10] | |||
Bolesław Piecha | 25 May 2014 [21] | Elected a MEP for Silesia [20] | Izabela Kloc | 7 September 2014 (9.44%) [10] | |||
Elżbieta Bieńkowska | 31 October 2014 [22] | Resigned | Czesław Ryszka | 8 February 2015 (7.34%) [11] | 4 May 2015 [23] | ||
Marek Ziółkowski | 7 July 2015 [24] | Appointed a Polish Ambasador to Morocco [25] | Vacant (127 days) | — |
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