There are 100 members of the Senate of Poland that were elected in the 2023 Polish parliamentary election. They were all elected in 100 single-member constituencies. [1] The Senate Pact 2023 alliance won 66 out of 100 seats.
They sit as part of the upper house of the 10th term Sejm and 11th term Senate of Poland.
As of 17 November 2024, senators are affiliated with following parliamentary groups: [2]
Parliamentary group | Affiliates | Chairperson | Senators | ||||
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Initial | Current | +/– | |||||
Civic Coalition (KO) Klub Parlamentarny Koalicja Obywatelska - Platforma Obywatelska, Nowoczesna, Inicjatywa Polska, Zieloni | Civic Platform (36) | Zbigniew Konwiński [3] MP, [a] chair Tomasz Grodzki Leader in the Senate | 41 | 41 | ![]() | ||
Independents (6) | |||||||
Law and Justice (PiS) Klub Parlamentarny Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | Law and Justice (29) | Mariusz Błaszczak [4] MP, [a] chair Stanisław Karczewski Vice-chair | 34 | 34 | ![]() | ||
Sovereign Poland (1) | |||||||
Independents (4) | |||||||
Third Way (TD) Klub Senacki Trzecia Droga | Poland 2050 (4) | Waldemar Pawlak | 12 | 12 | ![]() | ||
Polish People's Party (4) | |||||||
Agreement (1) | |||||||
Centre for Poland (1) | |||||||
Union of European Democrats (1) | |||||||
Independents (1) | |||||||
The Left (L) Koalicyjny Klub Parlamentarny Lewicy | New Left (5) | Anna Maria Żukowska [5] MP, [a] chair Anna Górska Vice-chair Maciej Kopiec Vice-chair | 9 | 9 | ![]() | ||
Independents (2) | |||||||
Labour Union (1) | |||||||
Polish Socialist Party (1) | |||||||
Independent and Self-Governing (NiS) Koło Senackie Niezależni i Samorządni | Independents (3) | Zygmunt Frankiewicz | 4 | 3 | ![]() | ||
Total | 100 | 100 | |||||
Vacancies | 1 | 1 |
Almost all were elected in single-member constituencies on 15 October 2023: [6] [7]
grey background | Indicates senators who left their seat during the term. |
beige background | Indicates senators who replaced former members. |
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