Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 21 September 1997. All 460 members of the Sejm and 100 senators of the Senate were elected. The liberal conservative party Solidarity Electoral Action won the most seats in both chambers of parliament and formed a coalition government with the Freedom Union, another liberal party. The elections were a major setback for the Democratic Left Alliance and the Polish People's Party, which were forced out of government.

Opinion polls

Results Sejm

By constituency Constituency Turnout AWS SLD UW PSL ROP MNUP Others Lead%Seats%Seats%Seats%Seats%Seats%Seats%1 – Warsaw I 60.86 31.88 6 25.905 21.734 0.940 9.162 - -4.98 5.41 5.982 – Warsaw II 49.14 40.15 4 19.002 15.301 5.760 8.301 - -4.48 7.01 21.153 – Biała Podlaska 46.72 35.39 1 19.84 1 5.860 18.17 1 6.880 - -4.08 9.78 15.554 – Białystok 52.12 44.29 5 24.892 7.160 3.480 5.640 - -4.42 10.12 19.405 – Bielsko-Biała 56.15 43.01 5 21.062 15.592 4.830 4.800 - -3.82 6.89 21.956 – Bydgoszcz 48.16 27.624 36.99 5 11.501 6.421 4.460 - -4.36 8.65 9.377 – Chełm 39.26 23.891 28.66 2 7.910 12.830 8.960 - -4.58 13.17 4.778 – Ciechanów 38.40 28.731 29.69 2 6.860 14.491 6.550 - -5.67 8.01 0.969 – Częstochowa 45.01 30.603 31.36 4 9.841 6.480 4.820 - -5.37 11.53 0.7610 – Elbląg 40.97 26.26 2 33.92 2 12.701 6.420 5.970 - -6.15 8.58 7.6611 – Gdańsk 55.01 50.10 9 20.204 13.452 2.080 4.850 - -3.00 6.32 29.9012 – Gorzów Wielkopolski 42.88 25.68 2 35.23 2 14.141 8.650 3.070 - -6.89 6.34 9.5513 – Jelenia Góra 44.86 27.58 2 35.70 2 12.391 3.470 3.870 - -9.31 7.68 8.1214 – Kalisz 48.76 26.122 32.56 3 11.621 12.261 4.480 - -6.44 6.52 6.4415 – Sosnowiec 48.80 22.513 44.67 6 12.231 2.960 3.620 - -6.58 7.43 22.1616 – Katowice 44.53 31.99 7 26.925 22.524 3.110 3.260 - -4.39 7.81 5.0717 – Gliwice 45.63 34.77 6 23.104 17.303 2.650 5.041 - -4.41 11.73 10.6718 – Kielce 41.79 24.614 31.81 5 10.411 14.722 5.310 - -5.95 7.19 7.2019 – Konin 48.76 27.66 2 30.56 2 9.630 12.511 5.030 - -6.14 8.47 2.9020 – Koszalin 41.70 22.221 36.11 3 14.221 4.350 4.330 - -4.92 13.85 13.8921 – Kraków 53.48 40.76 7 17.643 20.603 4.230 4.840 - -3.13 8.80 20.1622 – Krosno 52.79 47.20 4 15.581 7.600 7.030 10.020 - -3.69 8.88 31.6223 – Legnica 44.35 32.492 34.88 3 10.750 4.800 3.930 - -5.47 7.68 2.3924 – Leszno 47.98 25.77 2 33.89 2 12.670 11.470 2.840 - -5.19 8.17 8.1225 – Lublin 47.06 35.41 4 23.193 9.141 11.641 8.821 - -5.31 6.49 12.2226 – Łomża 46.41 47.13 3 13.961 5.470 11.430 11.020 - -4.26 6.73 33.1727 – Łódź 50.11 28.844 37.07 5 14.832 1.800 6.440 - -4.28 6.74 8.2328 – Nowy Sącz 56.57 56.03 5 10.511 9.911 7.170 3.480 - -2.23 10.67 45.5229 – Olsztyn 42.49 25.863 33.40 4 15.161 5.680 5.610 - -5.74 8.55 7.5430 – Opole 42.19 25.50 3 22.26 3 13.832 4.920 4.800 16.9624.97 6.76 3.2431 – Ostrołęka 42.23 35.45 2 18.041 8.230 15.971 9.230 - -4.05 9.03 17.4132 – Piła 49.81 22.801 40.08 3 12.591 7.430 4.590 - -3.72 8.79 17.2833 – Piotrków Trybunalski 42.59 28.99 3 26.842 9.211 14.111 7.730 - -4.57 8.55 2.1534 – Płock 41.29 23.15 2 30.79 2 8.380 21.261 4.820 - -3.73 7.87 7.6435 – Poznań 53.26 26.955 31.35 6 18.313 4.710 3.230 - -6.80 8.65 4.436 – Przemyśl 52.15 43.78 3 15.441 7.850 13.640 5.130 - -2.70 11.46 28.3437 – Radom 43.56 32.50 3 22.052 10.091 14.351 8.411 - -4.18 8.42 10.4538 – Rzeszów 59.81 57.81 6 13.581 6.100 9.141 5.480 - -2.56 5.33 44.2339 – Siedlce 40.40 34.73 3 20.802 6.020 20.592 6.690 - -3.65 7.52 13.9340 – Sieradz 42.35 24.961 29.36 2 8.810 16.741 5.790 - -6.84 7.50 4.441 – Skierniewice 41.78 25.49 2 24.511 9.650 19.581 6.600 - -3.80 10.37 0.9842 – Słupsk 42.46 25.97 2 35.05 2 12.830 7.220 3.940 - -5.69 9.30 9.0843 – Suwałki 40.80 33.34 3 27.042 10.570 8.990 5.380 - -6.05 8.63 6.3044 – Szczecin 45.16 28.24 4 34.87 4 17.282 3.090 3.550 - -5.07 7.90 6.6345 – Tarnobrzeg 46.44 39.29 3 23.732 7.110 11.601 8.000 - -2.80 7.47 15.5646 – Tarnów 53.68 51.48 5 12.201 9.190 11.911 4.880 - -3.47 6.87 39.2847 – Toruń 43.91 28.41 3 32.71 3 14.091 7.160 4.490 - -5.28 7.86 4.348 – Wałbrzych 45.31 27.693 38.36 4 11.651 3.860 3.980 - -6.68 7.78 10.6749 – Włocławek 40.41 25.161 38.35 3 7.420 10.830 5.870 - -6.19 6.18 13.1950 – Wrocław 60.86 33.02 5 25.964 20.653 4.040 5.080 - -4.57 6.68 7.0651 – Zamość 46.05 33.43 2 18.951 5.260 24.582 8.450 - -3.35 5.98 8.8552 – Zielona Góra 44.90 28.59 3 37.37 3 11.701 6.870 3.200 - -5.73 6.54 8.78 National list - - 29 -23 -11 -6 - - - - - -Poland 47.93 33.83201 27.13164 13.3760 7.3127 5.566 0.3924.74 7.67 6.70

Senate

By voivodeship VoivodeshipTotal seatsSeats wonAWSSLDUWROPPSLOthersBiała Podlaska22Białystok22Bielsko211Bydgoszcz211Chełm211Ciechanów211Częstochowa211Elbląg211Gdańsk211Gorzów211Jelenia Góra211Kalisz211Katowice3111Kielce211Konin211Koszalin211Kraków211Krosno22Legnica211Leszno211Lublin211Łomża22Łódź211Nowy Sącz22Olsztyn211Opole211Ostrołęka211Piła211Piotrków211Płock211Poznań211Przemyśl22Radom211Rzeszów22Siedlce211Sieradz211Skierniewice22Słupsk211Suwałki211Szczecin211Tarnobrzeg22Tarnów211Toruń211Wałbrzych22Warsaw3111Włocławek22Wrocław22Zamość211Zielona Góra22 Total 10051288535Source: National Electoral Commission

References

Obwieszczenie Państwowej Komisji Wyborczej z dn. 25 IX 1997 r., Monitor Polski. Nr 64, poz. 620 Obwieszczenie PKW z dn. 25 IX 1997 r., M.P. Nr 64, poz. 621

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