1935 Polish parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in
April Constitution, drawn up earlier in 1935 by the Sanation movement, which had changed the electoral system to one more in its favor. In protest, the opposition boycotted the elections and voter turnout was only 45.9%, the lowest in the history of the Second Republic.[2]
The
Sejm
and all 96 seats in the Senate.
Results
Sejm
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government | 6,118,695 | 86.61 | 181 | –68 | |
Bloc of National Minorities | 946,305 | 13.39 | 25 | –8 | |
Total | 7,065,000 | 100.00 | 206 | –238 | |
Valid votes | 7,065,000 | 94.15 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 439,000 | 5.85 | |||
Total votes | 7,504,000 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 16,332,000 | 45.95 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Of the 25 seats won by the
German Minority.[3]
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government | 96 | +19 | |||
Total | 96 | –15 | |||
Total votes | 167,000 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 267,000 | 62.55 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1492
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1510