1919 Polish Parliamentary Election
The constituent Sejm26 January 1919 · The Second Republic · 394 seats, 198 for a majority
Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 26 January 1919, electing the first Sejm of the Second Polish Republic. The elections, based on universal suffrage and proportional representation, was the first free election in the country's history.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920); Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Popular National Union
140 of 394 seats
Turnout
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The result
Popular National Union
29.0% of votes
140
seats
Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie"
15.1% of votes
59
seats
Polish People's Party "Piast"
4.2% of votes
46
seats
Polish Socialist Party
9.2% of votes
35
seats
Polish People's Union
3.8% of votes
35
seats
National Workers' Union
1.2% of votes
32
seats
Catholic People's Party
1.8% of votes
18
seats
Polish People's Party "Left"
3.5% of votes
12
seats
17 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.