1947 Polish Parliamentary Election
The rigged election17 January 1947 · The People's Republic · 444 seats
Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 19 January 1947, the first since World War II.
Rigged outright: the count was falsified and the opposition terrorised. Recorded here as history, not as an election.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Democratic Bloc
394 of 444 seats
Turnout
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The result
Democratic Bloc
Bolesław Bierut · 80.1% of votes
394
seats
PSL
Stanisław Mikołajczyk · 10.3% of votes
28
seats
SP
Tadeusz Michejda · 4.7% of votes
12
seats
PSL "NW"
Bronisław Drzewiecki · 3.5% of votes
7
seats
3 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.