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
| Share of the Sejm | |||||||
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| Democratic Bloc | Bolesław Bierut | 394 | — | 9 003 682 | 80.1% | — | |
| PSL | Stanisław Mikołajczyk | 28 | — | 1 154 847 | 10.3% | — | |
| SP | Tadeusz Michejda | 12 | — | 530 979 | 4.7% | — | |
| PSL "NW" | Bronisław Drzewiecki | 7 | — | 397 754 | 3.5% | — |
3 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.