All Poland elections

1991 Polish Parliamentary Election

The first fully free Sejm

27 October 1991 · The Third Republic · 460 seats, 51 for a majority

Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 27 October 1991 to elect deputies to the First Term Sejm and the Senate, the two houses of the National Assembly. The 1991 election was notable on several counts.

Prime Minister before

Prime Minister (continued)

Largest force

Democratic Union

62 of 460 seats

Turnout

43.2%

The result

Share of the Sejm
Democratic Union62
1 382 05112.3%
Democratic Left Alliance60
1 344 82012.0%
Catholic Electoral Action49
980 3048.7%
Polish People's Party48
972 9528.7%
Confederation of Independent Poland46
841 7387.5%
Centre Civic Alliance44
977 3448.7%
Liberal Democratic Congress37
839 9787.5%
Peasants' Agreement28
613 6265.5%

86 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.