2005 Polish Parliamentary Election

25 September 2005 · The Third Republic · 460 seats, 51 for a majority

Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 25 September 2005. All 460 members of the Sejm and 100 senators of the Senate were elected.

Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Iraq War (2003–2011). Conflicts →

Prime Minister before

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Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

Law and Justice

155 of 460 seats

Turnout

40.5%

The result

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Law and Justice

Jarosław Kaczyński · 27.0% of votes · +111 seats

155

seats

Civic Platform

24.1% of votes · +68 seats

133

seats

Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland

11.4% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Democratic Left Alliance

Wojciech Olejniczak · 11.3% of votes · +161 seats

seats

League of Polish Families

Roman Giertych · 8.0% of votes · +4 seats

seats

Polish People's Party

Waldemar Pawlak · 7.0% of votes · +17 seats

seats

German Minority Electoral Committee

0.3% of votes · 0 seats

seats


Law and Justice	Jarosław Kaczyński	155	+111	3 185 714	27.0%	+17.5
Civic Platform	—	133	+68	2 849 259	24.1%	—
Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland	—	56	+3	1 347 355	11.4%	—
Democratic Left Alliance	Wojciech Olejniczak	55	+161	1 335 257	11.3%	-29.7
League of Polish Families	Roman Giertych	34	+4	940 762	8.0%	+0.1
Polish People's Party	Waldemar Pawlak	25	+17	821 656	7.0%	-2.0
German Minority Electoral Committee	—	2	0	34 469	0.3%	—