1995 Polish Presidential Election
5 November and 19 November 1995 · The direct-election era · two-round vote
Presidential elections were held in Poland on 5 November 1995, with a second round on 19 November. The leader of Social Democracy, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, and incumbent President Lech Wałęsa advanced to the second round.
President before
Lech Wałęsa
Independent
Elected President
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
SdRP
Winning share
51.7%
second round
Turnout
64.7%
second round 68.2%
The result
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Democratic Left Alliance (SdRP) · 6 275 670 votes
51.72%
second round
Lech Wałęsa
Independent · 5 917 328 votes
48.28%
second round
Jacek Kuroń
Freedom Union · 1 646 946 votes
9.22%
first round
Jan Olszewski
Movement for the Republic · 1 225 453 votes
6.86%
first round
Waldemar Pawlak
Polish People's Party · 770 419 votes
4.31%
first round
Tadeusz Zieliński
Labor Union · 631 432 votes
3.53%
first round
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz
Independent · 492 628 votes
2.76%
first round
Janusz Korwin-Mikke
Real Politics Union · 428 969 votes
2.40%
first round
Andrzej Lepper
Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland · 235 797 votes
1.32%
first round
Jan Pietrzak
Independent · 201 033 votes
1.12%
first round
Tadeusz Koźluk
Independent · 27 259 votes
0.15%
first round
Kazimierz Piotrowicz
Independent · 12 591 votes
0.07%
first round