Polish parliamentary election, 1997

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The Polish parliamentary election in 1997 to the Sejm and Senate of Poland was held on the 21st September. In the Sejm elections, 47.93% of citizens cast their votes, 96.12% of which were counted as valid. In the Senate elections, 46.92% of citizens cast their votes, 97.82% of which were valid. The election was won by the right-wing party of Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność. The Left-wing Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej came second. AWS formed a coalition with another right-wing party, the Unia Wolności.

Party/Coalition (C)	Votes		Members
Party/Coalition (C)	Number	%	Number	%
Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność (C)	4 427 373	33,83	201	43,7
Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (C)	3 551 224	27,13	164	35,7
Unia Wolności	1 749 518	13,37	60	13,0
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe	956 184	7,31	27	5,9
Ruch Odbudowy Polski	727 072	5,56	6	1,3
Unia Pracy	620 611	4,74	0	0,0
Krajowa Partia Emerytów i Rencistów	284 826	2,18	0	0,0
Unia Prawicy Rzeczypospolitej	266 317	2,03	0	0,0
Krajowe Porozumienie Emerytów i Rencistów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej	212 826	1,63	0	0,0
Blok dla Polski	178 395	1,36	0	0,0

Senat election

Affiliation	Members
Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność	51
Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej	28
Unia Wolności	8
Ruch Odbudowy Polski	5
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe	3
Independents	5

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Obwieszczenie Państwowej Komisji Wyborczej z dn. 25 IX 1997 r., Monitor Polski. Nr 64, poz. 620
Obwieszczenie PKW z dn. 25 IX 1997 r., M.P. Nr 64, poz. 621pl:Wybory parlamentarne w Polsce 1997