1969 Polish parliamentary election
1 June 1969 (1969-06-01)
All 460 seats in the Sejm
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Władysław Gomułka Czesław Wycech Stanisław Kulczyński
Party PZPR ZSL SD
Leader since 21 October 1956 1962 1956
Last election 255 seats 117 seats 39
Seats won 255 117 39
Seat change 0 0 0

Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 1 June 1969.[1] The results, like with the other elections in communist Poland, were controlled by the communist government. The results of the 1969 election were identical to the 1965 elections and were repeated in 1972.

Results

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Front of National UnityPolish United Workers' Party20,473,11499.222550
United People's Party1170
Democratic Party390
Independents490
Blank ballots161,5690.78––
Total20,634,683100.004600
Valid votes20,634,68399.96
Invalid votes7,7660.04
Total votes20,642,449100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,148,87997.61
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

As the other parties and "independents" were subordinate to PZPR, its control of the Sejm was total.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Andrzej Paczkowski; Jane Cave (2003). The spring will be ours: Poland and the Poles from occupation to freedom. Penn State Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-271-02308-3. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Norman Davies (May 2005). God's Playground: 1795 to the present. Columbia University Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0-231-12819-3. Retrieved 3 June 2011.


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