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1938 Polish parliamentary election

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1938 Polish parliamentary election

← 1935 6 November 1938 (1938-11-06) 1947 ⊟

All 208 seats in the Sejm
Turnout67.09%
  Majority party
 
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Leader Adam Koc
Party OZN
Seats won 164

Prime Minister before election

Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 6 November 1938, with Senate elections held a week later on 13 November.[1] They were the last elections in the Second Polish Republic. This election was held under the April Constitution of 1935, which was written to favor the Sanation movement.

The Camp of National Unity, the party of the Sanation movement, won 164 of the 208 seats in the Sejm and 66 of the 96 seats in the Senate. Opposition parties boycotted the election, with only Camp of National Unity, independents and pro-government minority parties participating.

Results

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Sejm

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PartyVotes%Seats /–
Camp of National Unity164–17
Ukrainian Group18–1
Jewish Group5 2
German Group0–3
Other parties21 21
Total208 2
Valid votes11,324,01095.76
Invalid/blank votes501,9904.24
Total votes11,826,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,626,00067.09
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

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PartySeats /–
Camp of National Unity66–30
Ukrainian Group6 6
Jewish Group1 1
Independents23 23
Total960
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7