Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 19 September 1993.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1491 In the

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elections, 52.13% of citizens cast their votes, and 95.7% of them were counted as valid. In the

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elections, 52.1% of citizens cast their votes, and 97.07% were valid. The elections were won by the

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parties of the

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and the

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, who formed a coalition government. The coalition was just 4 seats short of a

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Opinion polls

Results

1993 Polish parliamentary election - Vote Strength

Sejm

Because of the introduction of

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s set at 5% for party lists and 8% for coalitions, 34% of valid votes were

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Senate

Notes

References

*''Obwieszczenie Państwowej Komisji Wyborczej z dn. 23 IX 1993 r.'',

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. Nr 50, poz. 470, sprostowanie – M.P. z 1994 r., Nr 2, poz. 8 *''Obwieszczenie PKW z dn. 23 IX 1993 r.'', M.P. Nr 50, poz. 471; sprostowanie – M.P. z 1994 r., Nr 2, poz. 8 {{History of the Third Polish Republic

Parliamentary elections in Poland History of Poland (1989–present) 1993 elections in Poland September 1993 events in Europe