1997 Polish parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 21 September 1997. Voter turnout was 48% for the Sejm and Senate elections.

1997 Polish parliamentary election
21 September 1997
All 460 seats in the Sejm
231 seats were needed for a majority in the Sejm
All 100 seats in the Senate
Turnout47.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Marian Krzaklewski Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz Leszek Balcerowicz
Party AWS SLD UW
Leader since 8 June 1996 Candidate for PM April 1995
Leader's seat Gliwice Białystok Katowice
Last election Did not exist 171 seats, 20.4% 74 seats, 14.6%*
Seats won 201 164 60
Seat change New 7 14
Popular vote 4,427,373 3,551,224 1,749,518
Percentage 33.8% 27.1% 13.4%
Swing New 6.7% 1.2%*
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Waldemar Pawlak Jan Olszewski Henryk Kroll
Party PSL ROP KWMN
Leader since 29 June 1991 18 November 1995 1991
Leader's seat Płock Warsaw Opole
Last election 132 seats, 15.4% Did not exist 4 seats, 0.7%
Seats won 27 6 2
Seat change 105 New 2
Popular vote 956,184 727,072 51,027
Percentage 7.3% 5.6% 0.4%
Swing 8.1% New 0.3%
Seats won by Sejm District
Government before election

Cimoszewicz cabinet
SLD (SdRP)—PSL

 Government after election

Buzek cabinet
AWS—UW

The liberal conservative party Solidarity Electoral Action won the most seats in both chambers of parliament and formed a coalition government with the Freedom Union, another liberal party. The elections were a major setback for the Democratic Left Alliance and the Polish People's Party, which were forced out of government.

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