1976 Polish parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 21 March 1976.[1]

1976 Polish parliamentary election

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All 460 seats in the Sejm
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
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Leader Edward Gierek Stanisław Gucwa Tadeusz Witold Młyńczak
Party PZPR ZSL SD
Last election 255 seats 117 seats 39 seats
Seats won 261 113 37
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 4 Decrease 2

Results

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Front of National UnityPolish United Workers' Party23,502,98399.43261+6
United People's Party113–4
Democratic Party37–2
Independents490
Blank ballots134,3500.57
Total23,637,333100.004600
Valid votes23,637,33399.94
Invalid votes14,9230.06
Total votes23,652,256100.00
Registered voters/turnout24,069,57998.27
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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

References

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  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.