2011 Polish parliamentary election

2011 Polish parliamentary election
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All 460 seats in the Sejm
231 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48.92%
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Leader Donald Tusk Jarosław Kaczyński Janusz Palikot
Party PO PiS RP
Last election 209 seats, 41.5% 166 seats, 32.1% Did not exist
Seats won 207 157 40
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 9 New
Popular vote 5,629,773 4,295,016 1,439,490
Percentage 39.2% 29.9% 10.0%
Swing Decrease 2.3pp Decrease 2.2pp New party
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Leader Waldemar Pawlak Grzegorz Napieralski Ryszard Galla
Party PSL SLD KWMN
Last election 31 seats, 8.9% 53 seats, 13.2% 1 seat, 0.2%
Seats won 28 27 1
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 26 Steady 0
Popular vote 1,201,628 1,184,303 28,014
Percentage 8.4% 8.2% 0.2%
Swing Decrease 0.5pp Decrease 5.0pp Steady 0
Seats won by Sejm District
Government before election

First Tusk cabinet
PO—PSL

Elected Government

Second Tusk cabinet
PO—PSL

Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 9 October 2011. All 460 members of the Sejm and 100 senators of the Senate were elected. The ruling Civic Platform (PO) won a plurality of seats and Tusk became the first Polish prime minister to be appointed for a second consecutive term since the fall of communism. Both the Civic Platform and its junior partner, the Polish People's Party (PSL), agreed to continue their governing coalition after the election.