REPUBLIC OF POLAND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION OF 23 SEPTEMBER 2001 =================================================================== Elections to the Sejm Source: Polish National Election Commission website Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------- * AWSP - Akcja Wyborcza Solidarnosc Prawicy (Solidarity Electoral Action Work) * LPR - Liga Polskich Rodzin (League of Polish Families) * MN - Mniejszosc Niemiecka (German Minority) * PiS - Prawo i Sprawieliwosc (Law and Justice) * PO - Platforma Obywatelska (Citizens' Platform) * PSL - Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (Polish People's Party) * SLD-UP - Sojuszu Lewicy Demokratycznej i Unii Pracy (Democratic Left Alliance - Union of Labour) * SO - SamoObrona (Self-Defence) * UW - Unia Wolnósci (Freedom Union) NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS =================================================================== Votes and seats are compared with those in the September 1997 elections ------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Change Seats Change ------------------------------------------------------------------- AWSP 729,207 05.6 -28.2 - -201 LPR 1,025,148 07.9 38 MN 47,230 00.4 2 PiS 1,236,787 09.5 44 PO 1,651,099 12.7 65 PSL 1,168,659 09.0 +02.1 42 +15 SLD-UP 5,342,519 41.0 +14.1 216 +52 SO 1,327,624 10.2 53 UW 404,074 03.1 -10.1 - -60 Others 85,582 00.6 - -8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,017,929 460 -------------------------------------------------------------------