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1935 Polish parliamentary election

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All 208 seats in the Sejm
Turnout	45.95%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Walery Sławek Party BBWR BMN Last election 46.70%, 249 seats 2.73%, 5 seats Seats won 181 25 Seat change 68 8 Popular vote 6,118,695 946,305 Percentage 86.61% 13.39%
Prime Minister before election Walery Sławek BBWR Elected Prime Minister Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski BBWR

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Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 8 September 1935, with Senate elections held a week later on 15 September. They were held under the April Constitution, drawn up earlier in 1935 by the Sanation movement, which had changed the electoral system to one more in its favor. In protest, the opposition boycotted the elections and voter turnout was only 45.9%, the lowest in the history of the Second Republic.

The Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government, the political arm of the Sanation movement, won 181 of the 206 seats in the Sejm and all 96 seats in the Senate.

Results

Sejm

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government	6,118,695	86.61	181	–68
	Bloc of National Minorities	946,305	13.39	25	–8
Total		7,065,000	100.00	206	–238
Valid votes		7,065,000	94.15
Invalid/blank votes		439,000	5.85
Total votes		7,504,000	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		16,332,000	45.95
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Of the 25 seats won by the Bloc of National Minorities, 19 were taken by the Ukrainian Group, three by the Jewish Group and three by German Minority.

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government			96	+19
Total				96	–15
Total votes		167,000	–
Registered voters/turnout		267,000	62.55
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1492
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1510

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