1935 Polish legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 8 September 1935, with Senate elections held a week later on 15 September.[1] 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.[2]

1935 Polish legislative election

15 September 1935 (1935-09-15)
All 208 seats in the Sejm
Majority party Minority party   Leader Walery Sławek Independent Party BBWR Independent Leader since November 1927 – Leader's seat – Last election 249 – Seats won 181 25 Seat change 68 0 Popular vote 6,118,695 Percentage 86.6% 10.7% Swing 0 0

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	86.6	181	–68
Bloc of National Minorities	946,305	13.4	25	–8
Invalid/blank votes	439,000	–	–	–
Total	7,504,000	100	206	–238
Registered voters/turnout	16,332,000	45.9	–	–
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.[3]

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government			96	+19
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	167,000		96	–15
Registered voters/turnout	267,000	62.5	–	–
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