Oficjalne wyniki PKW — status: final
About this election
The parliamentary elections of 13 October 2019 gave Law and Justice (PiS) a second consecutive outright majority — the party won 43.59% and 235 of 460 seats (absolute majority without a coalition partner). Turnout was historically high: 61.74% — an increase of over 10.8 pp from 50.92% in 2015. The large turnout surge mobilised both PiS and opposition voters, resulting in a similar seat outcome despite the stronger percentage result.
Key developments: the Left returned to the Sejm after a 4-year absence (in 2015, the United Left won 7.55% but missed the coalition's higher 8% threshold and won no seats). In 2019 the Left, running as SLD–Razem–Spring, won 12.56% and 49 seats. The democratic opposition seized a Senate majority for the first time since 2005 — 51 seats — giving it a tool to delay PiS legislation. The Civic Coalition (PO + Nowoczesna + others) won 27.40% and 134 seats, despite PO and Nowoczesna jointly winning 31.69% and 166 seats in 2015.
Comparison with 2015 election
Frequently asked questions
Poland uses the d'Hondt method — a proportional distribution of 460 seats across 41 multi-member constituencies (7–20 seats each). Each party's votes are divided by 1, 2, 3… and seats go to parties with the highest resulting quotients. This method slightly favours larger parties over smaller ones.
5% for single-party committees, 8% for multi-party coalitions. Exception: the German Minority. In 2019, Konfederacja (6.81%) narrowly cleared the threshold. Kukiz'15 (3.69%) and most Spring votes fell below it and were redistributed.
The Sejm serves a 4-year term. The Senate — 100 senators in single-member constituencies — is elected simultaneously. In 2019 the opposition (KO+PSL+SLD) won 51 of 100 Senate seats, creating a "bulwark" that slowed PiS legislation throughout the 2019–2023 term.
PiS won 43.59% (235 seats), retaining an outright Sejm majority — the first time in post-1989 Poland a governing party won re-election above 40%. Key factors were the popular 500+ child benefit programme and strong voter mobilisation (turnout 61.74% — the highest since 1989 at the time).
Official results are announced by the State Electoral Commission (PKW) — an independent constitutional body. They become binding once published in the Journal of Laws. Electoral protests are reviewed by the Supreme Court within 30 days of filing.
Geographic breakdown
PiS won in 15 of 16 voivodeships — the sole exception was Pomerania, where KO won 38.46% (PiS 37.36%). PiS dominance was especially strong in eastern Poland: Podkarpackie and Lubelskie (over 50%). This was the peak of PiS's political dominance, built on the 500+ child benefit programme and strong voter mobilisation.