Senate
Poland elections · 1997-09-21 · held
Final declared results for this chamber; see notes for electoral scope and historical limitations.
Results: final · complete coverage · Candidate vote marks (25,944,449); multiple votes per elector, not shares of voters
Turnout: 47.83%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solidarity Electoral Action | 6550176 | 25.246927% | 51 | — |
| Democratic Left Alliance | 6091721 | 23.479863% | 28 | — |
| Freedom Union | 2943527 | 11.345498% | 8 | — |
| Movement for Reconstruction of Poland | 2553252 | 9.841227% | 5 | — |
| Polish People's Party | 1819176 | 7.011812% | 3 | — |
| National Party of Retirees and Pensioners | 1112129 | 4.286578% | 0 | — |
| Real Politics Union | 550254 | 2.120893% | 0 | — |
| Labour Union | 520130 | 2.004783% | 0 | — |
| Local lists and independents | 3804084 | 14.66242% | 5 | — |
Election-era list/committee labels are retained. Shared coalition vote cells are counted once; constituent-party seat allocations are grouped under the common list. No ideology or legal organisational continuity is inferred. Voters could choose multiple Senate candidates in multi-member districts. Aggregated candidate-vote percentages use vote marks, not the number of voters. Senate vote marks are never added to Sejm ballots.