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At a glance

Structure of Parliament: Bicameral

Are there legislated quotas...

  • No for the Single/Lower House?
  • No for the Upper House?
  • No at the Sub-national level?

Are there voluntary quotas...

  • Yes adopted by political parties?

Poland

(Republic of Poland)

Single/Lower house

Sejm / Parliament

Total seats:460
Total women:92
% women: 20%
Election year:2007
Electoral system:List PR
Quota type: Voluntary Political Party Quotas
Election details: IDEA Voter Turnout
IPU Parline

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Last updated 2010-07-25

Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

PartyAcronymOfficial NameDetails, Quota provisions
Labour Union UP Unia Pracy The UP has a 30 percent quota.
Freedom Union UW Unia Wolnosci The UW had a 30 percent quota. In 2005 the UW became Partię Demokratyczną.
Democratic Left Alliance SLD Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej The SLD has a 30 percent quota, both internal and to candidate lists.

* Only political parties represented in parliament are included. In case of legislated quotas, only political parties that have quotas beyond the national quota legislation are presented in this table.

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Last updated 2009-11-30

Additional information

Through a popular initiative based on 150.000 signatures, a quota bill was introduced in the Polish parliament in September 2009 and the first reading took place February 18, 2010. For all lists at elections to the national parliament, the European Parliament as well as to regional and local councils (with more than 20.000 inhabitants) "the number of female candidates shall not be lower than the number of male candidates". A list that does not comply with this rule cannot be registered. The bill is still pending in parliament.
Last updated 2010-07-25

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