1947 Polish presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Poland on February 5, 1947, the last presidential elections until 1989. The president had to be elected by the newly formed Legislative Sejm among presented candidates. However, the only standing figure was Bolesław Bierut. Bierut received 408 votes,^[1] with the opposition Polish People's Party voting against by casting blank (24) or invalid (1) votes.^[2]

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bolesław Bierut	BD–SP–PSL "NW"	408	94.44
Against			24	5.56
Total			432	100.00

Valid votes			432	99.77
Invalid votes			1	0.23
Total votes			433	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			444	97.52
Source: Kronika XX wieku

References

^ "Bierut is elected Polish president". The Montana Standard. 6 February 1947. p. 6.
^ Kronika XX wieku, Warsaw 1991, p. 692

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[1] "Bierut is elected Polish president". The Montana Standard. 6 February 1947. p. 6.

[2] Kronika XX wieku, Warsaw 1991, p. 692

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