Legislative Sejm (1947–1952)

Adoption of the Constitution of the Polish People's Republic by the Legislative Sejm, July 22, 1952

Legislative Sejm (Polish: Sejm Ustawodawczy) was the first national parliament (Sejm) of the newly created Polish People's Republic. It was elected in the 1947 Polish legislative election,[1] the first since World War II. The first Legislative Sejm was formed in the aftermath of World War I on the territories of the newly formed Second Polish Republic.[2]

## History

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On February 5, 1947, the Sejm elected Bolesław Bierut as President of the Republic of Poland. On July 22, 1952, the Sejm passed the Constitution of the Polish People's Republic. It made the communist-led Sejm "the highest organ of State authority".[3] Despite this, the real source of power was the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) and its Central Committee, which was not regulated by the constitution but rather its own statute.

## Composition

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The composition of the Legislative Sejm was as follows:

* Marshal: Władysław Kowalski
* Democratic Bloc: 394 seats;
* PSL: 28
* Labor Party: 12
* PSL "New Liberation": 7
* others: 3

## References

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1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. ^ Jacek Jędruch (1998). Constitutions, elections, and legislatures of Poland, 1493–1977: a guide to their history. EJJ Books. p. 269\. ISBN 978-0-7818-0637-4. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
3. ^ Chapter 3 of 1952 Constitution

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Sejms of Poland

| Kingdom of Poland
(1385–1569)|

* Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland

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| Polish–Lithuanian
Commonwealth (1569–1795)|

Only a limited number of individual sejms of this era is listed here

* Silent Sejm (1717)
* Pacification Sejm (1736)
* Convocation Sejm (1764)
* Repnin Sejm (1767–68)
* Partition Sejm (1773–75)
* Great Sejm (1788–91)
* Grodno Sejm (1793)

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| Partitioned Poland
(1795–1918)|

* Sejm of the Duchy of Warsaw (1809–12)
* Sejm of Congress Poland (1815–31)
* Sejm of the Grand Duchy of Posen (1823–1918)
* Sejm of the Estates (1775–1845)
* Sejm of the Land (1861–1918)

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| Second Polish Republic
(1918–39)|

* Legislative Sejm (1919–22)
* First Term Sejm (1922–27)
* Second Term Sejm (1928–30)
* Third Term Sejm (1930–35)
* Fourth Term Sejm (1935–38)
* Fifth Term Sejm (1938–39)

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| Polish Underground State
(1939–45)|

* Home Political Representation (1943–44)
* Council of National Unity (1944–45)

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| People's Republic of Poland
(1945–89)|

* State National Council (1943–47)
* Legislative Sejm (1947–52)
* First Term Sejm (1952–56)
* Second Term Sejm (1957–61)
* Third Term Sejm (1961–65)
* Fourth Term Sejm (1965–69)
* Fifth Term Sejm (1969–72)
* Sixth Term Sejm (1972–76)
* Seventh Term Sejm (1976–80)
* Eight Term Sejm (1980–85)
* Ninth Term Sejm (1985–89)
* Tenth Term (Contract) Sejm (1989)

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| Republic of Poland
(since 1990)|

* First Term Sejm (1991–93)
* Second Term Sejm (1993–97)
* Third Term Sejm (1997–2001)
* Fourth Term Sejm (2001–05)
* Fifth Term Sejm (2005–07)
* Sixth Term Sejm (2007–11)
* Seventh Term Sejm (2011–15)
* Eighth Term Sejm (2015–19)
* Ninth Term Sejm (2019–2023)
* Tenth Term Sejm (2023–present)

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See also
Members from Kraków constituency, Sejmik, Seimas of Lithuania, Seimas of Lithuania
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