1938 Polish parliamentary election

6 November 1938 (1938-11-06)
All 208 seats in the Sejm
Majority party   Leader Adam Koc Party OZN Seats won 164

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Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 6 November 1938, with Senate elections held a week later on 13 November.^[1] They were the last elections in the Second Polish Republic. This election was held under the April Constitution of 1935, which was written to favor the Sanation movement.

The Camp of National Unity, the party of the Sanation movement, won 164 of the 208 seats in the Sejm and 66 of the 96 seats in the Senate. Although multiple parties ran, all of them were controlled by the Camp of National Unity and the number of votes they received were chosen by the government beforehand.

Results

Sejm

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Camp of National Unity			164	–17
	Ukrainian Group			18	–1
	Jewish Group			5	+2
	German Minority			0	–3
Other parties				21	+21
Total				208	+2
Valid votes		11,324,010	95.76
Invalid/blank votes		501,990	4.24
Total votes		11,826,000	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		17,626,000	67.09
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

Party		Seats	+/–
	Camp of National Unity	66	–30
	Ukrainian Group	6	+6
	Jewish Group	1	+1
	Independents	23	+23
Total		96	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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