Conservative People's Party (Poland)
The Conservative People's Party (SKL, Polish: Stronnictwo Konserwatywno-Ludowe) was a political party in Poland, between 1997–2003 and 2007–2014. In 2014 party was incorporated into Poland Together.
Conservative People's Party Stronnictwo Konserwatywno-Ludowe | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Jacek Janiszewski (first) Marek Zagórski (last) |
| Founded | 12 January 1997 |
| Dissolved | 1 March 2014 |
| Merged into | Poland Together |
| Headquarters | ul. Reymonta 12a, 01-842, Warsaw |
| Ideology | Conservatism Liberal conservatism[1] Christian democracy Agrarianism |
| Colours | Navy Blue, White |
Leaders
- Artur Balazs - party chairman
- Ireneusz Niewiarowski - parliamentary caucus chairman
Members of Polish Parliament (Sejm)
SKL politicians entered parliament as members of PO Electoral Committee (Civic Platform (PO) + SKL + Real Politics Union). Several SKL members including its leaders Jan Rokita and Bronislaw Komorowski decided to join the newly created PO political party, those who refused to join PO, formed a separate SKL political caucus: (MP, constituency)
Election results
Sejm
| Election year | # of
votes |
% of
vote |
# of
overall seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4,427,373 | 33.83 (#1) | 14 / 460 |
- |
| As part of the Solidarity Electoral Action coalition, which won 201 seats in total. | ||||
Senat
| Election year | # of
votes |
% of
vote |
# of
overall seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6,550,176 | 25.25 (#1) | 4 / 100 |
 25 |
| As part of the Solidarity Electoral Action coalition, which won 51 seats in total. | ||||
References
- Aleks Szczerbiak (2006). "The Polish centre-right's (last?) best hope: The rise and fall of Solidarity Electoral Action". In Aleks Szczerbiak; Seán Hanley (eds.). Centre-right Parties in Post-communist East-Central Europe. Psychology Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-415-34781-5.
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