Polish Catholic Bloc
Polish Catholic Bloc Polski Blok Katolicki (Polish) | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Wincenty Witos Józef Chaciński |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Dissolved | 1928 |
| Ideology | Christian Democracy[1] Agrarianism[1] Parliamentarism[1] Republicanism[1] |
| Members | |
The Polish Catholic Bloc (Polish: Polski Blok Katolicki, PBK) was a Christian-democratic electoral alliance in Poland.[1] Its full name was the Polish Catholic Bloc of the Polish People's Party "Piast" and Christian Democracy (Polish: Polski Blok Katolicki Polskiego Stronnictwa Ludowego „Piast” i Chrześcijańskiej Demokracji).[2]
History[edit]
The Bloc was founded in 1928 to contest that year's parliamentary election by the Polish People's Party "Piast" and Polish Christian Democratic Party.[1] It organized election gatherings before election day, like a Housekeepers' gathering on 26 February.[3] In the 1928 election, it received 34 Sejm and 6 Senat seats.[2]
Electoral results[edit]
Sejm[edit]
| Election year | # of votes |
% of vote |
# of overall seats won |
Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 770,891 | 6.76 (#6) | 34 / 444
|
BBWR |
Senate[edit]
| Election | # of votes |
% of votes |
# of overall seats won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 426,179 | 6.67 (#5) | 6 / 111
|
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "CO MÓWI NAM POLSKI BLOK KATOLICKI CHRZEŚCIJAŃSKIEJ DEMOKRACJI I PIASTA". 1928. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b Rzepecki, Karol (1928). "Sejm i Senat 1928-1933: podręcznik zawierający wyniki wyborów w województwach, okręgach i powiatach, podobizny posłów sejmowych i senatorów, statystyki i mapy poglądowe". Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Dozorczynie i Dozorcy Domowi!". 1928. Retrieved 11 May 2024.