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 | Polish People's Party "Piast" Polish Christian Democratic Party |
| Politics of Poland Political parties Elections | |
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
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
Sejm
| Election year | # of votes |
% of vote |
# of overall seats won |
Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 770,891 | 6.76 (#6) | 34 / 444 | BBWR |
Senate
| Election | # of votes |
% of votes |
# of overall seats won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 426,179 | 6.67 (#5) | 6 / 111 |
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 Back to citation occurrence 1.4 Back to citation occurrence 1.5 "CO MÓWI NAM POLSKI BLOK KATOLICKI CHRZEŚCIJAŃSKIEJ DEMOKRACJI I PIASTA". 1928. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 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.
- Back to citation "Dozorczynie i Dozorcy Domowi!". 1928. Retrieved 11 May 2024.