Ewolucja systemu wyborczego do Sejmu RP – kwestia formuły wyborczej
Evolution of the System of Elections to the Polish Sejm – the Matter of Election Formula

Summary/Abstract: The subject matter of this article is evolution of the system of elections to the Polish Sejm within period between 1991 and 2015. The conducted research paid particular attention to the election formula, which is the principle for converting votes into mandates (we can distinguish three types of election formulas: proportional, majority and mixed). The research leads to a conclusion that the election formula has been a vital aspect of the political discourse between 1991 and 2015. Considerable support among the citizens of the Republic of Poland for the idea of adopting the majority formula in elections to the Sejm (in place of the proportional representation formula which has been applied since 1991) should be a stimulus for a thorough constitutional debate within the subject concerned because the principles of elections need to enjoy a broad social acceptance. Supporters of the single-mandate constituencies rise an argument that e.g. the said election formula draws the nation and political authorities closer together because position of the parliament members in the constituency becomes more important than his/her position within the managerial circles of the political party (the electoral committee) that develops the electoral registers.

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