- Author:
Wojciech Peszyński
- E-mail:
peszynski@umk.pl
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0912-5550
- Author:
Łukasz Tomczak
- E-mail:
lukasz.tomczak@usz.edu.pl
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Szczeciński
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6808-0364
- Year of publication:
2022
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
163-176
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/ppk.2022.02.13
- PDF:
ppk/66/ppk6613.pdf
The Constitutional Principle of Proportionality in the Choice of the Size of the Constituency and the Method of Distributing Seats. Simulation of Changes in Parameters in the Elections to the Polish Sejm
The aim of this article is to, on the basis of the case study of Polish elections to the Sejm, answer the question of which factor has a greater impact on the increase in the proportionality of the electoral system - the minimization of the number of constituencies or the change in the method. In order to do it, the Authors specified the results of six elections to the Sejm in the years 2005-2019 and the value of the proportionality index in two simulation versions. In the first one, the number of constituencies was limited from 41 to 16. In the second, the method of determining the result was changed from D’Hondt into modified Sainte Lague. The results were relatively surprising.
- Author:
Konrad Składowski
- E-mail:
kskladowski@wpia.uni.lodz.pl
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Łódzki
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3199-7440
- Year of publication:
2023
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
13-29
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/ppk.2023.05.01
- PDF:
ppk/75/ppk7501.pdf
Material Equality in Senate Elections
The article analyzes the issue of material equality in elections to the Senate. The electoral system in elections to the upper house of parliament in Poland radically violates the principle of material equality of elections. It is characterized by a large disproportion in the size of electoral districts in terms of the number of inhabitants in individual electoral districts. The current division into electoral districts, resulting from the annex to the Electoral Code, violates its provisions. It is also controversial from other points of view. It also raises the question of its compliance with the principle of a democratic state of law.
- Author:
Marek Woźnicki
- E-mail:
marek.kamil.woznicki@gmail.com
- Institution:
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie
- ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7010-134X
- Year of publication:
2024
- Source:
Show
- Pages:
27-41
- DOI Address:
https://doi.org/10.15804/ppk.2024.05.02
- PDF:
ppk/81/ppk8102.pdf
Comments on the Need to Amend Articles 201 and 203 of the Electoral Code
This article is devoted to proposals to amend Art. 201 and 203 of the Electoral Code. Currently, according to Art. 203, the change of the number of parliamentary seats in the constituebcies depends on the decision of the Sejm, which makes the changes on the motion of the State Election Commission. However, in practice, the Sejm may ignore this motion, thus violating the principle of equality of elections, as happened before the 2023 elections. Therefore the regulation of this issue should be entrusted to the President. Furthermore, the article draws attention to the fact that the minimum size of an electoral constituency in Sejm elections (7 seats) provided in Art. 201 is too low due to the high natural electoral threshold. It is therefore proposed that the smallest constituencies should comprise at least 14 seats, as only in such a constituency does the natural threshold equalise with the statutory threshold.