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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]
Polish Catholic Bloc | |
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Leader | Wincenty Witos Józef Chaciński |
Founded | 1928 |
Dissolved | 1928 |
Ideology | Christian Democracy[1] Agrarianism[1] Parliamentarism[1] Republicanism[1] |
Members |
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]
Election year | # of votes |
% of vote |
# of overall seats won |
Government |
---|---|---|---|---|
1928 | 770,891 | 6.76 (#6) | 34 / 444 |
BBWR |
Election | # of votes |
% of votes |
# of overall seats won |
---|---|---|---|
1928 | 426,179 | 6.67 (#5) | 6 / 111 |
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