How would you have voted? Poland

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

1922: Polish Socialist Party
1928: Polish Socialist Party
1930: Centrolew

1989: Solidarność
1991: Solidarność Pracy
1993: Unia Pracy
1997: Unia Pracy
2001: SLD
2005: Samoobrona
2007: Polska Partia Pracy – Sierpień 80
2011: none
2015: none

[DavidB.]

Parliamentary:
1919: Jewish National Council
1922: Jewish Group
1928: Jewish Group
1930: Jewish Group

1989: Solidarity
1991: Democratic Union
1993: Democratic Union
1997: AWS
2001: PO
2005: PiS
2007: PiS
2011: PiS
2015: PiS

Presidential:
1990: Walesa/Walesa
1995: Walesa/Walesa
2000: Olechowski
2005: L. Kaczynski/L. Kaczynski
2010: J. Kaczynski/J. Kaczynski
2015: Duda/Duda

[Wikipedia delenda est]

Parliamentary:
1989: Solidarity
1991: SLD
1993: SLD
1997: SLD
2001: SLD-UP
2005: SLD
2007: LiD
2011: SLD
2015: ZL

Presidential:
1990: Walesa/Walesa
1995: Kwaśniewski/Kwaśniewski
2000: Kwaśniewski
2005: Borowski/Tusk
2010: Napieralski/Komorowski
2015: Ogórek/Komorowski

[Mazda]

1991: Solidarnosc
1993: Unia Pracy
1997: Unia Pracy
2001: PO
2005: SDPR
2007: PPP
2011: Ruch Palikota
2015: Razem

That's without the benefit of hindsight, and with absolutely no eagerness to vote at all.

[Leading Political Consultant Ma Anand Sheela]

2001: PO

>voting PO in the election where they literally had a coalition with Korwin

Anyway:

Parliamentary:
1989: Solidarność
1991: Solidarność Pracy
1993: Unia Pracy
1997: Unia Pracy
2001: Polish Socialist Party
2005: Socjaldemokracja Polska
2007: PO
2011: Ruch Palikota
2015: Razem

Presidential:
1990: Cimoszewicz/Wałęsa
1995: Kuroń/Kwaśniewski
2000: Ikonowicz
2005: Lepper/Tusk
2010: Napieralski/Komorowski
2015: Kukiz/Komorowski

[Former President tack50]

Parliamentary
1989: Solidarność
1991: SLD
1993: SLD
1997: SLD
2001: SLD-UP
2005: PO
2007: LiD
2011: Ruch Palikota
2015: ZL

Presidential (2nd round only unless there's only one):
1990: Wałęsa
1995: Kwaśniewski
2000: Kwaśniewski
2005: Tusk
2010: Komorowski
2015: Komorowski

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Parliamentary

Parliamentary:

1919: Polish Socialist Party
1922: Polish Socialist Party
1928: Polish Socialist Party
1930: Centrolew
1935: Boycott
1938: Boycott

1947: Polish People's Party
1952-1985: Boycott

1989: Solidarity
1991: Democratic Union
1993: Labor Union
1997: Labor Union
2001: Democratic Left Alliance
2005: Democratic Left Alliance
2007: Left and Democrats
2011: Palikot Movement
2015: United Left


Presidential

Indirect with candidates eliminated in successive rounds:

1922 (December 9): Ignacy Daszyński (PPS)/Gabriel Narutowicz (PSL-Liberation)
1922 (December 20): Stanisław Wojciechowski (PSL-Piast)
1926 (May 31) : Józef Piłsudski (Nonpartisan)
1926 (June 1): Zbigniew Marek (PPS)
1933: Boycott

1947:  Abstain
1989: Abstain

Direct elections:

1990: Tadeusz Mazowiecki/Lech Wałęsa
1995: Aleksander Kwaśniewski (SLD)
2000: Aleksander Kwaśnieski (SLD)
2005: Marek Borowski (SdPl)/Donald Tusk (PO)
2010: Grzegorz Napieralski (SLD)/Bronisław Komorowski (PO)
2015: Invalid (wrote-in Anna Grodzka, but we don't count write-ins)/Bronisław Komorowski


Bolded are my actual votes

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

2007: Left and Democrats
2011: Palikot Movement
2015: United Left

Dear lord

[SATW]

Prime Ministers:
1989: Wałęsa, Solidarity
1991: Mazowiecki, Democratic Union/UD
1993: Mazowiecki, Democratic Union/UD
1997: Buzek, Solidarity Electoral Action/AWS
2001: L. Kaczyński, Law and Justice/PiS
2005: Tusk, Civic Platform/PO
2007: Tusk, Civic Platform/PO
2011: Tusk, Civic Platform/PO
2015: Kopacz, Civic Platform/PO

Presidents:
1990: Wałęsa, Solidarity (Both Rounds)
1995: Wałęsa, Independent (Both Rounds)
2000: Krzaklewski, Solidarity Electoral Action/AWS (1st Round); No 2nd Round Vote
2005: L. Kaczyński, Law and Justice/PiS (Both Rounds)
2010: Komorowski, Civic Platform/PO (Both Rounds)
2015: Komorowski, Independent (Both Rounds)

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Prime Ministers:
1989: Wałęsa, Solidarity
1991: Mazowiecki, Democratic Union/UD
1993: Mazowiecki, Democratic Union/UD
1997: Buzek, Solidarity Electoral Action/AWS
2001: L. Kaczyński, Law and Justice/PiS
2005: Tusk, Civic Platform/PO
2007: Tusk, Civic Platform/PO
2011: Tusk, Civic Platform/PO
2015: Kopacz, Civic Platform/PO

Before 2001 there really wasn't such a thing as a prime ministerial candidate or leading candidate. For example Buzek was picked as PM after the election, without being a leader nor being publicly considered for the job much.

[SATW]

Prime Ministers:
1989: Wałęsa, Solidarity
1991: Mazowiecki, Democratic Union/UD
1993: Mazowiecki, Democratic Union/UD
1997: Buzek, Solidarity Electoral Action/AWS
2001: L. Kaczyński, Law and Justice/PiS
2005: Tusk, Civic Platform/PO
2007: Tusk, Civic Platform/PO
2011: Tusk, Civic Platform/PO
2015: Kopacz, Civic Platform/PO

Before 2001 there really wasn't such a thing as a prime ministerial candidate or leading candidate. For example Buzek was picked as PM after the election, without being a leader nor being publicly considered for the job much.

Yea, I think I just mislabeled it and lumped it into one category. my bad.

[mvd10]

2001: PO

>voting PO in the election where they literally had a coalition with Korwin

Anyway:

Parliamentary:
1989: Solidarność
1991: Solidarność Pracy
1993: Unia Pracy
1997: Unia Pracy
2001: Polish Socialist Party
2005: Socjaldemokracja Polska
2007: PO
2011: Ruch Palikota
2015: Razem

Presidential:
1990: Cimoszewicz/Wałęsa
1995: Kuroń/Kwaśniewski
2000: Ikonowicz
2005: Lepper/Tusk
2010: Napieralski/Komorowski
2015: Kukiz/Komorowski

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not voting KorWIN

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Parliamentary:
1919: PSL-Piast
1922: PSL-Piast
1928: PSL-Piast/PSChD
1930: Centrolew
1947: PSL

1989: Solidarity
1991: UD
1993 :UD
1997: AWS
2001: PO
2005: PO
2007: PO
2011: PO
2015: PSL

Presidential
1922: (9 Dec) Gabriel Narutowicz, (20 Dec) Stanisław Wojciechowski
1926: Adolf Bniński

1990: Lech Wałęsa
1995: Lech Wałęsa
2000: Marian Krzaklewski (AWS)
2005: Donald Tusk (PO)
2010: Bronisław Komorowski (PO)
2015: Bronisław Komorowski

[😥]

1989: Solidarity
1991: Democratic Union
1993: Democratic Union
1997: AWS
2001: PO
2005: PO
2007: PO
2011: PO
2015: PO

Presidential:
1990: Walesa/Walesa
1995: Walesa/Walesa
2000: Olechowski
2005: Donald Tusk
2010: B.Komorowski/B.Komorowski
2015: B.Komorowski/B.Komorowski
2020: R.Trzaskowski/R.Trzaskowski

[Kingpoleon]

1922: BMN
1928: BMN
1930: Centrolew
1935: BMN
1947: PSL
1989: Solidarity
1991: Democratic Union
1993: UD
1997: Freedom Union(UW)
2001: UW
2005: Civic Platform(PO)
2007: PO
2011: Your Movement(RP)
2015: .Modern

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Parliamentary

1989: Polish United Workers' Party / United People's Party
1991: Democratic Left Alliance
1993: Democratic Left Alliance
1997: Democratic Left Alliance
2001: Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union
2005: Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union
2007: Left and Democrats
2011: Palikot's Movement
2015: Razem
2019: The Left
Next: Poland 2050, Lewica or AGROunia

I would not vote PiS and neither would i vote for KO, so basically whoever is doing best that isn't those two and acceptable.

[Lechasseur]

Parliamentary:
1989: Solidarity
1991: UD
1993: PSL
1997: AWS
2001: PO
2005: PO
2007: PO
2011: PO
2015: PSL
2019: PSL
2023: PO

Presidential:
1990: Lech Walesa (Solidarity)
1995: Lech Walesa
2000: Marian Krzaklewski (AWS)
2005: Donald Tusk (PO)
2010: Bronislaw Komorowski (PO)
2015: Bronislaw Komorowski (PO)
2020: Rafal Trzaskowski (PO)

[VPH]

1989: Solidarity
1991: Democratic Union
1993: PSL
1997: AWS (Solidarity Electoral Action)
2001: PSL
2005: PSL
2007: LiD
2011: PSL
2015: PSL
2019: Polish Coalition
2023: Polish Coalition

Presidential:
1990: Walesa/Walesa
1995: Pawlak/Kwaśniewski
2000: Kwaśniewski
2005: Kalinowski/Kaczyński
2010: Pawlak/Komorowski
2015: Jarubas/Komorowski
2020: Kosiniak-Kamysz/Trzaskowski

[ReallySuper]

Parliament:
1919: boycott
1922: Communist Workers' Party of Poland
1928: Communist Party of Poland
1930: boycott
1935: boycott
1938: boycott
1947: Democratic Bloc
1952: National Front
1957: Front of National Unity
1961: Front of National Unity
1965: Front of National Unity
1969: Front of National Unity
1972: Front of National Unity
1976: Front of National Unity
1980: Front of National Unity
1985: abstain
1989: abstain
1991: Polish Ecological Party - The Greens
1993: Labour Union
1997: Labour Union
2001: Polish Socialist Party
2005: Polish Labour Party
2007: Polish Labour Party
2011: Polish Labour Party - August 80
2015: Together
2019: The Left

European elections:
2004: Polish Labour Party
2009: Polish Labour Party
2014: abstain
2019: abstain

President:
1990: Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
1995: Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz
2000: Piotr Ikonowicz
2005: abstain
2010: Bogusław Ziętek
2015: abstain
2020: Robert Biedroń

Referenda:
1946: Yes/Yes/Yes
1987: Yes/Yes
1996: abstain
1997: tactical abstention (or No)
2003: No
2015: abstain

[S019]

Parliament:

1989: KO-S
1991: UD
1993: UD
1997: UW
2001: SLD
2005: SLD
2007: PO
2011: PO
2015: PO
2019: PO
Next: PO

European elections:
2004: UW
2009: PO
2014: PO
2019: PO
Next: PO

President:
1990: Mazowiecki/Walesa
1995: Walesa/Walesa
2000: Olechowski
2005: Tusk/Tusk
2010: Komorowski/Komorowski
2015: Komorowski/Komorowski
2020: Trzaskowski/Trzaskowski

Referenda:
1946: Yes/No/Yes
1987: Yes/Yes
1996: Yes/No/No/Yes/Yes
1997: Yes
2003: Yes
2015: No/Yes/No

[Dr. MB]

Parliament
1989: Solidarity Citizens' Committee
1991: Democratic Left Alliance
1993: Labour Union
1997: Labour Union
2001: Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union
2005: Polish Labour Party
2007: Polish Labour Party
2011: Polish Labour Party
2015: Left Together
2019: The Left
2023: The Left

President
1990: Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz / Lech Wałęsa
1995: Tadeusz Zieliński / Aleksander Kwaśniewski
2000: Piotr Ikonowicz
2005: Marek Borowski / Donald Tusk
2010: Grzegorz Napieralski / Bronisław Komorowski
2015: Magdalena Ogórek / Bronisław Komorowski
2020: Waldemar Witkowski / Rafał Trzaskowski

[West_Midlander]

Now/recently: Against the ruling party