The Electorate in Poland's Large and Medium-Sized cities and Towns and its Influence on the Results of the 2007 Parliamentary Elections

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  • Roman Matykowski Adam Mickiewicz University

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https://doi.org/10.1515/v10089-010-0008-z

Keywords

Poland, urbanization, pro-urban and anti-urban parties, rank-size rule

Abstract

Urbanization is regarded among the most significant factors affecting election-related behaviour in Poland. In order to identify the importance of Poland's municipal electorate, a procedure of reverse elimination was applied to the electorates of successive largest cities in Poland, followed by a structure of supporting the strongest political parties at each stage of the cities' rank elimination. Whenever each successive elimination is followed by dwindling support for a given party, this party is referred to as pro-metropolitan.

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Matykowski, R. and Tobolska, A. 1994: Zróżnicowanie regionalne wyników wyborów parlamentarnych w Polsce z dnia 19 września 1993 r. In Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny, 2, pp. 137-146.

Matykowski, R. 2007: Zróżnicowanie regionalne wyników do Sejmu w Polsce w latach 1991-2005. In Kiniorska, I. and Sala, S. editors, Rola geografii społeczno-ekonomicznej w badaniach regionalnych., Vol. II, Kielce: Instytut Geografii AŚ, pp. 185-191.

Śleszyński, P. 2007: Dlaczego Lech Kaczyński wygrał wybory prezydenckie 2005. Studium z geografii elektoralnej. In Czasopismo Geograficzne, 78, 1-2, pp. 61-82

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2010-07-05

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MATYKOWSKI, Roman. The Electorate in Poland’s Large and Medium-Sized cities and Towns and its Influence on the Results of the 2007 Parliamentary Elections. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series. Online. 5 July 2010. No. 13, p. 103–111. [Accessed 8 January 2025]. DOI 10.1515/v10089-010-0008-z.

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