Percentage1: | 94.44% |
After Party: | BD |
After Election: | Bolesław Bierut |
President | |
Electoral Vote1: | 419 |
Country: | Poland |
1Data1: | BD, SP, PSL "NW" |
Party1: | BD |
Nominee1: | Bolesław Bierut |
1Blank: | Nominators |
Election Date: | 5 February 1947 |
Next Year: | 1989 |
Next Election: | 1989 Polish presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1933 |
Previous Election: | 1933 Polish presidential election |
Type: | presidential |
Presidential elections were held in Poland on February 5, 1947, the last presidential elections until 1989. The president had to be elected by the newly formed Legislative Sejm among presented candidates. However, the only standing figure was Bolesław Bierut. Bierut received 408 votes,[1] with the opposition Polish People's Party voting against by casting blank (24) or invalid (1) votes.[2]