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UK Elections summary 1945–2018
95 Polish Candidates involved in UK General Elections and By-Elections 1945–2018
(Note: some candiates may not be identified due to name changes through marriage etc)
Polish Historical Candidature 1945–2018
| UK General Elections & By-Elections | Polish Candidates |
Elected Polish MPs |
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| 1945 - 1970 (7 Elections) | NIL | NIL | |
| 1970 - 1974 (45th Parliament) | 1 | NIL | |
| 1974 - 1974 (46th Parliament) | 1 | NIL | |
| 1974 - 1979 (47th Parliament) | 2 | NIL | |
| 1976 By-Election (04 Nov) | 1 | NIL | |
| 1979 - 1983 (48th Parliament) | NIL | NIL | |
| 1983 - 1987 (49th Parliament) | 3 | Stefan Terlezki | |
| 1987 - 1992 (50th Parliament) | 4 | NIL | |
| 1992 - 1997 (51st Parliament) | 4 | NIL | |
| 1994 By-Election (05 May) | 1 | Denis MacShane (Matyjaszek) | |
| 1997 - 2001 (52nd Parliament) | 13 | Denis MacShane | |
| 2001 - 2005 (53rd Parliament) | 9 | Denis MacShane, Marek Lazarowicz | |
| 2005 - 2010 (54th Parliament) | 12 | Denis MacShane, Marek Lazarowicz, Daniel Kawczynski | |
| 2009 By-Election (23 July) | 1 | NIL | |
| 2010 - 2015 (55th Parliament) | 18 | Denis MacShane, Marek Lazarowicz, Daniel Kawczynski, Simon Danczuk | |
| 2015 - 2017 (56th Parliament) | 12 | Daniel Kawczynski, Simon Danczuk | |
| 2016 By-Election (16 June) | 1 | Rosena Wisniewska-Allin-Khan | |
| 2017 - Present (57th Parliament) | 13 | Daniel Kawczynski, Rosena Wisniewska-Allin-Khan | |
| Total Candidates (1945–2018) = | 95 | ||
Polish Ministers in UK Governments 1945–2018
| Name | Party | Role | |
| 1 | Stefan Terlezki CBE |
Conservative | Conservative Member of the Council of Europe Human Rights Committee (1989) |
| 2 | Denis MacShane (Matyjaszek) | Labour | Labour Minister of Europe (2002 - 2005) |
Polish Candidature by Party 1945–2018
| Party | Polish MPs | ||
| 1 | Labour | 21 | Denis MacShane (Matyjaszek), Marek Lazarowicz, Simon Danczuk, Rosena Wisniewska-Allin-Khan |
| 2 | Liberal Democrat | 16 | |
| 3 | Conservative | 14 | Stefan Terlezki, Daniel Kawczynski |
| 4 | UKIP | 10 | |
| 5 | Liberal | 10 | |
| 6 | Green | 6 | |
| 7 | Independent | 3 | |
| 8 | Natural Law | 2 | |
| 9 | ProLife Alliance | 2 | |
| 10 | Referendum Party | 2 | |
| 11 | Socialist Labour | 2 | |
| 12 | Veritas | 2 | |
| 13 | BNP (British National Party) |
1 | |
| 14 | Europeans Party |
1 | |
| 15 | Legalise Cannabis | 1 | |
| 16 | SNP (Scotish National Party) |
1 | |
| 17 | Socialist Democrat | 1 | |
| Total Candidates (1945–2017) = | 95 | ||
Polish Candidature by Election 1945–2017
| Leading Polish Candidates | Candidature | 11 General Election & 3 By-Election Dates | |||||
| 1 | Denis MacShane (Matyjaszek) (Labour) | 6 | 28 Oct 1974, 05 May 1994, 01 May 1997, 07 June 2001, 05 May 2005, 06 May 2010 |
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| 2 | Frank Harasiwka (Lib Dem) | 6 | 11 June 1987, 01 May 1997, 07 June 2001, 05 May 2005, 06 May 2010, 08 June 2017 |
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| 3 | Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) | 5 | 07 June 2001, 05 May 2005, 06 May 2010, 07 May 2015, 08 June 2017 |
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| 4 | Stefan Terlezki (Conservative) | 4 | 28 Feb 1974, 10 Oct 1974, 08 June 1983, 11 June 1987 |
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| 5 | Frances Oborski (Liberal) | 4 | 04 Nov 1976, 11 June 1987, 01 May 1997, 05 May 2005 |
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| 6 | Marek Lazarowicz (Labour) | 4 | 07 June 2001, 05 May 2005, 06 May 2010, 07 May 2015 | ||||
| 7 | Simon Danczuk (Labour) | 3 | 06 May 2010, 07 May 2015, 08 June 2017 | ||||
| 8 | Noel Nowosielski (Liberal / Lib Dem) | 2 / 1 | 07 June 2001, 05 May 2005, 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 9 | Andrew Garczak (UKIP) | 2 | 07 May 2015, 08 June 2017 |
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| 10 | Peter Gwizdala (Lib Dem) | 2 | 07 May 2015, 08 June 2017 | ||||
| 11 | Anna Klepacka (ProLife Alliance) | 2 | 01 May 1997, 07 June 2001 | ||||
| 12 | Judy Maciejowska (Green) | 2 | 07 June 2001, 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 13 | Helen Martinek (UKIP / Veritas) | 2 | 07 June 2001, 05 May 2005 | ||||
| 14 | Anna Miszewska (Natural Law ) | 2 | 09 April 1992, 01 May 1997 | ||||
| 15 | Christopher Ostrowski (Labour) | 2 | 23 July 2009, 08 June 2017 |
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| 16 | Rosena Wisniewska-Allin-Khan(Labour) | 2 | 16 June 2016, 08 June 2017 |
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| 17 | Jasna Badzak (UKIP) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 18 | Steve Belzak-Maczulski (Lib Dem) | 1 | 09 April 1992 | ||||
| 19 | J. Bogusz (Referendum Party) | 1 | 01 May 1997 | ||||
| 20 | Michal Chantkowski (Green) | 1 | 08 June 2017 | ||||
| 21 | Callum Chomczuk (Lib Dem) | 1 | 05 May 2005 | ||||
| 22 | Anthony Chytry (Independent) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 23 | Barbara Czarnecka-Yerolemou (Conservative) | 1 | 01 May 1997 | ||||
| 24 | Alexander Daszak (Legalise Cannabis) | 1 | 05 May 2005 | ||||
| 25 | Nina Dluzewska (Labour) | 1 | 08 June 2017 | ||||
| 26 | Gregory Drodz (Lib Dem) | 1 | 09 April 1992 | ||||
| 27 | Susan Gaszczak (Lib Dem) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 28 | Jacqui Jedzrejewski (Labour) | 1 | 05 May 2005 | ||||
| 29 | Mathew Kiesel (Lib Dem) | 1 | 07 May 2015 | ||||
| 30 | Peter Klonowski (UKIP) | 1 | 07 May 2015 | ||||
| 31 | Marek Kotecha (Conservative) | 1 | 01 May 1997 | ||||
| 32 | Wojtek Kowalewski (Labour) | 1 | 08 May 2017 | ||||
| 33 | Peter Krakowiak (Green) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 34 | Jane Kulka (Lib Dem) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 35 | Terence Majorowicz (BNP) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 36 | Gerald Michaluk (Conservative) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 37 | Tony Miklinski (Conservative) | 1 | 08 June 2017 | ||||
| 38 | P. Miernik (Liberal) | 1 | 09 June 1983 | ||||
| 39 | Jan Mokrzycki (Liberal) | 1 | 18 June 1970 | ||||
| 40 | Wiktor Moszczynski (Labour) | 1 | 09 June 1983 | ||||
| 41 | Richard Mrozinski (UKIP) | 1 | 01 May 1997 | ||||
| 42 | Stefan Mrozinski (Conservative) | 1 | 07 May 2015 | ||||
| 43 | Teresa Muchewicz (Veritas) | 1 | 05 May 2005 | ||||
| 44 | Christopher Mularczyk (Social Democrats) | 1 | 11 June 1987 | ||||
| 45 | Katie Pruszynski (Lib Dem) | 1 | 08 June 20107 | ||||
| 46 | John Piasecki (Labour) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 47 | Barbara Russocki (Referendum Party) | 1 | 01 May 1997 | ||||
| 48 | Pat Sikorski (Socialist Labour) | 1 | 01 May 1997 | ||||
| 49 | G.M. Slysz (UKIP) | 1 | 01 May 1997 | ||||
| 50 | Peter Sopowski (Labour) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 51 | Richard Suchorzewski (UKIP) | 1 | 05 May 2005 | ||||
| 52 | Przemek Swirczynski (UKIP) | 1 | 07 May 2015 | ||||
| 53 | Paul Turek (Socialist Labour) | 1 | 07 June 2001 | ||||
| 54 | Stefan Tymkewicz (SNP) | 1 | 05 May 2005 | ||||
| 55 | Mike Wieteska (UKIP) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 56 | Jason Zadrozny (Lib Dem) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| 57 | Jan Zablocki (Green) | 1 | 08 June 2017 | ||||
| 58 | Paul Zukowskyi (Lib Dem) | 1 | 06 May 2010 | ||||
| Total Candidates (1945–2018) = | 95 | ||||||
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| Dataset compiled by Christopher Marek Rencki FRAI | |||||||
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