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A message from our President, General Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank
'I am delighted to be associated with the work of the Polish Heritage Society and very honoured to serve as its President. The Society's work highlights the enormous contribution which generations of Poles have made to their adopted country. Preserving and celebrating that heritage will only further strengthen the ties between Poland and the United Kingdom.
I worked closely with the Society on the project to build a memorial to the Polish Forces at the National Memorial Arboretum and saw at first hand the energy and dedication of those involved.
I encourage you to explore this website and learn about the many other projects the Society has sponsored. Do please contact us if you would like to be involved in any way'.
General The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE
A Debt of Dishonour is a unique documentary film dedicated Major General Sosabowski and all ranks who served in the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade Group and to their Comrades-in-Arms of the 1st British Airborne Division that fought in the ill-fated “Operation Market Garden” at Arnhem and Driel during September 1944.
Sto Lat-Albert Hall
UK General Election 2005
General Election Summary – 05 May 2005
| (A) | Members of Parliament | Polish MPs | % |
| 355 Labour Party | 2 | 0.56% | |
| 198 Conservative Party | 1 | 0.50% | |
| 62 Liberal Democratic | NIL | ||
| 31 Other Parties | NIL | ||
| Total = 646 MPs | Total = 3 Polish MPs | Total = 0.46% | |
| (B) | Election Candidates | Polish Candidates | % |
| 630 Conservative | 1 | 0.16% | |
| 627 Labour | 3 | 0.48% | |
| 626 Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0.32% | |
| 496 UKIP | 1 | 0.20% | |
| 65 Veritas | 2 | 3.08% | |
| 59 SNP | 1 | 1.69% | |
| 21 Legalise Cannabis | 1 | 4.76% | |
| 14 Liberal | 1 | 7.14% | |
| 900 Other Parties | NIL | ||
| Total = 3,438 Candidates | Total = 12 Polish Candidates | Total = 0.35% | |
| (C) | Total Votes = 27,148,510 | 12 Polish Candidates = 82,968 Votes | 0.31% of Total Votes |
12 Polish Candidates in 2005 General Election
| Name | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes | Vote Share | Majority | |
| 1 | Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Labour | Re-Elected | 15,840 | 52.8% | 10,681 |
| (Denis Matyjaszek) | |||||||
| 2 | Marek Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North & Leith | Labour | Re-Elected | 14,597 | 34.2% | 2,153 |
| 3 | Daniel Kawczynski | Shrewsbury & Atcham | Conservative | Elected | 18,960 | 37.7% | 1,808 |
| 49,397 | |||||||
| 4 | Jacqui Jedrzejewski | Tunbridge Wells | Labour | 3rd | 8,736 | 20.6% | |
| 5 | Callum Chomczuk | Falkirk | Lib Dem | 3rd | 7,321 | 16.0% | |
| 6 | Stefan Tymkewicz | Edinburgh East | SNP | 3rd | 6,760 | 17.0% | |
| 7 | Frank Harasiwka | Bolton South East | Lib Dem | 3rd | 6,047 | 19.0% | |
| 8 | Frances Oborski | Wyre Forest | Liberal | 4th | 2,666 | 5.7% | |
| 9 | Richard Suchorzewski | Vale of Glamorgan | UKIP | 5th | 840 | 1.8% | |
| 10 | Alexander Daszak | Carmarthens West | Legalise Cannabis | 6th | 237 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | Helen Martinek | Colne Valley | Veritas | 6th | 543 | 1.1% | |
| 12 | Teresa Muchewicz | Bradford South | Veritas | 7th | 421 | 1.2% | |
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| Dataset compiled by Christopher Marek Rencki FRAI | |||||||