2016 Senate District 59 by-election in Poland

none By-election in District 59, 2016 Poland local no 17.11% x160px Anna Maria Anders Law and Justice 30,661 47.26% x160px Mieczysław Bagiński Polish People's Party 26,618 41.03% thumb|Senate District 59 A by-elections in Senate District 59 was held in Poland on 6 March 2016. The election was required due to the President Andrzej Duda appointing incumbent Senator Bohdan Paszkowski as the Voivode of Podlaskie. The result was a victory for Anna Maria Anders of the Law and Justice party. Voter turnout was just 17.11%.War hero's daughter wins seat in Senate http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/243570,War-heros-daughter-wins-seat-in-Senate 24 January 2019 Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy Background The front-runner of these elections was the right-wing candidate Anna Maria Anders, who received the support of PiS. A few months earlier the PiS candidate Bohdan Paszkowski won nearly half of votes there. The centrist and leftist opposition united and supported Mieczysław Bagiński, who took the second place in this district a few months ago. He obtained the support of PSL, PO, Modern, and SLD. In elections he won over 40% (previously 27.44%) of votes, but it did not allow him to win a mandate, because Anna Maria Anders won 6% more votes. Result 2016 Senate District 59 by-electionhttps://pkw.gov.pl/pliki/1457350126_Obwieszczenie%20o%20wynikach%20wybor%C3%B3w%20uzupe%C5%82niaj%C4%85cych.pdf PKW - Obwieszczenie - 6 March 2016 wybory2018.pkw.gov.pl 2019-01-19 Law and Justice Anna Maria Anders 30,661 47.26 2.39 Polish People's Party Mieczysław Bagiński 26,618 41.03 13.59 Independent politician Jerzy Ząbkiewicz 4,177 6.44 KORWiN Szczepan Barszczewski 1,992 3.07 Independent politician Sławomir Gromadzki 764 1.18 Independent (politician) Andrzej Chmielewski 669 1.03 References Category:By-elections in Poland Category:2016 elections in Poland Category:March 2016 in Poland