1788 Polish-Lithuanian legislative election

1788 Polish-Lithuanian Sejm election
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All 177 seats in the Chamber of Deputies; 89 seats were needed for a majority
Marshal before election; Stanisław Kostka Gadomski;	Elected Marshal ; Stanisław Małachowski; Patriotic Party

The 1788 election held in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth marked one of the most crucial events in the history of both countries prior to 1795. The elections returned a significant pro-reform camp to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth chosen to repair the Commonwealth's political system and prevent the country from collapsing. The Sejm that emerged as a result of the election has been dubbed the Great Sejm.

Background[]

The election was called by the King in May 1788 and the Sejmiks gathered to elect the deputies in August. The Sejm gathered on 28 September.

Sejmik Districts[]

#	Constituency	Voivodeship	Deputies
1	Kraków	Kraków	8
2	Poznań	Poznań	8
3	Vilnius	Vilnius	2
4	Ashmyany	Vilnius	2
5	Lida	Vilnius	2
6	Vilkmergė	Vilnius	2
7	Braslaw	Vilnius	2
8	Sandomierz	Sandomierz	7
9	Kalisz	Kalisz	8
10	Trakai	Trakai	2
11	Hrodna	Trakai	2
12	Kaunas	Trakai	2
13	Upytė	Trakai	2
14	Sieradz	Sieradz	4
15	Wieluń	Sieradz	2
16	Leczyca Łęczyca	Leczyca Łęczyca	4
17	Samogitia	Samogitia	6
18	Brześć Kujawski	Brześć Kujawski	2
19	Kiev	Kiev	6
20	Inowrocław	Inowrocław	4
21	Chełm	Ruthenia	2
22	Volhynia	Volhynia	6
23	Podolia	Podolia	6
24	Smolensk	Smolensk	4
25	Lublin	Lublin	6
26	Polotsk	Polotsk	2
27	Navahrudak	Navahrudak	2
28	Slonim	Navahrudak	2

#	Constituency	Voivodeship	Deputies
29	Vawkavysk	Navahrudak	2
30	Płock	Płock	4
31	Vitebsk	Vitebsk	2
32	Czersk	Masovia	2
33	Warsaw	Masovia	2
34	Wizna	Masovia	2
35	Wyszogród	Masovia	2
36	Zakroczym	Masovia	2
37	Ciechanów	Masovia	2
38	Lomza Łomża	Masovia	2
39	Różan	Masovia	2
40	Liw	Masovia	2
41	Nur	Masovia	2
42	Drohiczyn	Podlachia	2
43	Bielsk Podlaski	Podlachia	2
44	Mielnik	Podlachia	2
45	Rawa Mazowiecka	Rawa Mazowiecka	2
46	Sochaczew	Rawa Mazowiecka	2
47	Gostynin	Rawa Mazowiecka	2
48	Brest-Litovsk	Brest-Litovsk	2
49	Pinsk	Brest-Litovsk	2
50	Bratslav	Bratslav	6
51	Minsk	Minsk	2
52	Mazyr	Minsk	2
53	Rechytsa	Minsk	2
54	Livonia	Livonia	6
55	Chernihiv	Chernihiv	4
--	Total	--	177

References[]

U. Augustyniak, Historia Polski 1572-1795, Warszawa 2008
M. Markiewicz, Historia Polski 1494-1795, Kraków 2002

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See also: Elections and referendums in Lithuania Elections and referendums in Poland

1788 Polish-Lithuanian legislative election

Contents

Background[]

Sejmik Districts[]

See also[]

References[]