Partycypacja w wyborach parlamentarnych w latach 1989–2047 w kontekście zmiany społeczno-demograficznej w Polsce
Voter Turnout in the Polish Parliamentary Elections from 1989–2047 in the Context of Socio-Demographic Change

Summary/Abstract: As a result of the social and demographic changes, including the ageing population,expansion of higher education and growing wealth, the higher voter turnout in theparliamentary elections may be expected in the future. Although since 1989 the corevariables determining the electoral participation, which are sex, educational level,income, professional status, place of residence, frequency of religious practices havestill been the same, the voters’ profiles reveal that the relationships between themare changing. Compared to the previous years, different variables are gaining significance.Education is becoming less important, whereas the role of the financial situationas a factor contributing to the voter turnout is increasing. However, the changeof the voters’ profile does not lead to marginalization of groups who usually takepart in elections less frequently. The differentiation in the impact on the choice ofparliamentary representatives, measured by the concentration ratios, is weakening.The reasons can be sought not only in the voting habit being established, but also inthe social and demographic changes.

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