2003 Polish European Union membership referendum

A referendum on joining the European Union was held in Poland on 7 and 8 June 2003.[1] The proposal was approved by 77.6% of voters. Poland subsequently joined the European Union that year following the ratification of the Treaty of Accession 2003. The country's first European Parliament elections were held in 2004.

Percentage of the Yes votes by voivodeships

Percentage of the Yes votes - voting abroad

Question

Do you approve of the Republic of Poland's accession to the European Union?

Party policies

The table lists the political parties which were represented in the Sejm at the time of the referendum.

Position	Political parties
Yes		Democratic Left Alliance (SLD)
		Civic Platform (PO)
		Law and Justice (PiS)
		Polish People's Party (PSL)
		Labour Union (UP)
No		Self-Defence RP (SRP)
No		League of Polish Families (LPR)

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	13,514,872	77.6
No	3,935,655	22.6
Valid votes	17,450,527	99.3
Invalid or blank votes	126,187	0.7
Total votes	17,576,714	100.00
Turnout required	50.00
Registered voters and turnout	29,864,969	58.9
Source: Nohlen & Stöver[1]

References

Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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[NS-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

Elections and referendums in Poland
Presidential elections	1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Legislative elections	1919 1922 1928 1930 1935 1938 1947 1952 1957 1961 1965 1969 1972 1976 1980 1985 1989 1991 1993 1997 2001 2005 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Local elections	1916–17 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1929 1933–34 1936 1938–39 1954 1958 1961 1965 1969 1973 1976 1980 1984 1988 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
European elections	2004 2009 2014 2019
Referendums	1946 1987 1996 1997 2003 2015
See also: Elections in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

History of the Third Polish Republic
1990–1995 Wałęsa Presidency	Round Table Agreement 1990 presidential election 1991 parliamentary election 1993 parliamentary election
1995–2005 Kwaśniewski Presidency	1995 presidential election 1996 enfranchisement and privatisation referendums 1997 Constitution 1997 parliamentary election 2000 presidential election 2001 parliamentary election Rywin affair 2003 invasion of Iraq EU membership referendum Accession to the EU
2005–2010 Kaczyński Presidency	2005 parliamentary election 2005 presidential election 2007 parliamentary election Smolensk air disaster
2010–2015 Komorowski Presidency	2010 presidential election 2011 parliamentary election Euro 2012 2015 presidential election
2015-present Duda Presidency	2015 parliamentary election 2015 referendum 2015 constitutional crisis 2019 parliamentary election 2020 presidential election