1788 Polish-Lithuanian Sejm election
18 August 1788 (1788-08-18)
All 177 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
89 seats were needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Michał Jerzy Poniatowski Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki
Party Patriotic Party Hetmans' Party
Leader's seat Did not stand Did not stand
Seats won 93 68
Marshal before election

Stanisław Kostka Gadomski
Pro-Prussia Party

 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

See also

References

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