Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 20 January 1957. They were the second election to the Sejm – the bicameral parliament of the People's Republic of Poland, and the third ever in the history of Communist Poland. It took place during the liberalization period, following Władysław Gomułka's ascension to power. Although freer than previous elections, they were not a free election. Polish voters of 1957 were given the right to vote against some official candidates; de facto having a small chance to express a vote of no confidence against the government and the Party, but no possibility to elect any real opposition, whose members were not allowed to run in the elections. The elections resulted in a predictable victory for the Front of National Unity coalition dominated by the ruling