In 1919, the borders of the newly restored Polish state were not yet established. As a result, the government of Poland led by
Jozef Pilsudski had problems creating the
electoral districts. Upon a decree, signed by Pilsudski on 28 November 1918, Poland was divided into several districts, some of whom were not even part of the country. The list of these districts presents a declaration of Polish territorial claims rather than real situation of late 1918. It covers the whole territory of the
Kingdom of Poland (1916–1918), formerly Russian
Belostok Oblast, as well as whole former Austrian province of
Galicia, even though its eastern part was area of a conflict between Poles and Ukrainians (see
Polish–Ukrainian War). The situation was even more complicated in the West, in territories which had belonged to the
German Empire. Polish legislators created there several electoral districts, even in lands that never became part of the
Second Polish Republic. Thus, apart from districts of
Poznań,
Toruń,
Kartuzy,
Katowice, and
Gostyń, the government stipulated creation of districts in such locations, as
Bytom (Beuthen),
Nysa,
Złotów (Flatow),
Gdańsk (Danzig), and
Olsztyn (Allenstein). The 1919 election was not organised in these areas, as they remained part of Germany until 1945. Furthermore, Polish legislators wanted the election to be organised in whole
Cieszyn Silesia (see also
Trans-Olza). Therefore, districts were created there in
Cieszyn and
Frýdek-Místek. Also, the
Nowy Targ district covered several communes of
Orawa, and
Spisz, with such towns, as
Kežmarok,
Stará Ľubovňa, and
Spišská Nová Ves (these locations
had been part of Poland until the late 18th century). ==Results==