Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik
Regional assembly in Poland
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The Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik (Polish: Sejmik Województwa Mazowieckiego) is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Masovia in Poland. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of fifty-one councillors, making it the largest provincial assembly in the republic. All councillors are chosen during regional elections for a five-year term. Incumbent chairperson of the assembly is Ludwik Rakowski of the Civic Coalition, elected at the first session on 7 May 2024.[1][2]
Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik Sejmik Województwa Mazowieckiego | |
|---|---|
| 8th Sejmik (2024–2029) | |
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral regional assembly of Masovian Voivodeship |
| Leadership | |
Chairperson | |
Vice Chairperson | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 |
Political groups | Executive board (28)
Opposition parties (20) Independent (3)
|
| Elections | |
Last election | 7 April 2024 |
Next election | 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
| Palace of the Minister of Treasury, 3 and 5 Bank Square, Warsaw | |
| Website | |
| Masovian Regional Assembly | |
The assembly elects the executive board that acts as the collective executive for the provincial government, headed by the voivodeship marshal. The current executive board of Masovia is a coalition government between the Civic Coalition and Polish People's Party under the leadership of Marshal Adam Struzik of the PSL.[3]
The assembly convenes at the Palace of the Treasury Minister in Warsaw.
Current composition
| Group | Seats | Local government | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Coalition | 20 | Coalition government | |
| Law and Justice | 20 | Opposition | |
| Polish People's Party | 8 | Coalition government | |
| Non-Inscrit | 3 | N/a | |
| Total | 51 | — | |
| Vacant | 0 | ||
| As of 9 May 2024. Source:[4] | |||
Constituencies
Members of the assembly are elected in seven multi-member constituencies with the party-list proportional representation using D'Hondt apportionment method.[5][6]
| Constituency number | City counties | Land counties | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part of Warsaw[a] | — | 5 |
| 2 | Part of Warsaw[b] | — | 5 |
| 3 | Part of Warsaw[c] | — | 6 |
| 4 | Płock | Ciechanów, Gostynin, Mława, Płock, Płońsk, Przasnysz, Pułtusk, Sierpc, Sochaczew, Żuromin, Żyrardów | 8 |
| 5 | Radom | Białobrzegi, Grójec, Kozienice, Lipsko, Przysucha, Radom, szydłowiecki, zwoleński | 7 |
| 6 | Ostrołęka, Siedlce | Garwolin, Łosice, Maków, Mińsk, Ostrołęka, Ostrów, Siedlce, Sokołów, Węgrów, Wyszków | 9 |
| 7 | — | Grodzisk, Legionowo, Nowy Dwór, Otwock, Piaseczno, Pruszków, Warsaw West, Wołomin | 11 |
Election results
1998
| Party[7] | Mandates | |
|---|---|---|
| Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność | 32 | |
| Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej | 30 | |
| Przymierze Społeczne | 11 | |
| Unia Wolności | 6 | |
| Stowarzyszenie Rodzina Polska | 1 | |
| Total | 80 |
2002
| Party[8] | Mandates | |
|---|---|---|
| Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej – Unia Pracy | 14 | |
| Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | 10 | |
| Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej | 8 | |
| Liga Polskich Rodzin | 7 | |
| Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe | 7 | |
| Platforma Obywatelska | 5 | |
| Total | 51 |
2006
| Party[9] | Mandates | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforma Obywatelska | 17 | |
| Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | 14 | |
| Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe | 12 | |
| Lewica i Demokraci | 4 | |
| Liga Polskich Rodzin | 4 | |
| Total | 51 |
2010
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 518,254 | 28.56 | 17 | |
| Law and Justice | 432,765 | 23.85 | 14 | |
| Polish People's Party | 404,693 | 22.30 | 13 | |
| Democratic Left Alliance | 263,275 | 14.51 | 7 | |
| Janusz Korwin-Mikke's Voters Movement | 42,136 | 2.32 | – | |
| National Local Government Community | 35,412 | 1.95 | – | |
| Right Wing of the Republic | 24,323 | 1.34 | – | |
| National Party of Retirees and Pensioners | 19,670 | 1.08 | – | |
| Polish Labour Party - August 80 | 13,322 | 0.73 | – | |
| League of Polish Families | 12,004 | 0.66 | – | |
| Real Politics Union | 9,810 | 0.54 | – | |
| Others | 39,076 | 2.15 | – | |
| Total | 1,814,740 | 100.00 | 51 | |
| Valid votes | 1,814,740 | 85.97 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 296,075 | 14.03 | ||
| Total votes | 2,110,815 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,151,659 | 50.84 | ||
| Source: [10][11] | ||||
2014
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law and Justice | 519,819 | 28.76 | 19 | |
| Polish People's Party | 463,395 | 25.64 | 16 | |
| Civic Platform | 434,853 | 24.06 | 15 | |
| SLD Left Together | 128,493 | 7.11 | 1 | |
| Janusz Korwin-Mikke's New Right | 75,609 | 4.18 | – | |
| Masovian Local Government Community | 68,686 | 3.80 | – | |
| National Movement | 32,044 | 1.77 | – | |
| Direct Democracy | 20,689 | 1.14 | – | |
| Your Movement | 15,948 | 0.88 | – | |
| Slavic Union | 6,621 | 0.37 | – | |
| National Revival of Poland | 6,422 | 0.36 | – | |
| Self-Defence | 3,505 | 0.19 | – | |
| Self-Defence Rebirth | 1,188 | 0.07 | – | |
| Others | 30,237 | 1.67 | – | |
| Total | 1,807,509 | 100.00 | 51 | |
| Valid votes | 1,807,509 | 84.46 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 332,647 | 15.54 | ||
| Total votes | 2,140,156 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,190,807 | 51.07 | ||
| Source: [12][13] | ||||
2018
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law and Justice | 815,942 | 34.04 | 24 | |
| Civic Coalition | 662,994 | 27.66 | 18 | |
| Polish People's Party | 315,287 | 13.15 | 8 | |
| Nonpartisan Local Government Activists | 149,551 | 6.24 | 1 | |
| SLD Left Together | 130,970 | 5.46 | – | |
| Kukiz'15 | 130,501 | 5.44 | – | |
| Partia Razem | 40,799 | 1.70 | – | |
| Liberty in Local Governments | 36,307 | 1.51 | – | |
| Green Party | 33,101 | 1.38 | – | |
| National Movement | 29,612 | 1.24 | – | |
| Union of Christian Families | 21,595 | 0.90 | – | |
| Free and Solidary | 17,955 | 0.75 | – | |
| National Unity – Community | 11,532 | 0.48 | – | |
| Labour Party | 761 | 0.03 | – | |
| Total | 2,396,907 | 100.00 | 51 | |
| Source: PKW[14] | ||||
2024
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law and Justice | 750,998 | 33.16 | 21 | |
| Civic Coalition | 713,838 | 31.52 | 20 | |
| Third Way | 374,562 | 16.54 | 8 | |
| The Left | 157,178 | 6.94 | 1 | |
| Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists | 154,815 | 6.84 | 1 | |
| Nonpartisan Local Government Activists | 53,956 | 2.38 | – | |
| Movement for the Repair of Poland | 15,894 | 0.70 | – | |
| Normal Country | 13,487 | 0.60 | – | |
| Slavic Union | 11,565 | 0.51 | – | |
| Citizens and Justice Association | 7,177 | 0.32 | – | |
| Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | 5,923 | 0.26 | – | |
| National Polish Local Government Coalition | 5,247 | 0.23 | – | |
| Total | 2,264,640 | 100.00 | 51 | |
| Source: PKW[15] | ||||