Electoral districts of Poland

Number of seats taken by constituencies. Number of active voters per 1 seat (Polish parliamentary election, 2007)

Electoral districts of Poland (Polish: okręg wyborczy) are defined by Polish election law. Electoral districts can be divided depending on whether they are individual entities or parts of a larger electoral district with regard to elections to 1) parliament (Sejm) and Senate 2) local offices and 3) European Parliament. Each district has a number of mandates calculated on the basis of its population.

List of constituencies

#[A] Name Voivodeship European constituency Sejm Senate
24 Białystok Podlaskie Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian 15 3
27 Bielsko-Biała Silesian Silesian 9 2
4 Bydgoszcz Kuyavian-Pomeranian Kuyavian-Pomeranian 12 2
7 Chełm Lublin Lublin 12 3
12 Chrzanów Lesser Poland Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie 8 N/A[B]
28 Częstochowa Silesian Silesian 7 2
34 Elbląg Warmian-Masurian Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian 8 2
25 Gdańsk Pomeranian Pomeranian 12 3
26 Gdynia Pomeranian Pomeranian 14 3
29 Gliwice Silesian Silesian 10 2
36 Kalisz Greater Poland Greater Poland 12 3
31 Katowice Silesian Silesian 12 3
33 Kielce Świętokrzyskie Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie 16 3
37 Konin Greater Poland Greater Poland 9 2
40 Koszalin West Pomeranian Lubusz and West Pomeranian 8 2
13 Kraków Lesser Poland Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie 13 4[B]
22 Krosno Subcarpathian Subcarpathian 11 2
1 Legnica Lower Silesian Lower Silesian and Opole 12 3
6 Lublin Lublin Lublin 15 3
9 Łódź Łódź Łódź 10 2
14 Nowy Sącz Lesser Poland Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie 9 2
35 Olsztyn Warmian-Masurian Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian 10 2
21 Opole Opole Lower Silesian and Opole 13 3
38 Piła Greater Poland Greater Poland 9 2
10 Piotrków Trybunalski Łódź Łódź 9 2
16 Płock Masovian Masovian 10 2
39 Poznań Greater Poland Greater Poland 10 2
17 Radom Masovian Masovian 9 2
30 Rybnik Silesian Silesian 9 2
23 Rzeszów Subcarpathian Subcarpathian 15 3
18 Siedlce Masovian Masovian 12 3
11 Sieradz Łódź Łódź 12 3
32 Sosnowiec Silesian Silesian 9 2
41 Szczecin West Pomeranian Lubusz and West Pomeranian 13 2
15 Tarnów Lesser Poland Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie 9 2
5 Toruń Kuyavian-Pomeranian Kuyavian-Pomeranian 13 3
19 Warsaw I Masovian Warsaw 19 4
20 Warsaw II Masovian Warsaw 11 2
2 Wałbrzych Lower Silesian Lower Silesian and Opole 8 2
3 Wrocław Lower Silesian Lower Silesian and Opole 14 3
8 Zielona Góra Lubusz Lubusz and West Pomeranian 12 3
^A Numerals relate to the Sejm. Numerals are the same for the Senate up to 11 – Sieradz, and all others are one lower for the corresponding Senate seat.
^B 12 – Chrzanów and 13 – Kraków belong to an enlarged 12 – Kraków constituency for elections to the Senate. It elects four members.

See also