Silesian Regional Assembly
| Silesian Regional Assembly Sejmik Województwa Śląskiego | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairperson |
Grzegorz Wolnik, PO |
Vice-Chairpersons | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 45 councillors |
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Political groups |
Vacant
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| Elections | |
Last election | 16 November 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Silesian Parliament Building, Katowice | |
| Website | |
| Silesian Regional Assembly | |
The Silesian Regional Assembly (Polish: Sejmik Województwa Śląskiego) is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Silesia in Poland. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of forty-five councillors elected for a four-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Grzegorz Wolnik.[1]
The assembly elects the executive board that acts as the collective executive for the regional government, headed by the voivodeship marshal. The current Executive Board of Silesia is a coalition government between Civic Platform, the Polish People's Party, the Silesian Autonomy Movement and the Democratic Left Alliance.[2] The board's current chief executive is Marshal Wojciech Saługa of Civic Platform.[3]
The Silesian Assembly convenes within the Silesian Parliament building in Katowice.
Districts
Members of the assembly are elected from seven districts, serve four-year terms. Districts does not have the constituencies formal names. Instead, each constituency has a number and territorial description.
| Number | Seats | City counties | Land counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Bielsko-Biała | Bielsko, Cieszyn, Żywiec |
| 2 | 6 | Katowice, Mysłowice, Tychy | Bieruń-Lędziny, Pszczyna |
| 3 | 7 | Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Rybnik, Żory | Mikołów, Racibórz, Rybnik, Wodzisław |
| 4 | 7 | Bytom, Gliwice | Gliwice, Lubliniec, Tarnowskie Góry |
| 5 | 6 | Chorzów, Piekary Śląskie, Ruda Śląska, Siemianowice Śląskie, Świętochłowice, Zabrze | None |
| 6 | 5 | Częstochowa | Częstochowa, Kłobuck, Myszków |
| 7 | 7 | Dąbrowa Górnicza, Jaworzno, Sosnowiec | Będzin, Zawiercie |
1998-2002 Term
- Chairperson:
- Ryszard Ostrowski 1998-2002 (Freedom Union)
- Vice-Chairpersons:
- Bożena Siedlecka (Ruch Społeczny)
- Prof. Marek Trombski (Democratic Left Alliance)
- Henryk Zaguła 2001-2002 (Civic Platform)
2002-06 Term
- Chairperson:
- Zbigniew Wieczorek (Democratic Left Alliance)
- Vice-Chairpersons:
- Jerzy Kłudka (Self-Defense)
- Małgorzata Ochęduszko-Ludwik (Democratic Left Alliance)
- Antoni Piechniczek (Unia Samorządowa)
2006-10 Term
| Silesian Regional Assembly elections on 12 November 2006[4] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats by districts | |||||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Civic Platform (PO) | 450,206 | 33.26 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Law and Justice (PiS) | 338,528 | 25.01 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Left and Democrats (LiD) | 206,917 | 15.29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Polish People's Party (PSL) | 70,332 | 5.20 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Silesian Autonomy Movement (RAS) | 58,919 | 4.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (SoRP) | 53,623 | 3.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| National Party of Retirees and Pensioners (KREiR) | 48,602 | 3.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| League of Polish Families (LPR) | 46,970 | 3.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polish Labour Party (PPP) | 25,079 | 1.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Real Politics Union (UPR) | 15,814 | 1.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polish Confederation - Dignity and Work (KGiP) | 15469 | 1.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Voters for the Defence of the Polish Nation (WONP) | 14,918 | 1.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Now Częstochowa (TC) | 5,408 | 0.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| National Revival of Poland (NOP) | 2,919 | 0.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 606,876 | 100.00 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
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- Chairperson:
- Piotr Zienc (Civic Platform)
- Vice-Chairpersons:
- Michał Czarski (Law and Justice)
- Marcin Kędracki (Civic Platform)
- Ryszard Majer (Left and Democrats)
2010-14 Term
| Silesian Regional Assembly elections on 21 November 2010[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percent | Seats |
| Civic Platform (PO) | ? | 33,7% | 22 |
| Law and Justice (PiS) | ? | 20,8% | 11 |
| Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) | ? | 16,4% | 10 |
| Silesian Autonomy Movement (RAS) | 122,781 | 8.49% | 3 |
| Polish People's Party (PSL) | ? | 7,10% | 2 |
| Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (SoRP) | ? | ? | — |
| National Party of Retirees and Pensioners (KREiR) | ? | ? | — |
| League of Polish Families (LPR) | ? | ? | — |
| Polish Labour Party (PPP) | ? | ? | — |
| Real Politics Union (UPR) | ? | ? | — |
| Polish Confederation - Dignity and Work (KGiP) | ? | ? | — |
| Voters for the Defence of the Polish Nation (WONP) | ? | ? | — |
| Now Częstochowa (TC) | ? | ? | — |
| National Revival of Poland (NOP) | ? | ? | — |
See also
References
- ↑ "Przewodniczący Sejmiku 5 kadencji". Sejmik Województwa Śląskiego. Regional Assembly of Silesia. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "Zarząd Województwa". Zarząd Województwa Śląskiego. Marshal's Office of Silesian Voivodeship. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ "Śląsk dla koalicji PO-PSL-SLD. Marszałkiem został Wojciech Saługa". Wybory samorządowe 2014. TVN24. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Silesian Regional Assembly elections". State Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
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