Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik Explained

Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik
Native Name:Polish: Sejmik Województwa Podlaskiego
House Type:Unicameral
Houses:Regional Assembly
(sejmik wojewódzki)
Leader1 Type:Chairperson
Leader2 Type:Vice-Chairpersons
Leader2:Marek Komorowski, Łukasz Siekierko, Cezary Cieślukowski
Members:30 councilors
(Polish: radnych)
Structure1 Res:250px
Political Groups1:Executive board (16)

Opposition (14)

  • PiS (13)
    • PiS (11)
    • SP (1)
    • PR (1)
  • KiBS (1)
    • P (1)
Last Election1:7 April 2024
Meeting Place:1 Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego, Białystok
Website:Podlaskie Regional Assembly
Leader3:Łukasz Prokorym
Party3:PO
Leader3 Type:Marshal

The Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik (Polish: Sejmik Województwa Podlaskiego) is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Podlaskie. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty councillors elected to a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Cezary Cieślukowski.

The assembly elects the executive board that acts as the collective executive for the regional government, headed by the province's marshal. The current Executive Board of Podlaskie is held by the coalition government of Civic Coalition and Third Way and supported by two PiS members with Łukasz Prokorym, KO presiding as marshal.The Regional Assembly meets in the Marshal's Office in Białystok.

Districts

Members of the Assembly are elected from five districts, serve five-year terms. The districts do not have formal names, instead each constituency has a number and territorial description.

Number Seats City counties Land counties
1 7 None
2 5 Augustów, Sejny, Suwałki
3 5 Grajewo, Kolno, Łomża
4 5 None Bielsk, Siemiatycze, Wysokie Mazowieckie, Zambrów
5 8 None Białystok, Hajnówka, Mońki, Sokółka

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