The Silesian Voivodeship Sejmik () 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 five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Jacek Jarco of PL2050.
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 Coalition, Third Way and The Left, with Wojciech Saługa of the Civic Coalition presiding as marshal.
The Silesian Assembly convenes in the Silesian Parliament building in Katowice.
Districts Members of the assembly are elected from seven districts and serve five-year terms. Districts do not have formal names. Instead, each constituency has a number and territorial description.
Number Seats City counties Land counties1 7 Bielsko-Biała Bielsko, Cieszyn, Żywiec2 6 Katowice, Mysłowice, Tychy Bieruń-Lędziny, Pszczyna3 7 Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Rybnik, Żory Mikołów, Racibórz, Rybnik, Wodzisław4 7 Bytom, Gliwice Gliwice, Lubliniec, Tarnowskie Góry5 6 Chorzów, Piekary Śląskie, Ruda Śląska, Siemianowice Śląskie, Świętochłowice, Zabrze None6 5 Częstochowa Częstochowa, Kłobuck, Myszków7 7 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Jaworzno, Sosnowiec Będzin, Zawiercie
Composition 1998
Political groupsTomasz Zarycki: Wybory samorządowe w 1998 r., [w:] Decentralizacja terytorialnej organizacji kraju: założenia, przygotowanie, ustawodawstwo (red. Grzegorz Gorzelak), Warszawa 1999, s. 54. Mandates Solidarity Electoral Action 31 Democratic Left Alliance 31 Freedom Union 12 Social Alliance (Poland) 1 Total 75
2002 Political groupsSerwis PKW – Wybory 2002 Mandates Democratic Left Alliance - Labour Union 20 Civic Platform - Law and Justice 10 League of Polish Families 7 Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland 6 Wspólnota Samorządowa Województwa Śląskiego 4 Self-Governance Union 1 Total 48
2006
Political groupsSerwis PKW – Wybory 2006 Mandates Civic Platform 21 Law and Justice 16 Left and Democrats 8 Polish People's Party 3 Total 48
2010
Political groupsSerwis PKW – Wybory 2010 Mandates Civic Platform 22 Law and Justice 11 Democratic Left Alliance 10 Silesian Autonomy Movement 3 Polish People's Party 2 Total 48
2014
Political groupsSerwis PKW – Wybory 2014 Mandates Civic Platform 17 Law and Justice 16 Polish People's Party 5 Silesian Autonomy Movement 4 SLD Left Together 3 Total 45
2018
Political groupsSerwis PKW – Wybory 2018 Mandates Law and Justice 22 Civic Coalition 20 SLD Left Together 2 Polish People's Party 1 Total 45
2024
Political groups Mandates Civic Coalition 20 Law and Justice 18 Third Way 1 The Left 2 Total 45
See also Polish Regional Assembly Silesian Voivodeship
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External links Official website Executive board official website