Bożenna Urszula Hołownia (; born 27 July 1953) is a Polish geographer, hydrologist, computer scientist, and politician. Since 2024, she is a member of the Sejm of Poland, representing the constituency no. 19, which consists of the city of Warsaw. Hołownia is a member of the Poland 2050 party.
Biography Bożenna Hołownia was born on 27 July 1953 in Warsaw, Poland. In 1977 she graduated from the University of Warsaw with a degree in geography. Hołownia specialised in the hydrology and worked in the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management and the Warsaw Regional Water Management Office. Later, until her retirement, she was a director in an internet provider company. For over 20 years Hołownia was active in the structures of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association, being a group commander, and district deputy commander.
Hołownia is a member of the Poland 2050 political party, and she was listed during the election on the ballot of the Third Way political alliance. She unsuccessfully run for a seat in the Sejm of Poland during the 2023 parliamentary elections. Hołownia was a candidate from the constituenct no. 19, which consists of the city of Warsaw, and received 22,593 votes (1.32%). During the 2024 local elections, she unsuccessfully run to be councillor in Mokotów, one of the districts of Warsaw, in the constituency no. 2, receiving 533 votes (3.18%). Hołownia also participated in the 2024 election to the European Parliament, unsuccessfully running from the constituency no. 4 in Poland, which consists of the Warsaw metropolitan area. She received 12,796 votes (0.98%).
On 26 June 2024, Hołownia became a member of the Sejm of Poland, replacing Michał Kobosko, who was elected to the European Parliament. She joined the Poland 2050 parliamentary group, and became a member of the Social and Family Politics Committee and the Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation Committee.
Personal life Since the age of four, Hołownia has tetraplegia which developed due to polio infection. She walked with crutches, and later begun using a wheelchair.
Electoral results Year Office Party District Votes Result . Total % . 2023 Sejm of Poland 10th Third Way No. 19 22,593 1.32 17th 2024 Mokotów District Council 6th Third Way No. 2 533 3.18 7th 2024 European Parliament 10th Third Way No. 4 12,796 0.98 19th
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