The West Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik (Polish: Sejmik Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego) is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of West Pomerania in Poland. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty councillors chosen during regional elections for a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Teresa Kalina from KO.[1]
West Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik Sejmik Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairperson | |
Vice- Chairperson | Marcin Przepióra , Janusz Żmurkiewicz, Sebastian Szwajlik |
Marshal | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 30 councillors |
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Political groups | Executive board (17)
Opposition parties (13)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 7 April 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Sejmik Building, Szczecin | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The assembly elects the executive board that acts as the collective executive for the provincial government, headed by the voivodeship marshal. The current Executive Board of Pomerania is a coalition government between Civic Coalition, Third Way and The Left under the leadership of Marshal Olgierd Geblewicz of Civic Coalition.[2]
The assembly convenes within the Sejmik Building in Szczecin.
Districts
editMembers of the legislature are elected from five districts and serve five-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 | 8 | Szczecin | Police |
| 2 | 5 | Świnoujście | Goleniów, Gryfice, Kamień, Łobez |
| 3 | 5 | None | Białogard, Drawsko, Kołobrzeg, Świdwin, Wałcz |
| 4 | 5 | Koszalin | Koszalin, Sławno, Szczecinek |
| 5 | 7 | None | Choszczno, Gryfino, Myślibórz, Pyrzyce, Stargard |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Przewodniczący Sejmiku WZ". Sejmik Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego. Regional Assembly of West Pomerania. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Kutys, Andrzej (12 November 2015). "Byli radni SLD popierają sejmikową koalicję". Radio Szczecin. Retrieved 21 January 2016.