West Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik

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 Maria Ilnicka-Mądry from BS.[1]

West Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik

Sejmik Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairperson
Vice-Chairpersons
Teresa Kalina, Zygmunt Dziewguć, Maciej Kopeć
Marshal
Structure
Seats30 councillors
Political groups
Executive board (16)
  •   KO (11)
    •   PO (11)
  •   PSL – New Left (3)
  •   Independent (2)

Opposition parties (11)

  •   PiS (11)
  •   Pro Centrum (3)
Elections
Last election
21 October 2018
Meeting place
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, Polish People's Party and the Democratic Left Alliance under the leadership of Marshal Olgierd Geblewicz of Civic Coalition.[2]

The assembly convenes within the Sejmik Building in Szczecin.

Districts

Members 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.

NumberSeatsCity countiesLand counties
18SzczecinPolice
25ŚwinoujścieGoleniów, Gryfice, Kamień, Łobez
35NoneBiałogard, Drawsko, Kołobrzeg, Świdwin, Wałcz
45KoszalinKoszalin, Sławno, Szczecinek
57NoneChoszczno, Gryfino, Myślibórz, Pyrzyce, Stargard

See also
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References
  1. "Przewodniczący Sejmiku WZ". Sejmik Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego. Regional Assembly of West Pomerania. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  2. Kutys, Andrzej (12 November 2015). "Byli radni SLD popierają sejmikową koalicję". Radio Szczecin. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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