Greater Poland Regional Assembly
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The Greater Poland Regional Assembly is the regional legislature
of the voivodeship
of Greater Poland
, Poland
. It is a unicameral
body consists of thirty-nine councillors elected in free elections for a 4-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Lech Dymarski.
The Regional Assembly meets in the Marshal's Office in Poznań
.
Voivodeship sejmik
A voivodeship sejmik is a provincial-level elected assembly for each of the 16 voivodeships of Poland. Sejmiks are elected to four-year terms, decided during nationwide local elections...
of the voivodeship
Voivodeships of Poland
The voivodeship, or province, called in Polish województwo , has been a high-level administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century....
of Greater Poland
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is a unicameral
Unicameralism
In government, unicameralism is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house...
body consists of thirty-nine councillors elected in free elections for a 4-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Lech Dymarski.
The Regional Assembly meets in the Marshal's Office in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
.
Districts
Members of the Assembly are elected from six districts, serve four year terms. Districts does not have the constituencies formal names. Instead, each constituency has a number, territorial description.| Number | Seats | City counties | Land counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Poznań Poznan Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be... |
None |
| 2 | 7 | None | Chodzież Chodziez County Chodzież County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Chodzież, which... , Czarnków-Trzcianka Czarnków-Trzcianka County Czarnków-Trzcianka County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Czarnków,... , Międzychód Miedzychód County Międzychód County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Międzychód,... , Oborniki Oborniki County Oborniki County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Oborniki, which... , Piła, Szamotuły, Wągrowiec Wagrowiec County Wągrowiec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wągrowiec, which... , Złotów |
| 3 | 7 | None | Poznań Poznan County Poznań County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Poznań, although the city... , Śrem Srem County Śrem County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Śrem, which lies ... , Środa Wielkopolska Sroda Wielkopolska County Środa Wielkopolska County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998... , Gniezno Gniezno County Gniezno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Gniezno, which lies... , Września Wrzesnia County Września County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Września, which... |
| 4 | 5 | Konin Konin Konin is a city in central Poland.Konin may also refer to:*Emperor Kōnin , emperor of Japan who reigned 770–781**Kōnin , a Japanese era name for the years 810–824... |
Konin Konin County Konin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Konin, although the city... , Koło, Słupca, Turek Turek County Turek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Turek, which lies ... |
| 5 | 7 | Kalisz Kalisz Kalisz is a city in central Poland with 106,857 inhabitants , the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostrów Wielkopolski and Nowe Skalmierzyce... |
Kępno Kepno County Kępno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Kępno, which lies ... , Kalisz Kalisz County Kalisz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Kalisz, although the city... , Ostrów Wielkopolski Ostrów Wielkopolski County Ostrów Wielkopolski County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Ostrów... , Ostrzeszów Ostrzeszów County Ostrzeszów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Ostrzeszów,... , Jarocin Jarocin County Jarocin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Jarocin, which lies... , Pleszew Pleszew County Pleszew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Pleszew, which lies ... |
| 6 | 7 | Leszno Leszno Leszno is a town in central Poland with 63,955 inhabitants . Situated in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously the capital of the Leszno Voivodeship . The town has county status.-History:... |
Leszno Leszno County Leszno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Leszno, although the city... , Gostyń Gostyn County Gostyń County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Gostyń, which lies ... , Grodzisk Wielkopolski Grodzisk Wielkopolski County Grodzisk Wielkopolski County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is... , Kościan Koscian County Kościan County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kościan, which lies... , Krotoszyn Krotoszyn County Krotoszyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Krotoszyn, which... , Nowy Tomyśl Nowy Tomysl County Nowy Tomyśl County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Nowy Tomyśl,... , Rawicz Rawicz County Rawicz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Rawicz, which lies ... , Wolsztyn Wolsztyn County Wolsztyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Wolsztyn, which lies ... |
2006-10 Term
| Greater Poland Regional Assembly elections on 12 November 2006 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats by districts | ||||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Civic Platform Civic Platform Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President... (PO) |
302,492 | 29.34 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Law and Justice Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... (PiS) |
208,460 | 20.22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Left and Democrats Left and Democrats Left and Democrats was a centre-left political coalition in Poland which was created on September 3, 2006, before the Warsaw municipal election of 2006. The coalition's aim was to provide an alternative for both the national-conservative Law and Justice party and the liberal-conservative Civic... (LiD) |
187,881 | 18.22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Polish People's Party (PSL) | 137,324 | 13.32 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland , abbreviated to SRP, is an agrarian political party and trade union in Poland led by Andrzej Lepper. Its platform combines left-wing populist economic policies with religious conservative social policies.... (SoRP) |
50,630 | 4.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| League of Polish Families League of Polish Families The League of Polish Families is a right-wing political party in Poland. It was represented in the Polish parliament, forming part of the cabinet of Jarosław Kaczyński, until the latter dissolved in September 2007.... (LPR) |
39,964 | 3.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| National Party of Retirees and Pensioners National Party of Retirees and Pensioners National Party of Retirees and Pensioners is a Polish minor left-wing political party.The main goal of KPEiR is protecting retired seniors, pensioners and trust-busting.The current leader is former Sejm Member Tomasz Mamiński.... (KREiR) |
32,400 | 3.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patriotic Self-Defense Patriotic Self-Defense Patriotic Self-Defense or Self-Defense Social Movement is a minor political party in Poland... (SoP) |
30,907 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Real Politics Union Real Politics Union The Real Politics Union , abbreviated to UPR, was a free market-emphasizing conservative political party in Poland. It was composed of conservatives, libertarians and monarchists... (UPR) |
16,033 | 1.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polish Labour Party Polish Labour Party The Polish Labour Party is a minor left-wing political party in Poland, describing itself as socialist. It was created on 11 November 2001 as the 'Alternative - Labour Party' and acquired its current name in 2004... (PPP) |
13,048 | 1.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| National Revival of Poland (NOP) | 6,639 | 0.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Self-government Movement (CRS) | 2,956 | 0.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polish Confederation - Dignity and Work (KGiP) | 2,262 | 0.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 1,030,996 | 100.00 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
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| Councillors | Party | |
| 1 | Zbigniew Ajchler | LiD |
| 2 | Elżbieta Barys | PiS |
| 3 | Leszek Bierła | PiS |
| 4 | Agnieszka Chmielewska | PiS |
| 5 | Arkadiusz Chmielewski | PiS |
| 6 | Czesław Cieślak | PSL |
| 7 | Lidia Czechak | PiS |
| 8 | Zbigniew Czerwiński Zbigniew Czerwinski Zbigniew Czerwiński may refer to:* Zbigniew Czerwiński , Polish motorcycle speedway rider* Zbigniew Czerwiński, Polish general* Zbigniew Czerwiński, 2006 member of the Greater Poland Regional Assembly... |
PiS |
| 9 | Maciej Dąbrowski Maciej Dabrowski Maciej Dąbrowski is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Olimpia Grudziądz.-External links:... |
PO |
| 10 | Adam Duda | PO |
| 11 | Lech Dymarski | PO |
| 12 | Maria Grabkowska | PO |
| 13 | Jan Grzesiek | PSL |
| 14 | Andrzej Grzeszczak | PiS |
| 15 | Zbigniew Haupt | PSL |
| 16 | Bogumiła Hromiak-Paprzycka | LiD |
| 17 | Wojciech Jankowiak | PSL |
| 18 | Maja Jankowska | PiS |
| 19 | Jerzy Kado | PSL |
| 20 | Krzysztof Kaleta | PiS |
| 21 | Kazimierz Kościelny | LiD |
| 22 | Killion Munyama | PO |
| 23 | Barbara Nowak | PO |
| 24 | Maria Paradowska | PO |
| 25 | Marcin Porzucek | PiS |
| 26 | Sławomir Poszwa | PO |
| 27 | Krystyna Poślednia | PO |
| 28 | Marian Poślednik | PO |
| 29 | Sylwia Pusz | LiD |
| 30 | Artur Różański | PiS |
| 31 | Przemysław Smulski | PiS |
| 32 | Tomasz Szrama | PO |
| 33 | Zbigniew Winczewski | LiD |
| 34 | Maciej Wiśniewski | LiD |
| 35 | Waldemar Witkowski Waldemar Witkowski Waldemar Witkowski is a Polish left-wing politician, current leader of the Labour Union, and one of the leaders of the coalition Lewica i Demokraci . Since 2006 he is a member of the Greater Poland Regional Assembly.Witkowski was born in Poznań in 1953... |
LiD |
| 36 | Maciej Wituski | PO |
| 37 | Leszek Wojtasiak | PO |
| 38 | Marek Woźniak | PO |
| 39 | Rafał Żelanowski | PO |
External links
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