Government and politics in Dolnośląskie, Poland: official figures
The regional assembly (sejmik) of the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship has 36 councillors, elected for five years by proportional representation in 5 constituencies; the last election was held on 7 April 2024.
Who won the 2024 sejmik election in Lower Silesia?
Civic Coalition (KO) won the most seats but no majority in the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship sejmik in April 2024 with 15 of 36 seats; the full result was Civic Coalition (KO) 15, Law and Justice (PiS) 13, Third Way (PSL and Polska 2050) 4, Non-Partisan Local Government Activists (Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy) 3, The Left (Lewica) 1.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWhat was the turnout in Lower Silesia in 2024?
Turnout in the 2024 sejmik election in Lower Silesia was 50.00%, 7th lowest of 17 regions, against 51.94% across Poland; 2,179,560 people were entitled to vote.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWho governs the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship?
The 36 councillors of the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship sejmik elect the voivodeship board (zarząd) headed by the marshal (marszałek województwa), who runs the regional government; central government is represented in Lower Silesia separately by a voivode appointed by the prime minister.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyMore figures
- Civic Coalition (KO) took the largest share of the sejmik vote in Lower Silesia, 33.5% of 1,043,614 valid votes. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- 12 of the 36 councillors elected to the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship sejmik in 2024 were women (33%), although women were 46% of the 373 candidates; the average age of those elected was 49. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- Turnout in Lower Silesia was 41.22% in the June 2024 European Parliament election and 70.63% in the second round of the 2025 presidential election, 7th highest of 16 voivodeships. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The self-government administration of Lower Silesia employed 1,566 people on average in 2024 (5.5 per 10,000 residents), while 8,559 worked in state administration in the region. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The regional budget of Lower Silesia totalled 2,263 million złoty of spending in 2024, 789 złoty per resident. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- Public administration and defence employees in Lower Silesia earned an average gross wage of 10,203 złoty a month in 2024 (Poland: 10,203 złoty). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
How Dolnośląskie compares with other voivodeships
Turnout in the 2024 voivodeship sejmik election (%) (2024)
Dolnośląskie ranks 11 of 17, highest first. Turnout for the two Masovian regions is computed from the polling-station protocols of their own powiats.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the 2024 voivodeship sejmik election (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Wielkopolskie | 52.2% |
| 9 | Podlaskie | 51.6% |
| 10 | Pomorskie | 51.4% |
| 11 | Dolnośląskie | 50.0% |
| 12 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 49.7% |
| 13 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 49.4% |
| 14 | Zachodniopomorskie | 49.3% |
Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) (2025)
Dolnośląskie ranks 8 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Pomorskie | 72.6% |
| 6 | Wielkopolskie | 71.6% |
| 7 | Śląskie | 70.7% |
| 8 | Dolnośląskie | 70.6% |
| 9 | Lubelskie | 69.6% |
| 10 | Podkarpackie | 69.5% |
| 11 | Świętokrzyskie | 69.1% |
Voivodeship self-government administration staff per 10,000 people (2024)
Dolnośląskie ranks 14 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).
| Rank | Region | Voivodeship self-government administration staff per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Małopolskie | 6.0 |
| 12 | Warszawski stołeczny | 5.6 |
| 13 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 5.6 |
| 14 | Dolnośląskie | 5.5 |
| 15 | Pomorskie | 5.3 |
| 16 | Wielkopolskie | 5.0 |
| 17 | Śląskie | 4.9 |
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Sources
- Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS): Statistical Yearbook of the Regions - Poland 2025 (Rocznik Statystyczny Województw 2025), tables in XLSX, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 84ce6290b820…)
- National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW): Local elections of 7 April 2024: polling-station protocols for the voivodeship sejmik vote (CSV), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8987647b172c…)
- National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW): Local elections of 7 April 2024: candidates for the voivodeship sejmiks and their results (CSV), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 19fd70ab5bbd…)
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