Government and politics in Opolskie, Poland: official figures
The regional assembly (sejmik) of the Opolskie Voivodeship has 30 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 Opole?
Civic Coalition (KO) won the most seats but no majority in the Opolskie Voivodeship sejmik in April 2024 with 14 of 30 seats; the full result was Civic Coalition (KO) 14, Law and Justice (PiS) 10, Silesian Local Government Activists (Śląscy Samorządowcy) 5, Third Way (PSL and Polska 2050) 1.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWhat was the turnout in Opole in 2024?
Turnout in the 2024 sejmik election in the Opole region was 46.43%, the lowest of 17 regions, against 51.94% across Poland; 744,122 people were entitled to vote.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWho governs the Opolskie Voivodeship?
The 30 councillors of the Opolskie Voivodeship sejmik elect the voivodeship board (zarząd) headed by the marshal (marszałek województwa), who runs the regional government; central government is represented in the Opole region 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 the Opole region, 36.5% of 328,793 valid votes. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- 10 of the 30 councillors elected to the Opolskie Voivodeship sejmik in 2024 were women (33%), although women were 49% of the 286 candidates; the average age of those elected was 55. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- Turnout in the Opole region was 34.22% in the June 2024 European Parliament election and 62.61% in the second round of the 2025 presidential election, the lowest of 16 voivodeships. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The self-government administration of the Opole region employed 1,039 people on average in 2024 (11.2 per 10,000 residents), while 3,358 worked in state administration in the region. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The regional budget of the Opole region totalled 922 million złoty of spending in 2024, 991 złoty per resident. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- Public administration and defence employees in the Opole region earned an average gross wage of 9,923 złoty a month in 2024 (Poland: 10,203 złoty). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
How Opolskie compares with other voivodeships
Turnout in the 2024 voivodeship sejmik election (%) (2024)
Opolskie ranks 17 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dolnośląskie | 50.0% |
| 12 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 49.7% |
| 13 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 49.4% |
| 14 | Zachodniopomorskie | 49.3% |
| 15 | Lubuskie | 49.2% |
| 16 | Śląskie | 48.7% |
| 17 | Opolskie | 46.4% |
Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) (2025)
Opolskie ranks 17 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Świętokrzyskie | 69.1% |
| 12 | Zachodniopomorskie | 68.8% |
| 13 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 67.9% |
| 14 | Podlaskie | 67.8% |
| 15 | Lubuskie | 66.7% |
| 16 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 64.7% |
| 17 | Opolskie | 62.6% |
Voivodeship self-government administration staff per 10,000 people (2024)
Opolskie ranks 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opolskie | 11.2 |
| 2 | Podlaskie | 10.6 |
| 3 | Lubuskie | 10.5 |
| 4 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 9.9 |
| 5 | Świętokrzyskie | 9.9 |
| 6 | Podkarpackie | 8.6 |
| 7 | Lubelskie | 8.5 |
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Sources
- 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…)
- 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…)
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