Government and politics in Podlaskie, Poland: official figures
The regional assembly (sejmik) of the Podlaskie Voivodeship has 30 councillors, elected for five years by proportional representation in 4 constituencies; the last election was held on 7 April 2024.
Who won the 2024 sejmik election in Podlaskie?
Law and Justice (PiS) won the most seats but no majority in the Podlaskie Voivodeship sejmik in April 2024 with 15 of 30 seats; the full result was Law and Justice (PiS) 15, Civic Coalition (KO) 8, Third Way (PSL and Polska 2050) 6, Confederation and Non-Partisan Local Government Activists 1.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWhat was the turnout in Podlaskie in 2024?
Turnout in the 2024 sejmik election in Podlaskie was 51.65%, 9th highest of 17 regions, against 51.94% across Poland; 899,981 people were entitled to vote.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWho governs the Podlaskie Voivodeship?
The 30 councillors of the Podlaskie Voivodeship sejmik elect the voivodeship board (zarząd) headed by the marshal (marszałek województwa), who runs the regional government; central government is represented in Podlaskie separately by a voivode appointed by the prime minister.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyMore figures
- Law and Justice (PiS) took the largest share of the sejmik vote in Podlaskie, 43.5% of 447,058 valid votes. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- 5 of the 30 councillors elected to the Podlaskie Voivodeship sejmik in 2024 were women (17%), although women were 46% of the 259 candidates; the average age of those elected was 52. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- Turnout in Podlaskie was 37.38% in the June 2024 European Parliament election and 67.77% in the second round of the 2025 presidential election, 4th lowest of 16 voivodeships. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The self-government administration of Podlaskie employed 1,204 people on average in 2024 (10.6 per 10,000 residents), while 4,882 worked in state administration in the region. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The regional budget of Podlaskie totalled 1,182 million złoty of spending in 2024, 1,044 złoty per resident. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- Public administration and defence employees in Podlaskie earned an average gross wage of 9,902 złoty a month in 2024 (Poland: 10,203 złoty). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
How Podlaskie compares with other voivodeships
Turnout in the 2024 voivodeship sejmik election (%) (2024)
Podlaskie ranks 9 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Małopolskie | 52.6% |
| 7 | Podkarpackie | 52.4% |
| 8 | Wielkopolskie | 52.2% |
| 9 | Podlaskie | 51.6% |
| 10 | Pomorskie | 51.4% |
| 11 | Dolnośląskie | 50.0% |
| 12 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 49.7% |
Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) (2025)
Podlaskie 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 | 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)
Podlaskie ranks 2 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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