Government and politics in Warszawski stołeczny, Poland: official figures
The regional assembly (sejmik) of the Masovian Voivodeship, which covers Warsaw and its suburbs, has 51 councillors, elected for five years by proportional representation in 7 constituencies; the last election was held on 7 April 2024.
Who won the 2024 sejmik election in Masovia?
Law and Justice (PiS) won the most seats but no majority in the Masovian Voivodeship sejmik, which covers Warsaw and its suburbs, in April 2024 with 21 of 51 seats; the full result was Law and Justice (PiS) 21, Civic Coalition (KO) 20, Third Way (PSL and Polska 2050) 8, The Left (Lewica) 1, Confederation and Non-Partisan Local Government Activists 1.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWhat was the turnout in Warsaw capital region in 2024?
Within the Warsaw capital region itself, turnout in the 2024 sejmik election was 57.90% (the highest of 17 regions), and Civic Coalition (KO) won the most votes, 32.3% of 487,793 valid votes cast in its powiats.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWho governs the Masovian Voivodeship?
The 51 councillors of the Masovian Voivodeship sejmik elect the voivodeship board (zarząd) headed by the marshal (marszałek województwa), who runs the regional government; central government is represented in the Masovian Voivodeship (to which the Warsaw capital region belongs) 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 the Masovian Voivodeship (to which the Warsaw capital region belongs), 33.2% of 2,264,640 valid votes. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- 19 of the 51 councillors elected to the Masovian Voivodeship sejmik, which covers Warsaw and its suburbs, in 2024 were women (37%), although women were 46% of the 559 candidates; the average age of those elected was 50. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- Turnout in the Masovian Voivodeship (to which the Warsaw capital region belongs) was 48.02% in the June 2024 European Parliament election and 78.51% in the second round of the 2025 presidential election, the highest of 16 voivodeships. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The self-government administration of the Masovian Voivodeship (to which the Warsaw capital region belongs) employed 3,101 people on average in 2024 (5.6 per 10,000 residents), while 80,322 worked in state administration in the region. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The regional budget of the Masovian Voivodeship (to which the Warsaw capital region belongs) totalled 6,835 million złoty of spending in 2024, 1,241 złoty per resident. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- Public administration and defence employees in the Masovian Voivodeship (to which the Warsaw capital region belongs) earned an average gross wage of 11,309 złoty a month in 2024 (Poland: 10,203 złoty). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
How Warszawski stołeczny compares with other voivodeships
Turnout in the 2024 voivodeship sejmik election (%) (2024)
Warszawski stołeczny ranks 1 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warszawski stołeczny | 57.9% |
| 2 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 55.8% |
| 3 | Świętokrzyskie | 55.4% |
| 4 | Łódzkie | 53.6% |
| 5 | Lubelskie | 52.9% |
| 6 | Małopolskie | 52.6% |
| 7 | Podkarpackie | 52.4% |
Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) (2025)
Warszawski stołeczny 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 | Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warszawski stołeczny | 78.5% |
| 2 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 78.5% |
| 3 | Małopolskie | 74.0% |
| 4 | Łódzkie | 73.1% |
| 5 | Pomorskie | 72.6% |
| 6 | Wielkopolskie | 71.6% |
| 7 | Śląskie | 70.7% |
Voivodeship self-government administration staff per 10,000 people (2024)
Warszawski stołeczny ranks 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Łódzkie | 7.9 |
| 10 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 7.4 |
| 11 | Małopolskie | 6.0 |
| 12 | Warszawski stołeczny | 5.6 |
| 13 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 5.6 |
| 14 | Dolnośląskie | 5.5 |
| 15 | Pomorskie | 5.3 |
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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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