Government and politics in Wielkopolskie, Poland: official figures
The regional assembly (sejmik) of the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship has 39 councillors, elected for five years by proportional representation in 6 constituencies; the last election was held on 7 April 2024.
Who won the 2024 sejmik election in Wielkopolska?
The 2024 election left the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship sejmik split: Law and Justice (PiS) 15, Civic Coalition (KO) 15, Third Way (PSL and Polska 2050) 7, The Left (Lewica) 2, with Law and Justice (PiS) and Civic Coalition (KO) tied for first place.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWhat was the turnout in Wielkopolska in 2024?
Turnout in the 2024 sejmik election in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) was 52.23%, 8th highest of 17 regions, against 51.94% across Poland; 2,650,041 people were entitled to vote.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWho governs the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship?
The 39 councillors of the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship sejmik elect the voivodeship board (zarząd) headed by the marshal (marszałek województwa), who runs the regional government; central government is represented in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) 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 Greater Poland (Wielkopolska), 32.0% of 1,307,772 valid votes. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- 15 of the 39 councillors elected to the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship sejmik in 2024 were women (38%), although women were 46% of the 392 candidates; the average age of those elected was 52. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- Turnout in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) was 39.16% in the June 2024 European Parliament election and 71.60% in the second round of the 2025 presidential election, 5th highest of 16 voivodeships. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The self-government administration of Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) employed 1,756 people on average in 2024 (5.0 per 10,000 residents), while 9,950 worked in state administration in the region. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The regional budget of Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) totalled 2,554 million złoty of spending in 2024, 734 złoty per resident. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- Public administration and defence employees in Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) earned an average gross wage of 10,062 złoty a month in 2024 (Poland: 10,203 złoty). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
How Wielkopolskie compares with other voivodeships
Turnout in the 2024 voivodeship sejmik election (%) (2024)
Wielkopolskie ranks 8 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lubelskie | 52.9% |
| 6 | Małopolskie | 52.6% |
| 7 | Podkarpackie | 52.4% |
| 8 | Wielkopolskie | 52.2% |
| 9 | Podlaskie | 51.6% |
| 10 | Pomorskie | 51.4% |
| 11 | Dolnośląskie | 50.0% |
Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) (2025)
Wielkopolskie ranks 6 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Małopolskie | 74.0% |
| 4 | Łódzkie | 73.1% |
| 5 | Pomorskie | 72.6% |
| 6 | Wielkopolskie | 71.6% |
| 7 | Śląskie | 70.7% |
| 8 | Dolnośląskie | 70.6% |
| 9 | Lubelskie | 69.6% |
Voivodeship self-government administration staff per 10,000 people (2024)
Wielkopolskie ranks 16 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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