Poland (European Parliament constituency)

In European elections, the member state of Poland is subdivided into constituencies. However, the number of seats in each subconstituency is not decided until after the election. Poland therefore is sometimes treated as a single constituency for purposes of reportage.

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List of constituencies
Constituency Area/Community Seats Population, 2012[1] (thousands) Area[2] (km2)
At elec­tion Cur­rent Total Per cur. seat
PomeranianPomeranian Voivodeship332,28776218,310
Kuyavian-PomeranianKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship222,0971,04917,972
Podlaskie and Warmian-MasurianPodlaskie and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeships332,65188444,360
WarsawPart of the Masovian Voivodeship: City of Warsaw and Sejm Constituency no. 20[note 1]662,79546611,205
MasovianThe rest of the Masovian Voivodeship[note 2]332,49983324,353
ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship332,52984318,219
Greater PolandGreater Poland Voivodeship553,35067015,183
LublinLublin Voivodeship332,16973225,122
SubcarpathianSubcarpathian Voivodeship332,12971017,846
Lesser Poland and ŚwiętokrzyskieLesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeships564,73578941,537
SilesianSilesian Voivodeship774,62166012,333
Lower Silesian and OpoleLower Silesian and Opole Voivodeships443,92898229,359
Lubusz and West PomeranianLubusz and West Pomeranian Voivodeships442,74568636,880
  1. Sejm Constituency no. 20 consists of powiats Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Legionowo, Nowy Dwór, Otwock, Piaseczno, Pruszków, Warsaw West and Wołomin
  2. Powiats: Ciechanów, Gostyń, Mława, Płock, Płońsk, Przasnysz, Sierpc, Sochaczew, Żuromin, Żyrardów, Białobrzegi, Grójec, Kozienice, Lipsko, Przysucha, Radom, Szydłowiec, Zwoleń, Garwolin, Łosice, Maków, Mińsk, Ostrołęka, Ostrów Mazowiecka, Pułtusk, Siedlce, Sokołów, Węgrów, Wyszków and the cities of Płock, Radom, Ostrołęka and Siedlce

2004
Further information: 2004 European Parliament election in Poland

The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. However, as Poland had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on 13 June.

The elections resulted in a heavy defeat for the governing Alliance of the Democratic Left and Labor Union parties, although the very low turnout makes a direct comparison with national election results difficult. As expected the most successful party was the Civic Platform. Second place was taken by the strongly anti-EU League of Polish Families.

The radical populist Self-Defense of the Polish Republic, which some opinion polls had predicted would come second, came fourth after the Law and Justice party. The election results were a success for Social Democracy of Poland, which managed to cross the required 5% threshold, and the Freedom Union, which got over twice the expected percentage of votes.

2009
Further information: 2009 European Parliament election in Poland

The 2009 European Parliament election in Poland was on Sunday 7 June 2009 and the number of seats was 50.[3]

References
  1. Eurostat (14 March 2014). "Average annual population (1000) by NUTS 2 region". Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  2. Eurostat (19 May 2014). "Total area and land area by NUTS 2 region". Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. "Wyjasnienia Państwowej Komisji Wyborczej z dnia 10 marca 2009 r. o zasadach gospodarki finansowej, uzyskiwaniu przychodów oraz o wydatkach związanych z finansowaniem kampanii wyborczej w wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego, zarządzonych na dzień 7 czerwca 2009 r."/"Notice from the State Electoral Commission of 10 March 2009 by decree of the President of the Republic of Poland to the election of the members of the European Parliament and of the constituencies and the premises of district election commission" Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, pkw.gov.pl, 10 March 2009, English translation here, pdf copy here Archived 19 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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