Sejm Constituency no. 32
| Katowice III | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Sejm | |
Location of Katowice III within Poland | |
| Counties | Będzin County Dąbrowa Górnicza Jaworzno Sosnowiec Zawiercie County |
| Voivodeship | Silesia |
| Population | 616 773 (2022)[1] |
| Electorate | 506,119 (2023) |
| Current Constituency | |
| Created | 2001[2] |
| Seats | 9 |
| Deputies[3] | |
| Regional assembly | Silesian Voivodeship Sejmik |
| Senate constituencies | 76 and 77 |
| EP constituency | 11 – Silesia |
Katowice III, formerly known as Sosnowiec, officially known as Constituency no. 32 (Polish: Okręg wyborczy nr 32), is one of the 41 constituencies of the Sejm, the lower house of the Parliament of Poland, the national legislature of Poland. The constituency was established in 2001, after a major redistricting process across Poland.[2] It is located in the Silesian Voivodeship and includes the area of three city counties: Dąbrowa Górnicza, Jaworzno and Sosnowiec as well as the counties of Będzin, Zawiercie, The constituency's district electoral commission is located in Katowice.[a] The constituency currently elects 9 of the 460 members of the Sejm using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 506,119 citizens eligible to vote.[4]
List of deputies
[edit]Election results
[edit]2001
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union | 174,467 | 62.40 | 7 | |
| Civic Platform | 23,634 | 8.45 | 1 | |
| Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | 19,133 | 6.84 | 1 | |
| Law and Justice | 18,625 | 6.66 | – | |
| Solidarity of the Right Electoral Action | 11,837 | 4.23 | – | |
| League of Polish Families | 11,111 | 3.97 | – | |
| Polish People's Party | 10,796 | 3.86 | – | |
| Freedom Union | 7,570 | 2.71 | – | |
| Alternative Social Movement | 1,682 | 0.60 | – | |
| Polish Socialist Party | 728 | 0.26 | – | |
| Total | 279,583 | 100.00 | 9 | |
| Valid votes | 279,583 | 97.35 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,621 | 2.65 | ||
| Total votes | 287,204 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 592,280 | 48.49 | ||
| Source: National Electoral Commission[5][6][7] | ||||
2005
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 57,562 | 27.21 | 3 | |
| Law and Justice | 51,355 | 24.27 | 3 | |
| Democratic Left Alliance | 44,738 | 21.15 | 2 | |
| League of Polish Families | 15,349 | 7.25 | 1 | |
| Social Democracy of Poland | 14,406 | 6.81 | – | |
| Polish People's Party | 7,586 | 3.59 | – | |
| Liberty and Lawfulness | 5,947 | 2.81 | – | |
| Democratic Party – demokraci.pl | 5,577 | 2.64 | – | |
| Polish Labour Party | 3,826 | 1.81 | – | |
| Patriotic Movement | 2,431 | 1.15 | – | |
| Polish Confederation – Dignity and Work | 1,339 | 0.63 | – | |
| Polish National Party | 800 | 0.38 | – | |
| All-Polish Civic Coalition | 656 | 0.31 | – | |
| Total | 211,572 | 100.00 | 9 | |
| Valid votes | 211,572 | 96.21 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,331 | 3.79 | ||
| Total votes | 219,903 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 603,133 | 36.46 | ||
| Source: National Electoral Commission[8][9][10] | ||||
2007
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 145,755 | 44.75 | 5 | |
| Law and Justice | 81,360 | 24.98 | 2 | |
| Left and Democrats | 70,378 | 21.61 | 2 | |
| Polish People's Party | 16,381 | 5.03 | – | |
| Polish Labour Party | 5,068 | 1.56 | – | |
| League of Polish Families | 3,777 | 1.16 | – | |
| Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | 3,018 | 0.93 | – | |
| Total | 325,737 | 100.00 | 9 | |
| Valid votes | 325,737 | 98.28 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,715 | 1.72 | ||
| Total votes | 331,452 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 600,155 | 55.23 | ||
| Source: National Electoral Commission[11][12][13] | ||||
2011
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Platform | 120,530 | 43.00 | 5 | |
| Law and Justice | 59,453 | 21.21 | 2 | |
| Palikot's Movement | 41,504 | 14.81 | 1 | |
| Democratic Left Alliance | 36,460 | 13.01 | 1 | |
| Polish People's Party | 12,281 | 4.38 | – | |
| Poland Comes First | 5,856 | 2.09 | – | |
| Polish Labour Party - August 80 | 2,185 | 0.78 | – | |
| Right Wing | 2,051 | 0.73 | – | |
| Total | 280,320 | 100.00 | 9 | |
| Valid votes | 280,320 | 96.26 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,901 | 3.74 | ||
| Total votes | 291,221 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 585,638 | 49.73 | ||
| Source: National Electoral Commission[14][15][16] | ||||
2015
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law and Justice | 88,410 | 30.63 | 4 | |
| Civic Platform | 72,755 | 25.21 | 3 | |
| United Left | 39,774 | 13.78 | – | |
| Kukiz'15 | 29,161 | 10.10 | 1 | |
| Modern | 25,522 | 8.84 | 1 | |
| KORWiN | 13,682 | 4.74 | – | |
| Together | 12,652 | 4.38 | – | |
| Polish People's Party | 6,687 | 2.32 | – | |
| Total | 288,643 | 100.00 | 9 | |
| Valid votes | 288,643 | 98.03 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,787 | 1.97 | ||
| Total votes | 294,430 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 564,891 | 52.12 | ||
| Source: National Electoral Commission[17] | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law and Justice | 124,553 | 37.13 | 4 | |
| Civic Coalition | 99,499 | 29.66 | 3 | |
| The Left | 73,466 | 21.90 | 2 | |
| Confederation Liberty and Independence | 21,650 | 6.45 | – | |
| Polish People's Party | 16,263 | 4.85 | – | |
| Total | 335,431 | 100.00 | 9 | |
| Valid votes | 335,431 | 99.10 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,043 | 0.90 | ||
| Total votes | 338,474 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 537,371 | 62.99 | ||
| Source: National Electoral Commission[18][19] | ||||
2023
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Coalition | 114,519 | 30.30 | 6 | |
| Law and Justice | 112,389 | 29.74 | 3 | |
| The Left | 81,646 | 21.60 | 2 | |
| Third Way | 37,221 | 9.85 | 1 | |
| Confederation Liberty and Independence | 21,512 | 5.69 | – | |
| Nonpartisan Local Government Activists | 5,499 | 1.45 | – | |
| There is One Poland | 5,173 | 1.37 | – | |
| Total | 377,959 | 100.00 | 12 | |
| Valid votes | 377,959 | 98.78 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,676 | 1.22 | ||
| Total votes | 382,635 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 506,119 | 75.60 | ||
| Source: National Electoral Commission[4] | ||||
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