Sejm Constituency no. 19

Warsaw I
Warszawa I
Constituency
for the Sejm
Outline map
Location of Warsaw I within Poland
CountyWarsaw City
ProvinceMazovia
Population1,861,644 (2023)[1]
Electorate1,993,723 (2023)[a]
Area517 km2 (2022)[2]
Current Constituency
Created1991
Seats
List
  • 20 (2011–present)
  • 19 (2001–2011)
  • 17 (1991–2001)
Deputies[3]
List
Municipal councilWarsaw City Council
Created from
List

Warsaw I (Polish: Warszawa I), officially known as Constituency no. 19 (Polish: Okręg wyborczy nr 19), 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 as Constituency no. 1 (Polish: Okręg wyborczy nr 1) in 1991 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Poland. It was renamed Sejm Constituency no. 19 in 2001 following another nationwide re-organisation of constituencies. It is conterminous with the city of Warsaw. Electors living abroad or working aboard ships and oil rigs are included in this constituency. The constituency currently elects 20 of the 460 members of the Sejm using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2023 parliamentary election it had 1,993,723 registered electors.

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division. As of 30 June: Table II Population, Vital Statistics and Migration of Population by Powiats in the First Half of 2023". Warsaw, Poland: Statistics Poland. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ "K1 Territorial Division - G441 Geodetic Area (Data of the Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography) - P1410 Area". Local Data Bank. Warsaw, Poland: Statistics Poland. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Posłowie: Lista wg okręgów wyborczych - Województwo mazowieckie" (in Polish). Warsaw, Poland: Sejm. Retrieved 19 November 2023.


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