Białystok City Council
City Council in Białystok Rada Miasta Białystok | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Katarzyna Jamróz, KO |
Vice-Chairmen | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 28 |
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Political groups | Mayoral coalition (16)[1]
Opposition (12)
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| Elections | |
| Multi-member electoral districts with five-year terms | |
Last election | 7 April 2024 |
Next election | 2029 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Białystok City Council (Polish: Rada Miasta Białystok) is the governing body of the city of Białystok in Poland. The council has 28 elected members[2] elected every five years in an election by city voters through a secret ballot. The election of city council and the local head of government,[3] which takes place at the same time, is based on legislation introduced on 20 June 2002.
History
[edit]The first independent city parliament in the city was formed with the regaining of independence from the Russian Empire and the establishment of the Polish Second Republic. In May 1939, at the 1938–39 Polish local elections 48 deputies were elected to the Białystok City Council under the following division: PPS and class trade unions - 6, Bund and class trade unions - 10, Jewish Democratic Bloc (Polish: Żydowski Demokratyczny Blok - 3, General Jewish Bloc (Polish: Ogólny Blok Żydowski) - 3, Christian National-Economic Electoral Committee - 21, National Party - 5.[4]
Members of the Białystok City Council
[edit]| Party | District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Coalition | Paweł Gracjan Eshetu-Gabre Katarzyna Kisielewska-Martyniuk Michał Karpowicz |
Marek Stanisław Tyszkiewicz Jowita Chudzik Ewa Tokajuk |
Paweł Skowroński Katarzyna Jamróz Anna Maria Dobrowolska-Cylwik |
Maciej Marek Garley Karol Konrad Masztalerz Anna Leonowicz |
Marcin Piętka Jarosław Grodzki Agnieszka Zabrocka | |
| Law and Justice | Jacek Krzysztof Chańko Krzysztof Jan Stawnicki |
Henryk Dębowski Piotr Jankowski Alicja Biały |
Bartosz Aleksander Stasiak Katarzyna Ancipiuk |
Katarzyna Siemieniuk Sebastian Jakub Putra |
Agnieszka Małgorzata Rzeszewska Mateusz Sawicki Paweł Myszkowski | |
| Third Way | Paweł Skowroński | Joanna Misiuk | ||||
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]All 28 seats on the city council were being contested in the 2024 election.[6]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Civic Coalition | 41,702 | 39.42 | 14 | |
| Law and Justice | 35,632 | 33.68 | 12 | |
| Third Way | 12,032 | 11.37 | 2 | |
| Confederation and Nonpartisan Localists | 8,927 | 8.44 | 0 | |
| The Left | 5,555 | 5.25 | 0 | |
| Spoza Stiwy | 1,949 | 1.84 | 0 | |
| Total | 105,797 | 100.00 | 28 | |
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Prezydent Tadeusz Truskolaski otrzymał wotum zaufania i absolutorium za 2023 rok". bialystok.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ "Radni kadencji 2024-2029" (in Polish). BIP Białystok. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ "Prezydent Miasta Białegostoku" (in Polish). BIP Białystok. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Dobroński 2010, pp. 65.
- ^ "Wiemy, kto będzie tworzyć Radę Miasta Białystok" (in Polish). Polskie Radio Białystok. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
- ^ "Wyniki w wyborach do Rad Gmin, Miast i Miejskich- Rada Miasta Białystok". samorzad2024.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
Bibliography
[edit]- Dobroński, Adam (2010). Historia Województwa Podlaskiego (in Polish). Oficyna Wydawnicza Kreator. ISBN 978-83-7344-057-9.
