Constituency of the Parliament of Poland
Piotrków Trybunalski , officially known as Constituency no. 10 (Polish : Okręg wyborczy nr 10 ), 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. It is located in the Łódź Voivodeship and includes the area of two city counties: Piotrków Trybunalski and Skierniewice , as well as the counties of Bełchatów , Opoczno , Piotrków , Radomsko , Rawa Mazowiecka , Skierniewice and Tomaszów Mazowiecki .
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 540,069 citizens eligible to vote.
History
The electoral district was created in 2001, due to redistricting process. It was a merger of two constituencies: Sejm Constituency no. 33 (no. 5 until 1993), which covered the area of the then-Piotrków Voivodeship , and the parts of Sejm Constituency no. 41 (created in 1993), which covered the area of the then-Skierniewice Voivodeship . This constituency is considered as one of the Law and Justice 's safest districts, as they won every election there since 2005. Since 2015, PiS has maintained the majority of seats in this district.
Election results
2001
2001 parliamentary election : Piotrków TrybunalskiParty Votes % Seats Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union 96,957 39.70 4 Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland 38,832 15.90 2 Polish People's Party 36,400 14.91 1 Civic Platform 20,342 8.33 1 League of Polish Families 18,283 7.49 1 Law and Justice 15,429 6.32 – Solidarity of the Right Electoral Action 11,722 4.80 – Freedom Union 3,980 1.63 – Polish Socialist Party 1,041 0.43 – Social Alternative Movement 951 0.39 – Polish National Community 268 0.11 – Total 244,205 100.00 9 Valid votes 244,205 95.24 Invalid/blank votes 12,217 4.76 Total votes 256,422 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 574,449 44.64 Source: National Electoral Commission [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
2005
2005 parliamentary election : Piotrków TrybunalskiParty Votes % Seats Law and Justice 51,840 23.26 3 Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland 48,034 21.56 2 Civic Platform 34,159 15.33 1 Democratic Left Alliance 24,967 11.20 1 Polish People's Party 24,065 10.80 1 League of Polish Families 20,185 9.06 1 Social Democracy of Poland 6,290 2.82 – Democratic Party – demokraci.pl 3,920 1.76 – Janusz Korwin-Mikke's Platform 3,240 1.45 – Polish Labour Party 1,942 0.87 – Centre 1,113 0.50 – All-Polish Civic Coalition 839 0.38 – Polish National Party 738 0.33 – Initiative of the Republic of Poland 705 0.32 – Polish Confederation - Dignity and Work 418 0.19 – National Revival of Poland 380 0.17 – Total 222,835 100.00 9 Valid votes 222,835 96.33 Invalid/blank votes 8,482 3.67 Total votes 231,317 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 588,411 39.31 Source: National Electoral Commission [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
2007
2007 parliamentary election : Piotrków TrybunalskiParty Votes % Seats Law and Justice 120,944 41.42 4 Civic Platform 81,532 27.92 3 Polish People's Party 39,889 13.66 1 Left and Democrats 36,055 12.35 1 Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland 6,631 2.27 – League of Polish Families 3,685 1.26 – Polish Labour Party 3,246 1.11 – Total 291,982 100.00 9 Valid votes 291,982 97.66 Invalid/blank votes 6,995 2.34 Total votes 298,977 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 590,183 50.66 Source: National Electoral Commission [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
2011
2011 parliamentary election : Piotrków TrybunalskiParty Votes % Seats Law and Justice 103,472 39.62 4 Civic Platform 66,889 25.61 2 Polish People's Party 34,789 13.32 1 Democratic Left Alliance 23,988 9.19 1 Palikot's Movement 23,010 8.81 1 Poland Comes First 4,956 1.90 – Right Wing 2,230 0.85 – Polish Labour Party - August 80 1,801 0.69 – Total 261,135 100.00 9 Valid votes 261,135 94.19 Invalid/blank votes 16,097 5.81 Total votes 277,232 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 592,584 46.78 Source: National Electoral Commission [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
2015
2015 parliamentary election : Piotrków TrybunalskiParty Votes % Seats Law and Justice 134,134 46.95 6 Civic Platform 44,173 15.46 2 Kukiz'15 28,808 10.08 1 Polish People's Party 21,364 7.48 – United Left 21,352 7.47 – Modern 15,983 5.59 – KORWiN 11,160 3.91 – Together 8,747 3.06 – Total 285,721 100.00 9 Valid votes 285,721 97.01 Invalid/blank votes 8,808 2.99 Total votes 294,529 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 586,015 50.26 Source: National Electoral Commission [ 15]
2019
2019 parliamentary election : Piotrków TrybunalskiParty Votes % Seats Law and Justice 194,658 56.21 6 Civic Coalition 54,160 15.64 1 The Left 37,930 10.95 1 Polish People's Party 36,151 10.44 1 Confederation Liberty and Independence 23,427 6.76 – Total 346,326 100.00 9 Valid votes 346,326 98.72 Invalid/blank votes 4,506 1.28 Total votes 350,832 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 567,583 61.81 Source: National Electoral Commission [ 16] [ 17]
2023
2023 parliamentary election : Piotrków TrybunalskiParty Votes % Seats Law and Justice 184,929 46.60 6 Civic Coalition 86,083 21.69 2 Third Way 54,479 13.73 1 Confederation Liberty and Independence 30,247 7.62 – The Left 25,340 6.39 – Nonpartisan Local Government Activists 8,597 2.17 – There is One Poland 5,457 1.38 – Prosperity and Peace Movement 1,687 0.43 – Total 396,819 100.00 9 Valid votes 396,819 97.92 Invalid/blank votes 8,427 2.08 Total votes 405,246 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 540,069 75.04 Source: National Electoral Commission [ 18]
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