2010 Polish local elections

Elections in Poland 2010 Polish regional assembly election Poland parliamentary no 2006 Polish local elections 2006 2014 Polish local elections 2014 561 seats to regional assemblies 21 November 2010 (first round)5 December 2010 (second round) 30,608,506 14,494,179 (47.35%) 1.44pp Donald Tusk 2009.jpg 335 120 150 18 115 Donald Tusk 1 June 2003 Civic Platform 27.1%, 186 seats 222 36 3,930,210 30.9% 3.8pp Kaczynski 5-7-2010.jpg 157 120 150 0 17 centre Jarosław Kaczyński 18 January 2003 Law and Justice 25.0%, 170 seats 141 29 2,931,867 23.1% 1.9pp Waldemar Pawlak with Jerzy Buzek, 2009.jpg 500 120 150 12 106 Waldemar Pawlak 29 January 2005 Polish People's Party 13.2%, 83 seats 93 10 2,073,234 16.3% 3.1pp Grzegorz Napieralski 30 6 2010.png 174 120 150 5 26 Grzegorz Napieralski 31 May 2008 Democratic Left Alliance (Poland) 14.2%, 66 seats 85 19 1,933,913 15.2% 1.0pp Rafal Dutkiewicz by Maciej Kulczynski crop.JPG 120 120 150 0 0 Rafał Dutkiewicz 26 January 2008 ODŚ B2BEB5 Did not exist 9 Did not exist 208,867 1.6% Did not exist Ryszard Galla Sejm 2016.JPG 150 120 150 8 17 Ryszard Galla 25 September 2005 MN 0780C4 0.4%, 7 seats 6 1 53,670 0.4% 0.0pp File:2010 Polish voivodeship sejmik elections.svg Result of the voivodeship sejmik elections The 2010 Polish local elections were held in two parts, with its first round on 21 November and the second on 5 December. The first round included elections of deputies to provincial voivodeship sejmiks, as well for gmina and powiat councilors. The second round of elections were marked for mayors, borough leaders, and other positions decided by runoff elections. The local elections were seen as a test to the ruling Civic Platform and Polish People's Party coalition government under Prime Minister Donald Tusk.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6252792,00.html Deutsche Welle Local elections in Poland test government's popularity 2010-11-21 2011-12-02 Background As the first polls since the July presidential elections, which saw Civic Platform candidate Bronisław Komorowski defeat Law and Justice MP and former Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński, the 2010 local elections were characterized as a test to the administration of Donald Tusk. In the weeks prior to the elections, polls conducted by the CBOS Institute showed the ruling Civic Platform party with a comfortable lead over its rivals.http://www.thenews.pl/national/?id=143413 Polskie Radio Campaign hots up before local elections 2010-11-14 2011-12-02 The opposition Law and Justice electoral campaign faced multiple challenges prior to the elections. Polls published in the days leading up to the first round indicated low support for the party.http://www.thenews.pl/national/?id=143448 Polskie Radio Opposition face meltdown in local elections? 2010-11-15 2011-12-02 In a related addition, a severe internal party crisis regarding Kaczyński's leadership and the party's ideological direction, simmering among several of the party's more moderate MPs in the Sejm for several months prior, exploded into the open days before the election. The rebel MPs, led by expelled party member Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska, formed the Poland Comes First parliamentary group on 16 November.http://www.thenews.pl/national/?id=143599 Polskie Radio Law and Justice breakaway politicians form new 'association' 2010-11-16 2011-12-02 The party split further undermined confidence to the government's opposition. Due to mandates in Polish law, all electioneering, poll surveys, and campaigning ceased on 20 November, in the period known as the "election silence."http://www.thenews.pl/national/?id=143837 Polskie Radio Local election silence descends on Poland 2010-11-20 2011-12-02 thumb|300px|A partisan municipal election poster in Zabrze. Results Analysis Following the tabulated results of the election's first round, Civic Platform emerged with a victory, increasing its profile across provincial, county, and municipal councils. In voivodeship sejmiks, Civic Platform won control of 12 voivodeships, and tied for first place in another.https://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2010/11/polands_municipal_elections The Economist Small change signals big shift 2010-11-25 2011-12-02 The party's national junior coalition partner, the Polish People's Party, won outright in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Law and Justice received a majority in two voivodeships. Following the results, Prime Minister Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak agreed to extend their coalition into local administrations.http://www.thenews.pl/national/?id=144248 Polskie Radio PM and deputy talk of 'local government coalitions' 2010-11-26 2011-12-02 Civic Platform performed well in county powiat councils, and also significantly raised its electoral profile in municipal gmina councils. The Polish People's Party also emerged as a winner following the elections, capturing a strong 16 percent of the vote, exceeding previous expectations from pre-election polling. In powiat councils, the party particularly increased its share thanks to its strong connections to local politics. In gmina elections, the party expanded gains from the previous 2006 local elections.http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/Wiadomosci/1,80708,8713814,PiS_wszedzie_traci__PO_zyskuje_ponad_1_5_tys__radnych.html Gazeta.pl PiS wszędzie traci, PO zyskuje ponad 1,5 tys. radnych 2010-11-25 2011-12-02 Law and Justice suffered defeats in all voivodeship, powiat and gmina council tiers of government. While the defeat did not signify a total collapse as survey polls previously suggested, the results pointed towards a general trend of decline for the rightist party, with critics pointing to the perceived aloofness of its party leader, Jarosław Kaczyński. The center-left Democratic Left Alliance also benefited during the elections. Although pushed to fourth place by the surprising gains of the Polish People's Party, the Democratic Left Alliance increased their numbers in provincial voivodeship sejmiks and powiat councils, though the party suffered losses in gmina council elections. While Civic Platform achieved considerable success in the outright reelection of Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz as Mayor of Warsaw without a second round, the electorate continued to lean for nonpartisan independent mayors. Independent candidates led in over half of the country's 18 largest cities against mainstream party candidates. Civic Platform's attempts to unseat independent mayors in Kraków, Katowice, Poznań, Toruń and Wrocław all ended in defeat.https://blogs.wsj.com/new-europe/2010/11/22/polish-ruling-party-wins-local-elections-but-cracks-show/ The Wall Street Journal Polish Ruling Party Wins Local Elections, but Cracks Show 2010-11-22 2011-02-13 In the county and municipal levels, independent candidates and local political committees captured the most votes, retaining 38 percent of all county councilor seats and over 71 percent of all municipal councilor seats. Turnout The turnout in the first round was 47.32%, and in the second round - 35.31%. thumb|300px|Provincial voivodeship sejmik results by party Voivodeship councils Electoral committee % of seats Seats / #fca241 silver Civic Platform (PO) 39.57% 222 36 #263778 silver Law and Justice (PiS) 25.13% 141 29 #4CBB17 silver Polish People's Party (PSL) 16.68% 93 10 #FF3800 silver Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) 15.15% 85 9 #B2BEB5 silver Citizens of Lower Silesia (ODŚ) 1.60% 9 3 #325cb4 silver German Minority (MN) 0.89% 6 1 #0c3f73 silver Silesian Autonomy Movement (RAŚ) 0.53% 3 3 #E5E4E2 silver Regional committees 0.36% 2 1 #fad700 silver Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland (SRP) -- 0 37 #2da0d2 silver League of Polish Families (LPR) -- 0 11 Total 100.00% 561 thumb|300px|Election turnout by county (powiat). Civic Platform 3930210 222 Law and Justice 2931867 141 Polish People's Party 2073234 93 Democratic Left Alliance 1933913 85 National Party of Retirees and Pensioners 231263 0 Rafał Dutkiewicz's Electors' Electoral Committee 208867 9 #B2BEB5 Janusz Korwin-Mikke Electors' Electoral Committee 155210 0 Polish Labour Party - August 149482 0 Our Home Poland - Andrzej Lepper's Self-Defence 133284 0 Silesian Autonomy Movement 122781 3 Left-wing Electoral CommitteePolish Left, Social Democracy of Poland, Union of the Left of the Third Republic 91196 0 National Self-Governance Community pl Krajowa Wspólnota Samorządowa 90650 1 #FB9123 League of Polish Families 87545 0 Right Wing of the Republic 78287 0 Małopolska Community pl Wspólnota Małopolska Małopolska Community of Marek Nawara 68600 0 #FCD116 Real Politics Union 56347 0 German Minority Electoral Committee 53670 6 Self-Governance Agreement W. Lubawski pl Porozumienie Samorządowe Self-Governance Agreement 47303 1 #FFCD00 Electoral Platform 31710 0 National Revival of Poland 30776 0 Piast Faction 29939 0 Konstanty Dombrowicz Electoral Committee. City for the Generations 27603 0 Independent Platform of Social Initiatives-Now Wielkopolska 26914 0 Firemens' Electoral Committee 16092 0 Confederation of Independent Poland – Patriotic Camp pl Konfederacja Polski Niepodległej – Obóz Patriotyczny Polish Direction 15432 0 #EFC816 Alliance of the Polish Nation pl Przymierze Narodu Polskiego 12959 0 Right-wing Self-Governance Community 11304 0 Youth as Gurantors of Change 9642 0 Justice in Kraków 8796 0 National Breakthrough Movement 8044 0 Śląsk Wrocław 7127 0 Patriotic Poland pl Polska Patriotyczna 6955 0 Our Gmina Our Powiat - It's Us 5864 0 Slavic Union 5707 0 Civic Initiative of Powiat Tarnogórski 4764 0 #3E7697 Human Rights Defence Electoral Committee 3972 0 Solidary Gdańsk 2952 0 Ekopark 2130 0 Independent Social Movement Western Pomeranian 1579 0 Zdzisław Kaniewski Electors' Electoral Committee 1243 0 Thinking Differently 979 0 Agreement of the Right in Głubczyce 866 0 Center for Sustainable Development 844 0 Care for Greenery 769 0 Loża Szyderców Electors' Electoral Committee 767 0 Social Movement 722 0 Centro-Behaviorist-Socialist Agreement 680 0 skuteczniedoprzodu.pl Electoral Committee 536 0 1772803 30608506 National Electoral CommissionSamorząd 2010 https://danewyborcze.kbw.gov.pl/indexa5db.html?title=Samorz%C4%85d_2010 County councils Electoral committee % of seats Seats / #E5E4E2 silver Local committees 38.12% 2,398 249 #fca241 silver Civic Platform (PO) 20.91% 1,315 536 #263778 silver Law and Justice (PiS) 17,25% 1,085 146 #4CBB17 silver Polish People's Party (PSL) 15,88% 999 132 #FF3800 silver Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) 7.84% 493 25 Total 100.00% 6,290 Municipal councils Electoral committee % of seats Seats / #E5E4E2 silver Local committees 71.5% 28,480 246 #4CBB17 silver Polish People's Party (PSL) 11% 4,381 483 #263778 silver Law and Justice (PiS) 7% 2,782 194 #fca241 silver Civic Platform (PO) 6.82% 2,719 1,122 #FF3800 silver Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) 3.68% 1,466 130 Total 100.00% 39,828 References 2 National Electoral Commission Notes 2010 Local elections Category:History of Poland (1989–present) Category:November 2010 in Poland Category:December 2010 in Poland