In European elections, Masovian () is a constituency of the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

. It consists of all those

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s of the

Masovian Voivodeship The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. Th ...

which are not in the Warsaw European Parliament constituency.

Nomenclature

The relevant Polish legislation ("The Act of 23 January 2004 on Elections to the European Parliament") establishing the constituencies does not give the constituencies formal names. Instead, each constituency has a number, territorial description, and location of the Constituency Electoral Commission. The 2004 Polish National Election Commission and the 2004 European Parliament Election websiteEuropean Parliament Election website 2004
/ref> uses the territorial description when referring to the constituency, not the electoral commission location.

References

External links

European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
European Parliament constituencies in Poland 2004 establishments in Poland Constituencies established in 2004 {{EU-stub