Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939) replaces Silesia Province
Politics
The voivodeship possessed wide autonomy in domestic matters excluding foreign and military policy. It had its own Silesian Parliament with 48 MPs (24 since 1935) elected in democratic elections. Legislation, however, had to be consistent with the Polish constitution. The voivodeship also had its own national treasury - the Silesian Treasury (Polish: Skarb Śląski). Only around 10% of taxes were transferred to Polish national treasury.  The head of the administration was headed by a voivode appointed by the president of Poland to act as a representative of the central government.