Bosnian general election, 1996

Bosnia and Herzegovina general election, 1996
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 September 1996
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Alija Izetbegović Aleksa Buha Božo Rajić
Party SDA SDS HDZ BiH
Leader since 1990 1996 1995
Seats won 19 9 8
Seat change Increase 19 Increase 9 Increase 8
Popular vote 899,970 578,723 338,440
Elected Co-Chairmen

Haris Silajdžić (SBiH) and
Boro Bosić (SDS)

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General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 14 September 1996.[1] The elections for the House of Representatives elections were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for Republika Srpska. In the presidential election, each of the three national communities elected a President. Bosniaks elected Alija Izetbegović, Croats elected Krešimir Zubak and Serbs elected Momčilo Krajišnik. The Party of Democratic Action emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 19 of the 42 seats.

Voter turnout was 79.4% in the parliamentary election and 80.4% in the presidential election.[1]

Results

President

Community Candidate Party Votes %
BosniaksAlija IzetbegovićParty of Democratic Action730,59231.6
Haris SilajdžićParty for Bosnia and Herzegovina124,3965.4
Fikret AbdićDemocratic People's Community25,5841.1
Sead AvdićJoint List¹21,2540.9
Ibrahim SpahićCivic Democratic Party4,1270.2
Hasib SalkićLiberal Party3,4270.1
Mirnes AjanovićBosnian Party2,4200.1
Safet RedžepagićParty of Economic Prosperity1,4730.1
CroatsKrešimir ZubakCroatian Democratic Union330,47714.3
Ivo KomšićJoint List¹37,6841.6
Anton ŠtitićCivic Democratic Party2,2080.1
Vinko ĆuroLiberal Party2,1970.1
SerbsMomčilo KrajišnikSerbian Democratic Party690,64629.9
Mladen IvanićDemocratic Patriotic Bloc307,46113.3
Milivoj ZarićSPAS15,4070.7
Branko LatinovićSSK12,6430.5
Invalid/blank votes207,915–
Total2,519,915100
Registered voters/turnout3,133,63480.4
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

¹ The Joint List was an alliance of the Social Democratic Party, the Union of Social Democrats, the Croatian Peasant Party, the Muslim Bosniak Organisation and the Republican Party.[2]

House of Representatives

Community Party Votes % Seats
FederationParty of Democratic Action725,41730.216
Croatian Democratic Union338,44014.18
Joint List105,9184.42
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina93,8163.92
Democratic People's Community25,5621.10
Croatian Party of Rights14,8790.60
Bosnian Party6,5230.30
Liberal Party4,9960.20
Party of Economic Prosperity4,9050.20
Vladimir Srebrov List4,5740.20
List of Women4,1490.20
Bosnian Patriotic Party3,2950.10
Civic Democratic Party3,2920.10
Liberal Bosniak Organisation2,1290.10
Republika SrpskaSerbian Democratic Party578,72324.19
Party of Democratic Action184,5537.73
People's Alliance for Free Peace136,0775.72
Serbian Radical Party62,4092.60
Joint List30,2851.30
Democratic Patriotic Bloc29,4941.20
Serbian Patriotic Party14,1460.60
People's Party13,6800.60
Party of Serbian Unity8,1830.30
Civic Democratic Party4,4290.20
Invalid/blank votes88,123––
Total2,487,99710042
Registered voters/turnout3,133,63479.4–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, IPU, Global Elections Database

References

  1. 1 2 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p330 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p332

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