1990 Bosnian general election

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1990 Bosnian general election
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg
18 November 1990 1996  
Chamber of Citizens

All 130 seats in the Chamber of Citizens
66 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.49%
PartyLeader%Seats
SDA Alija Izetbegović 31.4843
SDS Radovan Karadžić 26.1434
HDZ BiH Stjepan Kljuić 16.0721
SK BiH Nijaz Duraković 12.3115
SRSJ Nenad Kecmanović 8.9012
SSODSSDSZ Ibrahim Spahić 3.173
MBO Adil Zulfikarpašić 1.152
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforeSubsequent Prime Minister
Marko Ćeranić
SK BiH
Jure Pelivan
HDZ BiH

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 18 November 1990, with a second round of voting in the House of Peoples elections on 2 December. [1] These were the final general elections to be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina while it was still a constituent republic of the SFR Yugoslavia.

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A presidential election was held to elect candidates to a seven-member republic presidium. Six candidates were elected to represent Bosnia's nations (two each by Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Serbs, and Bosnian Croats), and a seventh candidate was elected to represent all "others".

All of the presidential seats were won by parties structured around national lines: the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) won the two Muslim seats, the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) won the two Serb seats, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won the two Croat seats, and the "other" seat was won by SDA member Ejup Ganić, who ran as a "Yugoslav". Although Fikret Abdić received more votes than any other candidate, he agreed to stand aside and permit fellow SDA member Alija Izetbegović to become president of the presidium. [2]

The Party of Democratic Action also emerged as the largest party in the election for the Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with 43 of the 130 seats in the Chamber of Citizens and 43 of the 110 seats in the Chamber of Municipalities. Voter turnout was 74.4% for the presidential election, 81.6% for the Chamber of Municipalities election and 77.5% for the Chamber of Citizens election. [1] However, the election was marred by irregularities; in Brčko, Doboj, Nevesinje and Sarajevo there were more votes than registered voters (13,316 registered voters in Brčko but 49,055 votes, 4,771 voters in the Old City of Sarajevo but 28,974 votes). [3]

Results

Presidency (seven members)

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bosniaks (two elected)
Fikret Abdić Party of Democratic Action 1,045,53932.69
Alija Izetbegović Party of Democratic Action 879,26627.49
Nijaz Duraković League of Communists 558,26317.46
Džemal Sokolović Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia 183,1715.73
Nazif Gljiva League of Socialist Youth – Democratic Alliance 133,5874.18
Fejsal Hrustanović League of Communists 122,0023.82
Dževad Haznadar Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia 120,5603.77
Bahrudin BijedićIndependent104,3353.26
Adil Zulfikarpašić Muslim Bosniak Organisation 51,2251.60
Total3,197,948100.00
Serbs (two elected)
Biljana Plavšić Serb Democratic Party 573,81222.16
Nikola Koljević Serb Democratic Party 556,21821.48
Nenad Kecmanović Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia 500,78319.34
Mirko Pejanović League of Communists 335,39212.95
Nikola Stojanović League of Communists 238,3779.21
Đorđe Latinović League of Socialist Youth – Democratic Alliance 223,0448.61
Ranko Zrilić Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia 161,9106.25
Total2,589,536100.00
Croats (two elected)
Stjepan Kljuić Croatian Democratic Union 473,00222.23
Franjo Boras Croatian Democratic Union 416,62919.58
Ivo Komšić League of Communists 353,70716.62
Zoran Perković League of Communists 290,33313.65
Franjo Bošković Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia 250,09911.75
Tadej Mateljan Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia 213,51610.03
Martin Raguž League of Socialist Youth – Democratic Alliance 130,4286.13
Total2,127,714100.00
Others (one elected)
Ejup Ganić Party of Democratic Action 709,69143.10
Ivan Čerešnješ Serb Democratic Party 362,68122.03
Josip Pejaković Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia 317,97819.31
Zlatko Lagumdžija League of Communists 194,72311.83
Azemina Vuković League of Socialist Youth – Democratic Alliance 61,5423.74
Total1,646,615100.00
Valid votes2,204,94794.23
Invalid/blank votes135,0115.77
Total votes2,339,958100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,144,35374.42
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Chamber of Citizens

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Chamber of Citizens 1990.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
Party of Democratic Action 711,07531.4843
Serb Democratic Party 590,43126.1434
Croatian Democratic Union 362,85516.0721
League of Communists 278,02712.3115
Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia 201,0188.9012
SSODSSDSZ 39,9821.772
Democratic Socialist Alliance 31,6231.401
Muslim Bosniak Organisation 25,9751.152
Other parties17,5220.780
Total2,258,508100.00130
Valid votes2,258,50896.57
Invalid/blank votes80,2193.43
Total votes2,338,727100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,018,20677.49
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Chamber of Municipalities

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina Chamber of Municipalities 1990.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
Party of Democratic Action 788,61630.8443
Serb Democratic Party 624,95124.4438
Croatian Democratic Union 383,27914.9923
League of Communists 378,19814.794
Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia 281,43611.001
Serbian Renewal Movement 4,2170.161
Other parties96,6503.780
Total2,557,347100.00110
Valid votes2,557,34796.83
Invalid/blank votes83,6233.17
Total votes2,640,970100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,235,36081.63
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p330 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Viktor Meier, Yugoslavia: A History of its Demise, Trans. Sabrina Ramet, (London and New York: Routledge, 1999), p. 193.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p329