2000 Bosnian parliamentary election

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2000 Bosnian parliamentary election
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All 42 seats in the House of Representatives
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.40% (Decrease2.svg 3.59 pp)
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
SDA Alija Izetbegović 18.768−5
SDP BiH Zlatko Lagumdžija 18.009+5
SDS Dragan Kalinić 16.686+2
HDZ BiH Ante Jelavić 11.405−1
SBiH Haris Silajdžić 11.345+2
PDP Mladen Ivanić 6.392New
SNSD–DSP Milorad Dodik 5.0910
SP Živko Radišić 2.6110
SNS Biljana Plavšić 1.891−1
NHI Krešimir Zubak 1.5810
DNZ Fikret Abdić 1.3110
BPS Sefer Halilović 1.161+1
DSP Alojz Knezović1.071+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman beforeChairman after
Martin Raguž
HDZ BiH 		Božidar Matić
SDP BiH

Parliamentary elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 11 November 2000. [1] Voter turnout was 64%.

Contents

The elections for the House of Representatives were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other for Republika Srpska. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 9 of the 42 seats.

Electoral system

The elections for the House of Representatives were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the other for Republika Srpska. The 42 members of the House of Representatives are elected by proportional representation in two constituencies, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska. The House of Peoples (the upper house of the parliament) has 15 members equally distributed among the three ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5 Bosniaks, 5 Serbs, and 5 Croats. The members are appointed by the parliaments of the constituent peoples. [2]

Results

The Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH) of Zlatko Lagumdžija emerged as the largest party, with 9 of the 42 seats in the House of Representatives, while the conservative Party of Democratic Action (SDA) finished second with 8 seats in the House of Representatives. [3] Voter turnout was 64.0%. [1]

BiH HoR 2000.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
Party of Democratic Action 279,54818.768
Social Democratic Party 268,27018.009
Serb Democratic Party 248,57916.686
Croatian Democratic Union 169,82111.405
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 168,99511.345
Party of Democratic Progress 95,2456.392
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 75,8215.091
Socialist Party 38,8512.611
Serb National Alliance 28,1251.891
New Croatian Initiative 23,6041.581
Democratic People's Alliance 20,4271.370
Democratic People's Union 19,5271.311
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 17,2481.161
Democratic Party of Pensioners 15,9621.071
Liberal Democratic Party 9,1600.610
Civic Democratic Party 6,1180.410
Radical Party of Republika Srpska 4,9200.330
Total1,490,221100.0042
Valid votes1,490,22192.25
Invalid/blank votes125,2127.75
Total votes1,615,433100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,508,34964.40
Source: CEC, CEC, Nohlen & Stöver

By entity

PartyFederationRepublika Srpska
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Party of Democratic Action 233,35227.02746,1967.371
Social Democratic Party 235,61627.28832,6545.211
Serb Democratic Party 248,57939.676
Croatian Democratic Union 166,66719.3053,1540.500
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 134,91715.62434,0785.441
Party of Democratic Progress 95,24515.202
SNSD–DSP 9,1371.06066,68410.641
Socialist Party 3,0710.36035,7805.711
Serb National Alliance 28,1254.491
New Croatian Initiative 17,6242.0415,9800.950
Democratic People's Alliance 20,4273.260
Democratic People's Union 18,8952.1916320.100
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 15,8571.8411,3910.220
Democratic Party of Pensioners 15,9621.851
Liberal Democratic Party 7,8880.9101,2720.200
Civic Democratic Party 4,6440.5401,4740.240
Radical Party of Republika Srpska 4,9200.790
Total863,630100.0028626,591100.0014
Source: CEC, CEC

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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. ↑ Electoral System IPU
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p332
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