2006 Republika Srpska general election

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2006 Republika Srpska general election
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  2002 1 October 2006 2007  
Presidential election
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Candidate Milan Jelić Dragan Čavić
Party SNSD SDS
Popular vote271,022163,041
Percentage48.87%29.40%

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Winning candidate by municipality

President before election

Dragan Čavić
SDS

Elected President

Milan Jelić
SNSD

General elections were held in Republika Srpska on 1 October 2006, as part of the general elections across Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Contents

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Milan Jelić Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 271,02248.87
Dragan Čavić Serb Democratic Party 163,04129.40
Adil Osmanović Party of Democratic Action 22,4444.05
Slobodan Nagradić Party of Democratic Progress 19,6233.54
Mirsad Mahmutović Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,7443.38
Đurađ Davidović Serbian Radical Party "Dr. Vojislav Šešelj" 14,8522.68
Pero BukejlovićSerbian Democratic Movement12,6902.29
Hakija Meholjić Social Democratic Party 11,2922.04
Davor ČordašCroatian Coalition for Equality (NHIHDZHSPHNZ)4,5980.83
Željko Grebenarević People's Party Work for Prosperity 4,4650.81
Dragan KrstićSerbian New Power3,3800.61
Ivan Krndelj Croats Together (HDZ1990HSSHKDUHDUHD)3,2700.59
Šaban FejzićNational Congress Party2,1560.39
Nikola LazarevićEuropean Ecological Party E-51,6860.30
Fatima Kararić Democratic People's Union 9710.18
Dragan Mrgan Democratic People's Union 3370.06
Total554,571100.00
Valid votes554,57193.65
Invalid/blank votes37,6256.35
Total votes592,196100.00
Source: Central Elections Committee

National Assembly

PartyVotes%Seats
DirectCompensatoryTotal+/–
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 244,25143.3132941+22
Serb Democratic Party 103,03518.2713417–9
Party of Democratic Progress 38,6816.86628–1
Democratic People's Alliance 22,7804.04314+1
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 22,6424.011340
Socialist Party 20,0313.553030
Party of Democratic Action 19,1373.39123–3
Serbian Radical Party 16,4542.92202–2
Social Democratic Party 14,0792.50101–2
Pensioners' PartyNational Democratic Party 14,0552.49000–1
Serbian Radical Party "Dr. Vojislav Šešelj" 12,7172.25000New
Serbian Democratic Movement10,0581.78000New
People's Party Work for Prosperity 6,8331.210000
Croatian Coalition for Equality (NHIHDZHSPHNZ)4,9780.88000–1
Serbian Democratic Party4,2320.75000New
Serbian New Power3,1190.55000New
Independent Democratic Party2,6830.48000New
Croats Together (HDZ1990HSSHKDUHDUHD)9500.170000
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 7590.130000
Patriotic Bloc (BOSSSDU)4550.080000
European Ecological Party E-54320.08000New
Youth Political Movement4190.07000New
Democratic People's Union 2250.040000
Bosnian Drina People's Party1630.030000
National Congress Party1020.02000New
Greens of Bosnia and Herzegovina 850.02000New
BH Free Democrats620.01000New
Civic Democratic Party 270.000000
Independents5510.100000
Total563,995100.006221830
Valid votes563,99595.28
Invalid/blank votes27,9314.72
Total votes591,926100.00
Source: Central Elections Committee

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