2014 Bosnian general election

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2014 Bosnian general election
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
  2010 12 October 2014 2018  
Turnout54.47% (presidential) Decrease2.svg 2.10 pp [1]
54.47% (parliamentary) Decrease2.svg 2.06 pp [1]
Bosniak member of the Presidency
  Izetbegovic, Bakir.jpg Fahrudin Radoncic 2020.jpg
Candidate Bakir Izetbegović Fahrudin Radončić
Party SDA SBB
Popular vote247,235201,454
Percentage32.87%26.78%
Croat member of the Presidency
  Dragan Covic, portrait 2.jpg Martin Raguz.jpg
Candidate Dragan Čović Martin Raguž
Party HDZ BiH HDZ 1990
Popular vote128,05394,695
Percentage52.20%38.60%
Serb member of the Presidency
  Mladen Ivanic (cropped).jpg Zeljka Cvijanovic 2019.jpg
Candidate Mladen Ivanić Željka Cvijanović
Party PDP SNSD
Popular vote318,196310,658
Percentage48.71%47.56%

Presidency members before election

Bakir Izetbegović (Bosniak)
Željko Komšić (Croat)
Nebojša Radmanović (Serb)

Contents

Elected Presidency members

Bakir Izetbegović (Bosniak)
Dragan Čović (Croat)
Mladen Ivanić (Serb)


All 42 seats in the House of Representatives
22 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
SDA Bakir Izetbegović 18.7310+3
SNSD Milorad Dodik 15.646−2
SDS Mladen Bosić 12.975+1
DF Željko Komšić 9.245New
SBB Fahrudin Radončić 8.7140
HDZ HSSHKDU Dragan Čović 7.544+1
SDP BiH Zlatko Lagumdžija 6.653−5
PDPNDP Mladen Ivanić 3.1010
HDZ 1990 Martin Raguž 2.461−1
BPS Sefer Halilović 2.351+1
DNS Marko Pavić  [ sr ]2.2710
A-SDA Nermin Ogrešević 1.351New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Colours denote the party with the most votes by municipalities.
Chairman beforeChairman after
Vjekoslav Bevanda
HDZ BiH
Denis Zvizdić
SDA

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 October 2014. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency as well as national, entity, and cantonal governments. Voter turnout was 54.47%. [1]

The elections for the House of Representatives were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for Republika Srpska. In the presidential election, voters in the Federation re-elected Bosniak Bakir Izetbegović and elected Croat Dragan Čović, while voters in Republika Srpska elected Serb Mladen Ivanić.

The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 10 of the 42 seats and over 300,000 votes, their highest number of votes since 1998. The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats came in second with 6 seats, down two from the previous general election. The Serb Democratic Party (SDS) significantly improved its result, earning 12.97% of the popular vote, up from 8.40% in 2010, winning five seats. The newly-formed Democratic Front (DF), headed by Željko Komšić, also won five seats. The Union for a Better Future and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) each won 4 seats. The ruling Social Democratic Party recorded its worst ever result with 6.65% of the popular vote, a drastic decline from 17.33% in the 2010 general election, winning three seats, its lowest number since 1996. The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to meet the 3% constituency level vote electoral threshold, denying it seats in the House of Representatives for the first time in its history.

Following the election, the SDA and the SDS formed a coalition agreement with the DF, the HDZ BiH and the Party of Democratic Progress. In March 2015, Denis Zvizdić was appointed as the new Chairman of the Council of Ministers and the government was confirmed by the House of Representatives.

Electoral system

The three members of the Presidency are elected by plurality. In Republika Srpska voters elect the Serb representative, whilst in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina voters elect the Bosniak and Croat members. [2]

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. [3]

Results

Presidency

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bosniak member
Bakir Izetbegović Party of Democratic Action 247,23532.87
Fahrudin Radončić Union for a Better Future 201,45426.78
Emir Suljagić Democratic Front 114,33415.20
Bakir Hadžiomerović Social Democratic Party 75,36910.02
Sefer Halilović Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 66,2308.80
Mustafa Cerić Independent33,8824.50
Džebrail BajramovićDiaspora Party5,0410.67
Mirsad KeboIndependent3,8930.52
Halil TuzlićIndependent3,1620.42
Adil ŽigićIndependent1,6370.22
Total752,237100.00
Croat member
Dragan Čović Croatian Democratic Union 128,05352.20
Martin Raguž Croatian Democratic Union 1990 94,69538.60
Živko Budimir Party of Justice and Trust 15,3686.27
Anto Popović Democratic Front 7,1792.93
Total245,295100.00
Serb member
Mladen Ivanić SDSPDPNDPSRS RSPUP 318,19648.71
Željka Cvijanović SNSDDNSSP 310,65847.56
Goran ZmijanjacFair Policy Party24,3343.73
Total653,188100.00
Valid votes1,650,72092.31
Invalid/blank votes137,4737.69
Total votes1,788,193100.00
Source: CEC

House of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Party of Democratic Action 305,39418.7310+3
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 255,02415.646–2
Serb Democratic Party 211,56212.975+1
Democratic Front 150,7679.245New
Union for a Better Future 142,0038.7140
HDZHSSHKDUHSP ASHSP BA 123,0227.544
Social Democratic Party 108,5016.653–5
PDPNDP 50,5163.1010
Croatian Democratic Union 1990 40,1132.461–1
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 38,3182.351+1
Democratic People's Alliance 37,0522.2710
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 25,6771.570–2
Party of Democratic Activity 22,0881.351New
Socialist Party 18,7291.1500
SPPSDUDNZ 16,3061.000–1
People's Party Work for Prosperity 12,9270.790–1
Serb Progressive Party11,4210.7000
Our Party 10,9130.6700
Party of Justice and Trust 9,7620.600New
Bosnian Party 7,5180.4600
Social Democratic Union – Union for Us All6,7340.4100
Labour Party 5,7310.350New
Strong BiH (HSPDSI)5,4750.340
Communist Party 5,0510.310New
Croatian Union HKDU–HRAST4,7180.290New
Diaspora Party3,3710.210New
New Movement1,8300.110New
Independents3970.020New
Total1,630,920100.00420
Valid votes1,630,92091.24
Invalid/blank votes156,5298.76
Total votes1,787,449100.00
Source: CEC

By entity

PartyFederationRepublika SrpskaTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Party of Democratic Action 274,05727.87931,3374.84110
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 5,8420.590249,18238.4866
Serb Democratic Party 211,56232.6755
Democratic Front 150,76715.3355
Union for a Better Future 142,00314.4444
HDZHSSHKDUHSP ASHSP BA 119,46812.1543,5540.5504
Social Democratic Party 92,9069.45315,5952.4103
PDPNDP 1940.02050,3227.7711
Croatian Democratic Union 1990 40,1134.0811
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 35,8663.6512,4520.3801
Democratic People's Alliance 37,0525.7211
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 25,6772.6100
Party of Democratic Activity 22,0882.2511
Socialist Party 18,7292.8900
SPPSDUDNZ 12,8851.3103,4210.5300
People's Party Work for Prosperity 12,9271.3100
Serb Progressive Party11,4211.7600
Our Party 10,9131.1100
Fair Policy Party9,7621.5100
Bosnian Party 7,5180.7600
Social Democratic Union – Union for Us All5,8810.6008530.1300
Labour Party 5,7310.5800
Strong BiH (HSPDSI)5,4750.5600
Communist Party 3,0750.3101,9760.3100
Croatian Union HKDU–HRAST4,7180.4800
Diaspora Party3,3710.3400
New Movement1,8300.1900
Independents3970.0600
Total983,305100.0028647,615100.001442
Valid votes983,30590.96647,61591.68
Invalid/blank votes97,7209.0458,8098.32
Total votes1,081,025100.00706,424100.00
Source: CEC

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republika Srpska

Aftermath

While the Bosniak member Bakir Izetbegović was the only member of the tripartite Presidency to be re-elected, Serb member Mladen Ivanić was chosen as the first one to chair the Presidency. Izetbegović said: "In the next four years, I expect the Presidency to be a strong engine driving this country forward on the path of reform toward reaching our most important goal — to become a rightful member of the union of free and democratic European nations." Ivanić said that "the people in Bosnia and Herzegovina are exhausted and tired of quarrels and confrontations, trapped in a vicious circle of economic crisis, enormous unemployment. They are depressed from a lack of ideas on how this situation could change. This must change." He further added that everyone's interest was served by cooperating with both the United States and Russia. [4]

References

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  2. Maja Sahadžić (2009) The Electoral System of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Short Review of Political Matter and/or Technical Perplexion Contemporary Issues, Vol. 2, No. 1
  3. Electoral System IPU
  4. "Bosnia inaugurates new presidency after elections - Yahoo News". news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014.