2018 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina general election

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2018 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina parliamentary election
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  2014 7 October 2018 2022  

98 seats in the House of Representatives
50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout51.83%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
SDA Bakir Izetbegović 25.2527−2
SDP BiH Nermin Nikšić 14.5316+4
HDZ BiH and allies Dragan Čović 14.3516+4
DFGS Željko Komšić 9.3610−4
SBB Fahrudin Radončić 7.058−8
NS Predrag Kojović 5.096+5
PDA Mirsad Kukić 3.774New
NB Senad Šepić 3.494New
A-SDA Nermin Ogrešević 2.7420
HDZ 1990HSP Ilija Cvitanović 2.562−2
NiP Elmedin Konaković 2.322New
LS BiH Elvira Abdić-Jelenović 0.7610
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Fadil Novalić
SDA
Fadil Novalić
SDA

General elections were held in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 October 2018 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Voters elected the 98 members of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the assemblies of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 27 of the 98 seats. The Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH) and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) each won 16 seats. The Democratic Front won 10 seats, down four from the previous general election in 2014. The Union for a Better Future saw a significant decline, winning 8 seats, down eight from the previous election. Our Party significantly improved its result, winning 6 seats, up by five from 2014.

Fadil Novalić remained in office as Prime Minister, since the parties never were able to form a new government, most notably due to constant quarrel between the SDA and the HDZ BiH. [1]

Electoral system

Presidency

The president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the two vice-presidents are not elected by direct election: The first chamber of the Federal Parliament, the House of Peoples, nominates candidates for the presidency and the vice-presidencies, followed by the second chamber, the House of Representatives, must confirm this nomination by election. Subsequently, confirmation by the majority of the delegates of all three constitutive ethnic groups in the House of Peoples is required. [2]

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 98 members who are elected by proportional representation. The election takes place in 12 multi-person constituencies with entity-wide balancing mandates. In the Federal House of Representatives, each constitutive ethnic group should be represented by at least four members. The threshold is three percent. [2]

Cantonal Assemblies

The assemblies of the 10 cantons of the Federation are also elected. The election is based on proportional representation with a threshold of three percent. The individual cantonal assemblies send members to the House of Peoples. [2]

Results

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Results of the cantonal elections

House of Representatives

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PartyVotes%Seats
DirectComp.Total
Party of Democratic Action 252,81725.2522527
Social Democratic Party 145,45814.5312416
HDZHSS–HSP–HNS–HSP AS–HDU BiH–HSS SR 143,70414.3513316
Democratic FrontCivic Alliance 93,7089.369110
Union for a Better Future 70,5717.05538
Our Party 50,9475.09156
Movement of Democratic Action 37,7313.77314
Independent Bloc 34,9133.49134
Party of Democratic Activity 27,3962.74202
HDZ 1990HSP 25,6632.56202
People and Justice 23,2222.32202
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 23,0072.30000
Independent Bosnian-Herzegovinian List 15,1131.51000
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party 14,0221.40000
Pensioners' Party 8,1520.81000
Labour Party 7,6560.76101
Bosnian Party 7,0920.71000
Croatian Republican Party 6,6700.67000
Serb List5,2440.52000
LDS za Boljitak2,1580.22000
Democratic People's Union 1,8650.19000
Croatian Party BiH1,4810.15000
Serb Progressive Party8960.09000
Communist Party 5930.06000
Stari Grad Union4740.05000
Democratic Party3670.04000
First Party2580.03000
Union for New Politics1550.02000
Total1,001,333100.00732598
Valid votes1,001,33392.28
Invalid/blank votes83,7917.72
Total votes1,085,124100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,093,78451.83
Source: CEC

Assemblies of the Cantons

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 In coalition with HSS, HKDU, HSP-HNS, HSP-Dr-AS, HDU, and HSS-SR
  2. Coalition of BNS, KP BiH, LDS BiH, NSRzB
  3. In coalition with HKDU
  4. In coalition with HSS, HKDU, HSP-Dr-AS, HDU
  5. Coalition of SNSD, DNS, and SP RS

References

  1. Rasim Pavica (14 October 2021). "Tri godine Vlade FBiH u tehničkom mandatu" (in Bosnian). N1 . Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Election Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

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