Elections
Parliamentary elections
| Year | # | Popular vote | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15th | 18,005 | 0 / 42 |  | 0 / 15 | | non-parliamentary |
| 2014 | 13th | 22,088 | 1 / 42 |  1 | 0 / 15 | | opposition |
| 2018 | 14th | 30,519 | 1 / 42 | | 0 / 15 | | opposition |
Party of Democratic Activity Stranka demokratske aktivnosti | |
|---|---|
| President | Nermin Ogrešević |
| Founded | 4 February 2008 |
| Dissolved | 27 February 2021 |
| Split from | Party of Democratic Action |
| Succeeded by | People's European Union |
| Headquarters | Cazin |
| Ideology | Bosniak nationalism [1] Conservatism [1] |
| Political position | Center-right [2] |
| Slogan | "Zajedno možemo bolje" "We can do better together" |
The Party of Democratic Activity (Bosnian : Stranka demokratske aktivnosti or A-SDA) was a conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [1]
The party was established in February 2008 as a breakaway from the Party of Democratic Action. [3] Based in Cazin, its founders included town mayor Nermin Ogrešević. In the 2010 general elections, A-SDA ran only in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina part of Bosnia. It received 1.7% of the vote, failing to win a seat in the national House of Representatives, [4] However, it won one seat in the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with 1.9% of the vote. [5]
In the 2014 elections the party increased its vote share to 2.25%, winning a seat in the national House of Representatives. [6] It also won two seats in the Federal House. [7] Its member of the country's legislature was Jasmin Emrić, who holds a seat in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's first division.
| Year | # | Popular vote | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15th | 18,005 | 0 / 42 | | 0 / 15 | | non-parliamentary |
| 2014 | 13th | 22,088 | 1 / 42 | 1 | 0 / 15 | | opposition |
| 2018 | 14th | 30,519 | 1 / 42 | | 0 / 15 | | opposition |
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