1997 Croatian Chamber of Counties election

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1997 Croatian Chamber of Counties election
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  1993 13 April 1997

63 of the 68 seats in the Chamber of Counties
Turnout71.37%
PartyLeaderSeats+/–
HDZ Franjo Tuđman 40+3
HSS Zlatko Tomčić 9+4
HSLS Vlado Gotovac 6−10
SDP Ivica Račan 4+3
IDS Ivan Jakovčić 2−1
HSP Anto Đapić 2New
Appointees50
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker beforeSpeaker after
Katica Ivanišević
HDZ
Katica Ivanišević
HDZ

Elections for the Second Assembly of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament were held in Croatia on 13 April 1997. [1] The result was a victory for the Croatian Democratic Union, which won 40 of the 63 elected seats. This was the last election for the Chamber of Counties, which was abolished through a constitutional amendment on 29 March 2001. [2] UNTAES facilitated the conduct of elections in the United Nations protectorate region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia. [3]

Results

President Franjo Tuđman had the constitutional right to appoint up to five members of the Chamber of Counties. He chose to exercise that right by naming Ivan Aralica, Jovan Bamburač, Slobodan Lang, Vojislav Stanimirović and Zlatko Vitez to the chamber.

Chamber of Counties of Croatia 1997-2001.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Croatian Democratic Union 1,060,90941.9440+3
HSLSHSS 358,53014.17
SDPHNS 281,49611.13
Croatian Social Liberal Party 87,3333.456–10
Croatian Peasant Party 76,3843.029+4
Istrian Democratic Assembly 64,8832.572–1
HSLSHNSHSS 60,5742.39
SDPPGSHNS 60,3912.39
Social Democratic Party of Croatia 50,4872.004+3
Croatian Party of Rights 1861 46,1621.830New
HSUASH 39,6731.57
Croatian Christian Democratic Union 33,5311.3300
Social Democratic Union 33,5081.3200
Serb People's Party 32,3691.2800
Croatian Pure Party of Rights 27,8011.100New
HDZHKDUHSPKDM  [ hr ]19,5340.77
Croatian Party of Pensioners 18,1560.720New
Democratic Party of Zagorje 15,4900.610New
Istrian Democratic Forum 14,2020.56
Croatian Party of Rights 13,0030.512New
SDPHNSHKDU 12,3740.49
Croatian People's Party 10,6440.420–1
Party of Croatian Renaissance  [ hr ]9,6830.380New
Croatian Civic Peasant Party9,4030.370New
DASDU 8,9940.36
Slavonia-Baranja Croatian Party 8,3250.330New
Croatian Green Party7,8080.310New
HGSSHND 6,7630.27
Croatian Democratic Peasant Party 6,4740.260New
SDUSDA 5,3260.21
Croatian Republican Union 5,3140.2100
Croatian Dalmatian Home4,6740.180New
Croatian Christian Democratic Party  [ hr ]4,6080.1800
HKDUSBHS 4,2870.17
Croatian Independent Democrats 2,9200.120New
Istrian Independent Party2,4720.1000
Croatian Democratic Party of Rights2,4020.0900
Croatian Liberation Movement 2,3700.090New
Istrian Party2,0920.080New
Croatian Peasant Workers' Party1,5420.060New
Social Democratic Action of Croatia 1,3100.050New
Independent Party of Rights  [ hr ]1,1490.050New
Croatian Roma Party1,0540.040New
Croatian Party9960.0400
Homeland Civic Party  [ hr ]8180.0300
Independents11,1940.4400
Appointed members50
Total2,529,412100.00680
Valid votes2,529,41296.71
Invalid/blank votes86,0623.29
Total votes2,615,474100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,664,66671.37
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, State Election Commission

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