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2005 Zagreb local elections

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2005 Zagreb local elections

2001 15 May 2005 2009

All 51 seats to theZagreb Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35.94%
Decrease3.85pp
First party Second party
Candidate Milan Bandić Marina Matulović Dropulić
Party SDPHSSHSU HDZDCHSLS–HD
Seats won
25 / 51
9 / 51
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5
Popular vote 102,857 38,672
Percentage 40.95% 15.44%
Swing Increase13.88pp Decrease4.51pp

Mayor before election

Vlasta Pavić
Social Democratic Party (Croatia)

Elected Mayor

Milan Bandić
Social Democratic Party (Croatia)

Elections were held on 15 May 2005 inZagreb,the capital ofCroatia.Following the last local elections in 2001,Milan Bandićof theSocial Democratic Party of Croatia(SDP) had been re-elected as the mayor of Zagreb. In 2002, an incident made him resign in favor of Deputy MayorVlasta Pavić,also from the SDP. Pavić remained formally in control of the city until 2005. In the 2005 elections, she was moved down the list of candidates to the 16th place, while the list holder and SDP's candidate for mayor was Bandić.

The elections mainly pitted two former mayors, Bandić of the SDP andMarina Matulović Dropulićof theCroatian Democratic Union(HDZ). The SDP formed a coalition with theCroatian Peasant Party(HSS) and theCroatian Party of Pensioners(HSU), while the HDZ was in a coalition with theDemocratic Centre(DC), theCroatian Social Liberal Party(HSLS), and the Croatian Demochristians (HD). The SDP gained 25 seats in theZagreb Assembly,receiving 40.95% of the vote, with Milan Bandić winning his third term as the Zagreb mayor.[1]

Coalitions

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TheSocial Democratic Party of Croatia(SDP) ran with theCroatian Peasant Party(HSS) and theCroatian Party of Pensioners(HSU). Former MayorMilan Bandić,who had to resign from his earlier term due to adriving under the influencescandal in 2002, was the list holder and the coalition's candidate for mayor.Vesna Pusić,the head of theCroatian People's Party(HNS), announced that the HNS won't be a member of the coalition due to the candidacy of Bandić. Pusić added that Milan Bandić is "at the top of each affair causing damage" to the city.[2]

The SDP and the HNS were in coalition in the previous Assembly. Due to this breakup, the HNS ran together with theLiberal Party(LS), with Pusić as the list holder. TheCroatian Democratic Union(HDZ) entered a coalition with theDemocratic Centre(DC), theCroatian Demochristians(HD), and theCroatian Social Liberal Party(HSLS).

Results

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The turnout at the election was 35%. The SDP–HSS–HSU coalition, led by incumbent Mayor Milan Bandić, won 41% of the vote and 25 out of 51 seats in the Zagreb Assembly. Bandić was elected mayor by the new Assembly and started his third term as the mayor of Zagreb. The HDZ–DC–HSLS–HD coalition, with former MayorMarina Matulović Dropulićas the list holder, won 9 seats, while the HSP list, led byMiroslav Rožić,finished third with 6 seats. The HNS–LS coalition won 8% of the vote and 4 seats, down from 12 in the 2001 elections.[1]The LS was later incorporated into the HSLS.

Milan Bandić was elected mayor by the Assembly on 14 June 2005.[3]

Assembly election

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Summary of the 2005 Zagreb local elections
Parties and coalitions List holder Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Social Democratic Party of Croatia(SDP)
Croatian Peasant Party(HSS)
Croatian Party of Pensioners(HSU)
Milan Bandić 102,857 40.95% +13.88 25 +5
Croatian Democratic Union(HDZ)
Democratic Centre(DC)
Croatian Social Liberal Party(HSLS)
Croatian Demochristians(HD)
Marina Matulović Dropulić 38,672 15.40% –4.51 9 –5
Croatian Party of Rights(HSP) Miroslav Rožić 28,534 11.36% *[a] 6 *
Croatian People's Party(HNS)
Liberal Party(LS)
Vesna Pusić 20,368 8.11% –9.43 4 –8
Independent list of Tatjana Holjevac Tatjana Holjevac 17,497 6.97% New 4 New
Independent list ofBoris Mikšić Boris Mikšić 14,807 5.90% New 3 New
Other lists 28,415 11.31% 0
Total: 251,150 51
Invalid votes: 4,019 1.57%
Turnout: 255,321 35.94% –3.85
Registered voters: 710,344
Source: City Election Committee[4]
Notes:
  1. ^The HSP ran together with the HDZ in the previous election.
Popular vote
SDP–HSS–HSU
40.95%
HDZ–DC–HSLS–HD
15.44%
HSP
11.36%
HNS–LS
8.11%
NL Tatjana Holjevac
6.97%
NL Boris Mikšić
5.90%
Other
11.31%
Seat totals
SDP–HSS–HSU
49.02%
HDZ–DC–HSLS–HD
17.65%
HSP
11.76%
HNS–LS
7.84%
NL Tatjana Holjevac
7.84%
NL Boris Mikšić
5.88%

Councils of districts

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Distribution of seats per district
District SDPHSS
HSU
HDZDC
HSLS–HD
HSP HNS Others
Donji Grad[5] 6 3 2 3 1
Gornji Grad – Medveščak[6] 6 3 2 2 2
Trnje[7] 7 3 2 1 2
Maksimir[8] 7 4 2 1 1
Peščenica – Žitnjak[9] 11 4 2 1 1
Novi Zagreb – istok[10] 10 4 2 2 1
Novi Zagreb – zapad[11] 7 4 2 1 1
Trešnjevka – sjever[12] 9 4 4 2
Trešnjevka – jug[13] 9 4 3 2 1
CČrnomerec[14] 7 4 3 1
Gornja Dubrava[15] 9 5 3 1 1
Donja Dubrava[16] 8 4 2 1
Stenjevec[17] 7 3 3 1 1
Podsused – Vrapče[18] 7 3 2 1 2
Podsljeme[19] 4 2 2 1 2
Sesvete[20] 10 4 3 1 1
Brezovica[21] 3 3 1 4
Totals 127 61 40 22 21

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"XXI. Zagreb"(PDF).Croatian Department for Elections(in Croatian). 2005-05-16. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-07-18.Retrieved2008-11-02.
  2. ^"Pusić: Ako je Bandić kandidat za gradonačelnika, nema koalicije s SDP-om"(in Croatian). index.hr. 10 January 2005.Retrieved4 May2019.
  3. ^"Životni put Milana Bandića".Croatian Radio Television.28 February 2021.Retrieved14 March2021.
  4. ^"Informacija o rezultatima izbora članova Gradske skupštine Grada Zagreba"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  5. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Donji grad"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  6. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Gornji Grad – Medveščak"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  7. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Trnje"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  8. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Maksimir"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  9. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Peščenica – Žitnjak"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  10. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Novi Zagreb – istok"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  11. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Novi Zagreb – zapad"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  12. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Trešnjevka – sjever"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  13. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Trešnjevka – jug"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  14. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Črnomerec"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  15. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Gornja Dubrava"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  16. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Donja Dubrava"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  17. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Stenjevec"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  18. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Podsused – Vrapče"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  19. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Podsljeme"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  20. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Sesvete"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
  21. ^"Izbori za članove vijeća gradske četvrti Brezovica"(PDF).Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba. 2005.
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