2014 Bosnian general election
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Turnout | 54.47% (presidential)![]() 54.47% (parliamentary) ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held inBosnia and Herzegovinaon 12 October 2014. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina'sPresidencyas well as national, entity, and cantonal governments. Voter turnout was 54.47%.[1]
The elections for theHouse of Representativeswere divided into two; one for theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovinaand one forRepublika Srpska.In the presidential election, voters in the Federation re-elected BosniakBakir Izetbegovićand elected CroatDragan Čović,while voters in Republika Srpska elected SerbMladen Ivanić.
TheParty 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. TheAlliance of Independent Social Democratscame in second with 6 seats, down two from theprevious general election.TheSerb 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-formedDemocratic Front(DF), headed byŽeljko Komšić,also won five seats. TheUnion for a Better Futureand theCroatian Democratic Union(HDZ BiH) each won 4 seats. The rulingSocial Democratic Partyrecorded 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. TheParty for Bosnia and Herzegovinafailed to meet the 3% constituency level voteelectoral 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 theParty of Democratic Progress.In March 2015,Denis Zvizdićwas appointed as the newChairman of the Council of Ministersand the government was confirmed by the House of Representatives.
Electoral system[edit]
The three members of the Presidency are elected by plurality. InRepublika Srpskavoters elect theSerbrepresentative, whilst in theFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovinavoters elect theBosniakandCroatmembers.[2]
The 42 members of the House of Representatives are elected byproportional representationin two constituencies, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.[3]
Results[edit]
Presidency[edit]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Bosniak member | ||||
Bakir Izetbegović | Party of Democratic Action | 247,235 | 32.87 | |
Fahrudin Radončić | Union for a Better Future | 201,454 | 26.78 | |
Emir Suljagić | Democratic Front | 114,334 | 15.20 | |
Bakir Hadžiomerović | Social Democratic Party | 75,369 | 10.02 | |
Sefer Halilović | Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party | 66,230 | 8.80 | |
Mustafa Cerić | Independent | 33,882 | 4.50 | |
Džebrail Bajramović | Diaspora Party | 5,041 | 0.67 | |
Mirsad Kebo | Independent | 3,893 | 0.52 | |
Halil Tuzlić | Independent | 3,162 | 0.42 | |
Adil Žigić | Independent | 1,637 | 0.22 | |
Total | 752,237 | 100.00 | ||
Croat member | ||||
Dragan Čović | Croatian Democratic Union | 128,053 | 52.20 | |
Martin Raguž | Croatian Democratic Union 1990 | 94,695 | 38.60 | |
Živko Budimir | Party of Justice and Trust | 15,368 | 6.27 | |
Anto Popović | Democratic Front | 7,179 | 2.93 | |
Total | 245,295 | 100.00 | ||
Serb member | ||||
Mladen Ivanić | SDS–PDP–NDP–SRS RS–PUP | 318,196 | 48.71 | |
Željka Cvijanović | SNSD–DNS–SP | 310,658 | 47.56 | |
Goran Zmijanjac | Fair Policy Party | 24,334 | 3.73 | |
Total | 653,188 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,650,720 | 92.31 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 137,473 | 7.69 | ||
Total votes | 1,788,193 | 100.00 | ||
Source:CEC |
House of Representatives[edit]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Party of Democratic Action | 305,394 | 18.73 | 10 | +3 | |
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | 255,024 | 15.64 | 6 | –2 | |
Serb Democratic Party | 211,562 | 12.97 | 5 | +1 | |
Democratic Front | 150,767 | 9.24 | 5 | New | |
Union for a Better Future | 142,003 | 8.71 | 4 | 0 | |
HDZ–HSS–HKDU–HSP AS–HSP BA | 123,022 | 7.54 | 4 | – | |
Social Democratic Party | 108,501 | 6.65 | 3 | –5 | |
PDP–NDP | 50,516 | 3.10 | 1 | 0 | |
Croatian Democratic Union 1990 | 40,113 | 2.46 | 1 | –1 | |
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party | 38,318 | 2.35 | 1 | +1 | |
Democratic People's Alliance | 37,052 | 2.27 | 1 | 0 | |
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25,677 | 1.57 | 0 | –2 | |
Party of Democratic Activity | 22,088 | 1.35 | 1 | New | |
Socialist Party | 18,729 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | |
SPP–SDU–DNZ | 16,306 | 1.00 | 0 | –1 | |
People's Party Work for Prosperity | 12,927 | 0.79 | 0 | –1 | |
Serb Progressive Party | 11,421 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | |
Our Party | 10,913 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | |
Party of Justice and Trust | 9,762 | 0.60 | 0 | New | |
Bosnian Party | 7,518 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | |
Social Democratic Union – Union for Us All | 6,734 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | |
Labour Party | 5,731 | 0.35 | 0 | New | |
Strong BiH (HSP–DSI) | 5,475 | 0.34 | 0 | – | |
Communist Party | 5,051 | 0.31 | 0 | New | |
Croatian Union HKDU–HRAST | 4,718 | 0.29 | 0 | New | |
Diaspora Party | 3,371 | 0.21 | 0 | New | |
New Movement | 1,830 | 0.11 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 397 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
Total | 1,630,920 | 100.00 | 42 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 1,630,920 | 91.24 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 156,529 | 8.76 | |||
Total votes | 1,787,449 | 100.00 | |||
Source:CEC |
By entity[edit]
Party | Federation | Republika Srpska | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Party of Democratic Action | 274,057 | 27.87 | 9 | 31,337 | 4.84 | 1 | 10 | |
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | 5,842 | 0.59 | 0 | 249,182 | 38.48 | 6 | 6 | |
Serb Democratic Party | 211,562 | 32.67 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Democratic Front | 150,767 | 15.33 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Union for a Better Future | 142,003 | 14.44 | 4 | 4 | ||||
HDZ–HSS–HKDU–HSP AS–HSP BA | 119,468 | 12.15 | 4 | 3,554 | 0.55 | 0 | 4 | |
Social Democratic Party | 92,906 | 9.45 | 3 | 15,595 | 2.41 | 0 | 3 | |
PDP–NDP | 194 | 0.02 | 0 | 50,322 | 7.77 | 1 | 1 | |
Croatian Democratic Union 1990 | 40,113 | 4.08 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party | 35,866 | 3.65 | 1 | 2,452 | 0.38 | 0 | 1 | |
Democratic People's Alliance | 37,052 | 5.72 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25,677 | 2.61 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Party of Democratic Activity | 22,088 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Socialist Party | 18,729 | 2.89 | 0 | 0 | ||||
SPP–SDU–DNZ | 12,885 | 1.31 | 0 | 3,421 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | |
People's Party Work for Prosperity | 12,927 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Serb Progressive Party | 11,421 | 1.76 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Our Party | 10,913 | 1.11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fair Policy Party | 9,762 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Bosnian Party | 7,518 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Social Democratic Union – Union for Us All | 5,881 | 0.60 | 0 | 853 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | |
Labour Party | 5,731 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Strong BiH (HSP–DSI) | 5,475 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Communist Party | 3,075 | 0.31 | 0 | 1,976 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | |
Croatian Union HKDU–HRAST | 4,718 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Diaspora Party | 3,371 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | ||||
New Movement | 1,830 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Independents | 397 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 983,305 | 100.00 | 28 | 647,615 | 100.00 | 14 | 42 | |
Valid votes | 983,305 | 90.96 | 647,615 | 91.68 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 97,720 | 9.04 | 58,809 | 8.32 | ||||
Total votes | 1,081,025 | 100.00 | 706,424 | 100.00 | ||||
Source:CEC |
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]
Republika Srpska[edit]
Aftermath[edit]
While the Bosniak memberBakir Izetbegovićwas the only member of the tripartitePresidencyto be re-elected, Serb memberMladen Ivanićwas chosen as the first one tochairthe 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 democraticEuropeannations. "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 theUnited StatesandRussia.[4]
References[edit]
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- ^Maja Sahadžić (2009)The Electoral System of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Short Review of Political Matter and/or Technical PerplexionContemporary Issues, Vol. 2, No. 1
- ^Electoral SystemIPU
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