1996 Montenegrin parliamentary election

Montenegrin parliamentary elections were held on November 3, 1996, the same day as the first round of the 1996 Serbian local elections.^[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro which won 45 of the 71 seats.^[2]

Electoral system[]

Of the 71 seats in Parliament, 64 were elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency and seven were elected in a special constituency for minority lists.^[3] The electoral threshold was set at 6% and seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.^[3] Closed lists were used with a single list for both constituencies, although parties only had to award half their seats according to the order of the list, with the remaining half free for them to allocate.^[3]

Results[]

3 November 1996 Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro election results
Coalitions and parties	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro	150,237	49.92	45	–1
Popular Unity (NS-LSCG)	74,963	24.91	19	–8
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro	16,608	5.52	—	—
Serbian Radical Party	12,963	4.31	0	–8
Party of Democratic Action of Montenegro	10,167	3.38	3	+3
Serb Union (SSS-SSJ)	5,848	1.94	—	—
Democratic Alliance in Montenegro	5,289	1.76	2	+2
Communists of Montenegro (SKPJ-SKCG-DKP-NKPJ)	5,176	1.72	—	—
Democratic Union of Albanians	3,849	1.28	2	+2
Communist Party of Yugoslavia in Montenegro	1,728	0.57	—	—
Yugoslav United Left	1,668	0.55	—	—
Serbian Democratic Party of Montenegro	1,603	0.53	—	—
Serbian Radical Party of Montenegro	861	0.29	—	—
Ecological Movement of Montenegro	711	0.24	—	—
Natural Law Party of Montenegro	452	0.15	—	—
Demo-Christian (Orthodox) Party	446	0.15	—	—
Party for Protection of Savings of Montenegro	380	0.13	—	—
Party of National Equality	214	0.07	—	—
Civic Group "Seventh Force"	16	0.01	—	—
Union of Social Justice	5	0.00	—	—
Invalid votes	7,742	2.57
Total (turnout 66.9%; +0.41%)	300,926	100	71	–14

Vote share[]


DPS			49.92%
NS-LSCG			24.91%
Others			22.67%

Seats[]

	Abbreviation	Main ideology	Leader	MPs
Democratic Party of Socialists Demokratska partija socijalista Демократска партија социјалиста	DPS	Social democracy Serbian–Montenegrin unionism	Momir Bulatović	45 / 71
People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка	NS	Conservatism Serbian–Montenegrin unionism	Novak Kilibarda	11 / 71
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro Liberalni savez Crne Gore Либерални савез Црне Горе	LSCG	Liberalism Montenegrin nationalism	Slavko Perović	8 / 71
Party of Democratic Action Stranka Demokratske Akcije Странка демократске акције	SDA	Bosniak nationalism Social conservatism	Harun Hadžić	3 / 71
Democratic League in Montenegro Demokratski savez u Crnoj Gori Lidhja Demokratike në Mal të Zi	DS	Albanian minority interests Liberal conservatism	Mehmet Bardhi	2 / 71
Democratic Union of Albanians Demokratska unija Albanaca Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve	DUA	Albanian minority interests Social conservatism	Fuad Nimani	2 / 71

References[]

^ Europa World Year, Book 2, 2004, p. 3696.
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1375
^ ^a ^b ^c Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1370. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

External links[]

[1] Europa World Year, Book 2, 2004, p. 3696.

[2] Nohlen & Stöver, p1375

[N1-3] Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1370. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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