General election held in Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014 Bosnian general election Turnout 54%
Croat member of the Presidency
Serb member of the Presidency
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results
below .
Colours denote the party with the most votes by municipalities.
General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 October 2014. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency as well as national, entity, and cantonal governments. Voter turnout was 54%.
The elections for the House of Representatives were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for Republika Srpska . In the presidential election, each of the three national communities elected a Presidency member. Bosniaks re-elected Bakir Izetbegović , Croats elected Dragan Čović and Serbs elected Mladen Ivanić . The Party of Democratic Action emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 10 of the 42 seats.
While Bosniak Bakir Izetbegović was the only member of the tripartite Presidency to be re-elected, Serb Mladen Ivanić was chosen as the first one to chair the 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 democratic European nations." 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 the United States and Russia .[1]
Electoral system [ ] The three members of the Presidency are elected by plurality. In Republika Srpska voters elect the Serb representative, whilst in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina voters elect the Bosniak and Croat members.[2]
The 42 members of the House of Representatives are elected by proportional representation in two constituencies, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.[3]
Results [ ] Presidency [ ] Candidate Party Votes % Bosniak member Bakir Izetbegović Party of Democratic Action 247,235 32.87 Fahrudin Radončić Union for a Better Future of BiH 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 [ ] 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 of BiH 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 [ ] Party Federation Republika Srpska Total 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 of BiH 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 Party of Justice and Trust 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 [ ] Republika Srpska [ ] References [ ] External links [ ]
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