2000 Bosnian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 11 November 2000.[1] Voter turnout was 64%.

2000 Bosnian parliamentary election
Bosnia and Herzegovina
11 November 2000
All 42 seats in the House of Representatives
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.40% (Decrease 3.59 pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
SDA Alija Izetbegović 18.76 8 -5
SDP BiH Zlatko Lagumdžija 18.00 9 +5
SDS Dragan Kalinić 16.68 6 +2
HDZ BiH Ante Jelavić 11.40 5 -1
SBiH Haris Silajdžić 11.34 5 +2
PDP Mladen Ivanić 6.39 2 New
SNSD–DSP Milorad Dodik 5.09 1 0
SP Živko Radišić 2.61 1 0
SNS Biljana Plavšić 1.89 1 -1
NHI Krešimir Zubak 1.58 1 0
DNZ Fikret Abdić 1.31 1 0
BPS Sefer Halilović 1.16 1 +1
DSP Alojz Knezović 1.07 1 +1
Chairman before Chairman after
Martin Raguž
HDZ BiH		 Božidar Matić
SDP BiH

The elections for the House of Representatives were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for Republika Srpska. The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 9 of the 42 seats.

Electoral system

The elections for the House of Representatives were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for Republika Srpska. 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. The House of Peoples (the upper house of the parliament) has 15 members equally distributed among the three ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5 Bosniaks, 5 Serbs, and 5 Croats. The members are appointed by the parliaments of the constituent peoples.[2]

Results

The Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH) of Zlatko Lagumdžija emerged as the largest party, with 9 of the 42 seats in the House of Representatives, while the conservative Party of Democratic Action (SDA) finished second with 8 seats in the House of Representatives.[3] Voter turnout was 64.0%.[1]

PartyVotes%Seats
Party of Democratic Action279,54818.768
Social Democratic Party268,27018.009
Serb Democratic Party248,57916.686
Croatian Democratic Union169,82111.405
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina168,99511.345
Party of Democratic Progress95,2456.392
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats75,8215.091
Socialist Party38,8512.611
Serb National Alliance28,1251.891
New Croatian Initiative23,6041.581
Democratic People's Alliance20,4271.370
Democratic People's Union19,5271.311
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party17,2481.161
Democratic Party of Pensioners15,9621.071
Liberal Democratic Party9,1600.610
Civic Democratic Party6,1180.410
Radical Party of Republika Srpska4,9200.330
Total1,490,221100.0042
Valid votes1,490,22192.25
Invalid/blank votes125,2127.75
Total votes1,615,433100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,508,34964.40
Source: CEC, CEC, Nohlen & Stöver

By entity
PartyFederationRepublika Srpska
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Party of Democratic Action233,35227.02746,1967.371
Social Democratic Party235,61627.28832,6545.211
Serb Democratic Party248,57939.676
Croatian Democratic Union166,66719.3053,1540.500
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina134,91715.62434,0785.441
Party of Democratic Progress95,24515.202
SNSD–DSP9,1371.06066,68410.641
Socialist Party3,0710.36035,7805.711
Serb National Alliance28,1254.491
New Croatian Initiative17,6242.0415,9800.950
Democratic People's Alliance20,4273.260
Democratic People's Union18,8952.1916320.100
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party15,8571.8411,3910.220
Democratic Party of Pensioners15,9621.851
Liberal Democratic Party7,8880.9101,2720.200
Civic Democratic Party4,6440.5401,4740.240
Radical Party of Republika Srpska4,9200.790
Total863,630100.0028626,591100.0014
Source: CEC, CEC

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p330 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Electoral System IPU
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p332
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