2006 Bosnian general election

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 October 2006. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency as well as national, entity, and cantonal governments.

2006 Bosnian general election

1 October 2006
Turnout55.31% (Decrease 0.14 pp)
Bosniak member of the Presidency
 
Candidate Haris Silajdžić Sulejman Tihić
Party SBiH SDA
Popular vote 350,520 153,683
Percentage 62.80% 27.53%
Croat member of the Presidency
 
Candidate Željko Komšić Ivo Miro Jović
Party SDP BiH HDZ BiH
Popular vote 116,062 76,681
Percentage 39.56% 26.14%
Serb member of the Presidency
 
Candidate Nebojša Radmanović Mladen Bosić
Party SNSD SDS
Popular vote 287,675 130,824
Percentage 53.26% 24.22%

Presidency members before election

Sulejman Tihić (Bosniak)
Ivo Miro Jović (Croat)
Borislav Paravac (Serb)

Elected Presidency members

Haris Silajdžić (Bosniak)
Željko Komšić (Croat)
Nebojša Radmanović (Serb)


All 42 seats in the House of Representatives
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
55.36% (Decrease 0.10 pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
SNSD Milorad Dodik 19.08 7 +4
SDA Sulejman Tihić 16.89 9 -1
SBiH Haris Silajdžić 15.54 8 +2
SDP BiH Zlatko Lagumdžija 10.15 5 +1
SDS Dragan Čavić 7.69 3 -2
HDZHNZHSP Dragan Čović 4.91 3 -2
Croats Together Božo Ljubić 3.73 2 +2
BPS Sefer Halilović 2.72 1 +1
NSRzB Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović 2.34 1 0
PDP Mladen Ivanić 2.01 1 -1
DNS Marko Pavić 1.42 1 +1
DNZ Fikret Abdić 1.17 1 0
Most voted-for party by municipality
Chairman before Chairman after
Adnan Terzić
SDA
Nikola Špirić
SNSD
Logo of the 2006 general election

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, voters in the Federation elected Bosniak Haris Silajdžić and Croat Željko Komšić, while voters in Republika Srpska elected Serb Nebojša Radmanović. The Party of Democratic Action emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 9 of the 42 seats.

Background

Analysts claimed that the 2006 election would be the most important since Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence from Yugoslavia, and the subsequent Bosnian War. With the previous government failing to agree reforms to the constitution, and Bosnian Muslim politicians continuing to threaten the abolition of Republika Srpska and officials in Republika Srpska continuing to speak of possible secession from the country in response, the election was seen as crucial in determining the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results were tentatively welcomed by commentators, and described as bringing "small signs of change to a Bosnia where institutional fragmentation has cemented ethnic division", with the result suggesting "a certain retreat of nationalism among the Muslim and Croat communities".[1]

Controversy

A controversy emerged over the election of the Croatian member of Presidency. Although Željko Komšić, an ethnic Croat and member of the Social Democratic Party, he was alleged by his political opponents to have received votes mainly from Bosniaks. He was accused by his opponents that he was not the choice of Croats, but rather Bosniaks, citing that he did not win majority for Croat representative in any of the cantons with Croat majority. This is the result of the fact that in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, both Bosniak and Croat Presidency members are on one ballot, letting the voter choose to vote in either category regardless of their own ethnicity.

Results

Presidency

One Presidency member was elected from each of the country's three constitutional peoples: Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs.[2]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bosniak member
Haris SilajdžićParty for Bosnia and Herzegovina350,52062.80
Sulejman TihićParty of Democratic Action153,68327.53
Mirnes AjanovićPatriotic Bloc (BOSSSDU BiH)45,6088.17
Muhamed ČengićPeople's Party Work for Prosperity4,4660.80
Bešćo AlibegovićIndependent2,6700.48
Adil ŽigićIndependent1,2450.22
Total558,192100.00
Croat member
Željko KomšićSocial Democratic Party116,06239.56
Ivo Miro JovićCroatian Democratic Union76,68126.14
Božo LjubićCroatian Democratic Union 199053,32518.18
Mladen Ivanković LijanovićPeople's Party Work for Prosperity24,8228.46
Zvonko JurišićCroatian Party of Rights20,3506.94
Irena Korjenić JavorIndependent2,1430.73
Total293,383100.00
Serb member
Nebojša RadmanovićAlliance of Independent Social Democrats287,67553.26
Mladen BosićSerb Democratic Party130,82424.22
Zoran TešanovićParty of Social Progress26,8184.96
Jugoslav JovičićSocial Democratic Party22,2454.12
Radislav KanjerićSerbian Radical Party19,8493.67
Ranko BakićPeople's Party Work for Prosperity18,3023.39
Nedo DurićSrpska Democratic Movement16,3073.02
Slavko DragičevićPatriotic Bloc (BOSSSDU BiH)10,4101.93
Svjetlana UdovičićIndependent2,8470.53
Snežana AvdalovićIndependent2,7530.51
Branislav RistićIndependent2,1430.40
Total540,173100.00
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, CEC

House of Representatives

According to the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the representatives from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are allocated 28 seats, while the representatives from Republika Srpska have 14 seats. There are 42 seats in total.

PartyVotes%Seats
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats269,46819.087
Party of Democratic Action238,47516.899
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina219,48715.548
Social Democratic Party143,27210.155
Serb Democratic Party108,6167.693
Croatian Coalition (HDZHNZHSP)69,3334.913
Croats Together (HDZ 1990HSSHKDUHDUHD)52,6863.732
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party38,4742.721
People's Party Work for Prosperity33,0202.341
Party of Democratic Progress28,4102.011
Coalition for Equality (HSPNHI)24,4151.730
Patriotic Bloc (BOSSSDU BiH)23,7671.680
Democratic People's Alliance20,1001.421
Democratic People's Union16,5421.171
Serbian Radical Party15,8061.120
Serbian Radical Party "Dr. Vojislav Šešelj"14,7141.040
Socialist Party14,3311.010
PS RSNDS12,3400.870
Pensioners' Party11,7900.830
Youth Political Movement8,5130.600
Liberal Democratic Party8,3370.590
Serbian Democratic Movement7,8070.550
Movement for Change6,0910.430
European Ecological Party E55,5720.390
Civic Democratic Party4,7220.330
People's Bosniak Party3,8480.270
Democratic Party of the Disabled3,4750.250
Serbian New Power2,7120.190
Democratic Socialist Alliance2,3500.170
BH Free Democrats1,6570.120
KNSZPBG-PMBiH1,3820.100
Bosnian Drina People's Party5660.040
Total1,412,078100.0042
Valid votes1,412,07893.29
Invalid/blank votes101,5196.71
Total votes1,513,597100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,734,28755.36
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, IPU

By entity

PartyFederationRepublika SrpskaTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats7,2650.850262,20346.9377
Party of Democratic Action217,96125.54820,5143.6719
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina196,23022.99723,2574.1618
Social Democratic Party131,45015.40511,8222.1205
Serb Democratic Party108,61619.4433
Croatian Coalition (HDZHNZHSP)68,1887.9931,1450.2003
Croats Together (HDZ1990HSSHKDUHDUHD)52,0956.1025910.1102
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party37,6084.4118660.1601
People's Party Work for Prosperity27,4873.2215,5330.9901
Party of Democratic Progress28,4105.0811
Coalition for Equality (HSPNHI)19,4862.2804,9290.8800
Patriotic Bloc (BOSSSDU BiH)23,6052.7701620.0300
Democratic People's Alliance2320.03019,8683.5611
Democratic People's Union16,2211.9013210.0601
Serbian Radical Party15,8062.8300
Serbian Radical Party "Dr. Vojislav Šešelj"14,7142.6300
Socialist Party1,7520.21012,5792.2500
PS RSNDS12,3402.2100
Pensioners' Party11,7901.3800
Youth Political Movement7,7130.9008000.1400
Liberal Democratic Party8,3370.9800
Serbian Democratic Movement7,8071.4000
Movement for Change6,0910.7100
European Ecological Party E55,0530.5905190.0900
Civic Democratic Party4,3220.5104000.0700
People's Bosniak Party3,8480.4500
Democratic Party of the Disabled3,4750.4100
Serbian New Power2,7120.4900
Democratic Socialist Alliance2,3500.4200
BH Free Democrats1,6570.1900
KNSZPBG-PMBiH1,0130.1203690.0700
Bosnian Drina People's Party4930.060730.0100
Total853,372100.0028558,706100.001442
Valid votes853,37292.57558,70694.42
Invalid/blank votes68,4927.4333,0275.58
Total votes921,864100.00591,733100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,697,55654.311,036,73157.08
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, IPU

House of Peoples

The 15 members of the House of Peoples were elected in the entities' Parliaments - 10 members by the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament (5 Bosniaks and 5 Croats); and 5 members by the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.

Entity Parliaments

On the entity level, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska elected new governments.

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

In the Federation this includes:

House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

PartyVotes%Seats
Party of Democratic Action218,36525.4528
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina190,14822.1624
Social Democratic Party130,20415.1717
Croatian Coalition (HDZHNZHSP)64,9067.568
Croats Together (HDZ1990HSSHKDUHDUHD)54,2106.327
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party35,2234.104
Patriotic Bloc (BOSSSDU BiH)27,2003.173
People's Party Work for Prosperity27,1323.163
Coalition for Equality (HSPNHI)21,1522.461
Democratic People's Union16,0141.872
Pensioners' Party12,6601.480
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats12,5641.461
Liberal Democratic Party7,6220.890
Movement for Change7,1570.830
Youth Political Movement6,3100.740
European Ecological Party E56,3100.740
Civic Democratic Party5,0270.590
People's Bosniak Party4,3460.510
Democratic Party of the Disabled3,5270.410
Greens of Bosnia and Herzegovina1,9180.220
BH Free Democrats1,3760.160
Bosniak Party of Rights1,3320.160
KNSZPBG-PMBiH9790.110
Socialist Party9020.110
Bosnian Drina People's Party8260.100
Party of Democratic Progress5300.060
Democratic People's Alliance1650.020
Total858,105100.0098
Valid votes858,10593.06
Invalid/blank votes64,0206.94
Total votes922,125100.00
Source: CEC

Republika Srpska

In the Republika Srpska, the government is made up of:

Canton Parliaments

All 289 mandates in the assemblies of the Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina were up for election; the same parties elected into the Federal Parliament were elected onto cantonal assemblies (skupština kantona/скупштина кантона in Bosnian and Serbian, sabor županije in Croatian).

Party
USK

PK

TK

ZDK

BPK

SBK

HNK

ZHK

KS

K10
Total
  Party of Democratic Action (SDA) 12 2 12 13 9 8 6 - 10 2 74
  Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Za BiH) 6 1 7 11 8 7 5 - 13 1 59
  Social Democratic Party (SDP) 6 2 11 5 6 3 2 - 7 1 43
  Croatian Democratic Union BiH (HDZ BiH) - 7 - 2 - 6 7 9 - 5 36
  Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ1990) - 5 - - - 3 7 8 - 6 29
  Croatian Party of Right/New Croatian Initiative - 2 - - - 2 2 4 - 4 14
  People's Party Work for Betterment - 2 2 1 1 1 - 2 - 1 10
  Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilović (BPS) - - 1 3 1 - 1 - 2 - 8
  Democratic People's Community 6 - - - - - - - - - 6
  Bosnian Party/Social Democratic Union (BOSS/SDU) - - 2 - - - - - 3 - 5
  Alliance of Independent Social Democrats - - - - - - - - - 5 5

Source - Central Electoral Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

  1. Nicholas Walton, A house divided: Bosnia after the elections, openDemocracy, 3 October 2006, accessed 25 November 2006
  2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p345 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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