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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 October 2018 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Voters elected the 98 members of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the assemblies of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 27 of the 98 seats. The Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH) and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) each won 16 seats. The Democratic Front won 10 seats, down four from the previous general election in 2014. The Union for a Better Future saw a significant decline, winning 8 seats, down eight from the previous election. Our Party significantly improved its result, winning 6 seats, up by five from 2014.
Fadil Novalić remained in office as Prime Minister, since the parties never were able to form a new government, most notably due to constant quarrel between the SDA and the HDZ BiH, as well as the SDP BiH refusing to form a government alongside the SDA.[1]
Electoral system
Presidency
The president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the two vice-presidents are not elected by direct election: The first chamber of the Federal Parliament, the House of Peoples, nominates candidates for the presidency and the vice-presidencies, followed by the second chamber, the House of Representatives, must confirm this nomination by election. Subsequently, confirmation by the majority of the delegates of all three constitutive ethnic groups in the House of Peoples is required.[2]
House of Representatives
The House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 98 members who are elected by proportional representation. The election takes place in 12 multi-person constituencies with entity-wide balancing mandates. In the Federal House of Representatives, each constitutive ethnic group should be represented by at least four members. The threshold is three percent.[2]
Cantonal Assemblies
The assemblies of the 10 cantons of the Federation are also elected. The election is based on proportional representation with a threshold of three percent. The individual cantonal assemblies send members to the House of Peoples.[2]
Results
House of Representatives
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Direct | Comp. | Total | ||||||
Party of Democratic Action | 252,817 | 25.25 | 22 | 5 | 27 | |||
Social Democratic Party | 145,458 | 14.53 | 12 | 4 | 16 | |||
HDZ–HSS–HSP–HNS–HSP AS–HDU BiH–HSS SR | 143,704 | 14.35 | 13 | 3 | 16 | |||
Democratic Front–Civic Alliance | 93,708 | 9.36 | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||
Union for a Better Future | 70,571 | 7.05 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||
Our Party | 50,947 | 5.09 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
Movement of Democratic Action | 37,731 | 3.77 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Independent Bloc | 34,913 | 3.49 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
Party of Democratic Activity | 27,396 | 2.74 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
HDZ 1990–HSP | 25,663 | 2.56 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
People and Justice | 23,222 | 2.32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23,007 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Independent Bosnian-Herzegovinian List | 15,113 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party | 14,022 | 1.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Pensioners' Party | 8,152 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Labour Party | 7,656 | 0.76 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Bosnian Party | 7,092 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Croatian Republican Party | 6,670 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Serb List | 5,244 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
LDS za Boljitak | 2,158 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Democratic People's Union | 1,865 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Croatian Party BiH | 1,481 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Serb Progressive Party | 896 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Communist Party | 593 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Stari Grad Union | 474 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Democratic Party | 367 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
First Party | 258 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Union for New Politics | 155 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1,001,333 | 100.00 | 73 | 25 | 98 | |||
Valid votes | 1,001,333 | 92.28 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 83,791 | 7.72 | ||||||
Total votes | 1,085,124 | 100.00 | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,093,784 | 51.83 | ||||||
Source: CEC |
Assemblies of the Cantons
Una-Sana
Posavina
Tuzla
Zenica-Doboj
Bosnian-Podrinje Goražde
Central Bosnia
Herzegovina-Neretva
West Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Canton 10
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See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Rasim Pavica (14 October 2021). "Tri godine Vlade FBiH u tehničkom mandatu" (in Bosnian). N1. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Election Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "2018 general elections—Confirmed results". Central Election Commission Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Further reading
- Hulsey, John; Keil, Soeren (27 April 2020). "Change amidst continuity? Assessing the 2018 regional elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Regional & Federal Studies. 30 (3): 343–361. doi:10.1080/13597566.2020.1754204. S2CID 219020743.