2014 Bosnian general election

12 October 2014
Turnout54.47% (presidential) Decrease 2.10 pp[1]
54.47% (parliamentary) Decrease 2.06 pp[1]
Bosniak member of the Presidency
 
Candidate Bakir Izetbegović Fahrudin Radončić
Party SDA SBB
Popular vote 247,235 201,454
Percentage 32.87% 26.78%
Croat member of the Presidency
 
Candidate Dragan Čović Martin Raguž
Party HDZ BiH HDZ 1990
Popular vote 128,053 94,695
Percentage 52.20% 38.60%
Serb member of the Presidency
 
Candidate Mladen Ivanić Željka Cvijanović
Party PDP SNSD
Popular vote 318,196 310,658
Percentage 48.71% 47.56%

Presidency members before election

Bakir Izetbegović (Bosniak)
Željko Komšić (Croat)
Nebojša Radmanović (Serb)

Elected Presidency members

Bakir Izetbegović (Bosniak)
Dragan Čović (Croat)
Mladen Ivanić (Serb)


All 42 seats in the House of Representatives
22 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
SDA Bakir Izetbegović 18.73 10 +3
SNSD Milorad Dodik 15.64 6 −2
SDS Mladen Bosić 12.97 5 +1
DF Željko Komšić 9.24 5 New
SBB Fahrudin Radončić 8.71 4 0
HDZHSSHKDU Dragan Čović 7.54 4 +1
SDP BiH Zlatko Lagumdžija 6.65 3 −5
PDPNDP Mladen Ivanić 3.10 1 0
HDZ 1990 Martin Raguž 2.46 1 −1
BPS Sefer Halilović 2.35 1 +1
DNS Marko Pavić 2.27 1 0
A-SDA Nermin Ogrešević 1.35 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Colours denote the party with the most votes by municipalities.
Chairman before Chairman after
Vjekoslav Bevanda
HDZ BiH
Denis Zvizdić
SDA

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 54.47%.[1]

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 re-elected Bosniak Bakir Izetbegović and elected Croat Dragan Čović, while voters in Republika Srpska elected Serb Mladen Ivanić.

The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 10 of the 42 seats and over 300,000 votes, their highest number of votes since 1998. The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats came in second with 6 seats, down two from the previous general election. The Serb Democratic Party (SDS) significantly improved its result, earning 12.97% of the popular vote, up from 8.40% in 2010, winning five seats. The newly-formed Democratic Front (DF), headed by Željko Komšić, also won five seats. The Union for a Better Future and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) each won 4 seats. The ruling Social Democratic Party recorded its worst ever result with 6.65% of the popular vote, a drastic decline from 17.33% in the 2010 general election, winning three seats, its lowest number since 1996. The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to meet the 3% constituency level vote electoral threshold, denying it seats in the House of Representatives for the first time in its history.

Following the election, the SDA and the SDS formed a coalition agreement with the DF, the HDZ BiH and the Party of Democratic Progress. In March 2015, Denis Zvizdić was appointed as the new Chairman of the Council of Ministers and the government was confirmed by the House of Representatives.

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

CandidatePartyVotes%
Bosniak member
Bakir IzetbegovićParty of Democratic Action247,23532.87
Fahrudin RadončićUnion for a Better Future201,45426.78
Emir SuljagićDemocratic Front114,33415.20
Bakir HadžiomerovićSocial Democratic Party75,36910.02
Sefer HalilovićBosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party66,2308.80
Mustafa CerićIndependent33,8824.50
Džebrail BajramovićDiaspora Party5,0410.67
Mirsad KeboIndependent3,8930.52
Halil TuzlićIndependent3,1620.42
Adil ŽigićIndependent1,6370.22
Total752,237100.00
Croat member
Dragan ČovićCroatian Democratic Union128,05352.20
Martin RagužCroatian Democratic Union 199094,69538.60
Živko BudimirParty of Justice and Trust15,3686.27
Anto PopovićDemocratic Front7,1792.93
Total245,295100.00
Serb member
Mladen IvanićSDSPDPNDPSRS RSPUP318,19648.71
Željka CvijanovićSNSDDNSSP310,65847.56
Goran ZmijanjacFair Policy Party24,3343.73
Total653,188100.00
Valid votes1,650,72092.31
Invalid/blank votes137,4737.69
Total votes1,788,193100.00
Source: CEC

House of Representatives

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Party of Democratic Action305,39418.7310+3
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats255,02415.646–2
Serb Democratic Party211,56212.975+1
Democratic Front150,7679.245New
Union for a Better Future142,0038.7140
HDZHSSHKDUHSP ASHSP BA123,0227.544
Social Democratic Party108,5016.653–5
PDPNDP50,5163.1010
Croatian Democratic Union 199040,1132.461–1
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party38,3182.351+1
Democratic People's Alliance37,0522.2710
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina25,6771.570–2
Party of Democratic Activity22,0881.351New
Socialist Party18,7291.1500
SPPSDUDNZ16,3061.000–1
People's Party Work for Prosperity12,9270.790–1
Serb Progressive Party11,4210.7000
Our Party10,9130.6700
Party of Justice and Trust9,7620.600New
Bosnian Party7,5180.4600
Social Democratic Union – Union for Us All6,7340.4100
Labour Party5,7310.350New
Strong BiH (HSPDSI)5,4750.340
Communist Party5,0510.310New
Croatian Union HKDU–HRAST4,7180.290New
Diaspora Party3,3710.210New
New Movement1,8300.110New
Independents3970.020New
Total1,630,920100.00420
Valid votes1,630,92091.24
Invalid/blank votes156,5298.76
Total votes1,787,449100.00
Source: CEC

By entity

PartyFederationRepublika SrpskaTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Party of Democratic Action274,05727.87931,3374.84110
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats5,8420.590249,18238.4866
Serb Democratic Party211,56232.6755
Democratic Front150,76715.3355
Union for a Better Future142,00314.4444
HDZHSSHKDUHSP ASHSP BA119,46812.1543,5540.5504
Social Democratic Party92,9069.45315,5952.4103
PDPNDP1940.02050,3227.7711
Croatian Democratic Union 199040,1134.0811
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party35,8663.6512,4520.3801
Democratic People's Alliance37,0525.7211
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina25,6772.6100
Party of Democratic Activity22,0882.2511
Socialist Party18,7292.8900
SPPSDUDNZ12,8851.3103,4210.5300
People's Party Work for Prosperity12,9271.3100
Serb Progressive Party11,4211.7600
Our Party10,9131.1100
Fair Policy Party9,7621.5100
Bosnian Party7,5180.7600
Social Democratic Union – Union for Us All5,8810.6008530.1300
Labour Party5,7310.5800
Strong BiH (HSPDSI)5,4750.5600
Communist Party3,0750.3101,9760.3100
Croatian Union HKDU–HRAST4,7180.4800
Diaspora Party3,3710.3400
New Movement1,8300.1900
Independents3970.0600
Total983,305100.0028647,615100.001442
Valid votes983,30590.96647,61591.68
Invalid/blank votes97,7209.0458,8098.32
Total votes1,081,025100.00706,424100.00
Source: CEC

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republika Srpska

Aftermath

While the Bosniak member Bakir Izetbegović was the only member of the tripartite Presidency to be re-elected, Serb member 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.[4]

References

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  2. Maja Sahadžić (2009) The Electoral System of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Short Review of Political Matter and/or Technical Perplexion Contemporary Issues, Vol. 2, No. 1
  3. Electoral System IPU
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