1996 Bosnian general election

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 14 September 1996.[1] The elections for the House of Representatives elections 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 President. Bosniaks elected Alija Izetbegović, Croats elected Krešimir Zubak and Serbs elected Momčilo Krajišnik. The Party of Democratic Action emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 19 of the 42 seats. Voter turnout was 79.4% in the parliamentary election and 80.4% in the presidential election.[1]

1996 Bosnian general election
14 September 1996
Turnout80.4% 2.9pp
Party Leader % Seats
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
SDA Alija Izetbegović 30.2 16
HDZ BiH Krešimir Zubak 14.1 8
Joint List Nijaz Duraković 4.4 2
SBiH Haris Silajdžić 3.9 2
Republika Srpska
SDS Biljana Plavšić 24.1 9
SDA Alija Izetbegović 7.7 3
NSSM Živko Radišić 5.7 2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairmen before Chairmen after
Hasan Muratović (SDA)
(as Prime Minister)		 Haris Silajdžić (SBiH)
Boro Bosić (SDS)
Voters from Mostar place their filled out ballots into their respective collection boxes

Results

President
Community Candidate Party Votes %
BosniaksAlija IzetbegovićParty of Democratic Action730,59280.0
Haris SilajdžićParty for Bosnia and Herzegovina124,39613.6
Fikret AbdićDemocratic People's Community25,5842.8
Sead AvdićJoint List[nb 1]21,2542.3
Ibrahim SpahićCivic Democratic Party4,1270.4
Hasib SalkićLiberal Party3,4270.3
Mirnes AjanovićBosnian Party2,4200.2
Safet RedžepagićParty of Economic Prosperity1,4730.1
CroatsKrešimir ZubakCroatian Democratic Union330,47788.7
Ivo KomšićJoint List[nb 1]37,68410.1
Anton ŠtitićCivic Democratic Party2,2080.5
Vinko ĆuroLiberal Party2,1970.5
SerbsMomčilo KrajišnikSerb Democratic Party690,64667.3
Mladen IvanićDemocratic Patriotic Bloc307,46129.9
Milivoj ZarićSerb Patriotic Party15,4071.5
Branko LatinovićSerb Party of Krajina12,6431.2
Invalid/blank votes207,915–
Total2,519,915100
Registered voters/turnout3,133,63480.4
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

House of Representatives
Community Party Votes % Seats
FederationParty of Democratic Action725,41730.216
Croatian Democratic Union338,44014.18
Joint List[nb 1]105,9184.42
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina93,8163.92
Democratic People's Community25,5621.10
Croatian Party of Rights14,8790.60
Bosnian Party6,5230.30
Liberal Party4,9960.20
Party of Economic Prosperity4,9050.20
Vladimir Srebrov List4,5740.20
List of Women4,1490.20
Bosnian Patriotic Party3,2950.10
Civic Democratic Party3,2920.10
Liberal Bosniak Organisation2,1290.10
Republika SrpskaSerb Democratic Party578,72324.19
Party of Democratic Action184,5537.73
People's Alliance for Free Peace136,0775.72
Serbian Radical Party of Republika Srpska62,4092.60
Joint List[nb 1]30,2851.30
Democratic Patriotic Bloc29,4941.20
Serb Patriotic Party14,1460.60
People's Party13,6800.60
Party of Serbian Unity8,1830.30
Civic Democratic Party4,4290.20
Invalid/blank votes88,123––
Total2,487,99710042
Registered voters/turnout3,133,63479.4–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, IPU, Global Elections Database

Notes
  1. The Joint List was an alliance of the Social Democratic Party, the Union of Social Democrats, the Croatian Peasant Party, the Muslim Bosniak Organisation and the Republican Party.

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