2018 Bosnian general election

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 October 2018. Voters elected the national Presidency and House of Representatives, as well as the Presidents and legislatures of the two entities and the legislatures of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2018 Bosnian general election

7 October 2018
Turnout53.36% 0,64pp
Bosniak member of the Presidency
 
Candidate Šefik Džaferović Denis Bećirović
Party SDA SDP BiH
Popular vote 212,581 194,688
Percentage 36.6% 33.5%
Croat member of the Presidency
 
Candidate Željko Komšić Dragan Čović
Party DF HDZ BiH
Popular vote 225,500 154,819
Percentage 52.6% 36.1%
Serb member of the Presidency
 
Candidate Milorad Dodik Mladen Ivanić
Party SNSD PDP
Popular vote 368,210 292,065
Percentage 53.9% 42.7%

Results of the presidential elections (from left to right: Bosniak, Croat, Serb.) Darker shade indicates a larger share of the vote for the indicated candidate.

President before election

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

Elected President

Šefik Džaferović (Bosniak)
Željko Komšić (Croat)
Milorad Dodik (Serb)


Party Leader % Seats ±
SDA Bakir Izetbegović 17.01 9 -1
SNSD Milorad Dodik 16.03 6 0
SDSNDP–NS–SRS Vukota Govedarica 9.80 3 -2
SDP BiH Nermin Nikšić 9.08 5 +2
HDZHSSHSPHKDU Dragan Čović 9.05 5 +1
DF-GS Željko Komšić 5.81 3 -2
PDP Branislav Borenović 5.06 2 +1
DNS Marko Pavić 4.18 1 0
SBB Fahrudin Radončić 4.16 2 -2
NS Predrag Kojović 2.92 2 +2
NB Senad Šepić 2.51 1 New
PDA Mirsad Kukić 2.32 1 New
SP Petar Đokić 1.89 1 +1
A-SDA Nermin Ogrešević 1.84 1 0
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
Denis Zvizdić
SDA
Zoran Tegeltija
SNSD

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.[1] The 42 members of the House of Representatives are elected by open list proportional representation in two constituencies, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.[2]

Franchise

A total of 3,352,933 citizens are registered to vote: 2,092,336 in the FBiH and 1,260,597 in the RS (citizens living in Brčko District vote in one of the entities). There are 77,814 persons registered to vote outside of BiH, out of which 76,729 persons are registered to vote by mail and 1,085 are registered to vote at diplomatic missions.

Turnout

Turnout at the level of BiH was 53.36%; FBiH 51.25%; RS 57.30% and BD 46.81%. The percentage was slightly lower as compared to 2014 that was 54.14%. The BiH Central Election Commission (CEC) reported that all 5714 polling stations closed down in time or with slight delay. According to the initial assessment by the BiH CEC, the elections passed in an overall calm and peaceful atmosphere.

Results

Presidency of BiH

The elected members of the BiH Presidency are Šefik Džaferović (Bosniak, SDA), Željko Komšić (Croat, DF) and Milorad Dodik (Serb, SNSD). There was controversy over the election of the Croat member, as the non-nationalist candidate Željko Komšić (Democratic Front) won against the nationalist Dragan Čović (HDZ BiH) with the help of Bosniak voters, with Komšić winning first place almost exclusively in municipalities without a Croat relative majority. The result prompted protests of Croats accusing Bosniaks of out-voting and calling for the creation of their own entity or electoral constituency. In the following days, protests were held in Mostar with signs "Not my president".[3][4] In the days following election, several municipalities with Croat majority declared Komšić persona non grata.[5][6]

Candidate Party Votes %
Bosniak member
Šefik DžaferovićParty of Democratic Action212,58136.61
Denis BećirovićSocial Democratic Party194,68833.53
Fahrudin RadončićUnion for a Better Future of BiH75,21012.95
Mirsad HadžikadićPlatform for Progress58,55510.09
Senad ŠepićIndependent Bloc29,9225.15
Amer JerlagićParty for Bosnia and Herzegovina9,6551.66
Croat member
Željko KomšićDemocratic Front225,50052.64
Dragan ČovićCroatian Democratic Union154,81936.14
Diana ZelenikaCroatian Democratic Union 199025,8906.04
Boriša FalatarOur Party16,0363.74
Jerko Ivanković LijanovićPeople's Party for Work and Betterment6,0991.42
Serb member
Milorad DodikAlliance of Independent Social Democrats368,21053.88
Mladen IvanićAlliance for Victory (SDSPDPNDPSRS RSSRS)292,06542.74
Mirjana PopovićSerb Progressive Party of Republika Srpska12,7311.86
Gojko KličkovićFirst Serb Democratic Party10,3551.52
Invalid/blank votes120,259
Total1,812,575100
Registered voters/turnout3,355,42954.02
Source: CEC

House of Representatives of BiH

Party Federation Republika Srpska Total
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats +/–
Party of Democratic Action252,08125.48829,6734.451281,75417.019–1
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats4,6630.470260,93039.106265,59316.0360
SDSNDP–NS–SRS162,41424.343162,4149.803–2
Social Democratic Party140,78114.2359,6721.450150,4539.085+2
HDZHSSHSPHKDU145,48714.7154,3850.660149,8729.055+1
Democratic Front–Civic Alliance96,1809.72396,1805.813–2
Party of Democratic Progress83,83212.56283,8325.062+1
Democratic People's Alliance6520.07068,63710.29169,2894.1810
Union for a Better Future of BiH67,5976.8321,3940.21068,9914.162–2
Our Party48,4024.89248,4022.922+2
Independent Bloc41,5114.20141,5112.511New
Movement of Democratic Action38,4173.88138,4172.321New
Socialist Party31,3214.69131,3211.891+1
Party of Democratic Activity29,7633.0117560.11030,5191.8410
HDZ 1990HSP28,9622.93028,9621.7500
People and Justice23,3532.36023,3531.410New
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina17,8301.80017,8301.0800
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party16,4331.66016,4330.990–1
Independent Bosnia-Herzegovina List12,5051.26012,5050.750New
Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina7,7350.787,7350.4700
The Initial Serb Democratic Party7,5131.1307,5130.450New
Pensioners' Party7,1850.737,1850.430New
Bosnian Party5,7710.585,7710.3500
Serb Progressive Party RS4,7500.7104,7500.2900
Union for New Politics7280.0713810.2102,1090.130New
Croatian Party BiH1,0950.111,0950.070New
Liberal Democratic Party1,8330.1901,8330.110New
The Left Wing2640.0306660.1009300.060New
Invalid/blank votes95,80860,600156,408
Total1,085,03610028727,924100141,812,960100420
Registered voters/turnout2,093,78451.821,261,64557.703,352,42954.03
Source: CEC

See also

Further reading

  • Hulsey, John; Keil, Soeren (27 April 2020). "Change amidst continuity? Assessing the 2018 regional elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Regional & Federal Studies. doi:10.1080/13597566.2020.1754204.

References

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