1996 Bosnian general election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1996 Bosnian general election

| country = Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

| previous_election = 1990 Bosnian general election

| previous_year = 1990

| next_election = 1998 Bosnian general election

| next_year = 1998

| election_date = 14 September 1996

| turnout = 80.42% (presidential) {{increase}} 6.00 pp
79.40% (parliamentary) {{increase}} 1.91 pp

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Bosniak member of the Presidency

| image1 = Izetbegovic 1995.jpg

| candidate1 = Alija Izetbegović

| party1 = Party of Democratic Action

| popular_vote1 = 730,592

| percentage1 = 80.00%

| image2 = Haris Silajdžić 1995.jpg

| candidate2 = Haris Silajdžić

| party2 = Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina

| popular_vote2 = 124,396

| percentage2 = 13.62%

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Croat member of the Presidency

| image1 = Kresimir Zubak at the Sarajevo Air Force Base - Flickr - The Central Intelligence Agency (cropped).jpg

| candidate1 = Krešimir Zubak

| party1 = Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina

| popular_vote1 = 330,477

| percentage1 = 88.70%

| image2 = Ivo Komsic Sarajevo 1353 (cropped).jpg

| candidate2 = Ivo Komšić

| party2 = Joint List (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

| popular_vote2 = 37,684

| percentage2 = 10.11%

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Serb member of the Presidency

| image1 = Momcilo Krajisnik crop.jpeg

| candidate1 = Momčilo Krajišnik

| party1 = Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

| popular_vote1 = 690,646

| percentage1 = 67.30%

| image2 = EU-Western Balkans Summit 2003 (cropped).jpg

| candidate2 = Mladen Ivanić

| party2 = Party of Democratic Progress

| popular_vote2 = 307,461

| percentage2 = 29.96%

| title = Presidency members

| before_election = Office established

| after_election = Alija Izetbegović (Bosniak)
Krešimir Zubak (Croat)
Momčilo Krajišnik (Serb)

| module = {{Infobox legislative election

| embed = yes

| seats_for_election = All 42 seats in the House of Representatives

| majority_seats = 22

| election_name = House of Representatives

| first_election = yes

| party1 = SDA | leader1 = Alija Izetbegović | seats1 =19 | percentage1 = 37.92

| party2 = SDS |leader2 = Biljana Plavšić | seats2 = 9 | percentage2 = 24.11

| party3 = HDZ BiH | leader3 = Krešimir Zubak | seats3 =8 | percentage3 = 14.10

| party4 = Joint List | leader4 = Nijaz Duraković | seats4=2 | percentage4 = 5.68

| party5 = NSSM | leader5 = Živko Radišić| seats5 =2 | percentage5 = 5.67

| party6 = SBiH | leader6 = Haris Silajdžić | seats6 = 2 | percentage6 = 3.91

| title = Chairman

| before_election = Hasan Muratović (SDA)
{{small|(as Prime Minister)}}

| before_party =

| after_election = Haris Silajdžić (SBiH)
Boro Bosić (SDS)
{{small|(as Co-Chairmen)}}

| after_party =

}}}}}}}}}}

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 14 September 1996.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p330 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}} Voter turnout was 79.40% in the parliamentary election and 80.42% in the presidential 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 Alija Izetbegović and Croat Krešimir Zubak, while voters in Republika Srpska elected Serb Momčilo Krajišnik. The Party of Democratic Action emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 19 of the 42 seats.

Alija Izetbegović's 730,592 votes for the Bosniak seat in the Presidency, remain the highest ever total vote count for a Presidency member in a Bosnian general election. The percentage of the vote received by Krešimir Zubak for the Croat seat in the Presidency – 88.70% – is the highest of any Presidency member to date.

Irregularities were reported.{{Cite journal |date=1997 |title=Election Watch |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/697488 |journal=Journal of Democracy |volume=8 |issue=1 |issn=1086-3214}}

Results

=Presidency=

{{Election results

|header1=Bosniak member

|cand2=Alija Izetbegović|party2=Party of Democratic Action|votes2=730592

|cand3=Haris Silajdžić|party3=Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina|votes3=124396

|cand4=Fikret Abdić|party4=Democratic People's Union|votes4=25584

|cand5=Sead Avdić|party5=Joint List|votes5=21254

|cand6=Ibrahim Spahić|party6=Civic Democratic Party|votes6=4127

|cand7=Hasib Salkić|party7=Liberal Party|votes7=3427

|cand8=Mirnes Ajanović|party8=Bosnian Party|votes8=2424

|cand9=Safet Redžepagić|party9=Party of Economic Prosperity|votes9=1473

|embedded = {{Election results|embed=y

|header1=Croat member

|cand2=Krešimir Zubak|party2=Croatian Democratic Union|votes2=330477

|cand3=Ivo Komšić|party3=Joint List|votes3=37684

|cand4=Anton Štitić|party4=Civic Democratic Party|votes4=2208

|cand5=Vinko Ćuro|party5=Liberal Party|votes5=2197

|embedded = {{Election results|embed=y

|header1=Serb member

|cand2=Momčilo Krajišnik|party2=Serb Democratic Party|votes2=690646

|cand3=Mladen Ivanić|party3=Democratic Patriotic Bloc|votes3=307461

|cand4=Milivoj Zarić|party4=Serb Patriotic Party|votes4=15407

|cand5=Branko Latinović|party5=Serb Party of Krajina|votes5=12643

|valid=2312000

|invalid=207915

|electorate=3133634

|source=Nohlen & Stöver

}}}}}}

=House of Representatives=

{{Election results

|image=File:BiH HoR 1996.svg

|party1=Party of Democratic Action|votes1=909970|seats1=19

|party2=Serb Democratic Party|votes2=578723|seats2=9

|party3=Croatian Democratic Union|votes3=338440|seats3=8

|party4=Joint List|votes4=136203|seats4=2

|party5=People's Alliance for Free Peace|votes5=136077|seats5=2

|party6=Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina|votes6=93816|seats6=2

|party7=Serbian Radical Party|votes7=62409|seats7=0

|party8=Democratic Patriotic Bloc|votes8=29494|seats8=0

|party9=Democratic People's Union|votes9=25562|seats9=0

|party10=Croatian Party of Rights|votes10=14879|seats10=0

|party11=Serb Patriotic Party|votes11=14146|seats11=0

|party12=People's Party|votes12=13680|seats12=0

|party13=Party of Serbian Unity|votes13=8183|seats13=0

|party14=Civic Democratic Party|votes14=7721|seats14=0

|party15=Bosnian Party|votes15=6523|seats15=0

|party16=Liberal Party|votes16=4996|seats16=0

|party17=Party of Economic Prosperity|votes17=4905|seats17=0

|party18=Vladimir Srebrov List|votes18=4574|seats18=0

|party19=List of Women|votes19=4149|seats19=0

|party20=Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party|votes20=3295|seats20=0

|party21=Liberal Bosniak Organisation|votes21=2129|seats21=0

|invalid=88123

|electorate=3133634

|source=Nohlen & Stöver, [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2039_96.htm IPU], [http://www.globalelectionsdatabase.com/index.php/tables/index/bosnia-herzegovina/national-lower-house Global Elections Database]

}}

==By entity==

{{Election results

|firstround=Federation|secondround=Republika Srpska

|party2=Serb Democratic Party|votes2_2=578723|seats2_2=9|totseats2=9

|party3=Croatian Democratic Union|votes3=338440|seats3=8|totseats3=8

|party5=People's Alliance for Free Peace|votes5_2=136077|seats5_2=2|totseats5=2

|party6=Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina|votes6=93816|seats6=2|totseats6=2

|party7=Serbian Radical Party|votes7_2=62409|seats7_2=0|totseats7=0

|party8=Democratic Patriotic Bloc|votes8_2=29494|seats8_2=0|totseats8=0

|party9=Democratic People's Union|votes9=25562|seats9=0|totseats9=0

|party10=Croatian Party of Rights|votes10=14879|seats10=0|totseats10=0

|party11=Serb Patriotic Party|votes11_2=14146|seats11_2=0|totseats11=0

|party12=People's Party|votes12_2=13680|seats12_2=0|totseats12=0

|party13=Party of Serbian Unity|votes13_2=8183|seats13_2=0|totseats13=0

|party15=Bosnian Party|votes15=6523|seats15=0|totseats15=0

|party16=Liberal Party|votes16=4996|seats16=0|totseats16=0

|party17=Party of Economic Prosperity|votes17=4905|seats17=0|totseats17=0

|party18=Vladimir Srebrov List|votes18=4574|seats18=0|totseats18=0

|party19=List of Women|votes19=4149|seats19=0|totseats19=0

|party20=Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party|votes20=3295|seats20=0|totseats20=0

|party21=Liberal Bosniak Organisation|votes21=2129|seats21=0|totseats21=0

}}

References

External links

Noel Malcolm, [https://web.archive.org/web/20170606080706/http://www.bosnia.org.uk/bosrep/report_format.cfm?articleid=1873&reportid=116 Observations on the Bosnian Elections], Bosnian Report No. 17 (November 1996 - January 1997), Bosnian Institute, London 1996

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