| Election Name: | 1997 Zagreb local elections |
| Country: | Zagreb |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1995 Zagreb local elections |
| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Next Election: | 2000 Zagreb local elections |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Turnout: | 67.61% 0.9 pp |
| Election Date: | 13 April 1997 |
| Candidate1: | Zlatko Canjuga |
| Party1: | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Popular Vote1: | 154,960 |
| Percentage1: | 34.92% |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Swing1: | 1.63 pp |
| Candidate2: | Zdravko Tomac |
| Party2: | Social Democratic Party of Croatia |
| Popular Vote2: | 106,072 |
| Percentage2: | 23.91% |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Swing2: | 5.28 pp |
| Candidate3: | Dorica Nikolić |
| Party3: | Croatian Social Liberal Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 46,920 |
| Percentage3: | 10.57% |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Swing3: | 2.3 pp |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Stjepan Brolich (acting) |
| Before Party: | Croatian Democratic Union |
| After Election: | Marina Matulović-Dropulić |
| After Party: | Croatian Democratic Union |
Elections were held in Zagreb on 13 April 1997 for members of the Zagreb Assembly. The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won a majority in the City Assembly with 24 seats out of 50. Marina Matulović-Dropulić was named the new Mayor of Zagreb.
| align= center rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | D'Hondt | Majority | Total | +/− | |||||||||
| Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) | 154,960 | 34.92% | –1.63 | align = right | 18 | align = right | 6 | 24 | +8 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) | 106,072 | 23.91% | +5.28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | +5 | ||||||||
| Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) | 46,920 | 10.57% | –2.3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –1 | ||||||||
| Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) | 33,952 | 7.65% | –0.36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | –1 | ||||||||
| Social Democratic Action of Croatia (ASH) | 21,135 | 4.76% | –1.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | ||||||||
| Croatian People's Party (HNS) | 16,558 | 3.73% | +2.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | ||||||||
| Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) | 10,151 | 2.29% | –4.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | ||||||||
| align = left | Other lists | align = right | 53,961 | align = right | 12.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | –5 | ||||||
| align=left colspan=2 style="background-color:#eaecf0" | Total: | align=right style="background-color:#eaecf0" | 443,709 | align=right style="background-color:#eaecf0" | align = right style="background-color:#eaecf0" | align=right style="background-color:#eaecf0" | 38 | align=right style="background-color:#eaecf0" | 12 | align=right style="background-color:#eaecf0" | 50 | align=right style="background-color:#eaecf0" | |||
| align=left colspan=2 | Invalid votes: | align=right | 10,156 | align=right | 2.24% | align=right | align=right | ||||||||
| align=left colspan=2 | Turnout: | align=right | 453,865 | align=right | 67.61% | +0.9 | align=right | align=right | |||||||
| align=left colspan=2 | Registered voters: | align=right | 671,255 | align=right | align=right | align=right | |||||||||
| Source: City Election Committee[1] [2] | |||||||||||||||
The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won 34.92% of the votes or 154,960 and gained 24 out of 50 seats in the Zagreb City Assembly. The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) came second with 106,072 or 23.91% of the votes and 14 seats, while the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) came third with 46,920 votes or 10.57% and gained 9 seats.[2] [1] After Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) members of the Assembly joined HDZ, Marina Matulović Dropulić was named the new Mayor of Zagreb.[3]