2016 Vojvodina provincial election explained

Election Name:2016 Vojvodina provincial election
Country:Vojvodina
Flag Year:local
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2020
Next Year:2020
Seats For Election:All 120 seats in the Assembly of Vojvodina
Majority Seats:61
Election Date:24 April 2016
Turnout:56.12%
Party1:SNS coalition
Leader1:Maja Gojković
Last Election1:22
Seats1:63
Percentage1:45.78
Party2:SPSJS
Leader2:Dušan Bajatović
Last Election2:13
Seats2:12
Percentage2:9.12
Party3:Serbian Radical Party
Leader3:Đurađ Jakšić
Last Election3:5
Seats3:10
Percentage3:7.88
Party4:DS coalition
Leader4:Miroslav Vasin
Last Election4:58
Seats4:10
Percentage4:7.45
Party5:League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
Leader5:Branislav Bogaroški
Last Election5:10
Seats5:9
Percentage5:6.62
Party6:Enough is Enough (party)
Leader6:Svetlana Kozić
Last Election6:new
Seats6:7
Percentage6:5.70
Party7:Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
Leader7:István Pásztor
Last Election7:7
Seats7:6
Percentage7:5.03
Party8:VMDK–MM
Leader8:Tamás Korhecz
Last Election8:new
Seats8:2
Percentage8:1.76
Party9:ZES
Leader9:Branislava Jeftić
Last Election9:new
Seats9:1
Percentage9:1.17
Map Size:300px
President of the Government
Before Election:Bojan Pajtić
Before Party:Democratic Party (Serbia)
After Election:Igor Mirović
After Party:Serbian Progressive Party

Provincial elections were held in Vojvodina on 24 April 2016.[1]

Electoral system

The 120 members of the Assembly are elected by proportional representation in a single provincial constituency with a 5% electoral threshold, although the threshold is disregarded for coalitions representing ethnic minorities. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method.[2]

Electoral lists

1. Serbian Progressive Party, Social Democratic Party of Serbia, Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, Movement of Socialists, Serbian Renewal Movement, New Serbia, Slovaks, Forward (Slovaci napred), Serb Democratic Party

2. Democratic Party, Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina, New Party

3. Socialist Party of Serbia, United Serbia, Patriotic Movement of Serbia (Patriotski pokret Srbije)

4. League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina

5. Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians

6. Serbian Radical Party

7. Dveri, Democratic Party of Serbia

8. Liberal Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party

9. Narodni pokret Dinara—Drina—Dunav – Tomislav Bokan

10. Mađarski pokret za autonomiju - Dr Tamaš Korhec - Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians - Áron Csonka

11. Green Party

12. Srpsko ruski pokret – Aleksandar Đurđev

13. Za slobodnu Srbiju – Zavetnici – Milica Đurđević

14. „Vojvođanska tolerancija" (Vojvodina's Party, Montenegrin Party, Sandžačko Raška Partija)

15. Enough is EnoughSaša Radulović

Opinion polls

DatePolling FirmSNS et al.DSSPS
JS
SRSLSVSVMDveriDSSSDSLDPDJBOthersLead
28–31 Mar 2016CeSID41.26.28.57.612.08.07.62.95.429.2
17–26 Mar 2016NSPM 41.010.38.28.28–98.55.23–44.130.7
15–25 Dec 2015Faktor Plus41.013.07.34.99.05.9 (All minorities combined)4.96.02.028.0
21–27 May 2015Faktor Plus 46.011.16.95.46.94.92.41.43.51.51.734.9
6 May 2012Election result18.321.011.3 (+PUPS+SDPS)6.311.06.24.65.94.85.82.7

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/ci/story/2534/%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8+2016/2253686/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8+%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8+%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8+%D0%B7%D0%B0+24.+%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB.html Расписани покрајински избори за 24. април
  2. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2355_B.htm Electoral system