1996 Bosnian general election explained

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) 6.00 pp
79.40% (parliamentary) 1.91 pp
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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%
Candidate2:Haris Silajdžić
Party2:Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Popular Vote2:124,396
Percentage2:13.62%
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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%
Candidate2:Ivo Komšić
Party2:Joint List (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Popular Vote2:37,684
Percentage2:10.11%
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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%
Candidate2:Mladen Ivanić
Party2:Party of Democratic Progress
Popular Vote2:307,461
Percentage2:29.96%
Presidency members
Before Election:Office established
After Election:Alija Izetbegović (Bosniak)
Krešimir Zubak (Croat)
Momčilo Krajišnik (Serb)
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Seats For Election:All 42 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:22
Election Name:House of Representatives
First Election:yes
Seats1:19
Percentage1:37.92
Seats2:9
Percentage2:24.11
Seats3:8
Percentage3:14.10
Seats4:2
Percentage4:5.68
Leader5:Živko Radišić
Seats5:2
Percentage5:5.67
Seats6:2
Percentage6:3.91
Chairman
Before Election:Hasan Muratović (SDA)
After Election:Haris Silajdžić (SBiH)
Boro Bosić (SDS)

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 14 September 1996.[1] Voter turnout was 79.40% in the parliamentary election and 80.42% in the presidential election.[1]

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.

Results

House of Representatives

By entity

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Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]