2014 Bosnian general election
General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 October 2014. Voters elected the national Presidency and House of Representatives, as well as the Presidents and legislatures of the two entities.
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.The 42 members of the House of Representatives are elected by proportional representation in two constituencies, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
Results
Presidency
House of Representatives
Government formation
While Bosniak Bakir Izetbegović was the only member of the tripartite presidency to be re-elected, Serb Mladen Ivanić was chosen as the first president. Izetbegović said: "In the next four years, I expect the presidency to be a strong engine driving this country forward on the path of reform toward reaching our most important goal — to become a rightful member of the union of free and democratic European nations." Ivanić said that "people in Bosnia-Herzegovina are exhausted and tired of quarrels and confrontations, trapped in a vicious circle of economic crisis, enormous unemployment. They are depressed from a lack of ideas on how this situation could change. This must change." He further added that everyone's interest was served by cooperating with both the U.S. and Russia.Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In the Federation this includes:- Prime Minister of the FBiH
- House of Representatives of the FBiH
- House of Peoples of FBiH
House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Party | Votes | Reg. | Com. | Total | |
Party of Democratic Action | 275,728 | 21 | 8 | 29 | |
Union for a Better Future of BiH | 145,946 | 13 | 3 | 16 | |
Democratic Front | 128,058 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118,375 | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
Social Democratic Party | 100,626 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
Croatian Democratic Union 1990 | 40,125 | 4 | - | 4 | |
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilović | 36,873 | - | 4 | 4 | |
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32,790 | - | 3 | 3 | |
Party of Democratic Activity | 22,334 | 2 | - | 2 | |
Our Party | 15,248 | 1 | - | 1 | |
Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,607 | 1 | - | 1 |
Reg. - Mandates from regional electoral units; Com. - Mandates from compensation lists
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Canton Parliaments
All 289 mandates in the assemblies of the Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina were up for election; the same parties elected into the Federal Parliament were elected onto cantonal assemblies.Party | USK | PK | TK | ZDK | BPK | SBK | HNK | ZHK | KS | K10 | Total | |
Party of Democratic Action | 10 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | - | 10 | 2 | 68 | |
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
Social Democratic Party | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 29 | |
Union for a Better Future of BiH | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | 7 | - | 36 | |
Democratic Front | 4 | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 7 | - | 27 | |
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 7 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 11 | 14 | - | 9 | 51 | |
Croatian Democratic Union 1990 | - | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 20 | |
Croatian Party of Right/Croatian Peasant Party of Stjepan Radić | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | |
People's Party Work for Betterment | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | |
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilović | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 8 | |
Democratic People's Community/Party of Justice and Trust | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Bosnian Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
Union of Independent Social Democrats | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |
Party of Democratic Activity | 6 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
Posavina Party | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Our Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Liberal Democratic Party | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Diaspora Party | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
New Movement | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
Party for better Gorazde | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Croatian Union HKDU/HRAST | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
HSP dr. Ante Starčević | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
Croatian Independent list | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 30 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 35 | 25 |
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