Croatia

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s)

The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.

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11 Sep 2016

Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature

Date at which the previous legislature (elected at the previous elections) was dissolved.

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15 Jul 2016

Timing of election

Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections

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Early elections

Number of seats at stake

Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.

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151

Scope of elections

Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.

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Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election

This field may include either the number of parties contesting the election, or the number of coalitions/electoral alliance.

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60

Notes: Number of parties contesting the election: 60. There were 177 lists.

Total number of candidates

Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".

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2,456

Number of male candidates

Number of male candidates

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1,480

Number of female candidates

Number of female candidates

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976

Percentage of women candidates

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.

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39.7%

Voter turnout

Registered voters

Number of people registered to vote

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3,763,769

Voters

Number of people who actually voted

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1,979,277

Voter turnout

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who actually voted by the number of people registered to vote

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52.6%

Results

About the election

Short description of the context and results of the election.

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No party won an outright majority in the snap elections held only 10 months after the previous polls. The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and its allies (see note 1), now led by Mr. Andrej Plenkovic, came first, ahead of the People's Coalition led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) (see note 2).

During the election campaign, the major parties focused on economic development, job creation for youth and the refugee/migration crisis in Europe.

The 2016 snap elections followed the collapse of the coalition government under the leadership of Mr. Tihomir Oreskovic (Independent), comprising the HDZ and the Bridge of Independent Lists (MOST). The coalition government, formed in January 2016, collapsed in June, due to a row over public administration reforms and corruption scandals. President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (HDZ) called snap elections after the parliamentary parties failed to form a new government within the 30-day deadline.

Note 1:

The HDZ led the "Patriotic Coalition" in the 2015 elections.

Note 2:

The SDP led the "Croatia is Growing" coalition in 2015, which itself was a successor of the Alliance for Change (KUKURIKU) which won the 2011 elections.

Number of parties winning seats

The number of parties which won parliamentary representation in the given election.

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8

Percentage of parties winning seats

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of parties which won parliamentary representation by the number of parties contesting the election.

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13.3%

Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of seats won by the largest party by the number of seats at stake in the election.

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40.4%

Alternation of power after elections

The results of the elections caused a change in the government. "Not applicable" to countries using the presidential system when parliamentary and presidential elections are held separately, to countries in political transition or where there is no party system.

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No

Number of parties in government

The government may be formed by one or more political parties

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2

Names of parties in government

The government may be formed by one or more political parties

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Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Independent Lists (MOST)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected

132

Number of women elected

19

Percentage of women elected

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected by the number of seats filled.

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12.6%

Women Directly Elected

19

Other notes on the elections

Number of parties winning seats: 8, including four coalitions.

The People's Coalition comprised the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats (HNS), the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) and the Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU).

Sources

Parliament (13.09.2016, 27.09.2016, 01.01.2017, 22.02.2017)

Državno Izborno Povjerenstvo

REUTERS

Euronews

Deutsch Welle

New legislature

Total number of men after the election

The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.

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132

Total number of women after the election

The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.

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19

Percentage of women after the election

The percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of women in this parliament/chamber by the current number of members.

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12.6%

First-term parliamentarians

The number of members who are assuming their parliamentary mandate for the first time following the election or renewal, regardless of their mode of designation.

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44

Percentage of first-term parliamentarians

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of first-term parliamentarians by the number of seats at stake in the election.

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29.1%

Date of the first session

The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.

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14 Oct 2016

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature

Bozo Petrov (Male)

Political party

The political party to which the Speaker belonged to at the moment of the election. In some parliaments, the Speaker suspends or relinquishes their party membership during their term in office and is considered as an independent member.

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Bridge of Independent Lists (MOST)

Date of election

The date of the election of the Speaker may be different from the date of the first session of the new legislature.

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14 Oct 2016