2014 Bosnian general election

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Turnout	54.47% (presidential) 2.10 pp[1] 54.47% (parliamentary) 2.06 pp[1]
Bosniak member of the Presidency
Candidate Bakir Izetbegović Fahrudin Radončić Party SDA SBB Popular vote 247,235 201,454 Percentage 32.87% 26.78%
Croat member of the Presidency
Candidate Dragan Čović Martin Raguž Party HDZ BiH HDZ 1990 Popular vote 128,053 94,695 Percentage 52.20% 38.60%
Serb member of the Presidency
Candidate Mladen Ivanić Željka Cvijanović Party PDP SNSD Popular vote 318,196 310,658 Percentage 48.71% 47.56%
Presidency members before election Bakir Izetbegović (Bosniak) Željko Komšić (Croat) Nebojša Radmanović (Serb) Elected Presidency members Bakir Izetbegović (Bosniak) Dragan Čović (Croat) Mladen Ivanić (Serb)
House of Representatives
All 42 seats in the House of Representatives 22 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/– SDA Bakir Izetbegović 18.73 10 +3 SNSD Milorad Dodik 15.64 6 −2 SDS Mladen Bosić 12.97 5 +1 DF Željko Komšić 9.24 5 New SBB Fahrudin Radončić 8.71 4 0 HDZ–HSS–HKDU Dragan Čović 7.54 4 +1 SDP BiH Zlatko Lagumdžija 6.65 3 −5 PDP–NDP Mladen Ivanić 3.10 1 0 HDZ 1990 Martin Raguž 2.46 1 −1 BPS Sefer Halilović 2.35 1 +1 DNS Marko Pavić 2.27 1 0 A-SDA Nermin Ogrešević 1.35 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Colours denote the party with the most votes by municipalities. Chairman before Chairman after Vjekoslav Bevanda HDZ BiH Denis Zvizdić SDA

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 12 October 2014. They decided the makeup of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency as well as national, entity, and cantonal governments. Voter turnout was 54.47%.^[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 re-elected Bosniak Bakir Izetbegović and elected Croat Dragan Čović, while voters in Republika Srpska elected Serb Mladen Ivanić.

The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 10 of the 42 seats and over 300,000 votes, their highest number of votes since 1998. The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats came in second with 6 seats, down two from the previous general election. The Serb Democratic Party (SDS) significantly improved its result, earning 12.97% of the popular vote, up from 8.40% in 2010, winning five seats. The newly-formed Democratic Front (DF), headed by Željko Komšić, also won five seats. The Union for a Better Future and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) each won 4 seats. The ruling Social Democratic Party recorded its worst ever result with 6.65% of the popular vote, a drastic decline from 17.33% in the 2010 general election, winning three seats, its lowest number since 1996. The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina failed to meet the 3% constituency level vote electoral threshold, denying it seats in the House of Representatives for the first time in its history.

Following the election, the SDA and the SDS formed a coalition agreement with the DF, the HDZ BiH and the Party of Democratic Progress. In March 2015, Denis Zvizdić was appointed as the new Chairman of the Council of Ministers and the government was confirmed by the House of Representatives.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Results

Presidency

House of Representatives

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Party of Democratic Action	305,394	18.73	10	+3
	Alliance of Independent Social Democrats	255,024	15.64	6	–2
	Serb Democratic Party	211,562	12.97	5	+1
	Democratic Front	150,767	9.24	5	New
	Union for a Better Future	142,003	8.71	4	0
	HDZ–HSS–HKDU–HSP AS–HSP BA	123,022	7.54	4	–
	Social Democratic Party	108,501	6.65	3	–5
	PDP–NDP	50,516	3.10	1	0
	Croatian Democratic Union 1990	40,113	2.46	1	–1
	Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party	38,318	2.35	1	+1
	Democratic People's Alliance	37,052	2.27	1	0
	Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina	25,677	1.57	0	–2
	Party of Democratic Activity	22,088	1.35	1	New
	Socialist Party	18,729	1.15	0	0
	SPP–SDU–DNZ	16,306	1.00	0	–1
	People's Party Work for Prosperity	12,927	0.79	0	–1
	Serb Progressive Party	11,421	0.70	0	0
	Our Party	10,913	0.67	0	0
	Party of Justice and Trust	9,762	0.60	0	New
	Bosnian Party	7,518	0.46	0	0
	Social Democratic Union – Union for Us All	6,734	0.41	0	0
	Labour Party	5,731	0.35	0	New
	Strong BiH (HSP–DSI)	5,475	0.34	0	–
	Communist Party	5,051	0.31	0	New
	Croatian Union HKDU–HRAST	4,718	0.29	0	New
	Diaspora Party	3,371	0.21	0	New
	New Movement	1,830	0.11	0	New
	Independents	397	0.02	0	New
Total		1,630,920	100.00	42	0
Valid votes		1,630,920	91.24
Invalid/blank votes		156,529	8.76
Total votes		1,787,449	100.00
Source: CEC

By entity

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republika Srpska

Aftermath

While the Bosniak member Bakir Izetbegović was the only member of the tripartite Presidency to be re-elected, Serb member Mladen Ivanić was chosen as the first one to chair the Presidency. 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 "the people in Bosnia and 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 United States and Russia.^[4]