2022 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina general election

2022 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina parliamentary election
	98 seats in the House of Representatives; 50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	50.06% ( 1.77 pp)
Fadil Novalić; SDA	Nermin Nikšić; SDP

General elections were held in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 October 2022 as part of the Bosnian general elections.^[1] Voters elected the 98 members of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the assemblies of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Christian Schmidt, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, imposed changes to the country's electoral law after voting hours ended for the election. The changes prominently included an expansion of the Federal House of Peoples from 56 to 80 members, changes in the election process for the house as well as changes in the election process for the president and vice presidents of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[2]^[3]

The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 26 of the 98 seats. The Social Democratic Party and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) each won 15 seats. The Democratic Front won 12 seats, while People and Justice won 7 seats, up five from the previous general election in 2018. Our Party repeated its result from the previous election, winning six seats.

In spite of the SDA emerging as the largest party, its failure to form a functional coalition led to the liberal alliance Troika and the HDZ BiH to form a coalition alongside the Croatian Democratic Union 1990, with Nermin Nikšić getting appointed as the new Prime Minister in April 2023, albeit after interventions by Christian Schmidt.^[4]

Electoral system

Presidency

The president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the two vice-presidents are not elected by direct election: The first chamber of the Federal Parliament, the House of Peoples, nominates candidates for the presidency and the vice-presidencies, followed by the second chamber, the House of Representatives, must confirm this nomination by election. Subsequently, confirmation by the majority of the delegates of all three constitutive ethnic groups in the House of Peoples is required.^[5]

House of Representatives

The House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 98 members who are elected by proportional representation. The election takes place in 12 multi-person constituencies with entity-wide balancing mandates. In the Federal House of Representatives, each constitutive ethnic group should be represented by at least four members. The threshold is three percent.^[5]

Cantonal Assemblies

The assemblies of the 10 cantons of the Federation are also elected. The election is based on proportional representation with a threshold of three percent. The individual cantonal assemblies send members to the House of Peoples.^[5]

Results

House of Representatives



Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats
Party		Votes	%	+/–	Direct	Comp.	Total	+/−
	Party of Democratic Action	238,111	24.40	−0.85	21	5	26	−1
	Social Democratic Party	131,323	13.46	−1.07	11	4	15	−1
	Croatian Democratic Union and allies^[a]	130,567	13.38	−0.97	12	3	15	−1
	Democratic Front–Civic Alliance	107,735	11.04	+1.68	10	2	12	+2
	NiP–SPU	67,200	6.89	+4.57	3	4	7	+5
	Our Party	50,815	5.21	+0.12	2	4	6	±0
	People's European Union	42,322	4.34	+1.06	4	1	5	+3
	Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina	36,465	3.74	+1.44	2	2	4	+4
	Union for a Better Future	27,597	2.83	−4.22	0	0	0	−8
	Croatian Democratic Union 1990	26,518	2.72	+0.16	3	0	3	+1
	Movement of Democratic Action	18,312	1.88	−1.89	1	0	1	−3
	Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative	18,150	1.86	New	1	0	1	New
	PzP–NB–ZzD	15,090	1.55	−1.94	0	0	0	−4
	Bosnian Party	13,577	1.39	+0.68	0	0	0	±0
	Croatian Republican Party	13,050	1.34	+0.67	1	0	1	+1
	Social Democrats	11,639	1.19	New	0	0	0	New
	Croatian National Shift	5,351	0.55	New	1	0	1	New
	For New Generations	5,334	0.55	New	0	0	0	New
	Movement for a Modern and Active Krajina	4,465	0.46	New	1	0	1	New
	Labour Party	3,808	0.39	−0.40	0	0	0	−1
	Alliance of Independent Social Democrats	3,133	0.32	New	0	0	0	New
	Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party	2,292	0.23	−1.17	0	0	0	±0
	Liberal Party	899	0.09	New	0	0	0	New
	People's Party Work for Prosperity	850	0.09	New	0	0	0	New
	Coalition for Human (DNZ BiH–DNS)	746	0.08	−0.11	0	0	0	±0
	Bosnian-Herzegovinian Greens	597	0.06	New	0	0	0	New
Total		975,946	100.00	–	73	25	98	16

Valid votes		975,946	92.42
Invalid votes		35,594	3.37
Blank votes		44,472	4.21
Total votes		1,056,012	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,109,344	50.06
Source: CEC

Vote share

SDA			24.40%
SDP			13.46%
HDZ			13.38%
DF–GS			11.04%
NiP–SPU			6.89%
NS			5.21%
NES			4.34%
SBiH			3.74%
SBB			2.83%
HDZ 1990			2.72%
Others			11.99%

Assemblies of the Cantons

Una-Sana

Una-Sana

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	SDA	22,943	25.39	8	-1
	NES	21,733	24.05	8	+4
	SDP	9,362	10.36	3	-1
	DF–GS	7,874	8.71	3	+1
	POMAK	7,864	8.70	3	-1
	NiP	4,300	4.76	2	+2
	Labour Party	3,888	4.30	1	-2
	SBiH–SPU	3,251	3.60	1	+1
	NS	2,890	3.20	1	0
	SBB	1,647	1.82	–	-2
	PzP–NB–ZzD	1,611	1.78	–	-1
	DNZBiH–DNS–NSRzB	930	1.03	–	0
Others		2,063	2.28	–	–
Total		90,356	100.00	30	–

Valid votes		90,356	90.90
Invalid votes		5,220	5.25
Blank votes		3,825	3.85
Total votes		99,401	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		259,935	38.24
Source: CEC

Posavina

Posavina

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	HDZ BiH	7,699	52.71	12	+1
	SDA	1,625	11.13	3	+1
	HDZ 1990	1,135	7.77	2	-1
	SDP	927	6.35	1	0
	HRS	558	3.82	1	+1
	Nezavisni-Neovisni	516	3.53	1	+1
	PDA	502	3.44	1	0
	Posavina Party	391	2.68	–	-2
	HSP BiH	366	2.51	–	0
	SNSD	309	2.12	–	0
	HSP-HB-BiH	251	1.72	–	0
	SBB	248	1.70	–	-1
Others		78	0.53	–	–
Total		14,605	100.00	21	–

Valid votes		14,605	93.75
Invalid votes		643	4.13
Blank votes		331	2.12
Total votes		15,579	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		40,443	38.52
Source: CEC

Tuzla

Tuzla

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	SDA	60,814	30.21	13	+4
	SDP	37,189	18.47	8	-2
	DF–GS	20,748	10.31	4	+1
	PDA	16,153	8.02	3	-4
	SBiH	10,934	5.43	2	0
	NiP	10,607	5.27	2	+2
	SD BiH	8,037	3.99	2	+2
	NS	7,056	3.51	1	-1
	SBB	5,134	2.55	–	-2
	NES	4,886	2.43	–	0
	PzP	4,723	2.35	–	0
	BOSS	4,686	2.33	–	0
Others		10,335	5.13	–	–
Total		201,302	100.00	35	–

Valid votes		201,302	93.27
Invalid votes		7,483	3.47
Blank votes		7,033	3.26
Total votes		215,818	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		428,876	50.32
Source: CEC

Zenica-Doboj

Zenica-Doboj

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	SDA	45,831	29.23	11	0
	BHI	23,006	14.67	5	New
	SDP	20,095	12.82	5	-1
	DF–GS	14,127	9.01	3	0
	NiP	11,318	7.22	3	+3
	HDZ BiH and allies^[b]	10,965	6.99	3	0
	NES	9,328	5.95	2	0
	SBB	6,545	4.17	2	-1
	NS	4,952	3.16	1	0
	SBiH	4,014	2.56	–	-1
	PzP–NB–ZzD	3,335	2.13	–	0
Others		3,272	2.09	–	–
Total		156,788	100.00	35	–

Valid votes		156,788	93.18
Invalid votes		7,362	4.38
Blank votes		4,105	2.44
Total votes		168,255	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		328,411	51.23
Source: CEC

Bosnian-Podrinje Goražde

Bosnian-Podrinje Goražde

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	SDA	2,134	15.17	5	0
	NiP	1,453	10.33	3	+3
	New Beginning	1,421	10.10	3	New
	SDP	1,143	8.12	2	0
	SBiH	1,090	7.75	2	0
	NES	922	6.55	2	+1
	New Political Initiative	918	6.52	2	New
	Independent Civic List	655	4.66	1	New
	Bosnian People's Party	654	4.65	1	New
	Bosnian-Herzegovinian Democrats	620	4.41	1	New
	DF–GS	596	4.24	1	-1
	Liberal Party	570	4.05	1	-3
	SBB	518	3.68	1	-1
	Republican Party	408	2.90	–	0
	NS	359	2.55	–	-1
	PzP–NB–ZzD	356	2.53	–	0
	Working for Betterness Goražde	216	1.54	–	0
Others		37	0.26	–	-6
Total		14,070	100.00	25	–

Valid votes		14,070	94.83
Invalid votes		426	2.87
Blank votes		341	2.30
Total votes		14,837	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		22,777	65.14
Source: CEC

Central Bosnia

Central Bosnia

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	SDA	36,479	33.40	11	+1
	HDZ BiH and allies^[c]	29,596	27.10	9	0
	SDP	12,306	11.27	4	-1
	NiP	8,469	7.75	2	+2
	DF–GS	6,827	6.25	2	0
	HDZ 1990–HSP-HB-BiH	5,390	4.94	2	+1
	SBB	2,854	2.61	–	-2
	SBiH	1,938	1.77	–	0
	NS	1,541	1.41	–	0
Others		3,817	3.49	–	-1
Total		109,217	100.00	30	–

Valid votes		109,217	92.83
Invalid votes		4,409	3.75
Blank votes		4,033	3.43
Total votes		117,659	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		227,541	51.71
Source: CEC

Herzegovina-Neretva

Herzegovina-Neretva

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	HDZ BiH and allies^[d]	33,597	32.60	11	-2
	SDA	19,975	19.38	7	-1
	HDZ 1990	10,364	10.06	3	+1
	SDP	10,263	9.96	3	0
	HRS	7,499	7.28	2	+1
	DF–GS	5,281	5.12	2	+1
	NES	4,517	4.38	1	+1
	NiP	3,518	3.41	1	+1
	SBiH–PzP	2,873	2.79	–	0
	SNSD–SDS	1,673	1.62	–	0
	NS	1,553	1.51	–	0
	SBB	1,298	1.26	–	-2
Others		652	0.63	–	–
Total		103,063	100.00	30	–

Valid votes		103,063	94.48
Invalid votes		3,483	3.19
Blank votes		2,533	2.32
Total votes		109,079	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		196,119	55.62
Source: CEC

West Herzegovina

West Herzegovina

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	HDZ BiH and allies^[e]	25,880	63.26	14	-2
	HDZ 1990	6,483	15.85	4	+1
	HRS	3,068	7.50	2	0
	HSP BiH	1,971	4.82	1	0
	HSP AS	1,713	4.19	1	0
	HSP-HB-BiH	1,430	3.50	1	+1
Others		364	0.89	–	–
Total		40,909	100.00	23	–

Valid votes		40,909	96.64
Invalid votes		1,213	2.87
Blank votes		210	0.50
Total votes		42,332	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		74,553	56.78
Source: CEC (confirmed results with 100.00% counted)

Sarajevo

Sarajevo

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	SDA	39,209	18.26	7	-3
	NiP	39,146	18.23	7	+1
	SDP	33,818	15.75	6	+2
	SBiH	27,619	12.86	5	+5
	NS	25,383	11.82	5	0
	DF–GS	19,488	9.07	4	+1
	ZNG	8,194	3.82	1	New
	NES	6,401	2.98	–	0
	SBB	5,587	2.60	–	-4
Others		9,933	4.62	–	-3
Total		214,778	100.00	35	–

Valid votes		214,778	94.17
Invalid votes		8,929	3.91
Blank votes		4,376	1.92
Total votes		228,083	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		420,757	54.21
Source: CEC

Canton 10

10

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	HNP	4,853	18.78	5	New
	HDZ BiH	4,496	17.40	5	-3
	HDZ 1990	4,328	16.75	4	0
	SNSD	2,070	8.01	2	+2
	HNL	1,876	7.26	2	-1
	SDA	1,666	6.45	2	0
	SDP	1,575	6.10	2	+1
	SNS FBiH and allies^[f]	1,155	4.47	1	0
	SNP	1,032	3.99	1	+1
	HRS	903	3.50	1	0
	County Independent List	709	2.74	–	-1
	Independent List-Croatian Bells	696	2.69	–	0
	NSRzB	379	1.47	–	-1
Others		98	0.38	–	-3
Total		25,836	100.00	25	–

Valid votes		25,836	93.82
Invalid votes		948	3.44
Blank votes		755	2.74
Total votes		27,539	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		65,504	42.04
Source: CEC

Aftermath

On 29 November 2022, a coalition led by the liberal alliance Troika and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) reached an agreement on the formation of a new government for the 2022–2026 parliamentary term, designating Social Democratic Party president Nermin Nikšić as the new Federal Prime Minister.^[6] On 28 February 2023, Lidija Bradara (HDZ BiH) was elected president after a vote in the Federal House of Representatives.^[7] The House of Representatives confirmed the appointment of Nermin Nikšić and the government on 28 April 2023, following interventions by High Representative Christian Schmidt after months of political deadlock.^[8]

Former Federal Prime Minister, Fadil Novalić, who Nikšić succeeded following the election after Schmidt's intervention, at first refused to concede the power, and continues contesting his forceable deposing as illegal and unconstitutional.^[9] Nikšić's appointment was also deemed unconstitutional by the opposition, but was afterwards accepted.^[10]

Notes

^ HDZ–HSSSR–HSS–HSP–HKDU–HSPAS–HDU–HSPHB–HRAST–HNL
^ HDZ–HSSSR–HSS–HSP–HKDU–HSPAS–HDU–HSPHB–HRAST–HDZ 1990–HNP
^ HDZ–HSSSR–HSS–HSP–HKDU–HSPAS–HDU–HRAST
^ HDZ–HSP–HDU–HSPAS–HRAST–HSPHB
^ HDZ–HDU–HSS–HKDU
^ SNS FBiH–SP–DNS–PDP–SDS

References

^ AP. "Reformists gain in Bosnia elections, though change unlikely". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
^ "Schmidt nametnuo izmjene Izbornog zakona BiH: Evo o čemu se radi". Oslobođenje (in Bosnian). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ "Objavljujemo detalje: Pročitajte koje je izmjene Izbornog zakona večeras donio Schmidt". Radio Sarajevo (in Croatian). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ V.K. (28 April 2023). "Predstavnički dom izglasao novu Vladu FBiH, Nermin Nikšić novi premijer" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Election Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ S.H. (29 November 2022). "Osmorka i HDZ potpisali sporazum o formiranju vlasti u FBiH i na državnom nivou" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ S.Š.U. (28 February 2023). "Lidija Bradara izabrana za predsjednicu Federacije BiH, Lendo i Stojanović potpredsjednici" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ Sedin Spahić (28 April 2023). "Imenovana Vlada: Nikšić novi premijer, SDA i službeno opozicija u FBiH, ovo su imena svih ministara" (in Bosnian). Dnevni avaz. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ "Novalić otkriva ostaje li u politici, kaje li se zbog nečega, kongresu SDA, novoj Vladi FBiH" (in Bosnian). Faktor.ba. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "Nikšić: Razumijem da se SDA protivi tome da prepusti vlast, znaju šta gube" (in Bosnian). N1. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

External links

Central Election Commission BiH, 2022 election

[6] HDZ–HSSSR–HSS–HSP–HKDU–HSPAS–HDU–HSPHB–HRAST–HNL

[7] HDZ–HSSSR–HSS–HSP–HKDU–HSPAS–HDU–HSPHB–HRAST–HDZ 1990–HNP

[8] HDZ–HSSSR–HSS–HSP–HKDU–HSPAS–HDU–HRAST

[9] HDZ–HSP–HDU–HSPAS–HRAST–HSPHB

[10] HDZ–HDU–HSS–HKDU

[11] SNS FBiH–SP–DNS–PDP–SDS

[1] AP. "Reformists gain in Bosnia elections, though change unlikely". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[2] "Schmidt nametnuo izmjene Izbornog zakona BiH: Evo o čemu se radi". Oslobođenje (in Bosnian). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

[3] "Objavljujemo detalje: Pročitajte koje je izmjene Izbornog zakona večeras donio Schmidt". Radio Sarajevo (in Croatian). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.

[4] V.K. (28 April 2023). "Predstavnički dom izglasao novu Vladu FBiH, Nermin Nikšić novi premijer" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[:0-5] "Election Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

[12] S.H. (29 November 2022). "Osmorka i HDZ potpisali sporazum o formiranju vlasti u FBiH i na državnom nivou" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

[13] S.Š.U. (28 February 2023). "Lidija Bradara izabrana za predsjednicu Federacije BiH, Lendo i Stojanović potpredsjednici" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[14] Sedin Spahić (28 April 2023). "Imenovana Vlada: Nikšić novi premijer, SDA i službeno opozicija u FBiH, ovo su imena svih ministara" (in Bosnian). Dnevni avaz. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[15] "Novalić otkriva ostaje li u politici, kaje li se zbog nečega, kongresu SDA, novoj Vladi FBiH" (in Bosnian). Faktor.ba. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[16] "Nikšić: Razumijem da se SDA protivi tome da prepusti vlast, znaju šta gube" (in Bosnian). N1. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

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Electoral system

Presidency

House of Representatives

Cantonal Assemblies

Results

House of Representatives

Assemblies of the Cantons

Una-Sana

Posavina

Tuzla

Zenica-Doboj

Bosnian-Podrinje Goražde

Central Bosnia

Herzegovina-Neretva

West Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Canton 10

Aftermath

See also

Notes

References

External links