Elections in Croatia gives information on election and election results in Croatia.
Croatia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The Parliament (Sabor) is unicameral, between 100 and 160 members, exact number was decided by the legislature - elected for a four year term, 140 members in multi-seat constituencies, up to 6 members chosen by proportional representation to represent Croatians residing abroad and 8 members of ethnic and national communities or minorities.
Latest elections
2005 Presidential election
e • d Summary of the 2 and 16 January 2005 Croatian presidential election results
| Candidates and nominating parties |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Stjepan Mesić - Croatian People's Party and others |
1,089,398 |
48.92 |
1,454,451 |
65.93 |
| Jadranka Kosor - Croatian Democratic Union |
452,218 |
20.31 |
751,692 |
34.07 |
| Boris Mikšić |
396,093 |
17.78 |
- |
- |
| Đurđa Adlešič - Croatian Social Liberal Party |
59,795 |
2.68 |
- |
- |
| Slaven Letica - Croatian Party of Rights |
57,748 |
2.59 |
- |
- |
| Ljubo Ćesić |
41,216 |
1.85 |
- |
- |
| Ivić Pašalić - Croatian Bloc - Movement for a Modern Croatia |
40,637 |
1.82 |
- |
- |
| Anto Kovačević - Croatian Christian Democratic Union |
19,145 |
0.86 |
- |
- |
| Miroslav Blažević |
17,847 |
0.80 |
- |
- |
| Miroslav Rajh - Croatian Youth Party |
14,766 |
0.66 |
- |
- |
| Doris Košta |
8,721 |
0.37 |
- |
- |
| Mladen Kešer |
7,056 |
0.32 |
- |
- |
| Tomislav Petrak - Croatian Popular Party |
2,614 |
0.12 |
- |
- |
| Total (turnout 50.57 %) |
2,227,073 |
100.0 |
2,241,760 |
100.0 |
| Invalid votes |
20,269 |
|
35,617 |
|
| Registered voters |
4,403,933 |
|
4,392,220 |
|
| Source: State Election Commission |
2007 Parliamentary election
e • d Summary of the 25 November 2007 Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski Sabor) election results
| Parties and coalitions |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
% |
+/– |
| Croatian Democratic Union (Hrvatska demokratska zajednica) |
907,743 |
36.6 |
66 |
43.1 |
±0 |
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia (Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske) |
775,690 |
31.2 |
56 |
36.6 |
+22 |
| "Green-Yellow Coalition" (Zeleno-žuta koalicija) |
Croatian Peasant Party (Hrvatska seljačka stranka) |
161,814 |
6.5 |
6 |
3.9 |
–4 |
| Croatian Social Liberal Party (Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka) |
2 |
1.3 |
±0 |
| Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar (Primorsko-goranski savez) |
0 |
0.0 |
–1 |
| Democratic Party of Zagorje (Zagorska demokratska stranka) |
0 |
0.0 |
— |
| Zagorje Party (Zagorska stranka) |
0 |
0.0 |
— |
| Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (Hrvatska narodna stranka - Liberalni demokrati) |
168,440 |
6.8 |
7 |
4.6 |
–4 |
| Istrian Democratic Assembly (Istarski demokratski sabor/Dieta democratica Istriana) |
38,267 |
1.5 |
3 |
2.0 |
–1 |
| Croatian Democratic Assembly of Slavonija and Baranja (Hrvatski demokratski sabor Slavonije i Baranje) |
44,552 |
1.8 |
3 |
2.0 |
+3 |
| Coalition |
Croatian Party of Pensioners (Hrvatska stranka umirovljenika) |
101,091 |
4.1 |
1 |
0.7 |
–2 |
| Democratic Party of Pensioners (Demokratska stranka umirovljenika) |
0 |
0.0 |
— |
| Croatian Party of Rights (Hrvatska stranka prava) |
86,865 |
3.5 |
1 |
0.7 |
–7 |
| Coalition |
Democratic Centre (Demokratski centar) |
184,477 |
7.4 |
0 |
0.0 |
–1 |
| Green Party – Green Alternative (Zelena stranka – Zelena Alternativa) |
0 |
0.0 |
— |
| Others |
0 |
0.0 |
–6 |
| Independent Democratic Serbian Party (Samostalna demokratska srpska stranka) (national minority list) |
Enrolments and vote totals do not include voters for ethnic minority representatives. |
3 |
2.0 |
±0 |
| Party of Democratic Action of Croatia (Stranka Demokratske Akcije Hrvatske) (national minority list) |
1 |
0.7 |
±0 |
| Other national minority representatives |
4 |
2.6 |
±0 |
| Total |
2,483,452 |
100.0 |
153 |
100 |
— |
| Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive |
2009 local elections
On May 17, 2009, local elections were held in all cities and counties of Croatia, to elect county prefects, mayors, county councils and city councils.
See also:
2009-10 presidential elections
On December 27, 2009, election will be held to elect the President of Croatia.
Past elections
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