2016 Bosnian municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 October 2016 to elect mayors and assemblies in 144 municipalities and cities.

A total of 3,263,906 voters were registered in the Central Voters’ Register, including 65,111 by-mail voters. Around 25,000 citizens voted at polling stations in diplomatic representations abroad.

30,000 candidates were contesting the election for 2,835 local councillors, 301 city councillors, 131 municipal mayors and 12 city majors.Dodik's referendum – opening Pandora's box in the Balkans?, IFIMES, 17 September 2016

The Central Electoral Commission registered a total of 3,179,720 persons eligible to vote (excluding Stolac); 1,739,756 votes were cast, of which 1,635,602 (94.01%) valid, and 104,154 (5.99%) invalid.Central Electoral Commission, 2016 elections

Summary

Local elections took place in a rather heated political environment, being preceded by one week by an illegal referendum in the Republika Srpska entity on the 9 January holiday, which had been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court. Although the same Court declared the referendum null and void, it took place equally. The political discourse in the pre-electoral period focus on ethno-national issues rather than local administration.

Voting took place regularly and without major incidents. For the first time, a 40% gender quota was applied to candidate lists; however, only seven women were elected as mayor out of 144. Some irregularities in the electoral process were reported, including as regards inflated voters' lists and the politicisation of electoral administration. No elections could be held in Mostar, for the second time in a row. Elections in Stolac were suspending following violent incidents and later repeated on 19 February.Council of Europe, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Observation of local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016 - Report CG32(2017)16finalStolacPod Lupom, 2016 Elections in Stolac]

Results

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

By municipality

MunicipalityMayor's party before electionNew elected mayor's partyRelative/absolute winner in municipal or city councilBanovići Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionSupported by SDA-SBB coalition. Party of Democratic ActionBihać Party of Democratic Action Civic Alliance Party of Democratic ActionBosanska Krupa Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party Party of Democratic ActionBosanski Petrovac Independent Independent Party of Democratic ActionBosansko Grahovo Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Serbian Progressive Party Serbian Progressive PartyBreza Independent Union for a Better Future Party of Democratic ActionBugojno Independent Independent Party of Democratic ActionBusovača Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionBužim Party of Democratic Action Independent Party of Democratic ActionČapljina Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionCazin Party of Democratic Activity Party of Democratic Activity Party of Democratic ActivityČelić Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionCentar, Sarajevo Democratic Front Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionČitluk Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionDrvar Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Alliance of Independent Social DemocratsDoboj East Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionDoboj South Social Democratic Party Party of Democratic Action Social Democratic PartyDobretići Croatian Party of Rights Croatian Peasant Party of Stjepan Radić Coalition for Pougarje (HSS SR-HSP)Domaljevac-Šamac Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Independent Croatian Democratic UnionDonji Vakuf Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionFoča-Ustikolina Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party for Better GoraždeFojnica Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionGlamoč Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Alliance of Independent Social DemocratsGoražde Union for a Better Future Independent Party of Democratic Action Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionGračanica Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party Party of Democratic ActionGradačac Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party Social Democratic PartyGrude Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionHadžići Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionIlidža Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionIlijaš Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionJablanica Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionJajce Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Together for Better Future of Jajce (HDZ-HDZ 1990-HKDU)Kakanj Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Kalesija Party of Democratic Action Independent Party of Democratic ActionKiseljak Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionSupported by HDZ-HSS SR coalition. Coalition HDZ-HSS SRKladanj Social Democratic Union Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionKljuč Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party Party of Democratic ActionKonjic Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionKreševo Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionKupres Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Croatian Democratic UnionLivno Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionLjubuški Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionLukavac Party of Democratic Action Social Democratic PartySupported by SDP-DF coalition. Party of Democratic ActionMaglaj Party of Democratic Action Social Democratic Party Party of Democratic ActionMostar no election no election no electionNeum Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionNovi Grad, Sarajevo Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Novo Sarajevo Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionNovi Travnik Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Coalition HDZ-HSS SR-HDZ 1990Odžak Party of Democratic Action Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionOlovo Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionOrašje Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionPale-Prača Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionPosušje Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionProzor-Rama Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Coalition of Croatian Parties (HDZ-HSP-RDS)Ravno Croatian coalition (HDZ, HDZ 1990) Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionSanski Most Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionSapna Independent Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionSarajevo Social Democratic Party Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionŠiroki Brijeg Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionSrebrenik Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionStari Grad, Sarajevo Union for a Better Future Independent Party of Democratic Action StolacElection was suspended on October 2 after incidents and subsequently repeated on 19 February 2017. Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionTeočak Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionTešanj Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionTomislavgrad Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionTravnik Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionTrnovo (FBiH) Social Democratic Party Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionTuzla Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party Social Democratic PartyUsora Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionVareš Party of Democratic Action Croatian Democratic Union Party of Democratic ActionVelika Kladuša Independent Labourists LabouristsVisoko Party of Democratic Action Independent Independent List for VisokoVitez Party of Democratic Action Croatian Democratic UnionSupported by HDZ-HDZ 1990-HSS SR coalition. Coalition HDZ-HSS SR-HSP-HKDUVogošća Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic ActionZavidovići Party of Democratic Action Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Party of Democratic ActionZenica Party of Democratic Action Independent Party of Democratic ActionŽepče Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic UnionŽivinice Party of Democratic Action Social Democratic Party Party of Democratic Action

By party

PartyMayorsin 2012Mayorsin 2016+/-SDA/SBB 39 34 4Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 19 5Social Democratic Party 10 8 2Croatian Democratic Union 1990 3 2 1Alliance of Independent Social Democrats 3 2 1Civic Alliance / 1 1Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1 1Party of Democratic Activity 1 1 Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina / 1 1Serbian Progressive Party 0 1 1Croatian Peasant Party of Stjepan Radić 0 1 1Independents 10 12 2

Republika Srpska

By municipality