Local elections were held in Croatia on 25 May 2001. It was the third time the country had held local elections since independence, and the first time since democratization.
Voting at 6,430 separate polling stations across Croatia for members of representative bodies of local and regional self-government units, the citizens elected members for a total of 423 municipal and 122 city councils, as well as members for 20 county assemblies, and the Zagreb City Assembly. At the time of these elections, Croatia had a total of 3,886,702 registered voters.
Electoral system Councilors of regional and local council were elected by a closed list proportional system. The electoral threshold was set at 5%. The number of councilors elected depended on the population of each constituency. Municipalities and towns up to with up to 3,000 inhabitants elected between 7 and 13 councilors, municipalities and towns up to 10,000 inhabitants elected between 9 and 15 councilors, municipalities and cities up to 30,000 inhabitants elected between 13 and 19 councilors, cities with over 30,000 inhabitants elected between 19 and 35 councilors, while the City of Zagreb elected 51 councilors. For county councils between 31 and 51 councilors were elected, with no connection to the number of inhabitants. In some constituencies the total number of seats differed slightly due special additional seats for national minorities which were assigned independently.
Election results
Counties +Results of 2001 elections in Croatian countiesCountyCounty councilPluralityTurnoutBjelovar-BilogoraHSS (29.71%)50.33%Brod-PosavinaHDZ (32.35%)46.75%Dubrovnik-NeretvaHDZ (28.60%)54.20%IstriaIDS (50.08%)50.96%KarlovacHDZ (28.18%)51.51%Koprivnica-KriževciHSS (27.36%)47.10%Krapina-ZagorjeHDZ (19.99%)46.21%Lika-SenjHDZ (37.98%)49.62%MeđimurjeSDP, HSU (19.94%)43.22%Osijek-BaranjaHDZ (23.48%)50.75%Požega-SlavoniaHDZ (26.38%)55.47%Primorje-Gorski KotarSDP, HSS, HSLS, HSU (29.89%)42.67%Sisak-MoslavinaHDZ, HPS, HKDU, DSU (26.62%)48.52%Split-DalmatiaHDZ, HKDU, HČSP, HDRS, HDD, SHP (43.00%)52.54%Šibenik-KninHDZ (34.72%)49.38%VaraždinHDZ (21.10%)49.31%Virovitica-PodravinaHDZ (23.56%)47.12%Vukovar-SyrmiaHDZ, HKDU (27.75%)45.05%ZadarHDZ (38.85%)45.03%Zagreb CountyHDZ (25.58%)46.76%City of ZagrebSDP (26.62%)39.79%Source: State Electoral Committee
Cities +Results of 2001 elections in Croatian citiesCity Council CityPlurality Turnout BakarHDZ (18.59%)47.15% Beli ManastirHDZ (28.38%)59.62% BelišćeHDZ (27.82%)54.80% BenkovacHDZ (53.60%)33.85% Biograd na MoruHSS (40.99%)49.06% BjelovarHSLS (30.70%)47.10% BujeIDS (46.44%)53.72% BuzetIDS (47.20%)59.41% CresHDZ (35.05%)64.55% CrikvenicaSDP, HSLS (32.37%)37.00% ČabarHDZ (34.89%)54.13% ČakovecSDP, HSU (27.30%)41.85% ČazmaHSS (40.69%)60.11% DaruvarHDZ (22.82%)44.52% DelnicePGS (26.68%)52.45% Donja StubicaHSS (29.79%)43.06% Donji MiholjacHDZ (21.66%)52.82% DrnišHDZ (43.42%)50.69% DubrovnikHDZ (22.10%)46.18% Duga ResaHSS (25.46%)59.14% Dugo SeloHDZ (25.65%)29.37% ĐakovoHDZ (24.85%)44.41% ĐurđevacSDP (28.99%)56.63% GarešnicaSDP (28.20%)46.18% GlinaHDZ (43.03%)45.88% GospićHDZ (50.45%)47.09% Grubišno PoljeHDZ (29.86%)48.04% Hrvatska KostajnicaHDZ (49.02%)51.27% HvarHDZ (27.47%)58.23% IlokHDZ (29.90%)53.04% ImotskiHDZ, HSP (46.12%)48.72% IvanecSDP (19.08%)47.68% Ivanić-GradSDP (27.22%)39.79% JastrebarskoHDZ (32.47%)61.01% KarlovacSDP (19.96%)51.35% KastavSDP, HSS, LS (41.70%)39.38% KaštelaHDZ (43.18%)48.06% KlanjecHSLS (39.69%)53.72% KninHDZ (36.01%)42.54% KomižaHSS (47.75%)69.67% KoprivnicaSDP (24.51%)40.50% KorčulaHDZ (31.47%)62.18% KraljevicaSDP, PGS, HNS (47.25%)49.82% KrapinaHNS (24.06%)42.45% KriževciHSS (34.91%)43.22% KrkPGS, HNS, HSLS (48.55%)43.50% KutinaHDZ (23.90%)39.52% LabinIDS (44.27%)44.40% LepoglavaHNS (30.34%)36.78% LipikHSS (30.91%)42.23% LudbregSDP (26.11%)50.74% MakarskaSDP (39.13%)50.00% Mali LošinjPGS (22.85%)52.54% MetkovićHDZ (48.26%)51.79% Mursko SredišćeHSLS (39.55%)39.69% NašiceHDZ (24.91%)54.72% NinHSS, LS (48.29%)54.81% Nova GradiškaHDZ (29.01%)48.11% NovaljaHDZ (47.49%)66.84% Novi MarofHDZ (42.24%)56.65% Novi VinodolskiSDP (35.43%)49.37% NovigradIDS (39.20%)54.20% NovskaHDZ (40.79%)48.48% ObrovacInd. (40.78%)45.71% OgulinHDZ (35.74%)59.87% OmišHDZ (36.19%)56.40% OpatijaIDS (30.72%)44.15% OpuzenHDZ (41.18%)62.15% OrahovicaHDZ (19.32%)52.86% OroslavjeHDZ (31.13%)52.65% OsijekHDZ (17.72%)46.45% OtočacHDZ (30.95%)52.73% OzaljHDZ (23.90%)51.27% PagSDP (20.30%)62.14% PakracHDZ (35.96%)44.36% PazinIDS (34.14%)53.03% PetrinjaHSP (22.72%)52.18% PleternicaHDZ (35.48%)62.24% PločeSDP (29.76%)55.77% PorečIDS (45.83%)41.12% PožegaHDZ, HKDU (27.98%)53.58% PregradaHDZ (28.75%)35.77% PrelogHDZ (28.74%)49.49% PulaIDS (31.58%)48.72% RabSDP (28.82%)43.15% RijekaSDP, HSS, HSU (27.96%)37.16% RovinjIDS (41.28%)49.15% SamoborDC (22.35%)44.58% SenjHDZ (29.53%)49.31% SinjHDZ (27.64%)54.53% SisakSDP (23.22%)53.53% SkradinHDZ (47.14%)47.98% SlatinaHDZ (24.51%)42.01% Slavonski BrodHDZ, HKDU, HPS (30.56%)39.83% SlunjHDZ (29.90%)45.97% SolinHDZ, HDRS (41.13%)52.76% SplitSDP, HSS, HSU, LS (27.98%)51.02% Stari GradHSS (26.73%)61.92% SupetarSDP (36.68%)52.55% Sveti Ivan ZelinaHSS (26.22%)56.59% ŠibenikHDZ (30.66%)48.64% TriljHDZ (39.95%)57.90% TrogirSDP (32.65%)47.11% UmagIDS (46.74%)42.98% ValpovoHDZ (30.13%)56.97% VaraždinHSLS, HSU (24.49%)49.28% Varaždinske TopliceHSLS (29.84%)64.31% Velika GoricaHDZ, HKDU, HČSP, HPS (27.85%)39.56% VinkovciHDZ, HKDU (30.01%)44.79% ViroviticaSDP (17.00%)44.27% VisSDP (21.72%)65.45% VodiceHDZ (32.25%)52.58% VrbovecHSS (31.95%)48.35% VrbovskoHDZ (27.95%)53.00% VrgoracHDZ (40.72%)53.68% VrlikaHDZ (68.74%)55.90% VukovarHDZ (28.53%)44.32% ZabokSDP, LS, HNS, HSU (38.84%)57.18% ZadarHDZ (40.94%)34.92% ZaprešićInd. (27.04%)39.61% ZlatarHDZ (28.66%)40.35% ŽupanjaHDZ, HKDU (22.33%)32.33%Source: State Electoral Committee
Elections in capital 2001 Zagreb local elections
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