General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 on 14 September 1996. The elections for the House of Representatives

House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina , is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the other being the House of Peoples of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe house of representatives of BiH consists of 42 members which are elected by...

 elections were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...

 and one for Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

. In the presidential election, each of the three national communities elected a President. Bosniaks elected Alija Izetbegović

Alija Izetbegovic

Alija Izetbegović was a Bosniak activist, lawyer, author, philosopher and politician, who, in 1990, became the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until 2000...

, Croats elected Krešimir Zubak

Krešimir Zubak

Krešimir Zubak is a Bosnian Croat politician.At the beginning of the Bosnian War in 1992, he joined the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After Mate Boban left the position of president of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, Zubak succeeded him...

 and Serbs elected Momčilo Krajišnik

Momcilo Krajišnik

Momčilo Krajišnik is a Bosnian Serb former politician convicted of murder and other crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war .He co-founded the Bosnian Serb nationalist Serbian Democratic Party with Radovan...

. The Party of Democratic Action

Party of Democratic Action

The Party of Democratic Action is a Bosniak national political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:The Party of Democratic Action was founded in May 1990 by Alija Izetbegović, representing the Bosnian Muslim population...

 emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 19 of the 42 seats.

Voter turnout was 79.4% in the parliamentary election and 80.4% in the presidential election.

President

Community	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Bosniaks	Alija Izetbegović Alija Izetbegovic Alija Izetbegović was a Bosniak activist, lawyer, author, philosopher and politician, who, in 1990, became the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until 2000...	Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action The Party of Democratic Action is a Bosniak national political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:The Party of Democratic Action was founded in May 1990 by Alija Izetbegović, representing the Bosnian Muslim population...	730,592	31.6
	Haris Silajdžić Haris Silajdžic Haris Silajdžić is a Bosnian politician and academic. In the 2006 elections, Silajdžić was elected as the Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina for four years in the rotating presidency.He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia.- Political career:From 1990...	Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina is a liberal conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina led by Haris Silajdžić. On the issues of the internal divisions of Bosnia, SBiH wants to eliminate two entities, and establish a "one man-one vote political system" in an unified...	124,396	5.4
	Fikret Abdić Fikret Abdic Fikret Abdić is a politician and businessman from Bosnia and Herzegovina, convicted of war crimes against Bosniaks in the region of Velika Kladuša....	Democratic People's Community Democratic People's Community The Democratic People's Community is a Bosniak political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the last legislative elections, 5 October 2002, the party - led by Fikret Abdić - won 1.4% of the popular vote and 1 out of 42 seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3 out of...	25,584	1.1
	Sead Avdić	Joint List¹	21,254	0.9
	Ibrahim Spahić Ibrahim Spahic Ibrahim Spahić is the President and Director of the X Biennial of Young Artist of Europe and the Mediterranean.-Life and career:...	Civic Democratic Alliance	4,127	0.2
	Hasib Salkić	LP	3,427	0.1
	Mirnes Ajanović	Bosnian Party Bosnian Party The Bosnian Party is a multi-ethnic left populist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.In the last legislative election, on 5 October 2002, the party won 1.5% of the popular vote, one seat out of 42 in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and three seats out of 140 in the...	2,42	0.1
	Safet Redžepagić	Party of Economic Prosperity	1,473	0.1
Croats	Krešimir Zubak Krešimir Zubak Krešimir Zubak is a Bosnian Croat politician.At the beginning of the Bosnian War in 1992, he joined the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After Mate Boban left the position of president of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, Zubak succeeded him...	Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an observer member of the European People's Party ....	330,477	14.3
	Ivo Komšić	Joint List¹	37,684	1.6
	Anton Štitić	Civic Democratic Alliance	2,208	0.1
	Vinko Ćuro	LP	2,197	0.1
Serbs	Momčilo Krajišnik Momcilo Krajišnik Momčilo Krajišnik is a Bosnian Serb former politician convicted of murder and other crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war .He co-founded the Bosnian Serb nationalist Serbian Democratic Party with Radovan...	Serbian Democratic Party	690,646	29.9
	Mladen Ivanić Mladen Ivanic Mladen Ivanić is a Bosnian Serb politician. From 2001 to 2003, Ivanić was Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska, and his leadership is described by many as rather successful...	Democratic Patriotic Bloc	307,461	13.3
	Milivoj Zarić	SPAS	15,407
	Branko Latinović	SSK	12,643	0.5
Invalid/blank votes			207,915	–
Total			2,519,915	100
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

¹ The Joint List was an alliance of the Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a multi-ethnic social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The party is the successor of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was enlarged by the inclusion of the Socijaldemokrati BiH party to the original...

, the Union of Social Democrats, the Croatian Peasant Party, the Muslim Bosniak Organisation and the Republican Party.

House of Representatives

Community	Party	Votes	%	Seats
Federation	Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action The Party of Democratic Action is a Bosniak national political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:The Party of Democratic Action was founded in May 1990 by Alija Izetbegović, representing the Bosnian Muslim population...	725,417	30.2	16
	Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an observer member of the European People's Party ....	338,440	14.1	8
	Joint List	105,918	4.4	2
	Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina is a liberal conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina led by Haris Silajdžić. On the issues of the internal divisions of Bosnia, SBiH wants to eliminate two entities, and establish a "one man-one vote political system" in an unified...	93,816	3.9	2
	Democratic People's Community Democratic People's Community The Democratic People's Community is a Bosniak political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the last legislative elections, 5 October 2002, the party - led by Fikret Abdić - won 1.4% of the popular vote and 1 out of 42 seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3 out of...	25,562	1.1	0
	Croatian Party of Rights	14,879	0.6	0
	Bosnian Party Bosnian Party The Bosnian Party is a multi-ethnic left populist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.In the last legislative election, on 5 October 2002, the party won 1.5% of the popular vote, one seat out of 42 in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and three seats out of 140 in the...	6,523	0.3	0
	LP	4,996	0.2	0
	Party of Economic Prosperity	4,905	0.2	0
	Vladimir Srebrov List	4,574	0.2	0
	List of Women	4,149	0.2	0
	Bosnian Patriotic Party	3,295	0.1	0
	Civic Democratic Alliance	3,292	0.1	0
	Other parties	2,461	0.1	0
Republika Srpska	Serbian Democratic Party	578,723	24.1	9
	Party of Democratic Action Party of Democratic Action The Party of Democratic Action is a Bosniak national political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:The Party of Democratic Action was founded in May 1990 by Alija Izetbegović, representing the Bosnian Muslim population...	184,553	7.7	3
	People's Alliance for Free Peace	136,077	5.7	2
	Serbian Radical Party Serbian Radical Party The Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...	62,409	2.6	0
	Joint List	30,285	1.3	0
	Democratic Patriotic Bloc	29,494	1.2	0
	Serbian Patriotic Party	14,146	0.6	0
	People's Party	13,680	0.6	0
	Party of Serbian Unity Party of Serbian Unity The Party of Serbian Unity was a nationalist political party in the Serbia.The goals of the party included:*Unity of Serbian people*Keeping integrity of territory of Serbia...	8,183	0.3	0
	Civic Democratic Alliance	4,429	0.2	0
Invalid/blank votes		88,123	–	–
Total		2,487,997	100	42
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, IPU