Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2004
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First round of the Vojvodina
parliamentary election was held on September 19, 2004, at the same time when the local elections were held in the whole of Serbia
(with the exception of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo
).
Second round of elections was held on October 3, 2004.
is one electoral unit. Voters choose between several Parties, Coalitions or Citizen Groups. The other 60 MPs are elected based on majority two-round system, according to which Vojvodina
is divided into 60 electoral units in a way that every county gives at least one MP. Some larger electoral units, like the cities of Novi Sad
, Subotica
, Zrenjanin
etc., give more (from 2 up to 7). In this case, voters choose between more candidates. A candidate can win in first round if he/she gets more than 50%+1 votes of those who voted. If none gets enough votes, the two strongest candidates go to the second round, in which the one with more votes wins.
The election threshold
for Parties, Coalitions and Citizen’s Groups is 5%, except for Parties of minority groups (Hungarians, Croats, etc.), for whom the threshold is smaller, but not smaller than the number of votes necessary to get one MP. According to the law, on all lists of Parties, Coalitions and Citizen’s Groups at least 30% of the proposed MPs must be women.
(Demokratska stranka) Boris Tadić
2. Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
(Savez vojvođanskih Mađara - Vajdasági Magyar Szövetség) Kasza József
3. Serbian Radical Party
(Srpska radikalna stranka) Tomislav Nikolić
4. “Together for Vojvodina
” („Zajedno za Vojvodinu”) Nenad Čanak
5. G17 Plus
(G17+) Miroljub Labus
6. Socialist Party of Serbia
(Socijalistička partija Srbije) Dušan Bajatović
7. Democratic Party of Serbia
(Demokratska stranka Srbije) Vojislav Koštunica
8. “Clean hends of Vojvodina” („Čiste ruke Vojvodine”) Miodrag Isakov
9. Serbian Strength Movement
(Politički pokret „Snaga Srbije”) Bogoljub Karić
10. New Serbia
(Nova Srbija) Velimir Ilić
The results of the two rounds were:
A governing coalition was formed comprising the Democratic Party, Together for Vojvodina, Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, and Serbian Strength Movement, which together hold 66 seats in the Assembly - a majority of 12.
Democratic Party Vice-President Bojan Pajtić
was elected President of the Executive Council and Bojan Kostreš
from the League of Vojvodina Social Democrats was elected President of the Assembly.
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
parliamentary election was held on September 19, 2004, at the same time when the local elections were held in the whole of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
(with the exception of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
).
Second round of elections was held on October 3, 2004.
Rules
There are 120 MPs in Vojvodina's Parliament. One half (60 MPs) is elected based on a proportional representation one-round system, according to which VojvodinaVojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
is one electoral unit. Voters choose between several Parties, Coalitions or Citizen Groups. The other 60 MPs are elected based on majority two-round system, according to which Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
is divided into 60 electoral units in a way that every county gives at least one MP. Some larger electoral units, like the cities of Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
, Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
etc., give more (from 2 up to 7). In this case, voters choose between more candidates. A candidate can win in first round if he/she gets more than 50%+1 votes of those who voted. If none gets enough votes, the two strongest candidates go to the second round, in which the one with more votes wins.
The election threshold
Election threshold
In party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to obtain any seats in the parliament...
for Parties, Coalitions and Citizen’s Groups is 5%, except for Parties of minority groups (Hungarians, Croats, etc.), for whom the threshold is smaller, but not smaller than the number of votes necessary to get one MP. According to the law, on all lists of Parties, Coalitions and Citizen’s Groups at least 30% of the proposed MPs must be women.
Lists that competed in one-round system
1. Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
(Demokratska stranka) Boris Tadić
Boris Tadic
Boris Tadić is the President of Serbia and leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to a five-year term on 27 June 2004, and was sworn into office on 11 July. He was re-elected for a de facto second five-year term on 3 February 2008 and was sworn in on 15 February...
2. Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians ; , Savez vojvođanskih Mađara ) is an ethnic Hungarian political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. Its chairman is István Pásztor. The former party chairman József Kasza is now its honorary president...
(Savez vojvođanskih Mađara - Vajdasági Magyar Szövetség) Kasza József
3. 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...
(Srpska radikalna stranka) Tomislav Nikolić
Tomislav Nikolic
Tomislav "Toma" Nikolić is a Serbian politician, President of the Serbian Progressive Party. He is also a former member of the Serbian Radical Party, where he served as Deputy Leader of the party and parliamentary leader during the absence of Vojislav Šešelj...
4. “Together for Vojvodina
Together for Vojvodina
Together for Vojvodina was a political coalition in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the latest legislative elections in Vojvodina, in September 2004, the alliance won 9.44 % of the popular vote, and 7 seats in the provincial parliament...
” („Zajedno za Vojvodinu”) Nenad Čanak
Nenad Canak
Nenad Čanak is a Serbian politician...
- League of Vojvodina Social Democrats (Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine)
- Democratic Vojvodina (Demokratska Vojvodina)
- Vojvodina Union - Vojvodina my home (Vojvođanska unija Vojvodina moj dom)
- Union of Socialists of VojvodinaUnion of Socialists of VojvodinaUnion of Socialists of Vojvodina is a political party in Serbia, led by Živan Berisavljević....
(Unija socijalista Vojvodine) - Vojvodinian MovementVojvodinian MovementThe Vojvodinian Movement is a regionalist party aiming at securing a greater autonomy for Vojvodina....
(Vojvođanski pokret) - Civic Alliance of SerbiaCivic Alliance of SerbiaCivic Alliance of Serbia was a social-liberal party in Serbia.Known widely by its three-letter acronym in Serbian, GSS was founded and registered in 1992...
(Građanski savez Srbije) - Social Democratic UnionSocial Democratic Union (Serbia)The Social Democratic Union is a social democratic political party in Serbia.At the last legislative elections, on January 21, 2007, the party was a member of the LDP-GSS-SDU-LSV Coalition that won 15 seats....
(Socijaldemokratska unija)
5. G17 Plus
G17 Plus
G17 Plus , abbreviated to G17+, is a centre-right political party in Serbia. With 22 seats in the National Assembly, it is the third-largest party, and currently participates in a coalition with, amongst others, the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party...
(G17+) Miroljub Labus
Miroljub Labus
Miroljub Labus is a Serbian economist and politician. Currently he's a University of Belgrade professor, lecturing political economy at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law...
6. Socialist Party of Serbia
Socialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
(Socijalistička partija Srbije) Dušan Bajatović
7. Democratic Party of Serbia
Democratic Party of Serbia
The Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March...
(Demokratska stranka Srbije) Vojislav Koštunica
Vojislav Koštunica
Vojislav Koštunica is a Serbian politician, statesman and the president of the Democratic Party of Serbia. He was the last President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, succeeding Slobodan Milošević and serving from 2000 to 2003...
8. “Clean hends of Vojvodina” („Čiste ruke Vojvodine”) Miodrag Isakov
- Reformists of VojvodinaReformists of VojvodinaReformists of Vojvodina is a political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the last legislative elections in Vojvodina, on September 19, 2004, the party won 2 seats in the provincial parliament....
(Reformisti Vojvodine) - Serbian Renewal MovementSerbian Renewal MovementThe Serbian Renewal Movement is a political party in Serbia.It was founded in 1990.In 1997 a dissident group abandoned the party and formed New Serbia....
(Srpski pokret obnove) - Resistance (Otpor)
9. Serbian Strength Movement
Serbian Strength Movement
The Strength of Serbia Movement is a political party in Serbia led by Bogoljub Karić. He finished third in the 2004 presidential elections....
(Politički pokret „Snaga Srbije”) Bogoljub Karić
Bogoljub Karic
Bogoljub Karić ) is a businessman and politician from Serbia.- Early life :Bogoljub Karić was born on January 17, 1954 in Peć, Kosovo, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia, to Janićije Karić and Danica Kuzmanović. He earned a degree in Geography from Prirodno-matematički fakultet in Priština and his Master's...
10. New Serbia
New Serbia
New Serbia is a political party in Serbia. It was created in 1997 by a number of dissidents from the Serbian Renewal Movement....
(Nova Srbija) Velimir Ilić
Velimir Ilic
Velimir "Velja" Ilić is Serbian politician and a former Minister of Capital Investments in the Serbian government in the cabinet of Vojislav Koštunica.- Biography :...
Results
| Round | Number of voters | Voted in round | % |
| I | 1 659 177 | 639 604 | 38.57% |
| II | 1 659 152 | 637 259 | 38.45% |
The results of the two rounds were:
A governing coalition was formed comprising the Democratic Party, Together for Vojvodina, Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, and Serbian Strength Movement, which together hold 66 seats in the Assembly - a majority of 12.
Democratic Party Vice-President Bojan Pajtić
Bojan Pajtic
Bojan Pajtić is the current President of the Government of Vojvodina.He is a member of the Democratic Party. Pajtić was born in Senta and holds an advanced degree in Law from the University of Novi Sad. He speaks Serbian, Hungarian, and English language. Since November 2004, he has been Chairman...
was elected President of the Executive Council and Bojan Kostreš
Bojan Kostreš
Bojan Kostreš born August 25, 1974, Zrenjanin, province of Vojvodina, Serbia is a Vojvodinian politician of Serbian descent. The former president of the assembly of the Autonomous Serbian Province of Vojvodina. He is a vice-president of the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina...
from the League of Vojvodina Social Democrats was elected President of the Assembly.
See also
- Parliament of Vojvodina
- VojvodinaVojvodinaVojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
- Politics of VojvodinaPolitics of VojvodinaThis is article about politics of Vojvodina. Vojvodina is an autonomous province in Serbia whose population is composed of 65.05% Serbs, 14.28% Hungarians, 2.79% Slovaks, 2.78% Croats and 15.1% others. Currently there are more than 25 ethnic groups living in Vojvodina and six official languages...