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Elections of Representatives to the House of Representatives of Croatian National Parliament Elections of Representatives..., Politi~ka misao, Vol. XXXVI, (1999), No. 5, pp. 176—191 176 Final results Elections of Representatives to the House of Representatives of Croatian National Parliament Final results in electoral unit I Election of representatives to the House of Representatives of Croatian National Parliament on the basis of lists in constituency I 1. Out of the total number of 363,454 voters registered in the electoral register 282,254 voters voted (according to ballot papers). The number of valid ballot papers is 279,642. 2,612 ballot papers were invalid. 2. Individual lists received the following number of votes: 1. SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF CROATIA – SDP 141,435 50.58 % CROATIAN SOCIAL LIBERAL PARTY – HSLS 2. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HDZ 59,843 21.40 % 3. CROATIAN PEASANT PARTY – HSS 33,934 12.13 % LIBERAL PARTY – LS CROATIAN PEOPLES’ PARTY – HNS ACTION OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OF CROATIA – ASH 4. CROATIAN PARTY OF RIGHTS – HSP 9,857 3.52 % CROATIAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HKDU 5. CROATIAN PARTY OF PENSIONERS – HSU 5,895 2.11 % 6. NEW CROATIA – NH 4,252 1.52 % 7. CROATIAN POPULAR PARTY 3,053 1.09 % 8. CROATIAN PARTY OF RIGHTS – 1861 – HSP-1861 2,660 0.95 % 9. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY OF CROATIA – SRP 2,152 0.77 % 10. CROATIAN PURE PARTY OF RIGHTS – HČSP 1,980 0.71 % 11. CROATIAN GREEN PARTY – HSZ 1,792 0.64 % 12. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY – NDS 1,718 0.61 % 13. CROATIAN PEASANT PEOPLES’ PARTY – HSNS 1,616 0.58 % 14. DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF PRIGORJE AND ZAGREB- DPS 1,472 0.53 % DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ZAGORJE – ZDS 15. CROATIAN CITIZEN PEASANT PARTY – HGSS 995 0.36 % 16. CROATIAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY- HKDS 943 0.34 % CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS OF MEĐIMURJE – KDM 17. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY – HDS 889 0.32 % 18. INDEPENDENT LIST – Vladimir Veselica 847 0.30 % 19. INDEPENDENT LIST – Mr.sc.dr.Đula Rušinović-Sunara 751 0.27 % 20. CROATIAN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS – HND 683 0.24 % 21. MOVEMENT OF DAMAGED PERSONS – PARTY OF 504 0.18 % ECOLOGICALLY CONSCIENTIOUS CITIZENS – POL Elections of Representatives..., Politi~ka misao, Vol. XXXVI, (1999), No. 5, pp. 176—191 177 22. CROATIAN PARTY OF NATURAL LAW – HSNZ 489 0.17 % 23. CROATIAN SPRINGS – HP 346 0.12 % 24. INDEPENDENT LIST – Alojzija Bilić 305 0.11 % 25. CROATIAN REPUBLICAN UNION – HRZ 275 0.10 % 26. CROATIAN REPUBLICANS – HR 268 0.10 % 27. CROATIAN DEFENSE ORDER – HOR 226 0.08 % 28. CHRISTIAN SOCIAL UNION – KSU 152 0.05 % 29. HOMELAND CIVIC PARTY – DGS 140 0.05 % 30. CROATIAN DALMATIAN HOME – HDD 101 0.04 % 31. INDEPENDENT LIST – Dubravko Tomljanović 69 0.02 % 3. On the basis of Article 41 of the Law on the Election of Representatives to the Croatian National Parliament, the following lists participate in the division of seats: 1. SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF CROATIA – SDP 9 CROATIAN SOCIAL LIBERAL PARTY – HSLS 2. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HDZ 3 3. CROATIAN PEASANT PARTY – HSS 2 LIBERAL PARTY – LS CROATIAN PEOPLES’ PARTY – HNS ACTION OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OF CROATIA – ASH Final results in electoral unit II Election of representatives to the House of Representatives of Croatian National Parliament on the basis of lists in constituency II I. Out of the total number of 385,179 voters registered in the electoral register, 301,997 voters voted (according to ballot papers). The number of valid ballot papers is 296,936. 5,061 ballot papers were invalid. II. Individual lists received the following number of votes: 1. CROATIAN SOCIAL LIBERAL PARTY – HSLS 125,931 42.41 % SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF CROATIA – SDP 2. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HDZ 70,672 23.80 % 3. CROATIAN PEASANT PARTY – HSS 53,284 17.94 % LIBERAL PARTY – LS CROATIAN PEOPLES’ PARTY – HNS 4. CROATIAN PARTY OF RIGHTS – HSP 14,035 4.73 % CROATIAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HKDU 5. CROATIAN PARTY OF PENSIONERS – HSU 4,446 1.50 % 6. CROATIAN PEASANT PEOPLES’ PARTY – HSNS 3,890 1.31 % 7. CROATIAN POPULAR PARTY 3,859 1.30 % 8. CROATIAN PARTY OF RIGHTS – 1861 – HSP-1861 3,811 1.28 % 9. NEW CROATIA – NH 3,557 1.20 % CROATIAN SPRINGS – HP 10. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY – HDS 1,753 0.59 % 11. CROATIAN CITIZEN PEASANT PARTY – HGSS 1,733 0.58 % Elections of Representatives..., Politi~ka misao, Vol. XXXVI, (1999), No. 5, pp. 176—191 178 12. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY OF CROATIA – SRP 1,649 0.56 % 13. CROATIAN PURE PARTY OF RIGHTS – HČSP 1,600 0.54 % 14. DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ZAGORJE AND PRIGORJE- DPS 1,595 0.54 % DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ZAGORJE- ZDS 15. CROATIAN GREEN PARTY – HSZ 1,293 0.44 % 16. CROATIAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY- HKDS 1,115 0.38 % CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS OF MEĐIMURJE – KDM 17. CROATIAN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS – HND 801 0.27 % 18. CROATIAN PARTY OF NATURAL LAW – HSNZ 494 0.17 % 19. CROATIAN REPUBLICAN UNION – HRZ 396 0.13 % 20. MOVEMENT OF DAMAGED PERSONS – PARTY OF 327 0.11 % ECOLOGICALLY CONSCIENTIOUS CITIZENS – POL 21. INDEPENDENT LIST – Mijo Kokot 258 0.09 % 22. INDEPENDENT LIST – Juraj Matić 231 0.08 % 23. CHRISTIAN SOCIAL UNION – KSU 206 0.07 % III. On the basis of Article 41 of the Law on the Election of Representatives to the Croatian National Parliament, the following lists participate in the division of seats 1. CROATIAN SOCIAL LIBERAL PARTY – HSLS 7 SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF CROATIA – SDP 2. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HDZ 4 3. CROATIAN PEASANT PARTY – HSS 3 LIBERAL PARTY – LS CROATIAN PEOPLES’ PARTY – HNS Final results in electoral unit III Election of representatives to the House of Representatives of Croatian National Parliament on the basis of lists in constituency III I. Out of the total number of 365,094 voters registered in the electoral register, 290,648 voters voted (according to ballot papers). The number of valid ballot papers is 284,916. 5,732 ballot papers were invalid. II. Individual lists received the following number of votes: 1. SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF CROATIA – SDP 131,373 46.11 % CROATIAN SOCIAL LIBERAL PARTY – HSLS 2. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HDZ 61,468 21.57 % 3. CROATIAN PEASANT PARTY – HSS 44,296 15.55 % LIBERAL PARTY – LS CROATIAN PEOPLES’ PARTY – HNS 4. CROATIAN PARTY OF RIGHTS – HSP 8,159 2.86 % CROATIAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HKDU 5. CROATIAN PARTY OF PENSIONERS – HSU 7,838 2.75 % 6. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC PEASANT PARTY – HDSS 5,284 1.85 % CROATIAN PEASANT WORKERS PARTy ( PARTY OF THE TRUTH) INDEPENDENT PARTY OF RIGHTS -NSP 7. DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ZAGORJE – ZDS 4,293 1.51 % Elections of Representatives..., Politi~ka misao, Vol. XXXVI, (1999), No. 5, pp. 176—191 179 8. CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS OF MEĐIMURJE – KDM 3,670 1.29 % CROATIAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY- HKDS 9. CROATIAN PARTY OF RIGHTS – 1861 – HSP-1861 3,383 1.19 % 10. CROATIAN PEASANT PEOPLES’ PARTY – HSNS 3,359 1.18 % 11. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY – HDS 1,928 0.68 % 12. CROATIAN POPULAR PARTY 1,452 0.51 % 13. NEW CROATIA – NH 1,447 0.51 % 14. CROATIAN CITIZEN PEASANT PARTY – HGSS 1,303 0.46 % 15. CROATIAN GREEN PARTY – HSZ 1,194 0.42 % 16. CROATIAN PURE PARTY OF RIGHTS – HČSP 905 0.32 % 17. CROATIAN INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS – HND 825 0.29 % 18. INDEPENDENT LIST – Ivan Hiti, prof. 731 0.26 % 19. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY OF CROATIA – SRP 594 0.21 % 20. HOMELAND CITIZENS’ PARTY – DGS 455 0.16 % 21. MOVEMENT OF DAMAGED PERSONS – PARTY OF 419 0.15 % ECOLOGICALLY CONSCIENTIOUS CITIZENS – POL 22. CROATIAN PARTY OF NATURAL LAW – HSNZ 334 0.12 % 23. CROATIAN REPUBLICANS – HR 206 0.07 % III. On the basis of Article 41 of the Law on the Election of Representatives to the Croatian National Parliament the following lists participate in the division of seats: 1. SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF CROATIA – SDP 8 CROATIAN SOCIAL LIBERAL PARTY – HSLS 2. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HDZ 4 3. CROATIAN PEASANT PARTY – HSS 2 LIBERAL PARTY – LS CROATIAN PEOPLES’ PARTY – HNS Final results in electoral unit IV Election of representatives to the House of Representatives of Croatian National Parliament on the basis of lists in constituency IV I. Out of the total number of 333,735 voters registered in the electoral register, 262,552 voters voted (according to ballot papers). The number of valid ballot papers is 257,877. 4,675 ballot papers were invalid.. II. Individual lists received the following number of votes: 1. CROATIAN SOCIAL LIBERAL PARTY – HSLS 98,084 38.04 % SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF CROATIA – SDP CROATIAN PARTY OF SLAVONIA AND BARANIA – SBHS 2. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HDZ 61,957 24.03 % 3. CROATIAN PEASANT PARTY – HSS 37,522 14.55 % LIBERAL PARTY – LS CROATIAN PEOPLES’ PARTY – HNS 4. CROATIAN PARTY OF RIGHTS – HSP 21,109 8.19 % CROATIAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION – HKDU 5. INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC SERBIAN PARTY – SDSS 7,635 2.96 % Elections of Representatives..., Politi~ka misao, Vol. XXXVI, (1999), No. 5, pp. 176—191 180 6. CROATIAN PARTY OF PENSIONERS – HSU 5,207 2.02 % 7. CROATIAN POPULAR PARTY 3,788 1.47 % 8. CROATIAN DEMOCRATIC PEASANT PARTY – HDSS 3,238 1.26 % CROATIAN PEASANT WORKERS PARTY (PARTY OF THE TRUTH) INDEPENDENT PARTY OF RIGHTS – NSP 9. NEW CROATIA – NH 3,150 1.22 % 10. CROATIAN PEASANT PEOPLES’ PARTY – HSNS 2,922 1.13 % 11. CROATIAN PARTY OF RIGHTS – 1861 – HSP-1861 2,833 1.10 % 12. PARTY OF CROATIAN PLAIN – SHR 2,341 0.91 % 13. SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY OF CROATIA – SRP 1,373 0.53 % 14. CROATIAN PURE PARTY OF RIGHTS – HČSP 1,323 0.51 % 15. CROATIAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY- HKDS 1,116 0.43 % CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS OF MEĐIMURJE – KDM 16. CROATIAN GREEN PARTY – HSZ 863 0.33 % 17.
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