2009 Split local elections

2009 Split mayoral election

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Candidate  | Željko Kerum | Ranko Ostojić
Party  | Independent | SDP
Popular vote  | 40,479 | 29,003
Percentage  | 56.87% | 40.75%

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| Mayor before election

Ivan Kuret
HDZ

| Elected Mayor

Željko Kerum
Independent

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The 2009 local elections were held in Split, Croatia on 17 and 31 May 2009.

The incumbent HDZ mayor Ivan Kuret was running for a full four-year term after he was appointed mayor on 17 July 2007 after the former mayor Zvonimir Puljić was impeached by the city council.

## Mayoral election[edit]

Candidates  | First round  | Runoff

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Candidate  | Sustaining Party  | Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
| Željko Kerum | Independent | 30,227  | 40.21  | 40,479  | 56.87
| Ranko Ostojić | Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats
Croatian Party of Pensioners
Democratic Centre | 26,099  | 34.72  | 29,003  | 40.75
| Ivan Kuret | Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Peasant Party
Croatian Social Liberal Party | 12,840  | 17.08  |
| Luka Podrug  | Croatian Pure Party of Rights
Croatian Party of Rights
Croatian Christian Democratic Union | 3,016  | 4.01
| Mate Buljubašić  | Social Democratic Action of Croatia
Split Party of Pensioners  | 1,513  | 2.01
Valid votes: | 73,695  | 98.11  | 69,482  | 97.65
Invalid votes: | 1,422  | 1.89  | 1,669  | 2.35
Turnout: | 75,164  | 46.76  | 71,177  | 44.28
Expected voters: | 160,738  |  | 160,753  |

The percentages of votes from each candidate are calculated from number of valid voters
The percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout number
The turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters

Source: State Election Committee (Državno izborno povjerenstvo) First round official results Second round official results

## Council election[edit]

Party list  | Votes  | %  | Seats  | %

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| Željko Kerum independent list | 20,337  | 27.71  | 9  | 36
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats
Croatian Party of Pensioners
Democratic Centre | 17,479  | 23.77  | 8  | 32
| Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Peasant Party
Croatian Social Liberal Party | 10,394  | 14.13  | 4  | 16
| Croatian Pure Party of Rights
Croatian Party of Rights
Croatian Christian Democratic Union | 4,169  | 5.67  | 2  | 8
| Nikola Grabić independent list  | 4,017  | 5.46  | 1  | 4
| Ljubica Vrdoljak independent list  | 3,835  | 5.22  | 1  | 4
Total: | 73,535  | 97.89  | 25  | 100
Invalid votes: | 1,585  | 2.11  |  |
Turnout: | 75,158  | 46.76  |  |
Expected voters: | 160,738  |  |  |

The percentages of votes from each list are calculated from number of valid voters
The percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout number
The turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters

Source: State Election Committee (Državno izborno povjerenstvo) Official results

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