2024 Bosnian municipal elections

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All 143 municipal/city mayors
All 143 municipal/city councils
Registered| 3,400,204
Turnout| 45.88% ( 4.52 pp)
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Leader  | Milorad Dodik | Bakir Izetbegović | Dragan Čović
Party  | SNSD | SDA | HDZ BiH
Mayors  | 47 | 32  | 20
Change  |  3  |  5  |  2
Percentage  | 32.87% | 22.38%  | 13.99%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party

SDS

IND

Leader  | Milan Miličević | Nermin Nikšić | None
Party  | SDS | SDP BiH | Independent
Mayors  | 11  | 8  | 4
Change  |  5  |  1  |  1
Percentage  | 7.69%  | 5.59%  | 2.80%

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Results by municipality.

Municipal elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 6 October 2024 to elect mayors and assemblies in 138 municipalities.

Due to sustaining major damage and suffering casualties following heavy floods two days prior, elections were postponed and held on 20 October in the municipalities of, Kiseljak, Kreševo, Konjic and Fojnica.[1] Elections in the town of Jablanica, which suffered most of the flood damage, were held on 3 November 2024.[2]

## Electoral system

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Municipal elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina comprise the election of a mayor and municipal assembly across the 143 municipalities of Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are governed by the Law on Elections.[3]

Mayors are elected by a first-past-the-post system, with the candidate receiving the plurality of votes winning. For this reason, multi-party coalitions are more common at the mayoral level, with a united political or ethnic slate presented in situations where several candidates may divide the electorate. Assembly elections use open list proportional representation, with the number of assembly members varying by population.[4]

Sarajevo and Istočno Sarajevo are further subdivided into four and six municipalities which also elect assemblies. The mayor of Sarajevo is elected indirectly,[5][6] while the mayor of Istočno Sarajevo has been elected directly since the 2020 municipal elections.[7][8] The Brčko District is an independent self-administrative unit, electing an assembly which in turn selects a mayor.[9] Mostar holds elections using the mixed-member proportional representation system where 22 seats are elected in six different city areas and 13 on the city list.[10] The mayor is elected by the city assembly.[10]

## Results

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### Mayoral

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Denotes municipality within city

#### Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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| Municipality | Mayor before | Mayor elected

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Banovići |  | SDA |  | PDA
Bihać |  | POMAK |  | POMAK
Bosanska Krupa |  | SDP BiH |  | SDP BiH
Bosanski Petrovac |  | SDA |  | SDA
Bosansko Grahovo |  | SNSD |  | Independent
Breza |  | SDA |  | SDA
Bugojno |  | SDA |  | SDP BiH
Busovača |  | SDA |  | SDA
Bužim |  | SDA |  | SDA
Cazin |  | NES |  | NES
Centar |  | NS |  | NS
Čapljina |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Čelić |  | SBiH |  | SBiH
Čitluk |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Doboj East |  | SDA |  | SDA
Doboj South |  | SDA |  | SDA
Dobretići |  | HSS SR |  | HSS SR
Domaljevac-Šamac |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Donji Vakuf |  | Independent |  | SDP BiH
Drvar |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Foča-Ustikolina |  | Independent |  | Independent
Fojnica |  | SDA |  | SDA
Glamoč |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Goražde |  | SDP BiH |  | SDP BiH
Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje |  | SDA |  | SDA
Gračanica |  | SDP BiH |  | SDA
Gradačac |  | SDP BiH |  | SDA
Grude |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Hadžići |  | SDA |  | SDA
Ilidža |  | NiP |  | NiP
Ilijaš |  | SDA |  | NiP
Jablanica |  | SDP BiH |  | SDA
Jajce |  | SDA |  | SDA
Kakanj |  | SDA |  | SDA
Kalesija |  | SDA |  | SDA
Kiseljak |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Kladanj |  | PDA |  | SDA
Ključ |  | SDP BiH |  | SDA
Konjic |  | SDA |  | SDA
Kreševo |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Kupres |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Livno |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Lukavac |  | SD BiH |  | SD BiH
Ljubuški |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Maglaj |  | SDP BiH |  | SDA
Mostar |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Neum |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Novi Grad Sarajevo |  | SBiH |  | SBiH
Novi Travnik |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Novo Sarajevo |  | SDP BiH |  | SDP BiH
Odžak |  | HDZ BiH |  | SDA
Olovo |  | SDA |  | SDA
Orašje |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Pale-Prača |  | SDA |  | SDA
Posušje |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Prozor-Rama |  | RNS |  | RNS
Ravno |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Sanski Most |  | SDA |  | SDA
Sapna |  | SDA |  | SDA
Sarajevo |  | SDP BiH |  |
Srebrenik |  | NiP |  | NiP
Stari Grad |  | SDP BiH |  | SDP BiH
Stolac |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Široki Brijeg |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Teočak |  | SDA |  | SDA
Tešanj |  | SDA |  | SDA
Tomislavgrad |  | HNP |  | HNP
Travnik |  | SDA |  | SDA
Trnovo |  | SDA |  | SDA
Tuzla |  | SDP BiH |  | SDP BiH
Usora |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Vareš |  | HDS |  | HDS
Velika Kladuša |  | LS BiH |  | Independent
Visoko |  | SDA |  | SDA
Vitez |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Vogošća |  | SDA |  | SDA
Zavidovići |  | SN |  | SDA
Zenica |  | BHI |  | BHI
Žepče |  | HDZ BiH |  | HDZ BiH
Živinice |  | SDA |  | SDA

#### Republika Srpska

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| Municipality | Mayor before | Mayor elected

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Banja Luka |  | PDP |  | PDP
Berkovići |  | SDS |  | SDS
Bijeljina |  | SDS |  | SDS
Bileća |  | SDS |  | SNSD
Bratunac |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Brod |  | SDS |  | SNSD
Čajniče |  | SDS |  | SRS 9J
Čelinac |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Derventa |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Doboj |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Donji Žabar |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Foča |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Gacko |  | SNSD |  | SDS
Gradiška |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Han Pijesak |  | SDS |  | SDS
Istočna Ilidža |  | SDS |  | SDS
Istočni Drvar |  | ZSD |  | SNSD
Istočni Mostar |  | SDS |  | Independent
Istočni Stari Grad |  | SDS |  | SDS
Istočno Novo Sarajevo |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Istočno Sarajevo |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Jezero |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Kalinovik |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Kneževo |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Kostajnica |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Kotor Varoš |  | PDP |  | PDP
Kozarska Dubica |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Krupa Na Uni |  | SNSD |  | NPS
Kupres |  | SNSD |  | SP
Laktaši |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Ljubinje |  | SDS |  | SDS
Lopare |  | SDS |  | SDS
Milići |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Modriča |  | SDS |  | SDS
Mrkonjić Grad |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Nevesinje |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Novi Grad |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Novo Goražde |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Osmaci |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Oštra Luka |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Pale |  | SNSD |  | DEMOS
Pelagićevo |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Petrovac |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Petrovo |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Prijedor |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Prnjavor |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Ribnik |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Rogatica |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Rudo |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Sokolac |  | SDS |  | SNSD
Srbac |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Srebrenica |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Stanari |  | US |  | US
Šamac |  | SDS |  | SDS
Šekovići |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Šipovo |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Teslić |  | SDS |  | SDS
Trebinje |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Trnovo |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Ugljevik |  | SDS |  | SNSD
Višegrad |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Vlasenica |  | SNSD |  | SNSD
Vukosavlje |  | SNSD |  | SDP BiH
Zvornik |  | SNSD |  | SNSD

### Assembly of Brčko District

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There are 31 seats in the Assembly of the Brčko District. The seats are divided as follows as of 2024:[11]

Constituency[12] | Council  | Mayor[13]
elected by Council

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Party  | Popular vote  | %  | Seats  | Mayor  | Votes  | %
Brčko |  | Party of Democratic Action | 6,024  | 15.93  | 4  |  | Siniša Milić, SNSD | 24  | 82.76
| SNSD—SPS | 5,945  | 15.72  | 4
| SP—DNS—PUP | 3,489  | 9.23  | 3
| United Srpska | 3,431  | 9.07  | 3
| Croatian Democratic Union | 3,387  | 8.96  | 3
| Party of Democratic Progress | 2,321  | 6.14  | 2
| Union for a Better Future | 2,271  | 6.01  | 2
| People and Justice | 2,224  | 5.88  | 2
| Our Party | 2,053  | 5.43  | 2
| Social Democratic Party | 1,988  | 5.26  | 1
| Serb Democratic Party | 1,752  | 4.63  | 1
| Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,385  | 3.66  | 1
| HSS SR—HDZ 1990 | 1,201  | 3.18  | 1
| Minority candidate Alija Denjagić  | (276)  | —  | 1
| Minority candidate Radoslav Subotić  | (157)  | —  | 1
Total | 38,589  |  | 31

## Notes

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1. ^ Elections in Kiseljak, Kreševo, Konjic and Fojnica were conducted on 20 October 2024, while in Jablanica they were held on 3 November 2024.

## See also

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* 2024 Mostar municipal elections

## References

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1. ^ N.Ž. (20 October 2024). "Preliminarni rezultati u četiri općine daju jasnu sliku: Bez promjene na vladajućim pozicijama" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
2. ^ D.Be. (3 November 2024). "Jablanica dobila novog načelnika, Emir Muratović (SDA) pobijedio Damira Šabanovića (SDP)" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
3. ^ "Izborni Zakon Bosne e i Hercegovine" (PDF). mizbori.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
4. ^ "Izborni zakon Bosne i Hercegovine" (PDF). izbori.ba (in Bosnian). Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
5. ^ "Izbori za Gradsko vijeće Grada Sarajeva - bos". youtube.com. Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
6. ^ "Statut Grada Sarajeva" (PDF). gradskovijece.sarajevo.ba. Sarajevo City Council. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
7. ^ "Izbori za Skupštinu Grada Istočno Sarajevo - bos". youtube.com. Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
8. ^ "Zakon o gradu Istočno Sarajevo". narodnaskupstinars.net (in Bosnian). National Assembly (Republika Srpska). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
9. ^ "Statut Brčko distrikta" (PDF). skupstinabd.ba (in Bosnian). Brčko District Assembly. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
10. ^ a b "Izbori u Gradu Mostaru - bos". youtube.com (in Bosnian). Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
11. ^ "GRAFIČKI PRIKAZ SALE SKUPŠTINE BRČKO DISTRIKTA BIH" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
12. ^ The three-digit numbers in the municipality column are the codes used for the municipalities on the Central Electoral Commission site
13. ^ "Brčko dobilo novog/starog gradonačelnika i rukovodstvo Skupštine". Retrieved 29 November 2024.

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