Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998 Legislative Election

The 1995 Dayton Accord provided for a bicameral legislature of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in addition to which there is a bicameral legislature of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a unicameral legislature of the Serb Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chamber	House of Representatives
Dates of Election	September 12-13, 1998
Type of Electoral System	Proportional
Number of Seats Available	42 *
Length of Legislative Term	2 years
	Number of Seats	Percentage of Votes #
Coalition for a Unified Democratic Bosnia and Herzegovina (KCD)	17	33.83%
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ-BiH)	6	11.59%
Unity (Sloga) coalition	4	12.44%
Serbian Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDS-BiH)	4	9.43%
Democratic Party of Socialists (DSS)	4	9.26%
Social Democrats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDP)	2	1.86%
Serb Radical Party of the Serb Republic (SRS)	2	6.87%
Democratic People's Union (DNZ)	1	1.24%
New Croatian Initiative (NHI)	1	2.32%
Radical Party of the Serb Republic (RS-RS)	1	1.60%

* Twenty-eight members were elected from the Federation and 14 from the Serb Republic.

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chamber	House of Representatives of the Federation
Dates of Election	September 12-13, 1998
Type of Electoral System	Proportional
Number of Seats Available	140
Length of Legislative Term	2 years
	Number of Seats	Percentage of Votes
Coalition for a Unified and Democratic Bosnia and Herzegovina (KCD)	68	-
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ-BiH)	28	-
Democratic Party of Socialists (DSS)	19	-
Social Democrats of Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	-
New Croatian Initiative (NHI)	4	-
Democratic People's Union (DNZ)	3	-
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party (BPS)	2	-
Socialist Party of the Serb Republic (SP-RS)	2	-
Democratic Party of Pensioners (DSP)	2	-
Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia Herzegovina (HSP)	2	-
Bosnian Party (BOSS)	1	-
Center Coalition (KC)	1	-
Bosnian Rights Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BSP-BiH)	1	-
Croatian Peasants' Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HSS-BiH)	1	-

Serb Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chamber	National Assembly
Dates of Election	September 12-13, 1998
Type of Electoral System	Proportional
Number of Seats Available	83
Length of Legislative Term	2 years
	Number of Seats	Percentage of Votes
Serbian Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDS-BiH)	19	-
Coalition for a Unified and Democratic Bosnia and Herzegovina (KCD)	15	-
Serbian People's Alliance (SNS)	12	-
Serb Radical Party of the Serb Republic (SRS)	11	-
Socialist Party of the Serb Republic (SP-RS)	10	-
Party of Independent Social Democrats (SNSd)	6	-
Radical Party of the Serb Republic (RS-RS)	3	-
Democratic Party Socialists (DSS)	2	-
Serb Coalition of the Serb Republic (SKRS)	2	-
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ-BiH)	1	-
New Croatian Initiative (NHI)	1	-
Coalition for King and Fatherland (KKO)	1	-

Source: Political Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
# Source: Electionguide.org: Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998 Legislative Election Results. [Internet]. IFES. November 20, 2001.

Source: Voter Turnout: Bosnia and Herzegovina. [Internet]. International IDEA. November 7, 2001.