2001 Zagreb local elections

2001 Zagreb local elections

21 May 2001
All 51 seats to the Zagreb Assembly 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39.79% 6.09 pp
First party Second party   Candidate Milan Bandić Davorin Tepeš Party SDP HDZ–HSP–HKDU Seats won 20 / 51 14 / 51 Seat change 5 9 Popular vote 73,560 54,100 Percentage 27.07% 19.91% Swing 6.09 pp 8.31 pp   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Vesna Pusić Miroslav Tuđman Party HNS Independent Seats won 12 / 51 5 / 51 Seat change 3 New Popular vote 47,667 20,761 Percentage 17.54% 7.64% Swing 1.46 pp New
Mayor before election Milan Bandić SDP Elected mayor Milan Bandić SDP

Elections were held in Zagreb on 21 May 2001 for members of the Zagreb Assembly. Milan Bandić, the incumbent mayor since 2000, led the list of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), the largest centre-left party in the country and at the time a member of the governing coalition of Croatia.

Out of 29 lists that participated in the elections, only four passed the electoral threshold. The SDP won 20 seats in the Assembly and formed a coalition with the Croatian People's Party (HNS), which won 12 seats. The centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) coalition came second with 14 seats, while an independent list of Miroslav Tuđman won five. Milan Bandić was re-elected mayor by the Zagreb Assembly on 20 June.

Results

Assembly election

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)	73,560	27.07%	+6.09	20	+5
	Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) Croatian Christian Democratic Union (HKDU)	54,100	19.91%	+8.31	14	+9
	Croatian People's Party (HNS)	47,667	17.54%	–1.46	12	+3
	Independent list of Miroslav Tuđman	20,761	7.64%	New	5	New
	Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)	11,289	4.16%	+1.9	0	–2
	Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)	8,820	3.25%	–11.56	0	–10
	Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU)	8,392	3.09%	Coalition	0	±0
	Other lists	47,105	17.34%		0
Total:		271,694			51
Invalid votes:		4,550	1.65%
Turnout:		276,359	39.79%	+6.09
Registered voters:		694,586
Source: City Election Committee

Popular vote SDP   27.07% HDZ coalition   19.91% HNS   17.54% NL Miroslav Tuđman   7.64% HSS   4.16% HSLS   3.25% HSU   3.09% Other   17.34%

Seat totals SDP   39.22% HDZ coalition   27.45% HNS   23.53% NL Miroslav Tuđman   9.84%

See also

• List of mayors of Zagreb