1996 Montenegrin parliamentary election

Montenegrin parliamentary elections were held on November 3, 1996, the same day as the first round of the 1996 Serbian local elections.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro which won 45 of the 71 seats.[2]

1996 Montenegrin parliamentary election

3 November 1996

Party Leader % Seats ± DPS Momir Bulatović 49.92 45 -1 Unity Novak Kilibarda 24.91 19 -8 SDA Harun Hadžić 3.38 3 +3 DS Mehmet Bardhi 1.76 2 +2 DUA Fuad Nimani 1.28 2 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Milo Đukanović DPS Milo Đukanović DPS

Electoral system

Of the 71 seats in Parliament, 64 were elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency and seven were elected in a special constituency for minority lists.[3] The electoral threshold was set at 6% and seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.[3] Closed lists were used with a single list for both constituencies, although parties only had to award half their seats according to the order of the list, with the remaining half free for them to allocate.[3]

Results

3 November 1996 Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro election results

Coalitions and parties	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro	150,237	49.92	45	–1
Popular Unity (NS-LSCG)	74,963	24.91	19	–8
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro	16,608	5.52	—	—
Serbian Radical Party	12,963	4.31	0	–8
Party of Democratic Action of Montenegro	10,167	3.38	3	+3
Serb Union (SSS-SSJ)	5,848	1.94	—	—
Democratic Alliance in Montenegro	5,289	1.76	2	+2
Communists of Montenegro (SKPJ-SKCG-DKP-NKPJ)	5,176	1.72	—	—
Democratic Union of Albanians	3,849	1.28	2	+2
Communist Party of Yugoslavia in Montenegro	1,728	0.57	—	—
Yugoslav United Left	1,668	0.55	—	—
Serbian Democratic Party of Montenegro	1,603	0.53	—	—
Serbian Radical Party of Montenegro	861	0.29	—	—
Ecological Movement of Montenegro	711	0.24	—	—
Natural Law Party of Montenegro	452	0.15	—	—
Demo-Christian (Orthodox) Party	446	0.15	—	—
Party for Protection of Savings of Montenegro	380	0.13	—	—
Party of National Equality	214	0.07	—	—
Civic Group "Seventh Force"	16	0.01	—	—
Union of Social Justice	5	0.00	—	—
Invalid votes	7,742	2.57
Total (turnout 66.9%; +0.41%)	300,926	100	71	–14

Vote share

DPS   49.92% NS-LSCG   24.91% Others   22.67%

Seats

Name		Abbreviation	Main ideology	Leader	MPs
	Democratic Party of Socialists Demokratska partija socijalista Демократска партија социјалиста	DPS	Social democracy Serbian–Montenegrin unionism	Momir Bulatović	45 / 71
	People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка	NS	Conservatism Serbian–Montenegrin unionism	Novak Kilibarda	11 / 71
	Liberal Alliance of Montenegro Liberalni savez Crne Gore Либерални савез Црне Горе	LSCG	Liberalism Montenegrin nationalism	Slavko Perović	8 / 71
	Party of Democratic Action Stranka Demokratske Akcije Странка демократске акције	SDA	Bosniak nationalism Social conservatism	Harun Hadžić	3 / 71
	Democratic League in Montenegro Demokratski savez u Crnoj Gori Lidhja Demokratike në Mal të Zi	DS	Albanian minority interests Liberal conservatism	Mehmet Bardhi	2 / 71
	Democratic Union of Albanians Demokratska unija Albanaca Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve	DUA	Albanian minority interests Social conservatism	Fuad Nimani	2 / 71

References

1. Europa World Year, Book 2, 2004, p. 3696.
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1375
3. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1370. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

External links

• Narodna sloga election campaign rally in Tuzi, October 1996 (Slavko Perović speech)
• Narodna sloga election campaign rally in Danilovgrad, October 1996 (Miro Vicković speech)
• Narodna sloga election campaign rally in Danilovgrad, October 1996 (Slavko Perović speech)
• Narodna sloga election campaign rally in Pljevlja, October 25, 1996
• Narodna sloga election campaign rally in Pljevlja, October 25, 1996 (Slavko Perović speech)
• DPS election campaign rally in Danilovgrad, October 25, 1996
• DPS election campaign rally in Ozrinići, October 1996 (Milo Đukanović speech)
• DPS election campaign rally in Bijela, October 1996 (Svetozar Marović speech)
• SDP election campaign rally in Mrkojevići, October 26, 1996 (Ranko Krivokapić, Dragiša Burzan, and Žarko Rakčević speeches)
• Partija prirodnog zakona TV presentation, October 1996 (Saša S. Petrović speech)