2009 Croatian local elections
Introduction Local elections were held in Croatia on 17 May 2009, with the second round held on 31 May where necessary.The elections elected a total of 866 members of county assemblies and 51 members of the City Assembly of the City of Zagreb, as well as 2,206 members of city councils and 5,343 municipal councils. A total of 2,982 candidate lists with 46,324 candidates were submitted for 21 county assemblies and the City Assembly of the City of Zagreb, as well as for 126 city councils and 429 municipal councils. In addition, 429 municipal mayors and 435 deputy mayors, 126 city mayors and 194 deputy mayors, 21 prefects and 42 deputy prefects and mayor of the City of Zagreb with his deputies were elected. Kutjevo, Otok and Sveta Nedelja are cities where for the first time was elected city mayor instead municipal mayor.
Electoral system Councilors of regional and local council are elected by closed list proportional system with a number of seats depending on number of inhabitants in area. By law, municipalities with up to 3,000 inhabitants elect between 7 and 13 councilors, municipalities with between 3,000 and 10,000 councilors elect between 9 and 15 councilors, municipalities and cities with between 10,000 and 30,000 inhabitants elect between 13 and 19 councilors, cities with over 30,000 inhabitants elect between 19 and 35 councilors, while the City of Zagreb elects 51 councilors. Counties numbers between 31 and 51 councilors, regardless of population. The electoral threshold was set on 5%. The number of seats can differ from above mentioned because of special seats for national minorities that are given independently. County prefects, city and municipal mayors were elected directly by voters for the first time.
Election results ===Counties===+Results of 2009 elections in Croatian countiesCountyCounty councilCounty prefect/Zagreb mayorPluralityTurnoutPrefect/MayorTurnoutNotesBjelovar-BilogoraHDZ (28.92%)44.04%Miroslav Čačija, HSS (64.38%)44.04%first round winBrod-PosavinaHDZ (32.23%)47.81%Danijel Marušić, HDZ (50.86%)36.26%runoff electionDubrovnik-NeretvaHDZ, HSS, HSLS, HSU (46.65%)55.41%Nikola Dobroslavić, HDZ (53.64%)49.14%runoff electionIstriaIDS, HNS (44.77%)49.63%Ivan Jakovčić, IDS (59.62%)38.23%runoff electionKarlovacHDZ, HSS, HSLS (48.25%)46.26%Ivan Vučić, HDZ (58.72%)30.33%runoff electionKoprivnica-KriževciSDP, HNS (45.90%)53.11%Darko Koren, HSS (51.18%)53.10%first round winKrapina-ZagorjeSDP, HNS, ZDS, HSU, DC (46.25%)52.66%Siniša Hajdaš Dončić, SDP (53.03%)52.66%first round winLika-SenjHDZ, HSS, HSP, HSLS (69.87%)50.54%Milan Jurković, HDZ (68.49%)50.54%first round winMeđimurjeSDP, HSS, HSU (40.03%)50.16%Ivan Perhoč, SDP (62.82%)37.32%runoff electionOsijek-BaranjaHDZ, HSP, HSU, HSS, HSLS (34.69%)49.20%Vladimir Šišljagić, HDSSB (54.10%)38.69%runoff electionPožega-SlavoniaHDZ (40.41%)49.91%Marijan Aladrović, HDZ (53.00%)43.72%runoff electionPrimorje-Gorski KotarSDP, HNS, HSU, IDS, HSLS, ARS, SDA, ZS (52.25%)44.07%Zlatko Komadina, SDP (60.48%)44.07%first round winSisak-MoslavinaHDZ, HSS, HSLS, HSU (40.09%)44.41%Marina Lovrić, SDP (50.90%)44.41%first round winSplit-DalmatiaHDZ, HSS, HSLS (31.72%)49.29%Ante Sanader, HDZ (58.65%)42.75%runoff electionŠibenik-KninHDZ (35.63%)46.76%Goran Pauk, HDZ (62.70%)30.20%runoff electionVaraždinHNS, SDP, HSU (52.92%)57.69%Predrag Štromar, HNS (51.56%)57.69%first round winVirovitica-PodravinaHDZ, HSS, HSLS (53.67%)50.05%Tomislav Tolušić, HDZ (57.08%)50.05%first round winVukovar-SyrmiaHDZ, HSS, HSP, HSLS, HSU, PSS (59.57%)43.20%Božo Galić, HDZ (67.85%)43.24%first round winZadarHDZ, HSS, HSLS, HSP, HSU (63.30%)44.76%Stipe Zrilić, HDZ (62.92%)44.82%first round winZagreb CountyHDZ, HSS, HSU (42.25%)45.80%Stjepan Kožić, HSS (51.06%)45.80%first round winCity of ZagrebSDP, HSU (33.34%)41.69%Milan Bandić, SDP (61.84%)33.62%runoff electionSource: State Electoral Committee===Cities===+Results of the 2009 elections in Croatian cities City CouncilMayor CityPlurality TurnoutMayorTurnoutNote BakarHDZ (49.24%)51.44%Tomislav Klarić, HDZ (69.60%)51.43%first round win Beli ManastirHDZ, HSP, HSS, HSU (46.41%)38.33%Ivan Doboš, SDP (49.24%)39.79%runoff election BelišćeHDSSB (31.87%)51.81%Zvonko Borić, HSU (60.75%)47.82%runoff election BenkovacHDZ (56.37%)35.93%Željko Katuša, HDZ (61.08%)35.93%first round win Biograd na MoruHDZ (58.37%)50.56%Ivan Knez, HDZ (68.32%)50.55%first round win BjelovarSDP, HNS (30.37%)35.10%Antun Korušec, HSLS (57.07%)35.10%first round win BujeIDS (21.05%)47.98%Edi Andreašić, IDS (56.80%)45.14%runoff election BuzetIDS (60.61%)59.91%Valter Flego, IDS (83.02%)59.91%first round win CresHNS, SDP, PGS, HSLS (40.83%)58.25%Kristijan Jurjanko, HNS (58.86%)61.39%runoff election CrikvenicaSDP, HSLS (25.05%)38.84%Damir Rukavina, HDZ (50.41%)30.04%runoff election ČabarHDZ (33.50%)58.37%Željko Erent, HDZ (59.97%)54.07%runoff election ČakovecSDP, HSS, HSU (50.42%)49.31%Branko Šalamon, SDP (50.41%)49.32%first round win ČazmaHSS, HSU (45.86%)50.54%Dinko Pirak, HSS (59.62%)50.54%first round win DaruvarHSS (26.91%)45.77%Dalibor Rohlik, SDP (59.01%)42.22%runoff election DelnicePGS (34.21%)52.43%Marijan Pleše, PGS (55.67%)45.04%runoff election Donja StubicaHDZ (35.47%)48.84%Juraj Srebačić, HDZ (63.15%)37.86%runoff election Donji MiholjacHDZ (36.85%)47.92%Stjepan Viduka, HDZ (58.92%)41.50%runoff election DrnišHDZ (34.74%)50.91%Ante Dželalija, Ind. (51.20%)47.21%runoff election DubrovnikHDZ, HSS (39.95%)48.66%Andro Vlahušić, SDP (53.91%)55.08%runoff election Duga ResaHSS (24.80%)50.30%Ivan Baršić, HSS (51.22%)50.33%first round win Dugo SeloHDZ, HSS (37.61%)35.29%Vlado Kruhak, HDZ (68.86%)30.12%runoff election ĐakovoSDP, HNS, HDSSB (48.01%)53.66%Zoran Vinković, SDP (53.96%)53.66%first round win ĐurđevacHDZ, HSLS (41.88%)60.40%Slavko Gračan, SDP (52.76%)63.65%runoff election GarešnicaSDP, HNS (38.09%)45.29%Velimir Žunac, HDZ (52.04%)52.47%runoff election GlinaHDZ, HSP, HSU (44.51%)39.81% Milan Bakšić, HNS (54,50%)39.81%first round win GospićHDZ, HSS, HSP, HSLS (82.59%)44.42%Milan Kolić, HDZ (78.10%)44.42%first round win Grubišno PoljeHDZ, HSLS (55.04%)43.94%Zlatko Mađeruh, HDZ (58.68%)43.97%first round win Hrvatska KostajnicaHDZ, HSP (47.00%) 42.85%Tomislav Paunović, HSLS (49.16%)41.80%runoff election HvarInd. (35.19%)55.81%Pjerino Bebić, Ind. (62.66%)50.39%runoff election IlokHDZ, HSP, HSU (46.70%)53.24%Miroslav Janić, HDZ (50.45%)58.38%runoff election ImotskiHSP, HČSP (56.43%)57.27%Ante Đuzel, HSP (74.39%)57.27%first round win IvanecHNS, HSU (46.95%)56.69%Milorad Batinić, HNS (65.03%)56.69%first round win Ivanić-GradSDP, HNS, HSLS (48.68%)40.33%Borislav Kovačić, SDP (53,87%)40.33%first round win JastrebarskoSDP, HNS, HSU (49.00%)62.49%Mihael Zmajlović, SDP (50.46%)62.49%first round win KarlovacHDZ, HSS, HSLS (47.49%)44.96%Damir Jelić, HDZ (55.09%)44.97%first round win KastavSDP, HNS, IDS (46.10%)39.95%Ivica Lukanović, SDP (53.95%)39.95%first round win KaštelaHDZ, HSLS (33.41%)40.58%Josip Berket, Ind. (50.13%)43.44%runoff election KlanjecSDP, ZDS, HNS (50.27%)64.92%Zlatko Brlek, SDP (65.14%)64.92%first round win KninHDZ (48.69%)37.15%Josipa Rimac, HDZ (63.87%)37.15%first round win KomižaSDP, HNS (35.78%)55.25%Tonka Ivčević, SDP (56.96%)56.56%runoff election KoprivnicaSDP, HNS (66.44%)55.73%Zvonimir Mršić, SDP (73.95%)55.66%first round win KorčulaSDP, HNS (34.10%)54.66%Mirko Duhović, SDP (49.14%)53.51%runoff election KraljevicaHDZ, HSP, HSS (32.70%)49.17%Josip Turina, SDP (55.66%)45.23%runoff election KrapinaHDZ (41.96%)55.98%Josip Horvat, HDZ (51.64%)55.99%first round win KriževciSDP, HNS (35.60%)45.46%Branko Hrg, HSS (53.28%)45.69%first round win KrkPGS, SDP, HSLS (50.55%)47.07%Darijo Vasilić, PGS (77.52%)47.07%first round win KutinaHDZ, HSLS, HSP, HSS, HSU (56.75%)43.56%Davor Žmegač, HDZ (70.02%)43.56%first round winKutjevoHDZ (27.75%)51.28%Ivica Nikolić, SDP (54.09%)49.57%runoff election LabinIDS (45.22%)46.34%Tulio Demetlika, IDS (57.87%) 46.33%first round win LepoglavaHNS, HSU, SDP (59.88%)48.25%Marijan Škvarić, HNS (69.59%)48.25%first round win LipikHDZ (31.71%)36.09%Antun Haramija, HDZ (59.94%)33.95%runoff election LudbregSDP (21.94%)55.26%Marijan Krobot, SDP (51.33%)44.42%runoff election MakarskaHDZ (38.68%)41.08%Marko Ožić-Bebek, HDZ (57.87%)41.39%runoff election Mali LošinjHDZ, HSLS, HSS, HKDU (41.45%)51.27%Gari Cappelli, HDZ (58.05%)51.28%first round win MetkovićHSS, HSLS, HNS, HSU, SU (50.30%)62.60%Stipo Gabrić, HSS (54.31%)62.60%first round win Mursko SredišćeSDP, HNS (30.08%)39.94%Josip Dobranić, HSLS (60.81%)33.60%runoff election NašiceHDZ, HSP (43.11%)56.66%Krešimir Žagar, HDZ (56.50%)56.66%first round win NinHDZ (47.20%)52.37%Emil Ćurko, HDZ (59.63%)52.37%first round win Nova GradiškaSDP (31.87%)45.28%Josip Vuković, SDP (58.20%)41.00%runoff election NovaljaHDZ, HSS, HSLS (63.15%)65.65%Ivan Dabo, HDZ (63.29%)65.65%first round win Novi MarofHNS (40.24%)63.50%Darko Hrenić, HNS (54.04%)63.50%first round win Novi VinodolskiHDZ (58.43%)60.56%Oleg Butković, HDZ (72.50%)60.56%first round win NovigradIDS (54.36%)50.98%Anteo Milos, IDS (61.60%)50.98%first round win NovskaHDZ, HSS (40.09%)42.04%Antun Vidaković, HDZ (53,38%)38.61%runoff election ObrovacHDZ (28.90%)44.88%Ante Župan, HDZ (55.83%)44.02%runoff election OgulinHDZ (45.99%)51.13%Nikola Magdić, HDZ (56.68%)43.63%runoff election OmišHDZ (52.52%)48.82%Ivan Škaričić, HDZ (51.33%)48.42%first round win OpatijaSDP, HNS, HSLS (30.50%)47.40%Ivo Dujmić, SDP (56.33%)39.66%runoff election OpuzenHDZ, HSLS (46.12%)66.91%Ivo Mihaljević, Ind. (61.49%)66.87%runoff election OrahovicaHDZ, HSLS (60.61%)60.17%Josip Nemec, HDZ (61.86%)60.08%first round win OroslavjeSDP, HNS, HSU, ZDS (52.26%)43.82%Ivan Tuđa, SDP (75.51%)43.82%single-candidate election OsijekHDSSB, HNS, Zeleni HR (32.66%)45.87%Krešimir Bubalo, HDSSB (63.14%)38.93%runoff election OtočacHDZ, HSP, HSLS, HNS (66.99%)53.13%Mario Barković, HDZ (67.64%)53.13%first round winOtokHDZ, HSS (62.98%)54.52%Josip Šarić, HDZ (66.87%)54.51%first round win OzaljSDP, HNS (44.89%)43.86%Biserka Vranić, SDP (50.03%)43.86%first round win PagHSP, HSLS (23.68%)68.06%Ante Fabijanić-Njekulin, HSP (57.09%)64.18%runoff election PakracHDZ (41.86%)33.23%Davor Hruška, HDZ (65.65%)29.97%runoff election PazinIDS (45.36%)50.62%Renato Krulčić, IDS (52.76%)50.62%first round win PetrinjaHDZ, HSP, HSS (36.62%)43.32%Željko Nenadić, HDZ (50.04%)39.83%runoff election PleternicaHDZ, HSS, HSP (51.98%)58.95%Franjo Lucić, HDZ (65.63%)58.97%first round win PločeHDZ, HSLS (38.05%)55.59%Krešimir Vejić, HDZ (52.35%)58.46%runoff election PorečIDS (51.97%)43.98%Edi Štifanić, IDS (68.87%)43.98%first round win PožegaSDP (51.48%)54.96%Zdravko Ronko, SDP (52.33%)54.96%first round win PregradaHDZ, HSS, HNS, HSU, ZDS (54.55%)44.90%Vilmica Kapac, HDZ (71.98%)44.90%first round win PrelogHNS (39.78%)52.83%Dragutin Glavina, HNS (68.32%)52.83%first round win PulaIDS, SDP (44.38%)43.07%Boris Miletić, IDS (57.91%)43.07%first round win RabHDZ, HSS, RPS (38.85%)57.98%Zdenko Antešić, SDP (48.93%)57.26%runoff election RijekaSDP, HNS, IDS, HSLS, HSS, ARS, SDA (48.77%)36.85%Vojko Obersnel, SDP (58.27%)36.85%first round win RovinjIDS (61.51%)48.43%Giovanni Sponza, IDS (71.88%)48.43%first round win SamoborHDZ, HSP, HSU (22.10%)47.23%Krešo Beljak, HSS (59,99%)34.57%runoff election SenjHDZ, HSS (44.53%)56.45%Darko Nekić, HDZ (58.72%)56.45%first round win SinjHDZ, HSS (32.53%)49.91%Ivica Glavan, HDZ (54.05%)47.63%runoff election SisakSDP, HNS, DSU, DC, SDSS (37.53%)48.77%Dinko Pintarić, HDZ (49.65%)44.18%runoff election SkradinHDZ, HSS (56.20%)40.49%Nediljko Dujić, HDZ (62.20%)40.51%first round win SlatinaHDZ, HSU (43.45%)40.14%Ivan Roštaš, HDZ (55.96%)40.20%first round win Slavonski BrodHSP (40.70%)43.95%Mirko Duspara, HSP (50.59%)43.95%first round win SlunjHDZ (61.89%)35.01%Ivan Bogović, HDZ (58.67%)35.01%first round win SolinHDZ, HSLS, HSS (47.19%)45.01%Blaženko Boban, HDZ (60.94%)45.02%first round win SplitInd. (27.71%)46.76%Željko Kerum, Ind. (56.87%)44.28%runoff election Stari GradHDZ (28.76%)59.63%Đurđica Plančić, SDP (57.18%)59.02%runoff election SupetarSDP, HNS (35.69%)54.05%Dinko Hržić, HDZ (51.40%)50.17%runoff electionSveta NedeljaHDZ, HSS (44.45%)39.61%Drago Prahin, HDZ (53.58%)32.36%runoff election Sveti Ivan ZelinaHDZ (39.43%)47.15%Vlado Žigrović, HDZ (60.75%)47.15%first round win ŠibenikHDZ, HSS, HSLS, DC (34.11%)47.64%Ante Županović, SDP (50.84%)42.35%runoff election TriljHDZ, HSLS (46.74%)50.52%Ivan Šipić, HDZ (51.44%)50.52%first round win TrogirSDP, HNS, HSU (42.84%)52.89%Damir Rilje, SDP (57.68%)54.04%runoff election UmagIDS (28.88%)42.60%Vili Bassanese, Ind (52.50%)37.23%runoff election ValpovoHDZ, HSS (43.55%)55.78%Leon Žulj, HDZ (55.65%)55.78%first round win VaraždinHNS, SDP, SHUS (40.39%)53.68%Ivan Čehok, HNS (50.55%)53.68%first round win Varaždinske TopliceHSLS (34.66%)68.26%Dragutin Kranjčec, HSLS (56.66%)66.79%runoff election Velika GoricaHDZ, HSS, HSP, HSU (49.19%)43.09%Dražen Barišić, HDZ (55.01%)42.07%runoff election VinkovciHDZ, HSP, HSLS, HSS, HSU (52.51%)41.23%Mladen Karlić, HDZ (56.79%)41.27%first round win ViroviticaHDZ, HSS, HSLS (51.11%)52.60%Ivica Kirin, HDZ (56.00%)52.60%first round win VisHNS, HSS (34.87%)59.08%Ivo Radica, HDZ (51.08%)56.23%runoff election VodiceHDZ (45.45%)47.18%Branka Juričev-Martinčev, HDZ (53.55%)47.18%first round win VodnjanIDS, SDP (53.60%)48.77%Klaudio Vitasović, IDS (62.58%)48.77%first round win VrbovecHDZ, HSS, HSU (44.69%)50.06%Vladimir Bregović, HDZ (59.66%)43.65%runoff election VrbovskoSDP, PGS (28.18%)56.65%Željko Mirković, SDP (49.47%)51.61%runoff election VrgoracHDZ, HSS (51.29%)64.38%Borislav Matković, HDZ (55.79%)68.12%runoff election VrlikaHDZ (58.61%)50.60%Ivan Ćorić, HDZ (56.49%)50.60%first round win VukovarHDZ, HSP, HSU, HSS, HSLS (42.77%)34.03%Željko Sabo, SDP (51.03%)35.07%runoff election ZabokSDP, HSS, HSU (45.62%)59.09%Ivan Hanžek, SDP (54.16%)59.09%first round win ZadarHDZ, HSS, HSLS, HSP, HSU (50.69%) 37.51%Zvonimir Vrančić, HDZ (55.06%)37.45%first round win ZaprešićHDZ, HSS, HSU, ZS (38.55%)41.14%Željko Turk, HDZ (55.24%)39.97%runoff election ZlatarHDZ, HSS, ZS (44.48%)37.43%Miroslav Kopjar, HDZ (53.84%)37.41%first round win ŽupanjaHDZ, HSU (47.54%)40.91%Davor Miličević, HDZ (51.73%)40.91%first round winSource: State Electoral CommitteePartyMayorsHDZ59SDP29IDS9HNS-LD7Independent6HSS5HSLS4HSP3PGS2HDSSB1HSU1
Elections in major cities *2009 Zagreb local elections*2009 Split local elections
References
External links *  Official web site of the 2009 local elections at the Croatian State Election Commission