# 1997 Croatian Chamber of Counties election

Elections for the Second Assembly of the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament were held in Croatia on 13 April 1997. The result was a victory for the Croatian Democratic Union, which won 40 of the 63 elected seats. This was the last election for the Chamber of Counties, which was abolished through a constitutional amendment on 29 March 2001. UNTAES facilitated the conduct of elections in the United Nations protectorate region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia.

## Results

President Franjo Tuđman had the constitutional right to appoint up to five members of the Chamber of Counties. He chose to exercise that right by naming Ivan Aralica, Jovan Bamburač, Slobodan Lang, Vojislav Stanimirović and Zlatko Vitez to the chamber.
| | Croatian Democratic Union | 1,060,909 | 41.94 | 40 | +3 |
| | HSLS–HSS | 358,530 | 14.17 | – | – |
| | SDP–HNS | 281,496 | 11.13 | – | – |
| | Croatian Social Liberal Party | 87,333 | 3.45 | 6 | –10 |
| | Croatian Peasant Party | 76,384 | 3.02 | 9 | +4 |
| | Istrian Democratic Assembly | 64,883 | 2.57 | 2 | –1 |
| | HSLS–HNS–HSS | 60,574 | 2.39 | – | – |
| | SDP–PGS–HNS | 60,391 | 2.39 | – | – |
| | Social Democratic Party of Croatia | 50,487 | 2.00 | 4 | +3 |
| | Croatian Party of Rights 1861 | 46,162 | 1.83 | 0 | New |
| | HSU–ASH | 39,673 | 1.57 | – | – |
| | Croatian Christian Democratic Union | 33,531 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Union | 33,508 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | Serb People's Party | 32,369 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 |
| | Croatian Pure Party of Rights | 27,801 | 1.10 | 0 | New |
| | HDZ–HKDU–HSP–KDM [hr] | 19,534 | 0.77 | – | – |
| | Croatian Party of Pensioners | 18,156 | 0.72 | 0 | New |
| | Democratic Party of Zagorje | 15,490 | 0.61 | 0 | New |
| | Istrian Democratic Forum | 14,202 | 0.56 | – | – |
| | Croatian Party of Rights | 13,003 | 0.51 | 2 | New |
| | SDP–HNS–HKDU | 12,374 | 0.49 | – | – |
| | Croatian People's Party | 10,644 | 0.42 | 0 | –1 |
| | Party of Croatian Renaissance [hr] | 9,683 | 0.38 | 0 | New |
| | Croatian Civic Peasant Party | 9,403 | 0.37 | 0 | New |
| | DA–SDU | 8,994 | 0.36 | – | – |
| | Slavonia-Baranja Croatian Party | 8,325 | 0.33 | 0 | New |
| | Croatian Green Party | 7,808 | 0.31 | 0 | New |
| | HGSS–HND | 6,763 | 0.27 | – | – |
| | Croatian Democratic Peasant Party | 6,474 | 0.26 | 0 | New |
| | SDU–SDA | 5,326 | 0.21 | – | – |
| | Croatian Republican Union | 5,314 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| | Croatian Dalmatian Home | 4,674 | 0.18 | 0 | New |
| | Croatian Christian Democratic Party [hr] | 4,608 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | HKDU–SBHS | 4,287 | 0.17 | – | – |
| | Croatian Independent Democrats | 2,920 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| | Istrian Independent Party | 2,472 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Croatian Democratic Party of Rights | 2,402 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Croatian Liberation Movement | 2,370 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| | Istrian Party | 2,092 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| | Croatian Peasant Workers' Party | 1,542 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| | Social Democratic Action of Croatia | 1,310 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| | Independent Party of Rights [hr] | 1,149 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| | Croatian Roma Party | 1,054 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| | Croatian Party | 996 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| | Homeland Civic Party [hr] | 818 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 11,194 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Appointed members | Appointed members | | | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2,529,412 | 100.00 | 68 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,529,412 | 96.71 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 86,062 | 3.29 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,615,474 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,664,666 | 71.37 | | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, State Election Commission ||||||