# 1996 Yugoslavian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 3 November 1996. A coalition of the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Yugoslav Left and New Democracy emerged as the largest bloc in the Federal Assembly, winning 64 of the 138 seats. Radoje Kontić, member of the Montenegrin ruling party, the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, was confirmed as Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He was replaced, in 1998, by Momir Bulatović, leader of Socialist People's Party of Montenegro.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| Serbia ||||||
| | Left Coalition (SPS–JUL–ND) | 1,848,669 | 45.41 | 64 | +17 |
| | Coalition Together | 969,296 | 23.81 | 22 | – |
| | Serbian Radical Party | 764,430 | 18.78 | 16 | –14 |
| | Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians | 81,311 | 2.00 | 3 | New |
| | List for Sandžak | 62,111 | 1.53 | 2 | New |
| | Vojvodina Coalition | 57,645 | 1.42 | 1 | 0 |
| | Serbian Radical Party – Nikola Pašić | 47,598 | 1.17 | 0 | New |
| | Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians | 46,809 | 1.15 | 0 | –3 |
| | United Radical Party of Serbia | 26,223 | 0.64 | 0 | New |
| | Parliamentary People's Party | 25,156 | 0.62 | 0 | New |
| | New Communist Party of Yugoslavia | 21,602 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | Natural Law Party | 11,856 | 0.29 | 0 | New |
| | Vojvodina | 11,024 | 0.27 | 0 | New |
| | Party for the Protection of Citizens | 7,650 | 0.19 | 0 | New |
| | Workers' Party of Yugoslavia | 6,964 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | Movement for the Protection of Human Rights | 6,629 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Political Party of Roma | 5,638 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | Foreign Currency Savers Party | 5,161 | 0.13 | 0 | New |
| | Universalist Movement | 5,153 | 0.13 | 0 | New |
| | Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina | 4,947 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party of Independent Democrats of Serbia | 4,817 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Serbian Unity | 4,326 | 0.11 | 0 | New |
| | Democratic Reform Party of Muslims | 4,131 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | League of Communists of Yugoslavia | 3,454 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| | Association of Foreign Currency and Dinar Savers | 2,219 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| | Bosniak List of Sandžak | 1,420 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| | Yugoslav Working Class "Josip Broz Tito" | 1,174 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| | Progressive Party – Progressives | 856 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| | Universal Movement – New Order of Raška | 557 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 32,081 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4,070,907 | 100.00 | 108 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,070,907 | 94.63 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 231,175 | 5.37 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,302,082 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 7,141,484 | 60.24 | | |
| Montenegro ||||||
| | Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro | 146,221 | 50.88 | 20 | +3 |
| | People's Party | 66,165 | 23.02 | 8 | +4 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Montenegro | 26,128 | 9.09 | 1 | New |
| | Party of Democratic Action of Montenegro | 12,327 | 4.29 | 1 | +1 |
| | Serbian Radical Party of Montenegro | 14,829 | 5.16 | 0 | –4 |
| | Serb Union (SSS–SSJ) | 8,287 | 2.88 | 0 | New |
| | Communists of Montenegro (SKPJ–SKCG–DKP–NKPJ) | 5,140 | 1.79 | 0 | New |
| | Yugoslav Left | 3,380 | 1.18 | 0 | New |
| | Union of Communists of Montenegro | 1,292 | 0.45 | 0 | New |
| | Serbian Democratic Party of Montenegro | 1,091 | 0.38 | 0 | New |
| | Foreign Currency Depositors Party | 1,005 | 0.35 | 0 | New |
| | Serbian National Renewal | 918 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party of Serbian Unity | 624 | 0.22 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 287,407 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 287,407 | 96.09 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 11,691 | 3.91 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 299,098 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 450,303 | 66.42 | | |
| Source: Slavia Research Centre ||||||