# 1996 Montenegrin parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Montenegro, at the time a constituent republic of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on November 3, 1996, the same day as the first round of the 1996 Serbian local elections. The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists which won 45 of the 71 seats.

## 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. The electoral threshold was set at 6% and seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. 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.

## Contesting parties

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

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro | 150,237 | 51.24 | 45 | –1 |
| | Popular Unity (NS–LSCG) | 74,963 | 25.57 | 19 | –8 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Montenegro | 16,608 | 5.66 | 0 | –4 |
| | Serbian Radical Party | 12,963 | 4.42 | 0 | –8 |
| | Party of Democratic Action of Montenegro | 10,167 | 3.47 | 3 | New |
| | Serb Union (SSS–SSJ) | 5,848 | 1.99 | 0 | New |
| | Democratic League in Montenegro | 5,289 | 1.80 | 2 | +2 |
| | Communists of Montenegro (SKPJ–SKCG–DKP–NKPJ) | 5,176 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Union of Albanians | 3,849 | 1.31 | 2 | New |
| | Communist Party of Yugoslavia in Montenegro | 1,728 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 |
| | Yugoslav United Left | 1,668 | 0.57 | 0 | New |
| | Serbian Democratic Party of Montenegro | 1,603 | 0.55 | 0 | New |
| | Serbian Radical Party of Montenegro | 861 | 0.29 | 0 | New |
| | Ecological Movement of Montenegro | 711 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | Natural Law Party of Montenegro | 452 | 0.15 | 0 | New |
| | Demo-Christian (Orthodox) Party | 446 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party for Protection of Savings of Montenegro | 380 | 0.13 | 0 | New |
| | Party of National Equality | 214 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| | Seventh Force | 16 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | Union of Social Justice | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 293,184 | 100.00 | 71 | –14 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 293,184 | 97.43 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 7,742 | 2.57 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 300,926 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 449,835 | 66.90 | | |
| Source: Slavic-Eurasian Research Centre ||||||