# 2022 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina general election

General elections were held in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 October 2022 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Voters elected the 98 members of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the assemblies of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Christian Schmidt, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, imposed changes to the country's electoral law after voting hours ended for the election. The changes prominently included an expansion of the Federal House of Peoples from 56 to 80 members, changes in the election process for the house as well as changes in the election process for the president and vice presidents of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 26 of the 98 seats. The Social Democratic Party and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) each won 15 seats. The Democratic Front won 12 seats, while People and Justice won 7 seats, up five from the previous general election in 2018. Our Party repeated its result from the previous election, winning six seats.
In spite of the SDA emerging as the largest party, its failure to form a functional coalition led to the liberal alliance Troika and the HDZ BiH to form a coalition alongside the Croatian Democratic Union 1990, with Nermin Nikšić getting appointed as the new Prime Minister in April 2023, albeit after interventions by Christian Schmidt.

## Electoral system
### Presidency

The president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the two vice-presidents are not elected by direct election: The first chamber of the Federal Parliament, the House of Peoples, nominates candidates for the presidency and the vice-presidencies, followed by the second chamber, the House of Representatives, must confirm this nomination by election. Subsequently, confirmation by the majority of the delegates of all three constitutive ethnic groups in the House of Peoples is required.

### House of Representatives

The House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 98 members who are elected by proportional representation. The election takes place in 12 multi-person constituencies with entity-wide balancing mandates. In the Federal House of Representatives, each constitutive ethnic group should be represented by at least four members. The threshold is three percent.

### Cantonal Assemblies

The assemblies of the 10 cantons of the Federation are also elected. The election is based on proportional representation with a threshold of three percent. The individual cantonal assemblies send members to the House of Peoples.

## Results
### House of Representatives

Seats :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Direct | Comp. | Total | +/− |
| | Party of Democratic Action | 238,111 | 24.40 | −0.85 | 21 | 5 | 26 | −1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 131,323 | 13.46 | −1.07 | 11 | 4 | 15 | −1 |
| | Croatian Democratic Union and allies | 130,567 | 13.38 | −0.97 | 12 | 3 | 15 | −1 |
| | Democratic Front–Civic Alliance | 107,735 | 11.04 | +1.68 | 10 | 2 | 12 | +2 |
| | NiP–SPU | 67,200 | 6.89 | +4.57 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 |
| | Our Party | 50,815 | 5.21 | +0.12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ±0 |
| | People's European Union | 42,322 | 4.34 | +1.06 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +3 |
| | Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36,465 | 3.74 | +1.44 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +4 |
| | Union for a Better Future | 27,597 | 2.83 | −4.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 |
| | Croatian Democratic Union 1990 | 26,518 | 2.72 | +0.16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 |
| | Movement of Democratic Action | 18,312 | 1.88 | −1.89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 |
| | Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative | 18,150 | 1.86 | New | 1 | 0 | 1 | New |
| | PzP–NB–ZzD | 15,090 | 1.55 | −1.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 |
| | Bosnian Party | 13,577 | 1.39 | +0.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Croatian Republican Party | 13,050 | 1.34 | +0.67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| | Social Democrats | 11,639 | 1.19 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Croatian National Shift | 5,351 | 0.55 | New | 1 | 0 | 1 | New |
| | For New Generations | 5,334 | 0.55 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Movement for a Modern and Active Krajina | 4,465 | 0.46 | New | 1 | 0 | 1 | New |
| | Labour Party | 3,808 | 0.39 | −0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | 3,133 | 0.32 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party | 2,292 | 0.23 | −1.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Liberal Party | 899 | 0.09 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | People's Party Work for Prosperity | 850 | 0.09 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Coalition for Human (DNZ BiH–DNS) | 746 | 0.08 | −0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Bosnian-Herzegovinian Greens | 597 | 0.06 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 975,946 | 100.00 | – | 73 | 25 | 98 | 16 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 975,946 | 92.42 | | | | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 35,594 | 3.37 | | | | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 44,472 | 4.21 | | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,056,012 | 100.00 | | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,109,344 | 50.06 | | | | | |
| Source: CEC |||||||||
Vote share
SDA
24.40%
SDP
13.46%
HDZ
13.38%
DF–GS
11.04%
NiP–SPU
6.89%
NS
5.21%
NES
4.34%
SBiH
3.74%
SBB
2.83%
HDZ 1990
2.72%
Others
11.99% :

### Assemblies of the Cantons

Una-Sana
Una-SanaPartyVotes%Seats+/–SDA22,94325.398-1NES21,73324.058+4SDP9,36210.363-1DF–GS7,8748.713+1POMAK7,8648.703-1NiP4,3004.762+2Labour Party3,8884.301-2SBiH–SPU3,2513.601+1NS2,8903.2010SBB1,6471.82–-2PzP–NB–ZzD1,6111.78–-1DNZBiH–DNS–NSRzB9301.03–0Others2,0632.28––Total90,356100.0030–Valid votes90,35690.90Invalid votes5,2205.25Blank votes3,8253.85Total votes99,401100.00Registered voters/turnout259,93538.24Source: CEC
Posavina
PosavinaPartyVotes%Seats+/–HDZ BiH7,69952.7112+1SDA1,62511.133+1HDZ 19901,1357.772-1SDP9276.3510HRS5583.821+1Nezavisni-Neovisni5163.531+1PDA5023.4410Posavina Party3912.68–-2HSP BiH3662.51–0SNSD3092.12–0HSP-HB-BiH2511.72–0SBB2481.70–-1Others780.53––Total14,605100.0021–Valid votes14,60593.75Invalid votes6434.13Blank votes3312.12Total votes15,579100.00Registered voters/turnout40,44338.52Source: CEC
Tuzla
TuzlaPartyVotes%Seats+/–SDA60,81430.2113+4SDP37,18918.478-2DF–GS20,74810.314+1PDA16,1538.023-4SBiH10,9345.4320NiP10,6075.272+2SD BiH8,0373.992+2NS7,0563.511-1SBB5,1342.55–-2NES4,8862.43–0PzP4,7232.35–0BOSS4,6862.33–0Others10,3355.13––Total201,302100.0035–Valid votes201,30293.27Invalid votes7,4833.47Blank votes7,0333.26Total votes215,818100.00Registered voters/turnout428,87650.32Source: CEC
Zenica-Doboj
Zenica-DobojPartyVotes%Seats+/–SDA45,83129.23110BHI23,00614.675NewSDP20,09512.825-1DF–GS14,1279.0130NiP11,3187.223+3HDZ BiH and allies10,9656.9930NES9,3285.9520SBB6,5454.172-1NS4,9523.1610SBiH4,0142.56–-1PzP–NB–ZzD3,3352.13–0Others3,2722.09––Total156,788100.0035–Valid votes156,78893.18Invalid votes7,3624.38Blank votes4,1052.44Total votes168,255100.00Registered voters/turnout328,41151.23Source: CEC
Bosnian-Podrinje Goražde
Bosnian-Podrinje GoraždePartyVotes%Seats+/–SDA2,13415.1750NiP1,45310.333+3New Beginning1,42110.103NewSDP1,1438.1220SBiH1,0907.7520NES9226.552+1New Political Initiative9186.522NewIndependent Civic List6554.661NewBosnian People's Party6544.651NewBosnian-Herzegovinian Democrats6204.411NewDF–GS5964.241-1Liberal Party5704.051-3SBB5183.681-1Republican Party4082.90–0NS3592.55–-1PzP–NB–ZzD3562.53–0Working for Betterness Goražde2161.54–0Others370.26–-6Total14,070100.0025–Valid votes14,07094.83Invalid votes4262.87Blank votes3412.30Total votes14,837100.00Registered voters/turnout22,77765.14Source: CEC
Central Bosnia
Central BosniaPartyVotes%Seats+/–SDA36,47933.4011+1HDZ BiH and allies29,59627.1090SDP12,30611.274-1NiP8,4697.752+2DF–GS6,8276.2520HDZ 1990–HSP-HB-BiH5,3904.942+1SBB2,8542.61–-2SBiH1,9381.77–0NS1,5411.41–0Others3,8173.49–-1Total109,217100.0030–Valid votes109,21792.83Invalid votes4,4093.75Blank votes4,0333.43Total votes117,659100.00Registered voters/turnout227,54151.71Source: CEC
Herzegovina-Neretva
Herzegovina-NeretvaPartyVotes%Seats+/–HDZ BiH and allies33,59732.6011-2SDA19,97519.387-1HDZ 199010,36410.063+1SDP10,2639.9630HRS7,4997.282+1DF–GS5,2815.122+1NES4,5174.381+1NiP3,5183.411+1SBiH–PzP2,8732.79–0SNSD–SDS1,6731.62–0NS1,5531.51–0SBB1,2981.26–-2Others6520.63––Total103,063100.0030–Valid votes103,06394.48Invalid votes3,4833.19Blank votes2,5332.32Total votes109,079100.00Registered voters/turnout196,11955.62Source: CEC
West Herzegovina
West HerzegovinaPartyVotes%Seats+/–HDZ BiH and allies25,88063.2614-2HDZ 19906,48315.854+1HRS3,0687.5020HSP BiH1,9714.8210HSP AS1,7134.1910HSP-HB-BiH1,4303.501+1Others3640.89––Total40,909100.0023–Valid votes40,90996.64Invalid votes1,2132.87Blank votes2100.50Total votes42,332100.00Registered voters/turnout74,55356.78Source: CEC (confirmed results with 100.00% counted)
Sarajevo
SarajevoPartyVotes%Seats+/–SDA39,20918.267-3NiP39,14618.237+1SDP33,81815.756+2SBiH27,61912.865+5NS25,38311.8250DF–GS19,4889.074+1ZNG8,1943.821NewNES6,4012.98–0SBB5,5872.60–-4Others9,9334.62–-3Total214,778100.0035–Valid votes214,77894.17Invalid votes8,9293.91Blank votes4,3761.92Total votes228,083100.00Registered voters/turnout420,75754.21Source: CEC
Canton 10
10PartyVotes%Seats+/–HNP4,85318.785NewHDZ BiH4,49617.405-3HDZ 19904,32816.7540SNSD2,0708.012+2HNL1,8767.262-1SDA1,6666.4520SDP1,5756.102+1SNS FBiH and allies1,1554.4710SNP1,0323.991+1HRS9033.5010County Independent List7092.74–-1Independent List-Croatian Bells6962.69–0NSRzB3791.47–-1Others980.38–-3Total25,836100.0025–Valid votes25,83693.82Invalid votes9483.44Blank votes7552.74Total votes27,539100.00Registered voters/turnout65,50442.04Source: CEC :

## Aftermath

On 29 November 2022, a coalition led by the liberal alliance Troika and the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ BiH) reached an agreement on the formation of a new government for the 2022–2026 parliamentary term, designating Social Democratic Party president Nermin Nikšić as the new Federal Prime Minister. On 28 February 2023, Lidija Bradara (HDZ BiH) was elected president after a vote in the Federal House of Representatives. The House of Representatives confirmed the appointment of Nermin Nikšić and the government on 28 April 2023, following interventions by High Representative Christian Schmidt after months of political deadlock.
Former Federal Prime Minister, Fadil Novalić, who Nikšić succeeded following the election after Schmidt's intervention, at first refused to concede the power, and continues contesting his forceable deposing as illegal and unconstitutional. Nikšić's appointment was also deemed unconstitutional by the opposition, but was afterwards accepted.