House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Predstavnički Dom Bosne i Hercegovine, Croatian: Zastupnički Dom Bosne i Hercegovine and Serbian Cyrillic: Представнички Дом Босне и Херцеговине) is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the other being the House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The chamber consists of 42 members which are elected by party-list proportional representation. 28 members are elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 14 from Republika Srpska. Members serve for terms of four years. The current membership of the chamber was elected on 2 October 2022.
House of Representatives Predstavnički dom Zastupnički dom Представнички дом | |
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| 9th legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairperson | |
Vice-chairpeople | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 42 |
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Political groups | Government (20) Supported by (3) Opposition (19) |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Salary | 2,564 EUR per month[1] |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2 October 2022 |
Next election | 4 October 2026 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Parliament Building Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 43°51′16.48″N 18°24′20.63″W / 43.8545778°N 18.4057306°W | |
| Website | |
| www.parlament.ba | |
Electoral system
The house is elected by party-list proportional representation with open lists. For the first two elections, representatives were elected from nationwide lists, but in 2000, local representation was introduced. Eight constituencies, known as electoral units, each elect between three and six representatives, giving a total of 30. To ensure proportionality, a further 12 representatives are elected on a entity-wide basis. Each entity is allocated a number of these entity-wide seats, 7 members from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 5 from Republika Srpska.[2] When a party is entitled to one of these entity-wide seats, it is given to the candidate from the party who receives the most votes without being elected in his or her electoral unit, located in one of the two entities.
Brčko District voters are entitled to vote in only one of the two entities. Their vote is allocated to the corresponding electoral unit, depending on which entity the voter is voting from.[2]
Current composition
| In-House Groups | Parties | Representatives | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party of Democratic Action Stranka demokratske akcije | SDA | 8 | |
| Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata | SNSD | 6 | |
| Social Democratic Party Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine | SDP BiH | 5 | |
| Croatian Democratic Union Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine | HDZ BiH | 4 | |
| Democratic Front Demokratska fronta | DF | 3 | |
| People and Justice Narod i Pravda | NiP | 3 | |
| Serb Democratic Party Srpska demokratska stranka | SDS | 2 | |
| Party of Democratic Progress Partija demokratskog progresa | PDP | 2 | |
| Our Party Naša stranka | NS | 2 | |
| People's European Union Narodni evropski savez Bosne i Hercegovine | NES | 2 | |
| For Justice and Order Za Pravdu i Red | ZPR | 1 | |
| Democratic Union Demokratski savez | DEMOS | 1 | |
| United Srpska Ujedinjena Srpska | US | 1 | |
| Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative Bosanskohercegovačka Inicijativa | BHI | 1 | |
| Forward Naprijed | NPD | 1 | |
| Total | 42 | ||
Chairmen of the House of Representatives
Croatian Democratic Union Serb Democratic Party Party of Democratic Action Social Democratic Party Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Union for a Better Future People and Justice
| # | Name | Term of Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Lozančić | 3 January 1997 | 2 September 1997 | HDZ BiH |
| 2 | Slobodan Bijelić | 2 September 1997 | 2 May 1998 | SDS |
| 3 | Halid Genjac | 2 May 1998 | 2 August 1999 | SDA |
| 4 | Mirko Banjac | 2 August 1999 | 2 April 2000 | SDS |
| 5 | Pero Skopljak | 2 April 2000 | 29 December 2000 | HDZ BiH |
| 6 | Sead Avdić | 29 December 2000 | 28 August 2001 | SDP BiH |
| 7 | Željko Mirjanić | 28 August 2001 | 28 April 2002 | SNSD |
| 8 | Mariofil Ljubić | 28 April 2002 | 9 December 2002 | HDZ BiH |
| 9 | Šefik Džaferović | 9 December 2002 | 8 August 2003 | SDA |
| 10 | Nikola Špirić | 8 August 2003 | 8 April 2004 | SNSD |
| 11 | Martin Raguž | 8 April 2004 | 8 December 2004 | HDZ BiH |
| 12 | Šefik Džaferović | 8 December 2004 | 8 August 2005 | SDA |
| 13 | Nikola Špirić | 8 August 2005 | 8 April 2006 | SNSD |
| 14 | Martin Raguž | 8 April 2006 | 11 January 2007 | HDZ 1990 |
| 15 | Beriz Belkić | 11 January 2007 | 10 September 2007 | SBiH |
| 16 | Milorad Živković | 10 September 2007 | 10 May 2008 | SNSD |
| 17 | Niko Lozančić | 10 May 2008 | 10 January 2009 | HDZ BiH |
| 18 | Beriz Belkić | 10 January 2009 | 10 September 2009 | SBiH |
| 19 | Milorad Živković | 10 September 2009 | 10 May 2010 | SNSD |
| 20 | Niko Lozančić | 10 May 2010 | 30 November 2010 | HDZ BiH |
| 21 | Adnan Bašić | 30 November 2010 | 20 May 2011 | SBB BiH |
| 22 | Denis Bećirović | 20 May 2011 | 19 January 2012 | SDP BiH |
| 23 | Milorad Živković | 19 January 2012 | 19 September 2012 | SNSD |
| 24 | Božo Ljubić | 19 September 2012 | 19 May 2013 | HDZ 1990 |
| 25 | Denis Bećirović | 19 May 2013 | 19 January 2014 | SDP BiH |
| 26 | Milorad Živković | 19 January 2014 | 19 September 2014 | SNSD |
| 27 | Božo Ljubić | 19 September 2014 | 9 December 2014 | Ind. |
| 28 | Šefik Džaferović | 9 December 2014 | 8 August 2015 | SDA |
| 29 | Borjana Krišto | 8 August 2015 | 8 April 2016 | HDZ BiH |
| 30 | Mladen Bosić | 8 April 2016 | 8 December 2016 | SDS |
| 31 | Šefik Džaferović | 8 December 2016 | 8 August 2017 | SDA |
| 32 | Borjana Krišto | 8 August 2017 | 8 April 2018 | HDZ BiH |
| 33 | Mladen Bosić | 8 April 2018 | 6 December 2018 | SDS |
| 34 | Borjana Krišto | 6 December 2018 | 5 August 2019 | HDZ BiH |
| 35 | Denis Zvizdić | 5 August 2019 | 5 April 2020 | SDA |
| 36 | Nebojša Radmanović | 5 April 2020 | 5 December 2020 | SNSD |
| 37 | Borjana Krišto | 5 December 2020 | 5 August 2021 | HDZ BiH |
| 38 | Denis Zvizdić | 5 August 2021 | 5 April 2022 | NiP |
| 39 | Nebojša Radmanović | 5 April 2022 | 1 December 2022 | SNSD |
| 40 | Denis Zvizdić | 1 December 2022 | 1 August 2023 | NiP |
| 41 | Marinko Čavara | 1 August 2023 | 1 April 2024 | HDZ BiH |
| 42 | Nebojša Radmanović | 1 April 2024 | Incumbent | SNSD |