Croatia 2003 parliamentary election
What was the result of the 2003 parliamentary election in Croatia?
Croatian Democratic Union won 66 of 152 seats with 33.2% of the vote. 66.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Croatia- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Croatian Democratic Union won 66 of 152 seats with 33.2% of the vote; 66.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 9.7 points on 2000.
- Croatian Democratic Union 66 +20 seats 33.2% +8.8 points
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia 34 −10 seats 23.3% −17.5 points
- Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats 10 +8 seats 8.3%
- Croatian Peasant Party 10 −7 seats 7.3% −8.3 points
- Croatian Party of Rights 8 +3 seats 6.5% +1.2 points
- Croatian Social Liberal Party 2 −22 seats 4.1%
- Croatian Party of Pensioners 3 +3 seats 4.1% +2.2 points
- Croatian Bloc 0 1.3%
- Croatian Democratic Peasant Party 1 1.0%
- Istrian Democratic Assembly 4 0 seats
- Independent Democratic Serb Party 3
- Party of Liberal Democrats 3
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Croatia 2000 parliamentary election, party by party.
- Croatian Democratic Union66
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia34
- Croatian Peasant Party10
- Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats10
- Croatian Party of Rights8
- Independents4
- Istrian Democratic Assembly4
- Croatian Party of Pensioners3
- Independent Democratic Serb Party3
- Party of Liberal Democrats3
- Croatian Social Liberal Party2
- Liberal Party2
- Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar1
- Croatian Democratic Peasant Party1
- Party of Democratic Action of Croatia1
Key numbers
33.2%
Share of the vote won by Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Democratic Union won 66 of 152 seats. A majority needs 77.
+20 seats
Seats gained by Croatian Democratic Union
The largest gain in seats compared with 2000. Croatian Social Liberal Party lost 22 seats.
66.8%
Voter turnout
Down 9.7 points on 2000.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatian Democratic Union | 66 | +20 | 33.2 | +8.8 | 800,503 |
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia | 34 | −10 | 23.3 | −17.5 | 560,593 |
| Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats | 10 | +8 | 8.3 | 198,781 | |
| Croatian Peasant Party | 10 | −7 | 7.3 | −8.3 | 174,960 |
| Croatian Party of Rightswith Democratic Party of Zagorje | 8 | +3 | 6.5 | +1.2 | 155,588 |
| Croatian Social Liberal Party | 2 | −22 | 4.1 | 99,467 | |
| Croatian Party of Pensioners | 3 | +3 | 4.1 | +2.2 | 98,299 |
| Independents | 4 | +1 | 2.3 | +1.6 | 56,080 |
| Croatian Bloc | 0 | 1.3 | 31,171 | ||
| Croatian Democratic Peasant Party | 1 | 1.0 | 23,787 | ||
| Istrian Democratic Assembly | 4 | 0 | |||
| Independent Democratic Serb Party | 3 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party of Liberal Democrats | 3 | ||||
| Liberal Party | 2 | 0 | |||
| Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 1 | −1 | |||
| Party of Democratic Action of Croatia | 1 |
± is the change against the Croatia 2000 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Croatian Democratic Union 800,503
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia 560,593
- Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats 198,781
- Croatian Peasant Party 174,960
- Croatian Party of Rights 155,588
- Croatian Social Liberal Party 99,467
- Croatian Party of Pensioners 98,299
- Independents 56,080
- Croatian Bloc 31,171
- Croatian Democratic Peasant Party 23,787
- Istrian Democratic Assembly
- Independent Democratic Serb Party
- Party of Liberal Democrats
- Liberal Party
- Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar
- Party of Democratic Action of Croatia
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
66.8% of the 3,690,936 registered voters cast a ballot (2,466,481 ballots), down 9.7 points on 2000. 2,409,240 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Croatian Democratic Union33.2% of votes43.4% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia23.3% of votes22.4% of seats
- Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats8.3% of votes6.6% of seats
- Croatian Peasant Party7.3% of votes6.6% of seats
- Croatian Party of Rights6.5% of votes5.3% of seats
- Croatian Party of Pensioners4.1% of votes2.0% of seats
- Croatian Social Liberal Party4.1% of votes1.3% of seats
- Croatian Democratic Peasant Party1.0% of votes0.7% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 8.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.4 by votes and 4.0 by seats; Croatian Democratic Union led Social Democratic Party of Croatia by 9.9 points of the vote.
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