Croatia 2015 parliamentary election
What was the result of the 2015 parliamentary election in Croatia?
Croatian Democratic Union won 50 of 151 seats with 34.1% of the vote. 60.8% 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 50 of 151 seats with 34.1% of the vote; 60.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.1 points on 2011.
- Croatian Democratic Union 50 +9 seats 34.1% +10.6 points
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia 42 −19 seats 32.8% −8.3 points
- The Bridge 19 13.4%
- Human Shield 1 4.2%
- Bandić Milan 365 – Labour and Solidarity Party 2 3.3%
- Istrian Democratic Assembly 3 0 seats 1.9%
- Green Alternative – Sustainable Development of Croatia 0 1.7%
- ethnic 5 0 seats 1.7%
- People's Party – Reformists 1 1.5%
- Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja 2 −4 seats 1.4% −1.6 points
- Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats 9 −4 seats
- Croatian Labourists – Labour Party 3 −3 seats
- 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 2011 parliamentary election, party by party.
- Croatian Democratic Union50
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia42
- The Bridge19
- Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats9
- ethnic5
- Croatian Labourists – Labour Party3
- Croatian Party of Rights -- Dr. Ante Starcevic3
- Independent Democratic Serb Party3
- Istrian Democratic Assembly3
- Bandić Milan 365 – Labour and Solidarity Party2
- Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja2
- Croatian Party of Pensioners2
- Croatian Social Liberal Party2
- Unnamed party with one seat2
- Croatian Growth1
- Croatian Peasant Party1
- Human Shield1
- People's Party – Reformists1
Key numbers
34.1%
Share of the vote won by Croatian Democratic Union and its allies
Croatian Democratic Union and its allies won 50 of 151 seats. A majority needs 76.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Croatian Party of Rights -- Dr. Ante Starcevic
The largest gain in seats compared with 2011. Social Democratic Party of Croatia lost 19 seats.
60.8%
Voter turnout
Down 1.1 points on 2011.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatian Democratic Unionwith Democratic Party of Zagorje | 50 | +9 | 34.1 | +10.6 | 771,070 |
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia | 42 | −19 | 32.8 | −8.3 | 742,909 |
| The Bridge | 19 | 13.4 | 303,564 | ||
| Human Shield | 1 | 4.2 | 94,877 | ||
| Bandić Milan 365 – Labour and Solidarity Party | 2 | 3.3 | 75,527 | ||
| Istrian Democratic Assemblywith Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 3 | 0 | 1.9 | 42,193 | |
| Green Alternative – Sustainable Development of Croatia | 0 | 1.7 | 39,090 | ||
| ethnic | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | 37,564 | |
| People's Party – Reformists | 1 | 1.5 | 34,905 | ||
| Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja | 2 | −4 | 1.4 | −1.6 | 30,443 |
| Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats | 9 | −4 | |||
| Croatian Labourists – Labour Party | 3 | −3 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatian Party of Rights -- Dr. Ante Starcevic | 3 | +2 | |||
| Independent Democratic Serb Party | 3 | 0 | |||
| Croatian Party of Pensioners | 2 | −1 | |||
| Croatian Social Liberal Party | 2 | +2 | |||
| Unnamed party with one seat | 2 | ||||
| Croatian Growth | 1 | ||||
| Croatian Peasant Party | 1 | 0 |
± is the change against the Croatia 2011 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Croatian Democratic Union 771,070
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia 742,909
- The Bridge 303,564
- Human Shield 94,877
- Bandić Milan 365 – Labour and Solidarity Party 75,527
- Istrian Democratic Assembly 42,193
- Green Alternative – Sustainable Development of Croatia 39,090
- ethnic 37,564
- People's Party – Reformists 34,905
- Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja 30,443
- Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
- Croatian Labourists – Labour Party
- Croatian Party of Rights -- Dr. Ante Starcevic
- Independent Democratic Serb Party
- Croatian Party of Pensioners
- Croatian Social Liberal Party
- Unnamed party with one seat
- Croatian Growth
- Croatian Peasant Party
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?
60.8% of the 3,788,788 registered voters cast a ballot (2,304,403 ballots), down 1.1 points on 2011. 2,262,782 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Croatian Democratic Union34.1% of votes33.1% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia32.8% of votes27.8% of seats
- The Bridge13.4% of votes12.6% of seats
- ethnic1.7% of votes3.3% of seats
- Istrian Democratic Assembly1.9% of votes2.0% of seats
- Bandić Milan 365 – Labour and Solidarity Party3.3% of votes1.3% of seats
- Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja1.4% of votes1.3% of seats
- Human Shield4.2% of votes0.7% of seats
- People's Party – Reformists1.5% of votes0.7% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.1 by votes and 4.8 by seats; Croatian Democratic Union led Social Democratic Party of Croatia by 1.2 points of the vote.
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