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Elections in Slovenia

For full details of the electoral system and results of all post-Communist elections see Richard Rose and Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009)

For European Parliament election results, go to http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/archive/elections2009/en/slovenia_en.html

PRESIDENTIAL VOTE: 21 October, 11 November 2007
1st Round % 2nd Round %
Electorate 1,720,481 1,720,174
Valid Votes 986,429 57.3 995,621 57.9
Invalid Votes 5,279 0.3 9,738 0.6
Total Votes 991,708 57.6 1,005,359 58.5
Danilo Türk, Independent(1) 241,349 24.5 677,333 68
Lojze Peterle, Independent(2) 283,412 28.7 318,288 32
Mitja Gaspari, Independent(3) 237,632 24.1
Zmago Jelincic Plemeniti, SNS 188,951 19.2
Darko Krajnc, SMS 21,526 2.2
Elena Pecaric, Independent 8,830 0.9
Monika Piberl, Women's Voice 4,729 0.5
Source: Richard Rose and Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009), p.237
1 Independent but supported by NSi�KLS, SDS, and SLS�SKD.
2 Independent but supported by Social Democrats (SD), DeSUS, Active Slovenia, and Zares.
3 Independent but supported by LDS.

 

SLOVENIA: Percentage of Votes for the Dr�avni Zbor
8 Apr 1990 6 Dec 1992 10 Nov 1996 15 Oct 2000 3 Oct 2004 21 Sept 2008
Valid Votes 72.6 79.7 69.3 67.8 59.3 62
Invalid Votes 7.4 6 4.3 2.3 1.4 1.1
Total Votes 80 85.7 73.6 70.1 60.7 63.1
1 Party of Democratic Reform 17.3
2 Liberal Democratic Party 14.5 23.5
21 Liberal Democracy 27 36.3 22.8 5.2
10 Socialist Party 5.4 2.8
3 Slovenian Christian Democrats 13 14.5 9.6
24 Slovenian People's Party�SLS�SKD 9.5 6.8
4 Slovenian People's Party 12.6 8.7 19.4
28 Joint list: SLS + Slovenian Youth 5.2
23 Party of Slovenian Youth 4.3 2.1
5 Democratic Party 9.5 5 2.7 0.8
6 Greens 8.8 3.7 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.5
7 Slovenian Democratic Party 7.4 3.3 16.1 15.8 29.1 29.3
8 Liberal Party 3.5 1.5 0.7
9 Democratic Party of Pensioners 4.3 5.2 4 7.4
11 League for Citizens' Equality 2.5
12 Civic Green List 2
13 Party of Small Entrepreneurs 1.6 1.6 1.2
14 Social Democrats 13.6 9 12.1 10.2 30.4
15 Slovenian National Party 10 3.2 4.4 6.3 5.4
16 National Democratic Party 2.2
17 Liberal Democratic Party: LDSS 1.4
18 Party of Independents 1.4
19 Christian Socialists 1.1
20 Leagues for Primorska & Gorejnska 0.8 1.1
22 New Slovenia�Christian People 8.7 9.1 3.4
25 Active Slovenia 3
26 Slovenia Is Ours 2.6
27 Zares 9.4
29 Lime Tree 1.8
Others Slovenia 241 2 4.9 3.9 2.1 3.4 1.9

Source: Richard Rose, Richard & Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies . (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009), p.240f

SLOVENIA: Number of Seats in the Dr�avni Zbor
8 Apr 1990 (1) 6 Dec 1992 10 Nov 1996 15 Oct 2000 3 Oct 2004 21 Sept 2008
1 Party of Democratic Reform 14
2 Liberal Democratic Party 12 22
21 Liberal Democracy 25 34 23 5
10 Socialist Party 5 0
3 Slovenian Christian Democrats 11 15 10
24 Slovenian People's Party�SLS�SKD 9 7
4 Slovenian People's Party 11 10 19
28 Joint list: SLS + Slovenian Youth 5
23 Party of Slovenian Youth 4 0
5 Democratic Party 8 6 0 0
6 Greens 8 5 0 0 0 0
7 Slovenian Democratic Party 6 4 16 14 29 28
8 Liberal Party 3 0 0
9 Democratic Party of Pensioners 5 4 4 7
11 League for Citizens' Equality 0
12 Civic Green List 0
13 Party of Small Entrepreneurs 0 0 0
14 Social Democrats 14 9 11 10 29
15 Slovenian National Party 12 4 4 6 5
16 National Democratic Party 0
17 Liberal Democratic Party: LDSS 0
18 Party of Independents 0
19 Christian Socialists 0
20 Leagues for Primorska & Gorejnska 0 0
22 New Slovenia�Christian People 8 9 0
25 Active Slovenia 0
26 Slovenia Is Ours 0
27 Zares 9
29 Lime Tree 0
Minority organizations(2) 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total 80 90 90 90 90 90
Sources: Richard Rose, Richard & Neil Munro, Parties and Elections in New European Democracies . (Colchester: ECPR Press, 2009), p.242f
1 In 1990, seats in the Sociopolitical Chamber.
2 Hungarian and Italian minorities elect 1 representative each by first-past-the-post preferential vote.

 


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