1997_Zagreb_local_elections
Elections were held in Zagreb on 13 April 1997 for members of the Zagreb Assembly. The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won a majority in the City Assembly with 24 seats out of 50. Marina Matulović-Dropulić was named the new Mayor of Zagreb.
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All 50 seats to the Zagreb Assembly 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 67.61% 0.9 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Assembly election
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | D'Hondt | Majority | Total | +/− | ||
| Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) | 154,960 | 34.92% | –1.63 | 18 | 6 | 24 | +8 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) | 106,072 | 23.91% | +5.28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | +5 | |
| Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) | 46,920 | 10.57% | –2.3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | –1 | |
| Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) | 33,952 | 7.65% | –0.36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | –1 | |
| Social Democratic Action of Croatia (ASH) | 21,135 | 4.76% | –1.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | |
| Croatian People's Party (HNS) | 16,558 | 3.73% | +2.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) | 10,151 | 2.29% | –4.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | |
| Other lists | 53,961 | 12.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | –5 | ||
| Total: | 443,709 | 38 | 12 | 50 | ||||
| Invalid votes: | 10,156 | 2.24% | ||||||
| Turnout: | 453,865 | 67.61% | +0.9 | |||||
| Registered voters: | 671,255 | |||||||
| Source: City Election Committee[1][2] | ||||||||
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The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won 34.92% of the votes or 154,960 and gained 24 out of 50 seats in the Zagreb City Assembly. The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) came second with 106,072 or 23.91% of the votes and 14 seats, while the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) came third with 46,920 votes or 10.57% and gained 9 seats.[2][1] After Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) members of the Assembly joined HDZ, Marina Matulović Dropulić was named the new Mayor of Zagreb.[3]
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- "Županijska skupština XXI. Grada Zagreba" (PDF). Državno izborno povjerenstvo.
- "Marina Matulović Dropulić - Večernji.hr". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29. Retrieved 2016-06-04.