1996 Slovenian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 10 November 1996.[1] The result was a victory for Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, which won 25 of the 90 seats. Party leader Janez Drnovsek was re-elected Prime Minister by the Parliament on 9 January 1997.

1996 Slovenian parliamentary election

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All 90 seats in the National Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.67% (Decrease 12.00 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Janez Drnovšek Marjan Podobnik Janez Janša
Party LDS SLS SDSS
Last election 22 seats 10 4 seats
Seats won 25 19 16
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 9 Increase 12
Popular vote 288,783 207,186 172,470
Percentage 27.01% 19.38% 16.13%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Lojze Peterle Janez Kocijančič Jože Globačnik
Party SKD ZLSD DeSUS
Last election 15 seats 14 seats
Seats won 10 9 5
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 5 New
Popular vote 102,852 96,597 46,152
Percentage 9.62% 9.03% 4.32%

  Seventh party
 
Leader Zmago Jelinčič
Party SNS
Last election 12
Seats won 4
Seat change Decrease 8
Popular vote 34,422
Percentage 3.22%

Prime Minister before election

Janez Drnovšek
LDS

Elected Prime Minister

Janez Drnovšek
LDS

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia288,78327.0125+3
Slovenian People's Party207,18619.3819+9
Social Democratic Party of Slovenia172,47016.1316+12
Slovene Christian Democrats102,8529.6210–5
United List of Social Democrats96,5979.039–5
Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia46,1524.325New
Slovenian National Party34,4223.224–8
Democratic Party of Slovenia28,6242.680–6
Greens of Slovenia18,8531.760–5
Slovenian Craftsmen and Entrepreneurial Party–Centrum Party12,3351.1500
Slovenian Forum11,3831.060New
Liberal Party7,9720.7500
National Labour Party5,8270.540New
Green Alternative of Slovenia5,6020.520New
Republican Association of Slovenia5,0710.4700
Communist Party of Slovenia5,0270.470New
Christian Social Union4,7670.450New
Slovenian National Right3,3270.310New
Patriotic United Retirement Party–League for Slovenia2,0250.190New
New Party1,1040.100New
Forward Slovenia8860.080New
Party for the Equality of Regions5410.050New
Independents7,3980.6900
Minority representatives20
Total1,069,204100.00900
Valid votes1,069,20494.10
Invalid/blank votes67,0075.90
Total votes1,136,211100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,542,21873.67
Source: DVK

References

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