List of members of the Sabor, 2008–2011

The sixth Sabor was constituted on 11 January 2008. It came into existence following the November 2007 general election and consisted of 153 representatives elected from 10 geographical and two special electoral districts. It was dissolved on 28 October 2011, about a month before the 2011 general election.

Electoral system in Croatia

Since 1999 Croatia has been divided into 10 geographically based electoral districts. These districts are named using Roman numerals and were formed according to the number of voters so that each district holds around 250,000–300,000 registered voters. These districts therefore do not correspond to the borders of top administrative divisions within Croatia and each district contains one or more or parts of several Croatian counties.

Each district sends 14 MPs to the parliament and winning candidates are determined using the party-list proportional representation voting system. This means that parties make lists of 14 candidates to be elected, and seats get allocated to each party in proportion to the number of votes the party receives, with the election threshold set at 5 percent of votes in each district, calculated using the standard D'Hondt formula.

In addition, there are two non-geographical districts. In District XI, up to 12 members are chosen by proportional representation - depending on the number of voters in Croatia - to represent Croatian citizens residing abroad (this district is commonly referred to as the diaspora electorate). Although all people living outside Croatia are eligible to vote for this list, the majority of voters who turnout for this list traditionally consists of Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the majority of whom hold dual Croatian and Bosnian citizenships. In District XII an additional 8 members are elected to represent the 22 ethnic minorities in Croatia which are legally recognized as such in the Croatian Constitution, with 3 of these seats reserved for the Serbian minority.

Since the seats are allocated according to the proportion of votes received in each district, parties usually nominate senior party officials on top of their lists in districts where they have traditionally enjoyed good levels of support, to ensure that the party's most prominent members win parliamentary seats. All candidates are elected to four-year terms. However, many MPs who are members of post-election ruling coalitions often get appointed to various ministerial and government positions while others serve as city mayors or directors of various government agencies. In such cases they are required by law to put their parliamentary mandate on hiatus for the duration of their other term in office and their seats are then taken by party-appointed deputy MPs.

2007 election results According to the November 2007 election results, 122 out of 153 (or almost 80 percent) of seats were won by the two major parties, the centre-right HDZ and the centre-left SDP. HDZ then entered a post-election coalition agreement with several minor parties and formed a coalition government. The 153 parliament seats were divided as follows (members of the ruling coalition indicated in bold):

Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) – 66 seats Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) – 56 seats Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS) – 7 seats Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) – 6 seats Croatian Democratic Assembly of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB) – 3 seats Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) – 3 seats Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) – 3 seats Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) – 2 seats Party of Democratic Action of Croatia (SDAH) – 1 seat Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) – 1 seat Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) – 1 seat Independent – 4 seats

(Members of HDZ, HSS, SDSS and HSLS were appointed to ministerial positions in the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II, while 5 representatives of ethnic minorities (four independents and one from ASH) and the single MP representing HSU signed a voting agreement with the ruling coalition. This gave the ruling coalition an 83-member majority in the 153-seat parliament.)

Parliament officials The president of the parliament (often also called the speaker in English) is Luka Bebić (HDZ). Vicepresidents of the parliament are:

Vladimir Šeks (HDZ) Ivan Jarnjak (HDZ) Josip Friščić (HSS) Željka Antunović (SDP) Neven Mimica (SDP)

The secretary is Josip Sesar.

Composition of the 6th Sabor Members of HDZ, HSS, SDSS and HSLS were appointed to ministerial positions in the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II, while 5 representatives of ethnic minorities (four independents and one from SDA) and the single MP representing HSU signed a voting agreement with the ruling coalition. This gave the ruling coalition an 83-member majority in the 153-seat parliament.

Luka Bebić (HDZ) was appointed Speaker of Parliament in the 6th assembly, replacing Vladimir Šeks (HDZ) who had held the post since December 2003.

Party January 2008 October 2011•Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) 66 65Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) 56 53Croatian People's Party (HNS) 7 5•Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) 6 6Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB) 3 4•Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) 3 3Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) 3 3•Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) 2 0•Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) 1 1 Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) 1 1•Party of Democratic Action of Croatia (SDA) 1 1Croatian Labourists – Labour Party (HL) 0 1Croatian Social Democrats (HSD) 0 1Independents 4 9

Government coalition parties denoted with bullets (•)

MPs by party This is a list of MPs elected to Sabor in the 2007 general election, sorted by party. Note that this table is a record of the 2007 election results, it is not a record of the current status of Sabor. The Changes table below records all changes in party affiliation.

Party Name Constituency Croatian Democratic Union (66)Ivo Andrić-Lužanski District 11 (diaspora)Branko BačićDistrict 10Ivan BagarićDistrict 11 (diaspora)Mladen BarišićDistrict 1Luka Bebić District 10Božo Biškupić District 3Suzana Bilić-VardićDistrict 5Mato BilonjićDistrict 5Rade BošnjakDistrict 11 (diaspora)Dražen Bošnjaković District 6Ivica BuconjićDistrict 4Perica Bukić District 9Gari CappelliDistrict 8Lino Červar District 8Petar Čobanković District 5Tomislav ČuljakDistrict 5Josip ĐakićDistrict 4Stjepan FiolićDistrict 6Božo GalićDistrict 5Sunčana GlavakDistrict 3Ivo GrbićDistrict 9Andrija Hebrang District 2Bojan HlačaDistrict 8Davor HuškaDistrict 5Tomislav Ivić District 4Vladimir Ivković District 3Ivan JarnjakDistrict 3Gordan Jandroković District 2Božidar Kalmeta District 9Nedjeljka KlarićDistrict 9Jadranka KosorDistrict 1 Dragan KovačevićDistrict 4Ante Kulušić District 9Boris KunstDistrict 6Ana Lovrin District 9Franjo LucićDistrict 5Anton ManceDistrict 7Krunoslav MarkovinovićDistrict 7Bianca MatkovićDistrict 2Marina Matulović-Dropulić District 7Frano MatušićDistrict 10Darko Milinović District 9Petar Mlinarić District 5Živko NenadićDistrict 10Marija Pejčinović-BurićDistrict 6Damir Polančec District 2Dragan Primorac District 11 (diaspora)Zvonimir PuljićDistrict 10Niko RebićDistrict 9Jerko RošinDistrict 10Ante SanaderDistrict 9Ivo Sanader District 10Ivan Šantek District 6Vladimir Šeks District 4Petar SelemDistrict 1Damir SesvečanDistrict 2Miroslav Škoro District 4Dubravka Šuica District 10Ivan Šuker District 6Emil Tomljanović District 9Marko TurićDistrict 1Željko Turk District 1Ivan VučićDistrict 7Branko Vukelić District 7Dragan VukićDistrict 11 (diaspora)Mario ZubovićDistrict 7 Social Democratic Party (56)Ingrid Antičević-MarinovićDistrict 9Željka AntunovićDistrict 10Milan BandićDistrict 2Arsen BaukDistrict 10Dragutin BodakošDistrict 4Biljana BorzanDistrict 4Nada Čavlović-SmiljanecDistrict 4Brankica CrljenkoDistrict 9Luka DenonaDistrict 8Igor DragovanDistrict 5Mirjana Ferić-VacDistrict 1Gvozden FlegoDistrict 1Zdenko FranićDistrict 7Branko GrčićDistrict 10Mario HabekDistrict 3Ivan HanžekDistrict 3Goran HefferDistrict 5Mirela HolyDistrict 1Nadica JelašDistrict 3Ivo JelušićDistrict 7Ivo JosipovićDistrict 1Željko JovanovićDistrict 8Ljubo JurčićDistrict 3Marin JurjevićDistrict 10Zlatko KomadinaDistrict 8Ante KotromanovićDistrict 9Dino KozlevacDistrict 8Josip LekoDistrict 7Slavko LinićDistrict 8Marina LovrićDistrict 6Šime LučinDistrict 6Marija LugarićDistrict 2Gordan MarasDistrict 1Zoran MilanovićDistrict 1Neven MimicaDistrict 1Mirando MrsićDistrict 6Zvonimir MršićDistrict 2Milanka OpačićDistrict 7Rajko OstojićDistrict 6Ranko OstojićDistrict 9Ivica PančićDistrict 2Tonino PiculaDistrict 6Vlatko PodnarDistrict 4Zdravko RonkoDistrict 5Tatjana Šimac-BonačićDistrict 10Sonja ŠimunovićDistrict 5Vesna ŠkulićDistrict 2Gordana SobolDistrict 8Boris ŠpremDistrict 2Nenad StazićDistrict 7Davorko VidovićDistrict 6Zoran VinkovićDistrict 4Biserka VranićDistrict 7Tanja VrbatDistrict 8Antun VujićDistrict 1Dragica ZgrebecDistrict 3 Croatian People's Party (7)Goran Beus-RichemberghDistrict 6Radimir ČačićDistrict 3Miljenko DorićDistrict 7Danica HursaDistrict 3Zlatko KoračevićDistrict 3Dragutin LesarDistrict 3Vesna PusićDistrict 1 Croatian Peasant Party (6)Damir BajsDistrict 2Josip FriščićDistrict 2Stipo GabrićDistrict 10Zdravko KelićDistrict 5Božidar PankretićDistrict 7Marijana PetirDistrict 6 Croatian Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja (3)Branimir GlavašDistrict 4Boro GrubišićDistrict 5Vladimir ŠišljagićDistrict 4 Istrian Democratic Assembly (3)Ivan JakovčićDistrict 8Damir KajinDistrict 8Boris MiletićDistrict 8 Independent Democratic Serb Party (3)Ratko GajicaDistrict 12 (minority list)Milorad PupovacDistrict 12 (minority list)Vojislav StanimirovićDistrict 12 (minority list) Croatian Social Liberal Party (2)Đurđa AdlešičDistrict 2Ivan ČehokDistrict 3 Croatian Party of Pensioners (1)Silvano HreljaDistrict 8 Croatian Party of Rights (1)Anto ĐapićDistrict 4 Party of Democratic Action of Croatia (1)Šemso TankovićDistrict 12 (minority list) Independents (4)Zdenka ČuhnilDistrict 12 (minority list)Nazif MemediDistrict 12 (minority list)Furio RadinDistrict 12 (minority list)Deneš ŠojaDistrict 12 (minority list)

Changes Note that a number of MPs who are high-ranking members of parties in the ruling coalition were subsequently appointed to various ministerial and governmental positions, while others continued to serve as city mayors. In such cases they are required by Croatian law to put their parliamentary mandate on hiatus for the duration of their other term of office and in the meantime their seats are then taken by a party-appointed replacement MP. Those replacements are not documented here.

References

External links List of members of the 6th Sabor following the 2007 election results, published by Jutarnji list on 26 November 2007 Full list of members on 28 October 2011 at the Croatian Parliament website