The 2009 local elections were held in Split, Croatia on 17 and 31 May 2009.
The incumbent HDZ mayor Ivan Kuret was running for a full four-year term after he was appointed mayor on 17 July 2007 after the former mayor Zvonimir Puljić was impeached by the city council.
Mayoral election
CandidatesFirst roundRunoffCandidateSustaining PartyVotes%Votes% Željko Kerum Independent 30,227 40.21 40,479 56.87 Ranko Ostojić Social Democratic Party of Croatia Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats Croatian Party of Pensioners Democratic Centre 26,099 34.72 29,003 40.75 Ivan Kuret Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Peasant Party Croatian Social Liberal Party 12,840 17.08 Luka Podrug Croatian Pure Party of Rights Croatian Party of Rights Croatian Christian Democratic Union 3,016 4.01 Mate Buljubašić Social Democratic Action of Croatia Split Party of Pensioners 1,513 2.01 Valid votes: 73,695 98.11 69,482 97.65 Invalid votes: 1,422 1.89 1,669 2.35 Turnout: 75,164 46.76 71,177 44.28 Expected voters: 160,738 160,753 The percentages of votes from each candidate are calculated from number of valid voters The percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout number The turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters Source: State Election Committee (Državno izborno povjerenstvo)First round official resultsSecond round official results
Council election
Party listVotes%Seats% Željko Kerum independent list 20,337 27.71 9 36 Social Democratic Party of Croatia Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats Croatian Party of Pensioners Democratic Centre 17,479 23.77 8 32 Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Peasant Party Croatian Social Liberal Party 10,394 14.13 4 16 Croatian Pure Party of Rights Croatian Party of Rights Croatian Christian Democratic Union 4,169 5.67 2 8 Nikola Grabić independent list 4,017 5.46 1 4 Ljubica Vrdoljak independent list 3,835 5.22 1 4 Total: 73,535 97.89 25 100 Invalid votes: 1,585 2.11 Turnout: 75,158 46.76 Expected voters: 160,738 The percentages of votes from each list are calculated from number of valid voters The percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout number The turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters Source: State Election Committee (Državno izborno povjerenstvo)Official results
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