Slovenian parliamentary election, 2004

Infobox Election
election_name = Slovenian parliamentary election, 2004
country = Slovenia
type = parliamentary
ongoing = no
previous_election = Slovenian parliamentary election, 2000
previous_year = 2000
next_election = Slovenian parliamentary election, 2008
next_year = 2008
seats_for_election = All 90 seats to the Državni zbor
election_date = October 3, 2004


leader1 = Janez Janša
party1 = Slovenian Democratic Party
leaders_seat1 = Grosuplje
last_election1 = 14 seats
seats1 = 29
seat_change1 = +15
popular_vote1 = 281.710
percentage1 = 29.08%


leader2 = Anton Rop
party2 = Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
leaders_seat2 = Ljubljana-Moste- Polje III
last_election2 = 34 seats
seats2 = 23
seat_change2 = -11
popular_vote2 = 220.848
percentage2 = 22.80%
title = PM
before_election = Anton Rop
before_party = Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
after_election = Janez Janša
after_party = Slovenian Democratic Party

On Sunday, 3 October 2004, elections for deputies to the Slovenian parliament, called the National Assembly (Slovenian Državni zbor) were held. The Slovenian National Assembly has 90 seats. 1,390 male and female candidates ran in the election, organized into 155 lists. The lists were compiled both by official political parties and the groups of voters not registered as political parties. Five candidates applied for the seat of the representative of the Hungarian "national community" (as minorities are officially called in Slovenia) and only one candidate applied for the seat of the representative of the Italian national community. In the previous election (2000), fewer than 1000 candidates on 155 lists applied.

Voting system

In Slovenia, elections in the National Assembly are held in eight voting units, each of which further divides into 11 districts. Different candidates apply in each of the eighty-eight districts. From each of eight units, 11 deputies get elected; however, not necessarily one deputy from each district (from some districts nobody gets elected, from others up to four candidates enter the parliament). Deputy's mandates are distributed at two levels: at the level of the voting unit and at the level of the state. In practice, at the level of voting units two thirds of mandates get allotted, while one third gets allotted at the level of the state. In this manner, 88 mandates get distributed. The remaining two seats are assigned to the representatives of the Italian and Hungarian minorities, which get elected separately (in the ninth and tenth voting units) by the Borda count. Altogether, 90 deputies are elected in the parliament. The election threshold for a party to enter the parliament is four per cent.

List of parties and candidates participating in the elections

:" [Candidates listed in bold were elected to the National Assembly.] "

*AS - Active Slovenia
*DeSUS - Democratic Party of Slovenian Pensioners
*Democratic Party of Slovenia
*Women's Voice of Slovenia - GŽZ, Association for Primorsko - ZZP, Union of Independents of Slovenia - ZNS, New Democracy of Slovenia - NDS.
*June List
*LDS - Liberal Democracy of Slovenia
*Advance, Slovenia
*NSi - New Slovenia - Christian People's Party
*SEG - Party of Ecological Movements
*SJN - Slovenia is Ours
*SDS - Slovenian Democratic Party
*SNS - Slovenian National Party
*SLS - Slovene People's Party
*SMS - Youth Party of Slovenia
*Social and Liberal Party
*Party of the Slovenian Nation
*The List for Enterprising Slovenia
*ZLSD - United List of Social Democrats
*The United for an Independent and Just Slovenia
*Green Party of Slovenia
*Marko Brecelj
*Mihael Svanjak
*Independent candidate Stefan Hudobivnik

The candidate for the representative of Italian minority:
* Roberto Battelli

The candidates for the representatives of Hungarian minority:
* Mária Pozsonec
* Jožef Kocon
* Franc Vida
* György Tomka
* Janez Bogdan

Results

Official structure of the National Assembly

The structure of parties was modified in April 2007, so the following roster is different than it was in 2004. [ [http://www.dz-rs.si/index.php?id=92&st=g Official website of the Slovenian National Assembly] ] The list can change further, because some deputies can still be promoted to ministers.

Delegation of Slovenska demokratska stranka (SDS) [Slovenian Democratic Party]

columns
col1 =
*Cukjati France
*Černač Zvonko
*Dobrajc Polonca
*Grill Ivan
*Grims Branko
*Homan Bojan
*Hrovat Robert
*Hvauc Srečko
col2 =
*Irgl Eva
*Jazbec Franc
*Jeraj Alenka
*Jerovšek Jožef
*Kovačič Dimitrij
*Krivec Danijel
*Ljubeljšek Mitja
*Marinič Branko
col3 =
*Pajk Stane
*Petan Rudolf
*Petek Miro
*Pojbič Marijan
*Pukšič Franc
*Rugelj Bojan
*Starman Bojan
*Sušnik Franc
col4 =
*Štebe Tomaž
*Tanko Jože
*Veršnik Rudi
*Zamernik Bogomir
*Ziherl Milenko

Delegation of Socialni demokrati (SD) [United List of Social Democrats]

columns
col1 =
*Bevk Samo
*Cvikl Milan M.
*Han Matjaž
*Horvat Franc (Feri)
col2 =
*Juri Aurelio
*Kontič Bojan
*Kumer Dušan
*Lavtižar Bebler Darja
col3 =
*Pavliha Marko
*Pečan Breda
*Potrata Majda
*Potrč Miran
col4 =
*Rop Anton
*Veber Janko

Delegation of Liberalna demokracija Slovenije (LDS) [Liberal Democracy of Slovenia]

columns
col1 =
*Anderlič Anton
*Džuban Geza
*Germič Ljubo
*Gulič Aleš
col2 =
*Jerič Miran
*Moge Rudolf
*Petek Milan
*Sajovic Borut
col3 =
*Slavinec Mitja
*Školč Jožef
*Švagan Matjaž

Delegation of Nova Slovenija (NSi) [New Slovenia]

columns
col1 =
*Drobnič Janez
*Horvat Jožef
*Kokalj Anton
*Koren Drago
*Kucler Dolinar Mojca
col2 =
*Mikolič Martin
*Sok Alojz
*Testen Ciril
*Uhan Marjetka

Delegation of Slovenska ljudska stranka (SLS) [Slovenian People's Party]

columns
col1 =
*Bajc Josip
*Brenčič Stanislav
*Drofenik Marjan
*Janc Kristijan
col2 =
*Kramberger Janez
*Presečnik Jakob
*Prevc Mihael

Delegation of Nepovezani poslanci (NP) [Group of unaligned deputies]

columns
col1 =
*Gantar Pavel
*Lahovnik Matej
*Posedel Alojz
*Širca Majda
col2 =
*Terčon Davorin
*Trofenik Vili
*Zalokar Oražem Cvetka

Delegation of Slovenska nacionalna stranka (SNS) [Slovenian National Party]

columns
col1 =
*Barovič Bogdan
*Jelinčič Plemeniti Zmago
*Peče Sašo
col2 =
*Prijatelj Srečko
*Zagorac Boštjan
*Žgajner Tavš Barbara

Delegation of Demokratična stranka upokojencev Slovenije (DeSUS) [Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia]

*Jelen Ivan
*Klavora Vasja
*Rezman Vili
*Žnidaršič Franc

Delegation of Italijanska in madžarska narodna skupnost (NS) [Representatives of the Italian and Hungarian Minority]

*Battelli Roberto
*Pozsonec Mária

Nepovezani poslanec (NeP) [Unaligned deputy]

*Gaber Slavko

Further reading

* Toplak, Jurij. "The parliamentary election in Slovenia, October 2004." "Electoral Studies" 25 (2006) 825-831.

References

"This article incorporates material translated from the corresponding article from the Slovenian Wikipedia, accessed on 14 April 2005."

See also

* Politics of Slovenia
* List of political parties in Slovenia

External links

* [http://volitve.gov.si/dz2004/en/index.htm Republic of Slovenia, Elections for Deputies to the National Assembly]