Assembly of Vojvodina

Infobox Legislature
name = Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
Скупштина Аутономне Покрајине Војводине
coa_pic = Flag of Vojvodina.svg
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house_type = Unicameral
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leader1_type = Speaker
leader1 = Šandor Egereši
party1 = SVM
election1 = 2008
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members = 120
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meeting_place = Banovina Palace, Novi Sad
website = [http://www.skupstinavojvodine.sr.gov.yu/ www.skupstinavojvodine.sr.gov.yu/] The unicameral parliament of the Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina is known as the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (Serbian: Скупштина Аутономне Покрајине Војводине / "Skupština Autonomne Pokrajine Vojvodine"; Hungarian: "Vajdaság Autonóm Tartomány Képviselőháza"; Romanian: "Adunarea Provinciei Autonome Voivodina"; Croatian: "Skupština Autonomne Pokrajine Vojvodine"; Pannonian Rusyn: Скупштина Автономней Покраїни Войводини; Slovak: "Zhromaždenie Autonómnej pokrajiny Vojvodiny").

The Parliament's Speaker is Šandor Egereši (SVM). The current parliament was elected in 2008.

It's elected by the Parallel voting system, with 60 deputies elected by direct vote and 60 individually from each municipality of Vojvodina.

Building

The Parliament building, known as Banovina Palace, is the seat of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The building is located in Novi Sad, the capital of Vojvodina.

Throughout its history, it was the administration centre of the Danube Banovina (or Banate of Danube) and residence of the Ban of Danube, who ruled over the Banate of Danube. During the World War II, Banovina Palace was the headquarters of the Hungarian Military Administration for Bačka, which was headed by General Bela Novakovič.

Parliamentary elections

Last election

Past elections

*Vojvodina parliamentary election, 1992
*Vojvodina parliamentary election, 1996
*Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2000
*Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2004

Parliamentary groups and parties

Number of seats in the assembly:
*For a European Vojvodina - 64, +28
*Serbian Radical Party - 24, -12
*Hungarian Coalition - 9, -2
*Together for Vojvodina - 6, -1
*Democratic Party of Serbia-New Serbia - 6, -1
*Socialist Party of Serbia-Party of United Pensioners of Serbia - 5, -3
*Liberal Democratic Party - 1, +1
*Civic Groups - 5, +1

Current Organisation

*Speaker: Šandor Egereši (SVM, Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians)
*Deputy Speakers:: Martin Zloh: Branimir Mitrović: Siniša Lazić: Maja Sedlarević: Branislava Belić: Igor Mirović
*Secretary: Milorad Gašić

peakers of Parliament

*Aleksandar Šević (1945-1946)
*Mateja Matejić (1946-1947)
*Ivan Melvinger (1946-1947)
*Đorđe Marinković (1946-1947)
*Jovan Doroški (1947-1948)
*Đurica Jojkić (1947-1948, 1948-1950)
*Isa Jovanović (1947-1948)
*Petar Milovanović (1950-1951)
*Danilo Kekić (1951-1953)
*Luka Mrkšić (1953-1958)
*Stevan Doronjski (1953-1963)
*Radovan Vlajković (1963-1967)
*Ilija Rajačić (1967-1973)
*Sreta Kovačević (1973)
*Vilmoš Molnar (1974-1982)
*Đorđe Stojšić (1982-1983)
*Ištvan Rajčan (1983-1984)
*Dobrivoj Radić (1984-1985, 1986-1987, 1987-1988)
*Rudi Sova (1985-1986)
*Živan Marelj (1988-1989)
*Janoš Šreder (acting; 1989)
*Branko Kljajić (1989-1991)
*Adam Bokroš Verona (1989-1991)
*Damnjan Radenković (1991-1992)
*Svetislav Krstić (1992-1993)
*Milutin Stojković (1993-1997)
*Živorad Smiljanić (1997-2000)
*Nenad Čanak (2000-2004)
*Bojan Kostreš (2004 - 2008)
*Šandor Egereši (2008 - present)

External links

* [http://www.skupstinavojvodine.sr.gov.yu Assembly of Vojvodina website]