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Election of the members of the National Assembly, Slovenia, 21 September 2008

Tuesday, October 21, 2008, First Release

In the National Assembly, which has 90 members, at this year's election 78 male MPs and 12 female MPs were elected. Most of the seats (29) were won by the Social Democrats (SD), only one less by the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS).

Election won by the Social Democrats (SD), close second the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS)
This year’s National Assembly election was won by the Social Democrats (SD). The party received 29 seats, almost 3 times more than at the previous election in 2004. Second place was won with one seat less by the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), the winner in the 2004 National Assembly election. Third placed was Zares – new policy, the party that was formed only about a year before the election (in October 2007). The Democratic Party of Retired persons of Slovenia (DeSUS) won 7 seats, 3 (or 75%) more than in 2004, while 5 seats in the National Assembly were won by the coalition Slovenian People's Party (SLS) + Youth Party of Slovenia (SMS), by the Slovenian National Party (SNS) and by the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS).

13.3% of women in the National Assembly, the Social Democrats with the highest share
Of all the parties in the National Assembly, the Social Democrats (SD) have the highest share of women MPs (as much as 27.6%). The party has 21 male and 8 female MPs. In terms of the share of women MPs, the SD is followed by the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS), whose one female MP represents 20% of all LDS’s MPs. Third placed is Zares – new policy, which will be represented by 8 male and 1 female MPs. The Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) will be represented in the Parliament by two female and 26 male MPs. Other parties have no female members of the National Assembly. Even among the representatives of national communities this time for the first time there is no female MP.

General data on elections to the National Assebbly, Slovenia, 1990-2008

	1990*	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008
The electorate	1,491,471	1,491,374	1,542,218	1,586,695	1,634,402	1,696,437
Number of polling stations	1,600	3,855	3,534	3,492	3,825	3,386
Number of electoral units	14	8	8	8	8	8
Special electoral units for national communities	2	2	2	2	2	2
Number of electoral districts	88	88	88	88	88	88
Thresholds for entering the National Assembly (%)	2.5	3.3	3.3	4	4	4
Lists of candidates that entered the National Assembly	9	8	7	8	7	7
Turnout (%)	83.5	85.9	73.7	70.4	60.6	63.1
Elected deputies	80	90	90	90	90	90
Share of women (%)	18.7	13.3	7.8	13.3	12.2	13.3
Duration of the mandate (years)	4	4	4	4	4	4

Shares of votes obtained by lists of candidates on elections to the National Assebbly, Slovenia, 1990-2008

Lists of candidates	1990*	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008
TOTAL	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Social Democrats **	17.3	13.6	9.0	12.1	10.2	30.5
Slovenian Democratic Party	7.4	3.3	16.1	15.8	29.1	29.3
Zares - new policy	-	-	-	-	-	9.4
Democratic party of Retired Persons of Slovenia	-	-	4.3	5.2	4.0	7.5
Slovenian National Party	-	10.0	3.2	4.4	6.3	5.4
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia	14.5	23.5	27.0	36.3	22.8	5.2
Slovenian Peoples Party	12.6	8.7	19.4	-	6.8	-
Slovenian Peoples Party and Slovenian Youth Party	-	-	-	-	-	5.2
Slovenian People's Party and Slovenian Christian Democrats	-	-	-	9.5	-	-
New Slovenia - Christian People's Party	-	-	-	8.6	9.1	3.4
Slovenian Christian Democrats	13.0	14.5	9.6	-	-	-
The Green Party of Slovenia	8.8	3.7	-	-	-	0.5
Democratic Party of Slovenia	9.5	5.0	-	-	-	-
Socialist Party of Slovenia	5.4	-	-	-	-	-
Slovenian Craftmens Party	3.5	-	-	-	-	-
Lipa	-	-	-	-	-	1.8
Slovenia is Ours	-	-	-	-	2.6	-
Active Slovenia					3.0	-
Slovenian Youth Party	-	-	-	4.3	-	-
Others	8.1	17.7	11.3	3.8	2.2	2.0

Deputies by lists of candidates, Slovenia, 1990-2008

Lists of candidates	1990*	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008
TOTAL	80	90	90	90	90	90
Social Democrats **	14	14	9	11	10	29
Slovenian Democratic Party	6	4	16	14	29	28
Zares - new policy	-	-	-	-	-	9
Democratic party of Retired Persons of Slovenia	-	-	5	4	4	7
Slovenian National Party	-	12	4	4	6	5
Slovenian Peoples Party and Slovenian Youth Party	-	-	-	-	-	5
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia	12	22	25	34	23	5
New Slovenia - Christian Peoples Party	-	-	-	8	9	-
The Green Party of Slovenia	8	5	-	-	-	-
Slovenian Peoples Party	11	10	19	-	7	-
Slovenian Christian Democrats	11	15	10	-	-	-
Democratic Party of Slovenia	8	6	-	-	-	-
Socialist Party of Slovenia	5	-	-	-	-	-
Slovenian Craftmens Party	3	-	-	-	-	-
Slovenian People's Party and Slovenian Christian Democrats	-	-	-	9	-	-
Slovenian Youth Party	-	-	-	4	-	-
Italian national community	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hungarian national community	1	1	1	1	1	1

Deputies by lists of candidates and by sex, Slovenia, 2004-2008

	2004			2008
Lists of candidates	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
TOTAL	90	79	11	90	78	12
Social Democrats**	10	8	2	29	21	8
Slovenian Democratic Party	29	27	2	28	26	2
Zares -new policy	-	-	-	9	8	1
Democratic party of Retired Persons of Slovenia	4	4	-	7	7	-
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia	23	20	3	5	4	1
Slovenian National Party	6	5	1	5	5	-
Slovenian Peoples Party and Slovenian Youth Party	-	-	-	5	5	-
New Slovenia - Christian People's Party	9	7	2	-	-	-
Slovenian Peoples Party	7	7	-	-	-	-
Italian national community	1	1	-	1	1	-
Hungarian national community	1	-	1	1	1	-

* In 1990 deputies to the Sociopolitical Chamber were elected, while from 1992 on deputies to the National Assembly have been elected.

** In elections 1990-2004 the name of this party was The United List of Social Democrats.

Source: National Electoral Commission

Number of deputies by lists of candidates, Slovenia, 21 September 2008

Source: National Electoral Commission

Authors:

Martina Kontelj, Nadja Svetlin Kastelic

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