Elections were held in Zagreb on 21 May 2001 for members of the Zagreb Assembly. Milan Bandić, the incumbent mayor since 2000, led the list of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), the largest centre-left party in the country and at the time a member of the governing coalition of Croatia.
2001 Zagreb local elections
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All 51 seats to the Zagreb Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority |
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| Turnout | 39.79%
 6.09 pp |
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First party
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Second party
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| Candidate
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Milan Bandić
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Davorin Tepeš
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| Party
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SDP
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HDZ–HSP–HKDU
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| Seats won
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| Seat change
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5
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9
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| Popular vote
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73,560
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54,100
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| Percentage
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27.07%
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19.91%
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| Swing
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6.09 pp
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8.31 pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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| Candidate
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Vesna Pusić
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Miroslav Tuđman
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| Party
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HNS
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Independent
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| Seats won
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| Seat change
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3
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New
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| Popular vote
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47,667
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20,761
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| Percentage
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17.54%
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7.64%
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| Swing
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 1.46 pp
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New
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Out of 29 lists that participated in the elections, only four passed the electoral threshold. The SDP won 20 seats in the Assembly and formed a coalition with the Croatian People's Party (HNS), which won 12 seats. The centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) coalition came second with 14 seats, while an independent list of Miroslav Tuđman won five. Milan Bandić was re-elected mayor by the Zagreb Assembly on 20 June.[1]
| Parties and coalitions
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Popular vote
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Seats
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| Votes
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%
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±pp
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Total
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+/−
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Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)
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73,560
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27.07%
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+6.09
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20
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+5
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Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
Croatian Party of Rights (HSP)
Croatian Christian Democratic Union (HKDU)
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54,100
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19.91%
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+8.31
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14
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+9
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Croatian People's Party (HNS)
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47,667
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17.54%
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–1.46
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12
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+3
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Independent list of Miroslav Tuđman
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20,761
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7.64%
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New
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5
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New
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Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)
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11,289
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4.16%
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+1.9
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0
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–2
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Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)
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8,820
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3.25%
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–11.56
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0
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–10
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Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU)
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8,392
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3.09%
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Coalition
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0
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±0
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Other lists
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47,105
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17.34%
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0
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| Total:
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271,694
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51
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| Invalid votes:
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4,550
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1.65%
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| Turnout:
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276,359
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39.79%
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+6.09
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| Registered voters:
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694,586
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| Source: City Election Committee[2]
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| Popular vote |
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| SDP |
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27.07% |
| HDZ coalition |
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19.91% |
| HNS |
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17.54% |
| NL Miroslav Tuđman |
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7.64% |
| HSS |
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4.16% |
| HSLS |
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3.25% |
| HSU |
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3.09% |
| Other |
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17.34% |
| Seat totals |
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| SDP |
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39.22% |
| HDZ coalition |
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27.45% |
| HNS |
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23.53% |
| NL Miroslav Tuđman |
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9.84% |
