2013 Split local elections

The 2013 local elections were held in Split, Croatia on 19 May and 2 June 2013.

2013 Split mayoral election

19 May and 2 June 2013

Candidate Ivo Baldasar Vjekoslav Ivanišević Party SDP HDZ Popular vote 33,365 32,750 Percentage 49.08% 48.18%

Results of the second round in all Districts of Split: the candidate with the majority of votes in each district:   Ivo Baldasar   Vjekoslav Ivanišević

Mayor before election Željko Kerum Independent Elected Mayor Ivo Baldasar SDP

The incumbent HGS mayor Željko Kerum was running for a full four-year term after winning the previous elections on 31 May 2009. Kerum had a very controversial term as mayor between 2009 and 2013, which resulted in losing in the first round of elections with 18.51% of the votes. The second round of elections was very tense. The SDP candidate for mayor, Ivo Baldasar, won 49.08% and the HDZ candidate, Vjekoslav Ivanišević, 48.18%. After the elections, Vjekoslav Ivanišević asked for a vote recount because he only lost with 615 votes less than Baldasar. The recount was done and Baldasar was proclaimed the winner.

The SDP-HNS-HSU coalition won also in the council elections and formed a minor government.

Mayoral election

Candidates			First round		Runoff
Candidate		Sustaining Party	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Ivo Baldasar	Social Democratic Party of Croatia Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats Croatian Party of Pensioners	21.280	29,24 %	33.365	49,08
	Vjekoslav Ivanišević	Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Pure Party of Rights Croatian Social Liberal Party Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević Croatian Christian Democratic Union Pensioners Block	15.803	21,72 %	32.750	48,18 %
	Željko Kerum	Croatian Civic Party Croatian Peasant Party Pensioner Party	13.471	18,51
	Marijana Puljak	Independent	6.998	9,62
	Anđelka Visković	Independent	5.777	7,94
	Tomislav Zaninović	Independent	2.115	2,91
	Damir Vidošević	Independent	1.340	1,84
	Sanja Bilač	Independent	1.339	1,84
	Pero Vučica	Croatian Growth	1.043	1,43
	Hrvoje Tomasović	Croatian Democratic Free Alliance of Dalmatia	990	1,36
	Marijo Popović	Autochthonous Croatian Party of Rights Croatian Party of Rights	942	1,29
Valid votes:			71.098	97,76	66.115	97,30
Invalid votes:			1.626	2,24	1.837	2,70
Turnout:			72.768	47,78	67.979	44,56
Expected voters:			152.290		152.572
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)

Council election

Results of the Split Council election: the party with the majority of votes in each district:   Social Democratic Party of Croatia
  Croatian Democratic Union
  Croatian Civic Party
  Independent

Party list		Votes	%	Seats	%
	Social Democratic Party of Croatia Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats Croatian Party of Pensioners	17,479	23.77	11	31,4
	Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Pure Party of Rights Croatian Social Liberal Party Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević Croatian Christian Democratic Union Pensioners Block	14.990	21,22	10	28,5
	Croatian Civic Party Croatian Peasant Party Pensioner Party	8.762	12,41	5	14,2
	Marijana Puljak independent list	6.534	9,25	4	11,4
	Ivan Grubišić independent list	5.633	7,98	3	8,5
	Anđelka Visković independent list	3.918	5,55	2	5,7
Total:		70.626	97,18	35
Invalid votes:		2.046	2,82
Turnout:		72.709	47,74
Expected voters:		152.290
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)