Electoral Units of Bosnia and Herzegovina


Elections to the various legislatures in Bosnia and Herzegovina are carried out using open Party-list proportional representation. Constituencies are numbered and are known as Electoral Units.

House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina

For elections to the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, each of the eight units is contained completely within one entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, two cantons make up a unit; whereas in Republika Srpska, units are based on municipalities.
Entity#BoundariesSeats
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina1stUna-Sana Canton and Canton 103
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina2ndHerzegovina-Neretva Canton and West Herzegovina Canton3
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina3rdSarajevo Canton and Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde4
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina4thZenica-Doboj Canton and Central Bosnia Canton6
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina5thPosavina Canton and Tuzla Canton5
Republika Srpska1stThe westmost stretch of Republika, extending far enough east to include the municipalities of Kotor Varoš, Celinac, Prnjavor and Srbac3
Republika Srpska2ndThe remainder of Republika, either side of the Brcko district3
Republika Srpska3rdThe southmost stretch of Republika, extending far enough north to include the municipalitiy of Zvornik3

House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

There are twelve units for elections to the subnational House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Five are cantons at large, three are sections of more populous cantons, and four contain whole small cantons and sections of larger ones.
#Canton/DistrictBoundariesSeats
1stUna-Sana CantonWhole Canton9
2ndPosavina CantonAll of Brčko and Posavina, and
the Tuzla Canton Municipalities of Gradačac,
Doboj East and Gračanica		5
2ndBrčko DistrictAll of Brčko and Posavina, and
the Tuzla Canton Municipalities of Gradačac,
Doboj East and Gračanica		5
2ndTuzla CantonAll of Brčko and Posavina, and
the Tuzla Canton Municipalities of Gradačac,
Doboj East and Gračanica		5
3rdTuzla CantonTuzla, Lukavac, Srebrenik and Čelić7
4thTuzla CantonSouthern half4
5thZenica-Doboj CantonZavidovići, Zenica and everything farther north8
6thZenica-Doboj CantonSouthern half4
8thCentral Bosnia CantonWhole Canton9
9thHerzegovina-Neretva CantonWhole Canton8
10thWest Herzegovina CantonWhole Canton3
7thBosnian-Podrinje Canton GoraždeBPK and the southern part of Sarajevo,
including Novi Grad, Sarajevo and Ilidža		6
7thSarajevo CantonBPK and the southern part of Sarajevo,
including Novi Grad, Sarajevo and Ilidža		6
11thSarajevo CantonThe remainder of Sarajevo7
12thCanton 10Whole Canton3

National Assembly of Republika Srpska

The nine units for the National Assembly of Republika Srpska are based on municipalities. The current unit boundaries were drawn up for the 2014 election.
#BoundariesSeats
1stThe area bounded by the IEBL and the outer borders of the municipalities of Oštra Luka, Prijedor and Kosarska7
2ndMunicipalities of Gradiška, Laktaši, Srbac and Prnjavor7
3rdThe area bounded by the IEBL and the outer borders of the municipalities of Kotor Varoš, Čelinac and Banja Luka12
4thMunicipalities of Brod, Derventa, Vukosavlje and Modriča4
5thMunicipalities of Doboj, Stanari, Teslić and Petrovo6
6thThe area from the city of Bijeljina to Šamac, including the Brčko District9
7thThe municipalities of Osmaci, Zvornik, Šekovići, Vlasenica, Bratunac, Srebrenica and Milići7
8thThe area bounded by the IEBL and the outer borders of the municipalities of Rogatica and Han Pijesak4
9thEverything south of the municipalities of Novo Goražde and Višegrad7

Previously there were six constituencies. In 2014, three of the most populous units were split and the remaining units were renumbered:
Old UnitsNew Units
1st1st
1st2nd
2nd3rd
3rd4th
3rd5th
4th6th
5th7th
5th8th
6th9th