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
A map of the Parliamentary constituencies of Bosnia and Herzegovina[ 1]
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.[ 2]
House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A map of the Parliamentary constituencies of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina[ 3]
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.[ 4]
National Assembly of Republika Srpska
A map of the Parliamentary constituencies of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina[ 5]
The nine units for the National Assembly of Republika Srpska are based on municipalities.[ 6] The current unit boundaries were drawn up for the 2014 election .
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Boundaries
Seats
1st
The area bounded by the IEBL and the outer borders of the municipalities of Prijedor and Kozarska Dubica
7
2nd
Municipalities of Gradiška , Laktaši , Srbac and Prnjavor
7
3rd
The area bounded by the IEBL and the outer borders of the municipalities of Kotor Varoš , Čelinac and Banja Luka
12
4th
Municipalities of Brod , Derventa , Vukosavlje and Modriča
4
5th
Municipalities of Doboj , Stanari , Teslić and Petrovo
6
6th
The area from the city of Bijeljina to Šamac , including the Brčko District
9
7th
The municipalities of Osmaci , Zvornik , Šekovići , Vlasenica , Bratunac , Srebrenica and Milići
7
8th
The area bounded by the IEBL and the outer borders of the municipalities of Rogatica and Han Pijesak
4
9th
Everything south of the municipalities of Novo Goražde and Višegrad
7
A map of the old Parliamentary constituencies of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, used until 2014[ 7]
Previously there were six constituencies. In 2014, three of the most populous units were split and the remaining units were renumbered:
Old Units
New Units
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
4th
5th
4th
6th
5th
7th
8th
6th
9th
References