Maribor (National Assembly constituency)

Maribor, officially known as the 7th constituency (), is one of the eight multi-member constituencies (electoral units) of the National Assembly, the national legislature of Slovenia. The constituency was established in 1992 following Slovenia's independence from Yugoslavia. It consists of the municipalities of Bistrica ob Sotli, Duplek, Hoče-Slivnica, Kozje, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Makole, Maribor, Miklavž na Dravskem Polju, Oplotnica, Podčetrtek, Poljčane, Rače-Fram, Rogaška Slatina, Rogatec, Ruše, Selnica ob Dravi, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Šmarje pri Jelšah, Starše, Vitanje and Zreče. The constituency currently elects 11 of the 90 members of the National Assembly using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 parliamentary election the constituency had 208,281 registered electors.

History

The 7th constituency (Maribor) was one of the eight constituencies established by the Determination of Constituencies for the Election of Deputies to the National Assembly Act (ZDVEDZ) () passed by the Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia () in September 1992. It consisted of the municipalities of Maribor, Ruše, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice and Šmarje pri Jelšah.

Following the re-organisation of municipalities in October 1994, parts of Maribor municipality were transferred to the newly created municipalities of Duplek, Rače-Fram and Starše; parts of Slovenske Konjice municipality were transferred to the newly created municipalities of Vitanje and Zreče; and parts of Šmarje pri Jelšah municipality was split into the newly created municipalities of Kozje, Podčetrtek, Rogaška Slatina and Rogatec.

In August 1998 parts of Maribor municipality were transferred to the newly created municipalities of Hoče-Slivnica and Miklavž na Dravskem Polju; parts of Podčetrtek municipality were transferred to the newly created Bistrica ob Sotli municipality; parts of Ruše municipality were transferred to the newly created municipalities of Lovrenc na Pohorju and Selnica ob Dravi; and parts of Slovenska Bistrica municipality were transferred to the newly created Oplotnica municipality. Makole and Poljčane municipalities was created from parts of Slovenska Bistrica municipality in June 2006.

In February 2021 the National Assembly passed Amendments and Supplements to the Determination of Constituencies for the Election of Deputies to the National Assembly Act (ZDVEDZ-B) () which defined the Maribor constituency as consisting of the municipalities of Bistrica ob Sotli, Duplek, Hoče-Slivnica, Kozje, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Maribor, Miklavž na Dravskem polju, Makole, Oplotnica, Podčetrtek, Poljčane, Rače Fram, Rogaška Slatina, Rogatec, Ruše, Selnica ob Dravi, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Šmarje pri Jelšah, Starše, Vitanje in Zreče.

Electoral system

Maribor currently elects 11 of the 90 members of the National Assembly using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Each constituency is divided into 11 electoral districts () in which each party stands a single candidate. Electors vote for a candidate of their choice in their electoral district and then the votes received by each party's candidates are aggregated at the constituency level.

Allocation of seats was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, seats are allocated to parties at the constituency level using the Droop quota (Hare quota prior to 2006). In the second stage, unallocated seats from the first stage are aggregated at the national level and allocated to parties using the D'Hondt method (any seats won by the party at the constituency level are subtracted from the party's national seats). Though calculated nationally, national seats are allocated at the constituency level.

Since 2000, only parties that reach the 4% national threshold compete for seats at both constituency and national levels. Prior to this there was no threshold at the constituency level but parties needed to reach (c3.4%) to compete for seats at the national level.

Seats won by each party in a constituency are allocated to the candidates with the highest percentage of votes. As a consequence, multiple candidates may be elected from an electoral district whilst others may have no candidates elected. Prior to 2000 parties had the option to have up to 50% of their national seats allocated in the order they appear on their party list (closed list).

Electoral districts

Maribor is divided into 11 electoral districts:

• 1. Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah - municipalities of Bistrica ob Sotli, Kozje, Podčetrtek, RogaÅ¡ka Slatina, Rogatec and Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah.
• 2. Slovenska Bistrica - municipalities of Makole, Oplotnica, Poljčane, Slovenska Bistrica (except Bukovec, Gabernik, Gaj, Kočno pri Polskavi, OgljenÅ¡ak, PokoÅ¡e, Pragersko, Sele pri Polskavi, Spodnja Polskava, Zgornja Polskava and parts of KalÅ¡e) and Zreče (Zlakova only).
• 3. Slovenska Konjice - municipalities of Slovenske Konjice, Vitanje and Zreče (except Zlakova).
• 4. RuÅ¡e - municipalities of Lovrenc na Pohorju, RuÅ¡e and Selnica ob Dravi.
• 5. Maribor 1 - municipalities of Hoče-Slivnica (Hočko Pohorje, Polana, SlivniÅ¡ko Pohorje and parts of Pivola, Spodnje Hoče and Zgornje Hoče only), Maribor (Bresternica, Gaj nad Mariborom, Hrastje, Jelovec, Kamnica, Laznica, LimbuÅ¡, Pekre, Srednje, Å ober, Vrhov Dol and parts of Maribor, RoÅ¡poh, Vinarje and Zgornji Slemen only), Rače-Fram and Slovenska Bistrica (Bukovec, Gabernik, Gaj, Kočno pri Polskava, OgljenÅ¡ak, PokoÅ¡e, Pragersko, Sele pri Polskava, Spodnja Polskava, Zgornja Polskava and parts of KalÅ¡e only).
• 6. Maribor 2 - municipalities of Hoče-Slivnica (except Hočko Pohorje, Polana, SlivniÅ¡ko Pohorje and parts of Pivola, Spodnje Hoče and Zgornje Hoče), Maribor (part of Maribor only), Miklavž na Dravskem Polju and StarÅ¡e.
• 7. Maribor 3 - municipalities of Duplek and Maribor (Celestrina, DogoÅ¡e, GruÅ¡ova, Hrenca, Malečnik, Meljski Hrib, Metava, Nebova, Počehova, Ruperče, Trčova, Vodole, Zrkovci and parts of Maribor only).
• 8. Maribor 4 - municipality of Maribor (Pekel, RibniÅ¡ko selo, Za Kalvarijo and parts of Maribor and Vinarje only).
• 9. Maribor 5 - municipality of Maribor (parts of Maribor and Razvanje only).
• 10. Maribor 6 - municipality of Maribor (parts of Maribor and Razvanje only).
• 11. Maribor 7 - municipality of Maribor (parts of Maribor only).

Election results

Summary

<small>(Excludes national seats. Figures in italics represent alliances/joint lists.)</small>

Detailed

2020s

2022

Results of the 2022 parliamentary election held on 24 April 2022:

The following candidates were elected:

• Constituency seats - Karmen Furman (SDS, Slovenske Bistrica), 5,871 votes; (Svoboda, Maribor 4), 3,617 votes; Barbara Kolenko Helbl (Svoboda, Maribor 5), 4,255 votes; Martin MarzidovÅ¡ek (Svoboda, Maribor 7), 3,516 votes; (SDS, Slovenske Konjice), 4,926 votes; (SDS, Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah), 4,649 votes; and Rastislav Vrečko (Svoboda, Maribor 6), 4,629 votes.
• National seats - (Levica, Maribor 4), 627 votes; Dejan Kaloh (SDS, Maribor 3), 2,925 votes; Bojana MurÅ¡ič (SD, RuÅ¡e), 635 votes; and Andreja RajbenÅ¡u (Svoboda, Maribor 2), 5,644 votes.

Substitutions:

• Barbara Kolenko Helbl (Svoboda, Maribor 5) forfeited her seat on 9 June 2022 upon being appointed to the government and was replaced by Tomaž Lah (Svoboda, Maribor 1) on 21 June 2022.
• Martin MarzidovÅ¡ek (Svoboda, Maribor 7) resigned on 18 September 2023 and was replaced by Jurij Lep (Svoboda, RuÅ¡e) on 20 September 2023.

2010s

2018

Results of the 2018 parliamentary election held on 3 June 2018:

The following candidates were elected:

• Constituency seats - Lidija Divjak Mirnik (LMÅ , Maribor 7), 816 votes; Karmen Furman (SDS, Slovenske Bistrica), 4,651 votes; Bojana MurÅ¡ič (SD, RuÅ¡e), 729 votes; Zdravko PočivalÅ¡ek (SMC, Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah), 2,502 votes; (SDS, Slovenske Konjice), 3,297 votes; and (Levica, Maribor 4), 1,155 votes.
• National seats - Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti (SNS, RuÅ¡e & Slovenske Konjice), 1,459 votes; Dejan Kaloh (SDS, Maribor 3), 2,500 votes; Jurij Lep (DeSUS, RuÅ¡e), 757 votes; Andrej Rajh (SAB, Maribor 6), 500 votes; and Branislav Rajić (SMC, Maribor 6), 1,088 votes.

Substitutions:

• Zdravko PočivalÅ¡ek (SMC, Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah) forfeited his seat on 13 September 2018 upon being elected to the government and was replaced by Gregor Židan (SMC, Maribor 4) on 26 September 2018.

2014

Results of the 2014 parliamentary election held on 13 July 2014:

The following candidates were elected:

• Constituency seats - Srečko Blažič (SMC, Maribor 6), 3,672 votes; (SDS, Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah), 2,788 votes; (SMC, Maribor 5), 3,118 votes; (SDS, Slovenske Konjice), 2,383 votes; Ivan Prelog (SMC, Maribor 1), 3,764 votes; (DeSUS, Maribor 7), 1,245 votes; and Branislav Rajić (SMC, Maribor 7), 2,778 votes.
• National seats - (DeSUS, RuÅ¡e), 958 votes; Ksenija Korenjak Kramar (SMC, Maribor 2), 3,943 votes; Bojana MurÅ¡ič (SD, RuÅ¡e), 523 votes; and (ZL, Maribor 4), 560 votes.

Substitutions:

• Srečko Blažič (SMC, Maribor 6) resigned on 2 March 2015 and was replaced by Bojan Krajnc (SMC, Maribor 3) on 3 March 2015.

2011

Results of the 2011 parliamentary election held on 4 December 2011:

The following candidates were elected:

• Constituency seats - (LZJ-PS, Maribor 4), 2,591 votes; (SDS, Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah), 5,368 votes; (SDS, Slovenska Bistrica), 6,241 votes; (DeSUS, RuÅ¡e), 920 votes; (LGV, RuÅ¡e), 899 votes; (SD, Maribor 4), 1,341 votes; (SDS, Slovenske Konjice), 4,167 votes; and Peter Vilfan (LZJ-PS, Maribor 5), 2,707 votes.
• National seats - (LZJ-PS, Maribor 6), 2,969 votes; (SD, Maribor 6), 1,461 votes; and (SLS, Maribor 3), 1,612 votes.

Substitutions:

• (SDS, Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah) forfeited his seat on 10 February 2012 upon being elected to the government and was replaced by (SDS, Maribor 2) on 14 February 2012.
• (LGV, RuÅ¡e) resigned on 28 December 2012 and was replaced by Branko Kurnjek (LGV, Maribor 2) on 28 January 2013.
• Ivan PiÅ¡ek (SDS, Maribor 2) forfeited his seat on 20 March 2013 when Vinko Gorenak (SDS, Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah) lost his government position, regaining his seat.
• Peter Vilfan (LZJ-PS, Maribor 5) resigned on 14 May 2014 and was replaced by Alenka Lampe (LZJ-PS, Maribor 7) on the same day.

2000s

2008

Results of the 2008 parliamentary election held on 21 September 2008:

The following candidates were elected:

• Constituency seats - (SD, Maribor 5), 3,165 votes; (SD, Maribor 6), 3,610 votes; (SDS, Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah), 4,997 votes; (SDS, Slovenska Bistrica), 5,527 votes; (SDS, Slovenske Konjice), 4,072 votes; (SD, Maribor 4), 3,143 votes; (DeSUS, RuÅ¡e), 1,397 votes; and Ivo Vajgl (Zares, Maribor 4), 1,340 votes.
• National seats - Ljubo Germič (LDS, RuÅ¡e), 989 votes; (SNS, Slovenske Konjice), 4,072 votes; and (SLS-SMS, Maribor 3), 1,785 votes.

Substitutions:

• Ivo Vajgl (Zares, Maribor 4) forfeited his seat on 1 July 2009 upon being elected to the European Parliament and was replaced by (Zares, Slovenske Konjice) on 15 July 2009.

2004

Results of the 2004 parliamentary election held on 3 October 2004:

The following candidates were elected:

• Constituency seats - (SDS, Maribor 2), 3,736 votes; (SDS, Slovenska Bistrica), 5,900 votes; (LDS, Maribor 4), 2,316 votes; (SNS, Maribor 6), 1,431 votes; (SDS, Slovenske Konjice), 3,815 votes; (LDS, Maribor 8), 2,057 votes; and (ZLSD, Maribor 4), 1,130 votes.
• National seats - Ljubo Germič (LDS, RuÅ¡e), 1,736 votes; Franc Kangler (SLS, Maribor 3), 2,546 votes; (NSi, Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah), 1,746 votes; and (DeSUS, RuÅ¡e), 1,001 votes.

Substitutions:

• Franc Kangler (SLS, Maribor 3) resigned on 5 March 2007 and was replaced by (SLS, Slovenska Bistrica) on 9 March 2007.
• Ivan Žagar (SLS, Slovenska Bistrica) forfeited his seat on 9 March 2007 upon being elected to the government and was replaced by Marjan Drofenik (SLS, Å marje pri JelÅ¡ah) on the same day.

2000

Results of the 2000 parliamentary election held on 15 October 2000:

The following candidates were elected:

• Constituency seats - Ljubo Germič (LDS); Franc Kangler (SLS-SKD); (LDS); (LDS); Tone Partljič (LDS); (SDSS); and (ZLSD).
• National seats - (SDSS); (DeSUS); (SNS); and (NSi).

1990s

1996

Results of the 1996 parliamentary election held on 10 November 1996:

The following candidates were elected:

• Constituency seats - (SDSS); Franc Kangler (SLS); (DeSUS); (LDS); Tone Partljič (LDS) and (SLS).
• National seats - (SLS); (SNS); (LDS); (SDSS); and (ZLSD).

Substitutions:

• (SLS) forfeited his seat on 27 February 1997 upon being elected to the and was replaced by (SLS) on 25 March 1997.
• (ZLSD) forfeited his seat on 13 January 1999 upon being elected Mayor of Maribor and was replaced by (ZLSD) on 22 January 1999.
• (SNS) died on 8 March 2000 and was replaced by (SNS) on 21 March 2000.

1992

Results of the 1992 parliamentary election held on 6 December 1992:

The following candidates were elected:

• Constituency seats - (SKD); (LDS); (LDS); and (ZL).
• National seats - (ZL); (SNS); Tone Partljič (LDS); (SLS); (ZS); and Jože Pučnik (SDSS).

Substitutions:

• (LDS) forfeited his seat on 25 January 1993 upon being elected to the and was replaced by (LDS) on 23 February 1993.

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