Ljubljana Bežigrad (National Assembly constituency)

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Municipality
List
Electorate210,024 (2026)
Created1992
Seats11 (1992–present)
Ljubljana Bežigrad
Constituency
for the National Assembly
Outline map
Location of Ljubljana Bežigrad within Slovenia
Municipality
List
Electorate210,024 (2026)
Current Constituency
Created1992
Seats11 (1992–present)
Deputies[1]
List
Electoral districts
List
  • Domžale 1
  • Domžale 2
  • Grosuplje
  • Ivančna Gorica
  • Kočevje
  • Ljubljana Bežigrad 1
  • Ljubljana Bežigrad 2
  • Ljubljana Moste-Polje 1
  • Ljubljana Moste-Polje 2
  • Ljubljana Moste-Polje 3
  • Ribnica-Dobrepolje

Ljubljana Bežigrad, officially known as the 4th constituency (Slovene: 4. volilna enota), 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 Dobrepolje, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domžale, Grosuplje, Kočevje, Kostel, Loški Potok, Lukovica, Mengeš, Moravče, Osilnica, Ribnica, Sodražica and Trzin, and parts of the municipalities of Ivančna Gorica and Ljubljana. The constituency currently elects 11 of the 90 members of the National Assembly using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2026 parliamentary election the constituency had 210,024 registered electors.

The 4th constituency (Ljubljana Bežigrad) was one of the eight constituencies established by the Determination of Constituencies for the Election of Deputies to the National Assembly Act (ZDVEDZ) (Zakon o določitvi volilnih enot za volitve poslancev v državni zbor (ZDVEDZ)) passed by the Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia (Skupščina Republike Slovenije) in September 1992.[2] It consisted of the municipalities of Domžale, Grosuplje, Kočevje, Litija, Ljubljana Bežigrad, Ljubljana Moste-Polje and Ribnica.[2]

Following the re-organisation of municipalities in October 1994, parts of Domžale municipality were transferred to the newly created municipalities of Lukovica, Mengeš and Moravče; parts of Grosuplje municipality were transferred to the newly created municipalities of Dobrepolje and Ivančna Gorica; parts of Kočevje municipality were transferred to the newly created municipalities of Loški Potok and Osilnica; the municipalities of Ljubljana Bežigrad and Ljubljana Moste-Polje were transferred to the newly created municipalities of Ljubljana and Dol pri Ljubljani; and parts of Ribnica municipality were transferred to the newly created Loški Potok municipality.[3][4]

In August 1998 parts of Domžale municipality were transferred to the newly created Trzin municipality; parts of Kočevje municipality were transferred to the newly created Kostel municipality; and parts of Ribnica municipality were transferred to the newly created Sodražica municipality.[4][5]

The municipalities of Litija and Šmartno pri Litiji were transferred from Ljubljana Bežigrad constituency to Novo Mesto constituency in February 2021.[6]

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) (Zakon o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o določitvi volilnih enot za volitve poslancev v državni zbor (ZDVEDZ-B)) which defined the Ljubljana Bežigrad constituency as consisting of the municipalities of Dobrepolje, Domžale, Grosuplje, Ivančna Gorica, Kočevje, Kostel, Loški Potok, Lukovica, Mengeš, Moravče, Osilnica, Ribnica, Sodražica and Trzin, and parts of the municipality of Ljubljana.[6]

Electoral system

Ljubljana Bežigrad currently elects 11 of the 90 members of the National Assembly using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system.[7][8] Each constituency is divided into 11 electoral districts (volilni okraji) in which each party stands a single candidate.[9][10] 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.[9]

Allocation of seats was carried out in two stages.[11] In the first stage, seats are allocated to parties at the constituency level using the Droop quota (Hare quota prior to 2006).[12][13][14] 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).[14][15] 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.[16][17] Prior to this there was no threshold at the constituency level but parties needed to reach 3⁄88 (c3.4%) to compete for seats at the national level.[14]

Seats won by each party in a constituency are allocated to the candidates with the highest percentage of votes.[18] As a consequence, multiple candidates may be elected from an electoral district whilst others may have no candidates elected.[9] 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).[9]

Electoral districts

Election results

References

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