The last general local election was held on 27 September 2020. The threshold was 5%. On the 15 February 2009, a by-election was held for the office of Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, following the nomination of the previous Mayor, Emil Boc as Prime Minister.
| Mayor of Cluj-Napoca | |
|---|---|
| Romanian: Primarul Municipiului Cluj-Napoca | |
since 22 June 2012 | |
| Inaugural holder | Dr. Iulian Pop |
| Formation | 1919 (after the Unification of Romania) |
| Website | http://www.primariaclujnapoca.ro/ |
Cluj-Napoca Local Council Consiliul Local al Municipiului Cluj-Napoca | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | Dan Ștefan Tarcea, PNL since 22 June 2016 |
Deputy Mayor | Emese Oláh, UDMR since 22 June 2016 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 27 |
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Local Council political groups | |
| Elections | |
Local Council voting system | Closed list, D'Hondt method |
Mayor voting system | Direct vote, Two-round system (until 2012), Single round system (since 2012) |
Last Local Council election | 27 September 2020 |
Last Mayor election | 27 September 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Cluj-Napoca City Hall | |
| Website | |
| http://www.primariaclujnapoca.ro/ | |
List of mayors
edit| # | Name | Portrait | Born-Died | Election | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principality of Transylvania | |||||||
| József Pataki | April 1861 | ? | |||||
| Austro-Hungarian Empire | |||||||
| Zsigmond Szentkirályi | 1 September 1867 | 1868 | |||||
| Unknown | 1868 | 1874 | |||||
| Elek Simon | 1 February 1874 | 1 September 1880 | |||||
| Károly Haller | 1 August 1884 | 1 May 1886 | |||||
| Géza Albach | 1 May 1886 | 30 June 1898 | |||||
| Géza Szvacsina | 1 July 1898 | 30 November 1913 | |||||
| Gusztáv Haller | 1 December 1913 | 19 January 1919 | |||||
| Kingdom of Romania | |||||||
| 1 | Iulian Pop | 19 January 1919 | April 1923 | ||||
| — | Aurel Moga | April 1923 | April 1923 | ||||
| 2 | Octavian Utalea | 1 May 1923 | 14 March 1926 | ||||
| 3 | Theodor Mihali | 21 April 1926 | 21 October 1926 | ||||
| 4 | Vasile Osvadă | 21 October 1926 | 23 June 1927 | ||||
| (3) | Theodor Mihali | 23 June 1927 | 24 July 1931 | ||||
| 5 | Prof. Coriolan Tătaru | 24 July 1931 | 31 January 1932 | ||||
| 6 | Dr. Sebastian Bornemisa | 1 February 1932 | 11 June 1932 | ||||
| 7 | Dr. Victor Deleu | 11 June 1932 | 18 November 1933 | ||||
| 8 | Prof. Dr. Nicolae Drăganu | 18 November 1933 | 1 January 1938 | ||||
| 9 | Dr. Laurian Gabor | 1 January 1938 | 13 February 1938 | ||||
| 10 | Richard Filipescu | 17 February 1938 | 23 September 1938 | ||||
| (6) | Dr. Sebastian Bornemisa | 23 September 1938 | September 1940 | ||||
| Kingdom of Hungary (Vienna awards) | |||||||
| Dr. Vasarhelyi Lászlo | September 1940 | 16 April 1941 | |||||
| Keledy Tibor | 16 April 1941 | 1944 | |||||
| Kingdom of Romania (restored) | |||||||
| 11 | Dr. Ioan Demeter | 1944 | 1944 | ||||
| 12 | Tudor Bugnariu | 1944 | 1945 | ||||
| 13 | Gheorghe Chintezanu | 1944 | 1947 | ||||
| Communist Romania | |||||||
| (13) | Gheorghe Chintezanu | 1947 | 1952 | ||||
| 14 | Petre Jurca | 1952 | 1957 | ||||
| 15 | Aurel Duca | 1956 | 1960 | ||||
| 16 | Gheorghe Lăpădeanu | 1960 | 1968 | ||||
| 17 | Remus Bucșa | 1968 | 1975 | ||||
| 18 | Constantin Crișan | 1975 | 1983 | ||||
| 19 | Constantin Chirilă | 1983 | 1985 | ||||
| 20 | Nicolae Preda | 1985 | 1986 | ||||
| 21 | Gheorghe Cordea | 1986 | 1989 | ||||
| Romania | |||||||
| 22 | Ion Pop | 1989 | 1990 | ||||
| 23 | Alexandru Șerban | 1990 | 1990 | ||||
| 24 | Mihai Tălpean | 1990 | 1991 | ||||
| 25 | Teodor Groza | 1991 | 1992 | ||||
| 26 | Gheorghe Funar | 1992 | 1992 | June 2004 | PUNR | ||
| 1996 | PUNR/PRM | ||||||
| 2000 | PRM | ||||||
| 27 | Emil Boc | 2004 | June 2004 | December 2008 | PD/PD-L | ||
| 2008 | |||||||
| 28 | Sorin Apostu | — | December 2008 | November 2011 | PD-L | ||
| 2009 | |||||||
| — | Radu Moisin | — | November 2011 | 22 June 2012 | PD-L | ||
| (27) | Emil Boc | 2012 | 22 June 2012 | PD-L/PNL | |||
| 2016 | PNL | ||||||
| 2020 | |||||||
Mayor and Municipal Council election 2000
edit| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | 31,618 | 22.50 | 8 | |
| Greater Romania Party (Romanian: Partidul România Mare) | 30,762 | 21.89 | 8 | |
| Party of Social Democracy in Romania, now Social Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Social Democrat) | 16,605 | 11.81 | 5 | |
| Romanian Democratic Convention (Romanian: Convenţia Democrată Română) | 10,264 | 7.30 | 3 | |
| Romanian National Unity Party | ? (no data) | ? (no data) | 3 | |
| National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional Liberal) | 5,432 | 3.86 | 2 | |
| Party of Alliance for Romania | 4,606 | 3.26 | 2 | |
| Total (turnout 54.5%) | 31 | |||
Mayor and Municipal Council election 2004
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| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Justice and Truth Alliance (Alianţa Dreptate si Adevăr)
|
43,823 | 29.57 | 9 | |
| Greater Romania Party(Partidul România Mare) | 30,864 | 20.82 | 6 | |
| Social Democratic Party (Partidul Social Democrat) | 30,457 | 20.55 | 6 | |
| Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | 28,172 | 19.01 | 6 | |
| Humanist Party of Romania, now Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator) | 2,963 | 2.0 | - | |
| Romanian National Unity Party | 2,015 | 1.36 | - | |
| Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party | 1,393 | 0.94 | - | |
| Total (turnout %) | 27 | |||
Mayor and Municipal Council election 2008
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Bolded names represent the parties that entered the Local Council.
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat) | 16 | |||
| Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) |
5 | |||
| National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional Liberal) | 3 | |||
| Social Democratic Party (Partidul Social Democrat) | 3 | |||
| Greater Romania Party(Partidul România Mare) | 0 | |||
| Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator) | 0 | |||
| Christian Social Popular Union (Uniunea Populară Social Creştină) | 0 | |||
| PP ( ) | 0 | |||
| Green Party (Partidul Verde) | ||||
| National Initiative Party (Partidul Iniţiativa Naţionalã) | 0 | |||
| (PCM) | 0 | |||
| (UPSS) | 0 | |||
| Socialist Alliance Party (PAS) | 0 | |||
| Ecologist Party of Romania (PER) | 0 | |||
| (PRE) | 0 | |||
| Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat) |
0 | |||
| (PNG-CD) | 0 | |||
| Valentin Guia (independent) | 0 | |||
| Total (turnout %) | 27 | |||
Mayoral by-election, 2009
edit| Candidates - Parties and alliances | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorin Apostu - Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat-Liberal) | 49,234 | 56 | |
| Marius Nicoară - National Liberal Party (Partidul Naţional Liberal) | 23 | ||
| Teodor Pop-Puscas - PSD+PC Alliance (Alianţa PSD+PC) | |||
| Sorin Oancea - Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat) | |||
| Gheorghe Oros - Socialist Alliance Party (Partidul Alianţa Socialistă) | |||
| Gheorghe Aştileanu - New Generation Party – Christian Democratic (PArtidul Noua Generaţie - Creştin Democrat) | |||
| Gergely Balasz - Hungarian Civic Party (Partidul Civic Maghiar) | |||
| Laszlo Csaba - Green Party (Partidul Verde) | |||
| Grigore Pop - Independent | |||
| Total: 274,300 (turnout 30.19%) | |||
Mayor and Municipal Council election 2012
editBolded names represent the parties that gained seats in the Cluj-Napoca Local Council.
Social Liberal Union (12)
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Liberal Union (Uniunea Social Liberală) | 51,831 | 39.65 | 12 | |
| Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat Liberal) | 43,495 | 33.27 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | 16,911 | 12.93 | 4 | |
| People's Party – Dan Diaconescu (Partidul Poporului - Dan Diaconescu) | 7,413 | 5.67 | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat) | 2,183 | 1.67 | 0 | |
| Hungarian People's Party in Transylvania (Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania) | 2,158 | 1.65 | 0 | |
| Greater Romania Party (Partidul România Mare) | 2,136 | 1.63 | 0 | |
| Ecologist Party of Romania (Partidul Ecologist Român) | 1,454 | 1.11 | 0 | |
| National Union for the Advancement of Romania (Uniunea Națională pentru Progresul României) | 799 | 0.61 | 0 | |
| Romanian Socialist Party (Partidul Socialist Român) | 456 | 0.34 | 0 | |
| Green Party (Partidul Verde) | 446 | 0.34 | 0 | |
| People's Party (Cojocaru Law) (Partidul Poporului (Legea Cojocaru)) | 424 | 0.32 | 0 | |
| Romanian Ecologist Union Party (Partidul Uniunea Ecologistă din România) | 367 | 0.28 | 0 | |
| Gipsy Democratic Civic Alliance (Alianța Civică Democratică a Rromilor) | 304 | 0.23 | 0 | |
| Party of the Roma (Asociația Partida Romilor "Pro-Europa") | 208 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| Socialist Alliance Party (Partidul Alianța Socialistă) | 117 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| Total (turnout %) Biroul Electoral Central - Alegerile locale 2012 | 307,532 | 100 | 27 | |
| Parties and alliances | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat Liberal) | Emil Boc | 53,674 | 40.60 | |
| Social Liberal Union (Uniunea Social Liberală) | Marius Nicoară | 52,251 | 39.53 | |
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | Péter Eckstein-Kovács | 12,225 | 9.24 | |
| People's Party – Dan Diaconescu (Partidul Poporului - Dan Diaconescu) | Iuliu Țăgorean | 4,689 | 3.54 | |
| Independent | Mircia Giurgiu | 3,368 | 2.54 | |
| Hungarian People's Party in Transylvania (Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania) | Balazs Gergely | 1,523 | 1.15 | |
| Independent | Mădălina Paul | 1,245 | 0.94 | |
| Greater Romania Party (Partidul România Mare) | Ioan Avram | 1.221 | 0.92 | |
| Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc Creştin Democrat) | Emil Culda | 1,064 | 0.80 | |
| People's Party (Cojocaru Law) (Partidul Poporului (Legea Cojocaru)) | Dalia Fodor | 395 | 0.29 | |
| Ecologist Party of Romania (Partidul Ecologist Român) | Elmer Antal | 385 | 0.29 | |
| Romanian Socialist Party (Partidul Socialist Român) | Liliana Iancu | 135 | 0.10 | |
| Total (turnout %) Biroul Electoral Central - Alegerile locale 2012 (p. 164) | 307,532 | 100 | ||
Mayor and Municipal Council election 2016
editBolded names represent the parties that gained seats in the Cluj-Napoca Local Council.
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (Partidul Național Liberal) | 49,218 | 49.86 | 17 | |
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | 16,490 | 16.70 | 5 | |
| Social Democratic Party + Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților) | 13,955 | 14.13 | 5 | |
| Romanian Social Party (Partidul Social Românesc) | 3,214 | 3.25 | 0 | |
| Liberal Movement Party (Partidul Mișcarea Liberală) | 2,974 | 3.01 | 0 | |
| M10 Party (Partidul M10) | 2,946 | 2.98 | 0 | |
| People's Movement Party (Partidul Mișcarea Populară) | 2,834 | 2.87 | 0 | |
| Democratic Christian Union Party of Romania (Partidul Uniunea Creștin Democrată din România) | 2,729 | 2.76 | 0 | |
| Humanist Power Party (Partidul Puterii Umaniste) | 1,814 | 1.83 | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (Partidul Național Țărănesc Creștin Democrat) | 1.649 | 1.67 | 0 | |
| Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania) | 881 | 0.89 | 0 | |
| Total (turnout %) Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă - Alegerile locale 2016 | 98,704 | 100 | 27 | |
| Parties and alliances | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (Partidul Național Liberal) | Emil Boc | 64,311 | 64.76 | |
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România) | Horváth Anna | 12,573 | 12.66 | |
| Independent | Octavian Buzoianu | 8,721 | 8.78 | |
| Liberal Movement Party (Partidul Mișcarea Liberală) | Alexa Doru Liviu Alin | 3,496 | 3.52 | |
| Romanian Social Party (Partidul Social Românesc) | Mircia Giurgiu | 3,184 | 3.20 | |
| Democratic Christian Union Party of Romania (Partidul Uniunea Creștin Democrată din România) | David Ilie | 2,119 | 2.13 | |
| Humanist Power Party (Partidul Puterii Umaniste) | Bruno Roschnafsky | 1,776 | 1.78 | |
| People's Movement Party (Partidul Mișcarea Populară) | Adrian Gurzău | 1,289 | 1.29 | |
| M10 Party (Partidul M10) | Maria Irina Pop | 1,253 | 1.26 | |
| Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania (Partidul Popular Maghiar din Transilvania) | Fancsali Ernő | 574 | 0.57 | |
| Total (turnout %) Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă - Alegerile locale 2016 | 99,296 | 100 | ||