Composition of the Czech Senate after the 2004 elections
Voting parties and alliances |
Seats |
Civic Democratic Party (Občanská demokratická strana, ODS) |
36 |
Coalition of Four (Čtyřkoalice) formed by Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party, Freedom Union - Democratic Union and Civic Democratic Alliance in 2000 |
16 |
Czech Social Democratic Party (Česká strana sociálně demokratická, ČSSD) |
7 |
Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (Křesťansko-demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová, KDU-ČSL) |
6 |
Union of Independents (Sdružení nezávislých kandidátů, SNK) |
3 |
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy, KSČM) |
2 |
Independents Movement (Hnutí NEZÁVISLÍ) |
2 |
independent candidates |
2 |
European Democrats (Evropští demokraté) |
1 |
Freedom Union - Democratic Union (Unie svobody - Demokratická unie) |
1 |
coalition of Freedom Union - Democratic Union (Unie svobody - Demokratická unie) and Civic Democratic Alliance (Občanská demokratická aliance) in 2004 |
1 |
Green Party (Strana zelených) in 2004 |
1 |
Liberal Reform Party (Liberální reformní strana) |
1 |
Movement of independents for harmonious development of communes and towns (Hnutí nezávislých za harmonický rozvoj obcí a měst) |
1 |
Path of Change (Cesta změny) |
1 |
Total |
81 |
Source: Czech Statistical Office. Note that the table gives only the formal voting party of the senator; these were very volatile and are quite meaningless for smaller parties. Actually, the senate was divided into factions thus: ODS 37 (incl. Robert Kolář elected for 4Koalice in 2000), KDU-ČSL 14 (of whom, Milan Šimonovský left after being elected into the House of Deputies in June 2006 and the seat was empty until autumn 2006 when it was up for re-election), "Open Democracy" 13, ČSSD 7, SNK 7; 3 non-organized incl. 2 from KSČM |