Czech legislative election, 1996
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 31 May and 1 June 1996,[1] the first after independence. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 68 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 76.3%.[2]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Civic Democratic Party |
1,794,560 |
29.6 |
68 |
– |
| Czech Social Democratic Party |
1,602,250 |
26.4 |
61 |
+45 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia |
626,136 |
10.3 |
22 |
–13 |
| KDU-ČSL |
489,349 |
8.1 |
18 |
+3 |
| SPR-RSČ |
485,072 |
8.0 |
18 |
+4 |
| Civic Democratic Alliance |
385,369 |
6.4 |
13 |
–1 |
| Pensioners for Life Security |
187,455 |
3.1 |
0 |
0 |
| Democratic Union |
169,796 |
2.8 |
0 |
New |
| Free Democrats - Liberal National Social Party |
124,165 |
2.1 |
0 |
New |
| Left Bloc |
85,122 |
1.4 |
0 |
New |
| Independents |
30,125 |
0.5 |
0 |
New |
| Czech-Moravian Centre Union |
27,490 |
0.5 |
0 |
New |
| HSMSMNSJ |
25,198 |
0.4 |
0 |
New |
| Moravian National Party |
16,580 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
| Democratic Left Party |
7,740 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Czech Right |
2,808 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
37,189 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
6,096,404 |
100 |
200 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 9873832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472