Czech legislative election, 1998
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 19 and 20 June 1998.[1] The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 74 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 73.9%.[2]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Czech Social Democratic Party |
1,928,660 |
32.3 |
74 |
+13 |
| Civic Democratic Party |
1,656,011 |
27.7 |
63 |
–5 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia |
658,550 |
11.0 |
24 |
+2 |
| KDU-ČSL |
537,013 |
9.0 |
20 |
+2 |
| Freedom Union |
513,596 |
8.6 |
19 |
New |
| SPR-RSČ |
232,965 |
3.9 |
0 |
–18 |
| Pensioners for Life Security |
182,900 |
3.1 |
0 |
0 |
| Democratic Union |
86,431 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
| Green Party |
67,143 |
1.1 |
0 |
New |
| Independents |
51,981 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
| Moravian Democratic Party |
22,282 |
0.4 |
0 |
New |
| Czech National Social Party |
17,185 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
| Civic Coalition - Political Club |
14,788 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
25,339 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
5,994,844 |
100 |
200 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 9873832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472