Czech Senate election, 1996

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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic for the first time on 15 and 16 November 1996, with a second round on 22 and 23 November.[1] the first after independence. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 32 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 34.9% in the first round and 30.6% in the second.[2]

Results

Party First round Second round Seats
Votes % Votes %
Civic Democratic Party1,006,03636.51,134,04449.232
Czech Social Democratic Party559,30420.3733,71331.825
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia393,49414.345,3042.02
KDU-ČSL274,3169.9247,81910.713
Civic Democratic Alliance222,3198.1119,7305.27
Independent Candidate117,6414.311,9930.51
Democratic Union185,0156.714,6560.61
Independents and others0
Invalid/blank votes32,960–16,182––
Total2,791,0851002,323,44110081
Sourcesa: Nohlen & Stöver, Czech Statistical Office

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p472