Czech legislative election, 1996
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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 | 29.62 | 68 | – |
| Czech Social Democratic Party | 1,602,250 | 26.44 | 61 | +45 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 626,136 | 10.33 | 22 | –13 |
| KDU-ČSL | 489,349 | 8.08 | 18 | +3 |
| SPR-RSČ | 485,072 | 8.01 | 18 | +4 |
| Civic Democratic Alliance | 385,369 | 6.36 | 13 | –1 |
| Pensioners for Life Security | 187,455 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Union | 169,796 | 2.80 | 0 | New |
| Free Democrats - Liberal National Social Party | 124,165 | 2.05 | 0 | New |
| Left Bloc | 85,122 | 1.40 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 30,125 | 0.50 | 0 | New |
| Moravian Centre Union | 27,490 | 0.45 | 0 | New |
| HSMSMNSJ | 25,198 | 0.42 | 0 | New |
| Moravian National Party | 16,580 | 0.27 | 0 | New |
| Democratic Left Party | 7,740 | 0.13 | 0 | New |
| Czech Right | 2,808 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 37,189 | – | – | – |
| Total | 6,096,404 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,990,770 | 76.3 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
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