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 Party | 1,006,036 | 36.5 | 1,134,044 | 49.2 | 32 |
| Czech Social Democratic Party | 559,304 | 20.3 | 733,713 | 31.8 | 25 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 393,494 | 14.3 | 45,304 | 2.0 | 2 |
| KDU-ČSL | 274,316 | 9.9 | 247,819 | 10.7 | 13 |
| Civic Democratic Alliance | 222,319 | 8.1 | 119,730 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Independent Candidate | 117,641 | 4.3 | 11,993 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Democratic Union | 185,015 | 6.7 | 14,656 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Independents and others | 0 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 32,960 | – | 16,182 | – | – |
| Total | 2,791,085 | 100 | 2,323,441 | 100 | 81 |
| Sourcesa: Nohlen & Stöver, Czech Statistical Office | |||||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p472
