Czech legislative election, 1996

Czech legislative election, 1996

31 May – 1 June 1996
All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 101 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   150x150px 150x150px Leader Václav Klaus Miloš Zeman Miroslav Grebenicek Party ODS ČSSD KSČM Seats won 68 61 22 Seat change 8 45 13 Popular vote 1,794,560 1,602,250 626,136 Percentage 29.62% 26.44% 10.33% Swing 0.11pp 19.91pp 3.72pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   150x150px 150x150px Leader Josef Lux Miroslav Sládek Jan Kalvoda Party KDU–ČSL SPR-RSČ ODA Seats won 18 18 13 Seat change 3 4 1 Popular vote 489,349 485,072 385,369 Percentage 8.08% 8.01 6.36 Swing 1.80pp 2.03pp 0.43pp
PM before election Václav Klaus ODS Elected PM Václav Klaus ODS

Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 31 May and 1 June 1996, 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%.

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

Popular vote
ODS			29.62%
ČSSD			26.44%
KSČM			10.33%
KDU-ČSL			8.08%
SPR-RSČ			8.01%
ODA			6.36%
DŽJ			3.09%
DEU			2.80%
CSNS			2.05%
LB			1.40%
Others			1.82%