Czech Senate election, 2004

Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 November 2004, with a second round on 12 and 13 November.^[1] The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 37 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 28.6% in the first round and just 18.4% in the second.^[2]

Results

Party	First round		Second round		Seats	+/–
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Civic Democratic Party	241,120	33.3	257,861	53.8	37	+11
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	125,892	17.4	65,136	13.6	2	–1
KDU-ČSL	97,956	13.5	54,501	11.4	14	–1
Czech Social Democratic Party	90,446	12.5	24,923	5.2	7	–4
Union of Independents	20,503	2.8	16,067	3.4	7	–
Independents	35,900	5.0	7,337	1.5	14	–
Freedom Union – Democratic Union	26,431	3.6	23,922	5.0
Green Party	7,137	1.0	13,296	2.8
Independents and others	79,301	10.9	15,848	3.3
Invalid/blank votes	52,731	–	2,300	–	–	–
Total	777,417	100	481,191	100	81	0
Sourcesa: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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