Czech legislative election, 1996

Czech legislative election, 1996
Czech Republic
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
 
Leader Václav Klaus Miloš Zeman Miroslav Grebeníček
Party ODS ČSSD KSČM
Seats won 68 61 22
Seat change Decrease8 Increase45 Decrease13
Popular vote 1,794,560 1,602,250 626,136
Percentage 29.62% 26.44% 10.33%
Swing Decrease0.11pp Increase19.91pp Decrease3.72pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Josef Lux Miroslav Sládek Jan Kalvoda
Party KDU–ČSL SPR-RSČ ODA
Seats won 18 18 13
Seat change Increase3 Increase4 Decrease1
Popular vote 489,349 485,072 385,369
Percentage 8.08% 8.01 6.36
Swing Increase1.80pp Increase2.03pp Increase0.43pp

PM before election

Václav Klaus
ODS

Elected PM

Václav Klaus
ODS

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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 Party1,794,56029.6268
Czech Social Democratic Party1,602,25026.4461+45
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia626,13610.3322–13
KDU-ČSL489,3498.0818+3
SPR-RSČ485,0728.0118+4
Civic Democratic Alliance385,3696.3613–1
Pensioners for Life Security187,4553.0900
Democratic Union169,7962.800New
Free Democrats - Liberal National Social Party124,1652.050New
Left Bloc85,1221.400New
Independents30,1250.500New
Moravian Centre Union27,4900.450New
HSMSMNSJ25,1980.420New
Moravian National Party16,5800.270New
Democratic Left Party7,7400.130New
Czech Right2,8080.050New
Invalid/blank votes37,189
Total6,096,4041002000
Registered voters/turnout7,990,77076.3
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%

References

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