2002 Czech Senate election
Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 25 and 26 October 2002, with a second round on 1 and 2 November.[1] Voter turnout was just 24.1% in the first round and 31.7% in the second.[2]
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The results saw the Civic Democratic Party emerge as the most successful party, winning nine seats. Independent candidates were also successful, winning eight seats. The parties of the former Four-Coalition were heavily defeated.[3]
Electoral system
One third of the 81-member Senate is elected every two years, giving Senators six year terms. The seats are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system.[4]
Background
Czech Social Democratic Party held 11 Seats in the elected part of Senate. Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party held second highest number of seats - 6. Both parties were part of governing coalition. Opposition Civic Democratic Party held only 5 Seats. Election was considered important due to 2003 Presidential election. Czech Social Democratic Party was considered front-runner of the election while the Civic Democratic Party was expected to be second strongest party.[5]
Composition of contested seats prior to the elections
Name | Ideology | Leader | Seats | |
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Czech Social Democratic Party | Social democracy | Vladimír Špidla | 11 / 27 | |
KDU-ČSL | Christian democracy | Cyril Svoboda | 6 / 27 | |
Civic Democratic Party | Conservatism | Václav Klaus | 5 / 27 | |
Civic Democratic Alliance | Liberalism | Jiřina Nováková | 3 / 27 | |
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | Communism | Miroslav Grebeníček | 1 / 27 | |
Independents | 1 / 27 |
Opinion polls
Date | Polling firm | ČSSD | KDU-ČSL | ODS | ODA | KSČM | US–DEU |
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2 November 2002 | Result | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
7 October 2002 | SC&C[6] | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
November 1996 | Previous election | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Results
Party | First round | Second round | Seats | +/– | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Won | Overall | ||
Civic Democratic Party | 165,794 | 24.9 | 284,537 | 34.6 | 9 | 26 | +4 |
Czech Social Democratic Party | 122,397 | 18.4 | 224,386 | 27.3 | 7 | 11 | –4 |
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 110,171 | 16.5 | 57,434 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
KDU-ČSL | 58,858 | 8.8 | 47,049 | 5.7 | 1 | 15 | –4 |
Freedom Union – Democratic Union | 48,879 | 7.3 | 36,294 | 4.4 | 8 | 26 | +4 |
Union of Independents | 44,112 | 6.6 | 45,096 | 5.5 | |||
Independent Candidate | 29,776 | 4.5 | 36,021 | 4.4 | |||
Independents | 27,533 | 4.1 | 23,812 | 2.9 | |||
Independents and others | 58,935 | 8.8 | 67,658 | 8.2 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 7,366 | – | 35,204 | – | – | – | – |
Total | 673,821 | 100 | 857,491 | 100 | 27 | 81 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p472
- "Nezávislí útočí". iDNES.cz. 3 November 2002. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- Electoral system IPU
- "V senátních volbách jde i o prezidenta". iDNES.cz. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- "Průzkum výsledků senátních voleb". www.kurzy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 May 2018.