2020 Czech Senate election

Electoral system

One-third of the 81-member Senate is elected every two years, giving Senators six year terms. Members of the Senate are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system.[1]

Composition of contested seats prior to the elections
Name Ideology Leader Seats
Czech Social Democratic Party Social democracy Jan Hamáček
10 / 27
KDU-ČSL Christian democracy Marian Jurečka
6 / 27
ANO 2011 Populism Andrej Babiš
3 / 27
Civic Democratic Party Conservatism Petr Fiala
2 / 27
Senator 21 Liberalism Václav Láska
2 / 27
Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic Conservatism Petr Bajer
1 / 27
Mayors for Liberec Region Regionalism Martin Půta
1 / 27
Green Party Green politics Michal Berg and Magdalena Davis
1 / 27
Mayors and Independents Localism Vít Rakušan
1 / 27

Districts

Election will be held in 27 districts:

  • 3 – Cheb
  • 6 – Louny
  • 9 – Plzeň-City
  • 12 – Strakonice
  • 15 – Pelhřimov
  • 18 – Příbram
  • 21 – Prague 5
  • 24 – Prague 9
  • 27 – Prague 1
  • 30 – Kladno
  • 33 – Děčín
  • 36 – Česká Lípa
  • 39 – Trutnov
  • 42 – Kolín
  • 45 – Hradec Králové
  • 48 – Rychnov nad Kněžnou
  • 51 – Žďár nad Sázavou
  • 54 – Znojmo
  • 57 – Vyškov
  • 60 – Brno-City
  • 63 – Přerov
  • 66 – Olomouc
  • 69 – Frýdek-Místek
  • 72 – Ostrava-City
  • 75 – Karviná
  • 78 – Zlín
  • 81 – Uherské Hradiště
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References
  1. Electoral system IPU
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