1996 Czech legislative election

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1996 Czech legislative election

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All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
101 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Vaclav Klaus headshot.jpg Milos Zeman.jpg Miroslav Grebeníček (4).jpg
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 Decrease0.11 pp Increase19.91 pp Decrease3.72 pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Josef Lux 01.jpg Miroslav Sládek.jpg Jan Kalvoda 1993.jpg
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 Increase1.80 pp Increase2.03 pp Increase0.43 pp

Czech legislative election, 1996.svg
Districts won by respective parties

Prime Minister before election

Václav Klaus
ODS

Prime Minister after election

Václav Klaus
ODS

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]

Campaign[]

The campaign was primarily a conflict between the right-wing ODS and left-wing ČSSD. The ODS used slogans "Freedom and Prosperity" and "We proved that we can." ČSSD used slogan "Humanity against selfishness." ČSSD used an autobus called "Zemák" during its campaign. Party's leader Miloš Zeman campaigned with it at multiple places over the Czech Republic. ODS on the other hand used endorsements of public celebrities such as Lucie Bílá. Both parties used meetings with voters as their campaign instrument.[3]

Finances[]

Party Money spent (Kč)
Civic Democratic Party 127,000,000
Czech Social Democratic Party 80,000,000
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party 55,000,000
Civic Democratic Alliance 40,000,000
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 8,000,000
Source: České Noviny

Opinion polls[]

Graph of opinion polls conducted
Date Polling firm ODS ČSSD KSČM KDU-ČSL SPR-RSČ ODA DŽJ DEU SD-LSNS Others
31 May–1 June Election results 29.6 26.4 10.3 8.1 8.0 6.4 3.1 2.8 2.1 1.4 1.8
May 1996 STEM[4] 24.0 19.3 10.3 8.7 7.1 9.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a
4–7 May 1996 IVVM[5] 21.8 17.7 7.3 7.1 5.8 5.8 2.8 2.3 1.9 3.3
April IVVM 25.5 15.5 6.2 8.9 5.0 6.8 1.9 1.4 1.9 4.5
March IVVM 25.5 15.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 8.1 1.2 1.7 1.9 4.2
February IVVM 24.7 15.9 6.5 9.1 4.4 8.1 0.9 1.2 3.2 3.8
January IVVM 27.2 17.3 7.1 6.7 4.7 6.6 0.7 0.8 2.0 4.7

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%
Parliamentary seats
ODS
34.00%
ČSSD
30.50%
KSČM
11.00%
KDU-ČSL
9.00%
SPR-RSČ
9.00%
ODA
6.50%

References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472
  3. ^ "Kampaň k volbám do Poslanecké sněmovny 1996 | IPM". IPM (in Czech). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  4. ^ "98-4" (PDF). Statspol. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Volebni preference". zpravodajstvi.ecn.cz. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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