2002 Czech Senate election

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2002 Czech Senate election
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  First party Second party
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Leader Václav Klaus Vladimír Špidla
Party ODS ČSSD
Seats won 9 7
First round 165,794
24.9% 		122,397
18.4%
Second round 284,537
34.6% 		224,386
27.3%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Miroslav Grebeníček Cyril Svoboda
Party KSČM KDU-ČSL
Seats won 1 1
First round 110,171
16.5% 		58,858
8.8%
Second round 57,434
7.0% 		47,049
5.7%
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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]

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
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
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
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 +/–
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
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[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472
  3. ^ "Nezávislí útočí". iDNES.cz. 3 November 2002. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ Electoral system IPU
  5. ^ "V senátních volbách jde i o prezidenta". iDNES.cz. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Průzkum výsledků senátních voleb". www.kurzy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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