2002 Czech legislative election

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2002 Czech legislative election
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All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
101 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.9% (Decrease 16,13%)
  First party Second party
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Leader Vladimír Špidla Václav Klaus
Party ČSSD ODS
Last election 32.31%; 74 seats 27.74%; 63 seats
Seats won 70 58
Seat change Decrease 4 Decrease 5
Popular vote 1,440,279 1,166,975
Percentage 30.20% 24.47%
Swing Decrease 2.11% Decrease 3.27%
  Third party Fourth party
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Leader Miroslav Grebeníček Cyril Svoboda
Party KSČM KDU-ČSL
Alliance Four-Coalition
Last election 11.03%; 24 seats 17.59%; 39 seats
Seats won 41 31
Seat change Increase 17 Decrease 8
Popular vote 882,653 680,670
Percentage 18.51% 14.21%
Swing Increase 7.48% Decrease 3.38%
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Districts won by respective parties
Prime Minister before election

Miloš Zeman
ČSSD

Prime Minister after election

Vladimír Špidla
ČSSD

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002.[1] The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 70 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9%.[2]

Campaign finances[]

Party ČSSD 4K ODS KSČM SNK Green Party
Money Spent[3] 75,000,000 Kč 72,000,000 Kč 60,000,000 Kč 10,500,000 Kč 10,000,000 Kč 2,500,000 Kč

Opinion polls[]

Main article: Opinion polling for the Czech legislative election, 2002
Date Polling Firm ČSSD ODS 4K KSČM Others
14-15 Jun 2002 Election 30.2 24.5 14.3 18.5 12.5
5 - 12 Jun 2002 CVVM 29.0 27.0 13.5 17.5 13.0
6 Jun 2002 TNS Factum 29.4 27.8 13.1 18.4 11.3
20–27 May 2002 CVVM[4] 21.5 19.5 11.5 10.0 37.5
22 - 29 Apr 2002 CVVM[5] 24.0 22.0 12.5 14.5 27.0
17 Apr 2002 TNS Factum 24.1 28.2 19.6 17.5 10.6
4 Apr 2002 STEM 23.7 26.4 17.0 14.1 18.8
22 Mar - 2 Apr 2002 CVVM[6] 22.0 20.0 17.0 14.0 27.0
8 Mar 2002 TNS Factum 25.0 30.5 17.0 16.2 11.3
4 Mar 2002 STEM 26.4 23.7 16.9 14.1 18.9
15 Feb 2002 CVVM 23.0 18.5 23.0 13.5 22.0
15 Feb 2002 STEM 23.8 23.0 19.1 13.4 20.7
24 Jan 2002 STEM 21.5 21.3 22.5 15.6 19.1
7 Jan 2002 CVVM 24.0 18.0 20.0 10.0 28.0

Results[]

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Party Votes % Seats +/–
Czech Social Democratic Party 1,440,279 30.20 70 –4
Civic Democratic Party 1,166,975 24.47 58 –5
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 882,653 18.51 41 +17
Four-Coalition (KDU–ČSL, US–DEU) 680,670 14.27 31 -8
Union of Independents 132,699 2.78 0 New
Green Party 122,929 2.36 0 0
Republicans of Miroslav Sládek 46,325 0.97 0 New
Rural Party 41,773 0.87 0 New
Party for Life Security 41,404 0.86 0 New
Czech National Social Party 38,655 0.81 0 0
Hope 29,955 0.62 0 New
Right Bloc 28,163 0.59 0 New
Civic Democratic Alliance 24,278 0.50 0 New
Choice for the Future 16,730 0.35 0 New
Path of Change 13,169 0.27 0 New
Moravian Democratic Party 12,957 0.27 0 0
Party of Common Sense 10,849 0.22 0 New
Akce za zrus.Senatu a proti t. 9,637 0.20 0 New
Balbínova poetickí strana 9,287 0.19 0 New
Humanist Alliance 8,461 0.17 0 New
Republicans 6,786 0.14 0 New
National Democratic Party 5,532 0.11 0 New
Democratic League 4,059 0.08 0 New
Czech Right 2,041 0.04 0 New
Czech Social Democratic Movement 602 0.01 0 New
Roma Civic Initiative 523 0.01 0 New
Party of Democratic Socialism 475 0.00 0 New
New Movement 139 0.00 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 21,139 – – –
Total 4,789,145 100 200 0
Registered voters/turnout 8,264,484 57.9 – –
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
ČSSD
 
 30.20%
ODS
 
 24.47%
KSČM
 
 18.51%
4Coalition
 
 14.27%
SNK
 
 2.78%
SZ
 
 2.36%
Others
 
 7.41%
Parliamentary seats
ČSSD
 
 35.00%
ODS
 
 29.00%
KSČM
 
 20.50%
4Coalition
 
 15.50%

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. ^ "Volby provětrají stranické pokladny, úspěšným se to vyplatí | ČeskéNoviny.cz". www.ceskenoviny.cz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ Čadová, Naděžda. "Stranické preference na konci května 2002 - Centrum pro výzkum veřejného mínění". cvvm.soc.cas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. ^ Čadová, Naděžda. "Stranické preference na konci dubna 2002 - Centrum pro výzkum veřejného mínění". cvvm.soc.cas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  6. ^ Čadová, Naděžda. "Stranické preference na přelomu března a dubna 2002 - Centrum pro výzkum veřejného mínění". cvvm.soc.cas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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