2016 Czech Senate election

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2016 Czech Senate election
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  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Pavel Bělobrádek Petr Fiala Andrej Babiš
Party KDU-ČSL ODS ANO
Seats won 6 4 3
1st round 74,709
8.5% 		107,785
12.2% 		151,388
17.2%
2nd round 78,448
18.5% 		48,609
11.5% 		92,051
21.7%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Bohuslav Sobotka Miroslav Kalousek Petr Gazdík
Party ČSSD TOP 09 STAN
Seats won 2 2 2
1st round 128,830
14.6% 		70,653
8.0% 		43,234
4.9%
2nd round 55,622
13.1% 		30,820
7.3% 		25,389
6.0%
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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 7 and 8 October 2016, with a second round on 14 and 15 of October. The first round was held alongside regional elections[1] and several municipal referendums, notably in a referendum in Brno on the location of the town's train station.

The governing coalition of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), ANO 2011 and the Christian and Democratic Union (KDU-ČSL) retained a majority in the full Senate, with the KDU-ČSL making the largest gains,[2] while the Social Democrats incurred the greatest losses, retaining only two of their twelve seats up for re-election. ANO 2011 won the first round with fourteen candidates advancing, but only three of them were elected, which was a disappointment to the party.[3] The most successful opposition party was the centre-right Civic Democratic Party. It had 6 candidates advancing and four of them elected (including Zdeněk Nytra ).[4][5]

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.[6]

Results[]

Polling station of the electoral district no. 70 in Olomouc during Czech Senate elections and the regional elections held in the Czech Republic on 7 October 2016
Party[7] First round Second round Seats
Votes % Votes % Won Not up Total +/–
ANO 2011 151,388 17.18 92,051 21.71 3 4 7 +3
Czech Social Democratic Party 128,830 14.62 55,622 13.12 2 23 25 –10
Civic Democratic Party 103,216 11.71 42,551 10.03 3 6 9 –5
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 83,741 9.50 5,737 1.35 0 1 1 0
KDU-ČSL 74,709 8.48 78,448 18.50 6 8 14 +4
TOP 09 70,653 8.02 30,820 7.27 2 0 2 +1
Mayors and Independents 43,234 4.91 25,389 5.99 2 3 5 +1
Green Party 18,798 2.13 12,565 2.96 1 3 4 +1
Mayors for Liberec Region 18,698 2.12 16,579 3.91 1 1 2 +1
Nestraníci 16,172 1.84 9,849 2.32 1 0 1 0
Dawn - National Coalition 16,078 1.82 – – 0 0 0 0
Severočeši.cz 14,901 1.69 13,377 3.15 2 0 2 0
12,892 1.46 10,804 2.55 1 0 1 +1
Freeholder Party 11,093 1.26 – – 0 1 1 0
NEZÁVISLÍ 9,492 1.08 5,634 1.33 0 0 0 0
APAČI 2017 8,714 0.99 – – 0 0 0 0
Czech Pirate Party 7,352 0.83 – – 0 1 1 0
Patriotic Citizens 6,424 0.73 8,966 2.11 1 0 1 +1
Tábor 2020 6,358 0.72 – – 0 0 0 0
Freedom and Direct Democracy 5,988 0.68 – – 0 0 0 0
Moravané 5,394 0.61 – – 0 0 0 0
Movement for Prague 11 4,702 0.53 9,639 2.27 1 0 1 +1
Party of Civic Rights 4,618 0.52 – – 0 1 1 0
Party of Free Citizens 4,568 0.52 – – 0 0 0 0
Změna 4,515 0.51 – – 0 0 0 0
JsmePRO! 3,432 0.39 – – 0 0 0 0
Rozumní 3,325 0.38 – – 0 0 0 0
Koruna Česká 3,305 0.38 – – 0 0 0 0
Koalice 3,303 0.37 – – 0 0 0 0
For Prague 3,033 0.34 – – 0 0 0 0
ALTERNATIVA 2,709 0.31 – – 0 0 0 0
Ostravak 2,147 0.24 – – 0 1 1 0
New future for the Liberec Region 2,003 0.23 – – 0 0 0 0
Independent Candidates to the Senate 1,962 0.22 – – 0 0 0 0
Ústecká Citizens' Forum 1,961 0.22 – – 0 0 0 0
SNK European Democrats 1,882 0.21 – – 0 0 0 0
SPR-RSČ 1,812 0.21 – – 0 0 0 0
Order of Nation 1,723 0.20 – – 0 0 0 0
Association of Independent Candidates 1 1,685 0.19 – – 0 0 0 0
South City – Our Home 1,560 0.18 – – 0 0 0 0
SaS 1,296 0.15 – – 0 0 0 0
Workers' Party 1,127 0.13 – – 0 0 0 0
HOZK 938 0.11 – – 0 0 0 0
National Democracy 830 0.09 – – 0 0 0 0
Czech Republic Patriots 632 0.07 – – 0 0 0 0
Czechoslovak Community Party 554 0.06 – – 0 0 0 0
New Direction 551 0.06 – – 0 0 0 0
NáS 380 0.04 – – 0 0 0 0
SSPD-SP 266 0.03 – – 0 0 0 0
Czech National Socialist Party 133 0.02 – – 0 0 0 0
Independents 6,093 0.69 6,058 1.43 1 1 2 +1
Invalid/blank votes 41,323 – 3,434 – – – – –
Total 922,493 100 427,523 100 27 54 81 0
Registered voters/turnout[8] 2,780,706 33.17 2,780,597 15.38 – – – –
Source: Volby.cz (results), Volby.cz (turnout)

Re-run in Most[]

On 10 November the results in Most District were annulled due to the illegitimacy of Alena Dernerová's candidature.[9] A re-run of the vote was organised for 27–28 January 2017, in which Dernerová was elected in the first round.[10][11] Voter turnout was only 12%.[12]

Candidate Party Votes %
Alena Dernerová 5,933 54.90
Jiří Šlégr Czech Social Democratic Party 1,700 15.73
Josef Nétek Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 797 7.37
Roman Ziegler ANO 2011 723 6.69
Jiří Biolek Mayors and Independents 639 5.91
Libuše Hrdinová Civic Democratic Party 444 4.10
Jiří Maria Sieber Order of Nation 246 2.27
Zbyněk Vodák TOP 09 195 1.80
Jiří Fiala Common Sense Party 128 1.18

References[]

  1. ^ Presidential decree on elections term Sbírka Zákonů
  2. ^ "Czech coalition keeps majority in Senate election but leader's party suffers". Reuters. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ^ Daniela Lazarová (2016-10-17). "Christian Democrats celebrate election victory as stronger coalition partners digest defeat". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  4. ^ "Fiala (ODS): Gratuluji čtyřem kandidátům ODS k výhře ve 2. kole senátních voleb". page-maintitle-short-default. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ^ "ODS se opravdu vrací, jásá po senátních volbách Petr Fiala". page-maintitle-short-default. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. ^ Electoral system IPU
  7. ^ Name of "nominating party" (navrhující strana).
  8. ^ Turnout calculated by dividing number of votes cast; Czech Statistical Office present figures summing up of all voters who had signed the voter register and get ballot envelopes (vydané obálky), even if they did not cast their votes.
  9. ^ "Senátní volby v Mostě jsou neplatné". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  10. ^ Hájek, Oldřich. "Už za necelý měsíc: Mostecko čekají opakované volby do Senátu". E-MOSTECKO.CZ (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Dernerová bude opět senátorkou za Mostecko, dostala téměř 55 procent hlasů". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Dernerová s náskokem porazila Šlégra, senátorkou se stala hned v 1. kole". iDNES.cz. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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