Czech Senate election, 1998

Czech Senate election, 1998
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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 13 and 14 November 1998 with a second round on 20 and 21 November.[1] The result was a victory for the Four-Coalition, which won 28 of the 81 seats. The Coalition was an alliance of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party, the Democratic Union, the Freedom Union and the Civic Democratic Alliance.[2] Of the 28 seats, 17 were taken by the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party and eleven were shared between the Freedom Union and Civic Democratic Alliance.[3] Voter turnout was 41% in the first round and 20.3% in the second.[4]

Results

Party First round Second round Seats +/–
Votes % Votes %
Civic Democratic Party 266,377 27.7 210,156 39.1 26 –4
Four-Coalition 255,785 26.6 166,483 31.0 28 +6
Czech Social Democratic Party 208,845 21.7 121,700 22.7 23 –2
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 159,123 16.5 31,097 5.8 4 +2
Independent Candidate 38,381 4.0 7,655 1.4 0 –1
Independents and others 33,600 3.5 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 131,564 4,778
Total 1,093,675 100 541,869 100 81 0
Sourcesa: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 9873832956097
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p477
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p493
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472

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