Czech Senate election, 2006

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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 20 and 21 October 2006, with a second round on 27 and 28 October.^[1] The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 41 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 38.2% in the first round and just 20.7% in the second.^[2]

Results

Party	First round		Second round		Seats	+/–
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Civic Democratic Party	354,273	33.3	289,568	50.4	41	+4
Czech Social Democratic Party	204,573	19.2	120,127	20.9	12	+5
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	134,863	12.7	26,001	4.5	2	0
KDU-ČSL	125,388	11.8	59,603	10.4	11	–3
SNK European Democrats	31,711	3.0	–	–	7	0
Green Party	50,508	4.7	8,044	1.4	8	–6
Independent Candidate	29,533	2.8	23,643	4.1
Freedom Union – Democratic Union	18,522	1.7	7,367	1.3
Party for the Open Society	13,662	1.3	14,120	2.5
Vote for the City	10,362	1.0	9,215	1.6
Independents and others	90,219	8.5	16,867	2.9
Invalid/blank votes	76,633	–	1,737	–	–	–
Total	1,140,247	100	576,292	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, p472