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 UnionCzechoslovak 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 UnionCzechoslovak 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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