Czech legislative election, 1996

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 31 May and 1 June 1996,^[1] the first after independence. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 68 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 76.3%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Civic Democratic Party	1,794,560	29.6	68	–
Czech Social Democratic Party	1,602,250	26.4	61	+45
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	626,136	10.3	22	–13
KDU-ČSL	489,349	8.1	18	+3
SPR-RSČ	485,072	8.0	18	+4
Civic Democratic Alliance	385,369	6.4	13	–1
Pensioners for Life Security	187,455	3.1	0	0
Democratic Union	169,796	2.8	0	New
Free Democrats - Liberal National Social Party	124,165	2.1	0	New
Left Bloc	85,122	1.4	0	New
Independents	30,125	0.5	0	New
Czech-Moravian Centre Union	27,490	0.5	0	New
HSMSMNSJ	25,198	0.4	0	New
Moravian National Party	16,580	0.3	0	New
Democratic Left Party	7,740	0.1	0	New
Czech Right	2,808	0.1	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	37,189	–	–	–
Total	6,096,404	100	200	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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