1996 Czech parliamentary election

1996 Czech parliamentary election

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All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
101 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Václav Klaus Miloš Zeman Miroslav Grebeníček
Party ODS ČSSD KSČM
Seats won 68 61 22
Seat change Decrease8 Increase45 Decrease13
Popular vote 1,794,560 1,602,250 626,136
Percentage 29.62% 26.44% 10.33%
Swing Decrease0.11 pp Increase19.91 pp Decrease3.72 pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Josef Lux Miroslav Sládek Jan Kalvoda
Party KDU-ČSL SPR–RSČ ODA
Seats won 18 18 13
Seat change Increase3 Increase4 Decrease1
Popular vote 489,349 485,072 385,369
Percentage 8.08% 8.01 6.36
Swing Increase1.80 pp Increase2.03 pp Increase0.43 pp


Prime Minister before election

Václav Klaus
ODS

Prime Minister after election

Václav Klaus
ODS

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]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472

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