2004 Czech Senate election

2004 Czech Senate election

← 2002 5 and 6 November 2004 (first round)
12 and 13 November 2004 (second round)
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Leader Mirek Topolánek Miroslav Kalousek Miroslav Grebeníček
Party ODS Lidovci KSČM
Seats won 19 4 1
First round 241,120
33.27%
97,956
13.52%
125,892
17.37%
Second round 257,861
53.85%
54,501
11.38%
65,136
13.60%

Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 November 2004, with a second round on 12 and 13 November.[1] The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 37 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 28.6% in the first round and just 18.4% in the second.[2]

Results

Nominating partyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Civic Democratic Party241,12033.271257,86153.851718
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia125,89217.37065,13613.6011
KDU-ČSL97,95613.52054,50111.3833
Czech Social Democratic Party90,44612.48024,9235.2000
Independents35,9004.9507,3371.5311
Freedom Union – Democratic Union26,4313.65023,9225.0011
SNK–ED20,5032.83016,0673.3611
United Democrats – Association of Independents17,4332.4108,2441.7211
Non-Partisans for Moravia7,8381.0800
Green Party7,1370.98013,2962.7811
Liberal Reform Party6,8150.9400
Party of Common Sense5,8040.8000
Voter Self-Defence – Your Vote for Healthcare4,2990.5907,6041.5900
Path of Change3,5860.4900
Free Civic Self-Government2,6820.3700
State Party Direct Democracy – Labour Party2,0310.2800
Mayors for the Region1,4910.2100
Koruna Česká1,1900.1600
Hope8860.1200
Right Bloc8810.1200
Party for Life Security8320.1100
Civic Democratic Alliance5380.0700
Fair Play – HNPD4940.0700
Balbín's Poetic Party4290.0600
Conservative and Social Movements3350.0500
Conservative Party3090.0400
Moravané2850.0400
National Party2740.0400
HNHRM1420.0200
Moravian Democratic Party1410.0200
Conservative Alternative440.0100
Independents20,5422.8300
Total724,686100.001478,891100.002627
Valid votes724,68693.22478,89199.52
Invalid/blank votes52,7316.782,3000.48
Total votes777,417100.00481,191100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,715,43728.632,614,63018.40
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Volby

References

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