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Nov. 13, 1998 Held

Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Election for Senát (Czech Senate)

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:1,093,675
Valid Votes:962,111
Invalid Votes:131,564
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

Civic Democratic Party 9 - -

-1.00%

Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party 5 - -

-1.00%

Civic Democratic Alliance 4 - -

-1.00%

Communist Party 2 - -

-1.00%

Czech Social Democratic Party 2 - -

-1.00%

Freedom Union 1 - -

-1.00%
Election Results Modified: Jun 21, 2024

General Information

At stake in this election:

  • 27 seats in the Senate (Senat)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Vaclav HAVEL
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Josef TOSOVSKY
  • Assembly: Czech Republic has a bicameral Parliament (Parlament) consisting of the Senate (Senat) with 81 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecka Snemovna) with 200 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the Senate (Senat) 81 members are elected by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms*. In the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecka Snemovna) 200 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.

* One-third of the Senate is elected every two years.

Main parties in the Second Round of the electoral race:

  • Party: Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
    • Leader: Vaclav KLAUS
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 9
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 32
  • Party: Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL)
    • Leader: Jan KASAL
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 5
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 13
  • Party: Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA)
    • Leader: Daniel KROUPA
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 4
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 7
  • Party: Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD)
    • Leader: Milos ZEMAN
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 2
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 25
  • Party: Communist Party (KSCM)
    • Leader: Miroslav GREBENICEK
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 2
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 2
  • Party: Freedom Union (US)
    • Leader: Jan RUML
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 1
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 0

Main parties in the First Round of the electoral race:

  • Party: Civic Democratic Party (ODS)
    • Leader: Vaclav KLAUS
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 9
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 32
  • Party: Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL)
    • Leader: Jan KASAL
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 5
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 13
  • Party: Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA)
    • Leader: Daniel KROUPA
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 4
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 7
  • Party: Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD)
    • Leader: Milos ZEMAN
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 2
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 25
  • Party: Communist Party (KSCM)
    • Leader: Miroslav GREBENICEK
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 2
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 2
  • Party: Freedom Union (US)
    • Leader: Jan RUML
    • Seats won in this Senate election: 1
    • Seats won in last Senate election: 0

Last Parliamentary election:

  • Elections to the Senate were last held on November 15-16 and 22-23, 1996 to decide 81 seats.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 10,286,470 (July 1998 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 8,116,836 ( 1998 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 5,289,142 (1998)

·         Is Czech Republic a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Czech Republic ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (22 February 1993)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 30 (Chamber of Deputies); 9 (Senate) (following the 1998 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 28 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Czech Republic a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Czech Republic ratified CRPD: Yes (28 September 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 1,544,155 (est.)

Election Modified: Jun 21, 2024

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