2022 Ostrava municipal election

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2018 Ostrava municipal election
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  2018 23-24 September 20222026 

All 55 seats in the Assembly
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Tomáš Macura Jan Dohnal Lukáš Semerák
Party ANO ODS Ostravak
Alliance SPOLU
Last election21 seats9 seats7 seats
Seats won2198
Popular vote1,315,173554,705489,598
Percentage34.0%14.3%12.6%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Václav Kubín Jiří Jureček Andrea Hoffmannová
Party SPD STAN Pirates
Last election4 seats0 seats5 seats
Seats won743
Popular vote449,945262,840224,812
Percentage11.6%6.8%5.8%

 Seventh party
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Leader Martin Juroška
Party KSČM
Alliance Ostrava Left
Last election3 seats
Seats won3
Popular vote210,253
Percentage5.4%

Mayor before election

Tomáš Macura
ANO

Elected Mayor

Tomáš Macura
ANO

The 2022 Ostrava municipal election was held on 23 and 24 September 2022 as part of the nationwide municipal elections. ANO 2011 has won the third election in row. [1]

Contents

Background

Previous election was held in 2018. ANO 2011 won the election with Tomáš Macura being reelected as the Mayor. ANO formed coalition with ODS, KDU-ČSL and Pirates. [2] Macura decided to run for reelection in 2022. [3] ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 decided to run under Spolu alliance banner with Jan Dohnal as electoral leader. [4] Ostravak is once again led by Lukáš Semerák. [5]

Opinion polls

Polling firmFieldwork
date
Sample
size
Turnout ANO Ostravak SPOLU KSČM Piráti SPD ČSSD STAN Oth.Lead
ODS KDU–
ČSL
TOP 09
Sanep [6] 11 - 20 August 202230.212.114.8N/A7.28.45.75.316.315.4
Phoenix Research [7] 20 July - 12 August 20221,01631.69.911.2N/A9.28.05.64.720.4
Phoenix Research [8] 20 June - 13 July 202234.39.811.34.58.77.95.44.213.923.0
Phoenix Research [9] 20 May - 13 June 202299833.19.911.24.27.67.55.37.612.621.9
Sanep [10] 1-8 March 20225,11635.729.812.310.86.11.15.34.18.3N/A5.916.317.5
2018 election 5 and 6 October 201833.932.711.59.75.89.09.06.85.53.07.121.2

Result

PartyVotes %Seats
ANO 2011 1,315,17333.97%21
Spolu 554,70514.33%9
Ostravak 489,59812.64%8
Freedom and Direct Democracy 449,94511.62%7
Mayors and Independents 262,8406.79%4
Czech Pirate Party 224,8125.81%3
Ostrava Left - KSČM and NK210.2535.43%3
Czech Social Democratic Party and LEČO149,9743.87%0
Přísaha 72,8821.88%0
Yes, We return water to people55,2171.43%0
Swiss Democracy 33,8280.87%0
Silesian for People26,6470.69%0
Tricolour Citizens' Movement 25,7790.67%0
Democratic Party of Greens 4030.1%0

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