Czech Senate election, 2004

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Czech Senate election, 2004
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  2002 5 and 6 November 2004 (first round)
12 and 13 November 2004 (second round)
2006  

  First party Second party Third party
  Mirek Topolanek.jpg ING.MIROSLAV KALOUSEK.jpg Miroslav Grebenicek (4).jpg
Leader Mirek Topolánek Miroslav Kalousek Miroslav Grebeníček
Party ODS KDU–ČSL KSČM
Seats won 19 4 1
1st round 241,120
33.3%
97,956
13.5%
125,892
17.4%
2nd round 257,861
53.8%
54,501
11.4%
65,136
13.6%
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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]

Czech Republic Republic in Central Europe

The Czech Republic, also known by its short-form name, Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast. The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,866 square kilometres (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, with 10.6 million inhabitants; its capital and largest city is Prague, with 1.3 million residents. Other major cities are Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc and Pilsen. The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union (EU), NATO, the OECD, the United Nations, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe.

Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) Czech political party

The Civic Democratic Party is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic. It holds 25 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and is the second strongest party following the 2017 election.

Results

PartyFirst roundSecond roundSeats+/–
Votes%Votes%
Civic Democratic Party 241,12033.3257,86153.837+11
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 125,89217.465,13613.62–1
KDU-ČSL 97,95613.554,50111.414–1
Czech Social Democratic Party 90,44612.524,9235.27–4
Union of Independents 20,5032.816,0673.47
Independents 35,9005.07,3371.514
Freedom Union – Democratic Union 26,4313.623,9225.0
Green Party 7,1371.013,2962.8
Independents and others79,30110.915,8483.3
Invalid/blank votes52,7312,300
Total777,417100481,191100810
Sourcesa: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

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