2016 Czech Senate election

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2016 Czech Senate election
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 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Pavel Bělobrádek Petr Fiala Andrej Babiš
Party KDU-ČSL ODS ANO
Seats won633
First round74,709
8.48%		103,216
11.71%		151,388
17.18%
Second round78,448
18.50%		42,551
10.03%		92,051
21.71%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Bohuslav Sobotka Miroslav Kalousek Petr Gazdík
Party ČSSD TOP 09 STAN
Seats won222
First round128,830
14.62%		70,653
8.02%		43,234
4.91%
Second round55,622
13.12%		30,820
7.27%		25,389
5.99%

Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 7 and 8 October 2016, with a second round on 14 and 15 of October. The first round was held alongside regional elections [1] and several municipal referendums, notably in a referendum in Brno on the location of the town's train station.

Contents

The governing coalition of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), ANO 2011 and the Christian and Democratic Union (KDU-ČSL) retained a majority in the full Senate, with the KDU-ČSL making the largest gains, [2] while the Social Democrats incurred the greatest losses, retaining only two of their twelve seats up for re-election. ANO 2011 won the first round with fourteen candidates advancing, but only three of them were elected, which was a disappointment to the party. [3] The most successful opposition party was the centre-right Civic Democratic Party. It had 6 candidates advancing and four of them elected (including Zdeněk Nytra who ran as independent). [4] [5]

Electoral system

One third of the 81-member Senate is elected every two years, giving Senators six year terms. The seats are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system. [6]

Results

Polling station of the electoral district no. 70 in Olomouc during Czech Senate elections and the regional elections held in the Czech Republic on 7 October 2016 2016 Czech Republic elections in Olomouc.jpg
Polling station of the electoral district no. 70 in Olomouc during Czech Senate elections and the regional elections held in the Czech Republic on 7 October 2016
Nominating partyFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsWonNot upTotal+/–
ANO 2011 151,38817.18092,05121.713347+3
Czech Social Democratic Party 128,83014.62055,62213.12222325–10
Civic Democratic Party 103,21611.71042,55110.033369–5
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 83,7419.5005,7371.3500110
KDU-ČSL 74,7098.48078,44818.5066814+4
TOP 09 70,6538.02030,8207.272202+1
Mayors and Independents 43,2344.91025,3895.992235+1
Green Party 18,7982.13012,5652.961134+1
Mayors for the Liberec Region 18,6982.12016,5793.911112+1
Nestraníci 16,1721.8409,8492.321101New
Dawn – National Coalition 16,0781.8200000
Severočeši.cz 14,9011.69013,3773.152202New
Citizens Together – Independent 12,8921.46010,8042.551101New
Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic 11,0931.2600110
Independents 9,4921.0805,6341.3300000
Alternative for the Czech Republic 20178,7140.990000New
Czech Pirate Party 7,3520.8300110
Patriotic Citizens 6,4240.7308,9662.111101New
Tábor 20206,3580.720000New
Freedom and Direct Democracy 5,9880.6800000
Moravané 5,3940.6100000
Movement for Prague 11 4,7020.5309,6392.271101New
Party of Civic Rights 4,6180.5200110
Party of Free Citizens 4,5680.5200000
Change4,5150.510000New
JsmePRO!3,4320.390000New
Party of Common Sense 3,3250.3800000
Koruna Česká 3,3050.3800000
Coalition 3,3030.370000New
For Prague3,0330.340000New
Alternativa2,7090.310000New
Ostravak 2,1470.2400110
New Future for the Liberec Region2,0030.230000New
Independent Candidates to the Senate1,9620.220000New
Ústecká Citizens' Forum1,9610.220000New
SNK European Democrats 1,8820.2100000
SPR-RSČ 1,8120.210000New
Order of the Nation 1,7230.200000New
Association of Independent Candidates 11,6850.190000New
South City – Our Home1,5600.180000New
Bystrčáci1,2960.150000New
Workers' Party 1,1270.130000New
HOZK9380.110000New
National Democracy 8300.090000New
Czech Republic Patriots6320.070000New
Czechoslovak Community Party5540.060000New
New Direction5510.060000New
Nation for Itself3800.040000New
State Party Direct Democracy – Labour Party2660.030000New
Czech National Socialist Party 1330.020000New
Independents6,0930.6906,0581.431112+1
Total881,170100.000424,089100.00272754810
Valid votes881,17095.52424,08999.20
Invalid/blank votes41,3234.483,4340.80
Total votes922,493100.00427,523100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,780,70633.172,780,59715.38
Source: Volby, Volby

Re-run in Most

On 10 November the results in Most District were annulled due to the illegitimacy of Alena Dernerová's candidature. [7] A re-run of the vote was organised for 27–28 January 2017, in which Dernerová was elected in the first round. [8] [9] Voter turnout was only 12%. [10]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Alena Dernerová United Democrats – Association of Independents 5,93354.91
Jiří Šlégr Czech Social Democratic Party 1,70015.73
Josef Nétek Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 7977.38
Roman Ziegler ANO 2011 7236.69
Jiří Biolek Mayors and Independents 6395.91
Libuše Hrdinová Civic Democratic Party 4444.11
Jiří Maria Sieber Order of the Nation 2462.28
Zbyněk Vodák TOP 09 1951.80
Jiří Fiala Party of Common Sense 1281.18
Total10,805100.00
Valid votes10,80599.46
Invalid/blank votes590.54
Total votes10,864100.00
Registered voters/turnout90,56712.00
Source: Volby

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