2004 Czech Senate election

2004 Czech Senate election

5 and 6 November 2004 (first round) 12 and 13 November 2004 (second round)

First party Second party Third party   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. 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.

Results

Nominating party		First round			Second round			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Civic Democratic Party	241,120	33.27	1	257,861	53.85	17	18
	Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	125,892	17.37	0	65,136	13.60	1	1
	KDU-ČSL	97,956	13.52	0	54,501	11.38	3	3
	Czech Social Democratic Party	90,446	12.48	0	24,923	5.20	0	0
	Independents	35,900	4.95	0	7,337	1.53	1	1
	Freedom Union – Democratic Union	26,431	3.65	0	23,922	5.00	1	1
	SNK–ED	20,503	2.83	0	16,067	3.36	1	1
	United Democrats – Association of Independents	17,433	2.41	0	8,244	1.72	1	1
	Non-Partisans for Moravia	7,838	1.08	0				0
	Green Party	7,137	0.98	0	13,296	2.78	1	1
	Liberal Reform Party	6,815	0.94	0				0
	Party of Common Sense	5,804	0.80	0				0
	Voter Self-Defence – Your Vote for Healthcare	4,299	0.59	0	7,604	1.59	0	0
	Path of Change	3,586	0.49	0				0
	Free Civic Self-Government	2,682	0.37	0				0
	State Party Direct Democracy – Labour Party	2,031	0.28	0				0
	Mayors for the Region	1,491	0.21	0				0
	Koruna Česká	1,190	0.16	0				0
	Hope	886	0.12	0				0
	Right Bloc	881	0.12	0				0
	Party for Life Security	832	0.11	0				0
	Civic Democratic Alliance	538	0.07	0				0
	Fair Play – HNPD	494	0.07	0				0
	Balbín's Poetic Party	429	0.06	0				0
	Conservative and Social Movements	335	0.05	0				0
	Conservative Party	309	0.04	0				0
	Moravané	285	0.04	0				0
	National Party	274	0.04	0				0
	HNHRM	142	0.02	0				0
	Moravian Democratic Party	141	0.02	0				0
	Conservative Alternative	44	0.01	0				0
	Independents	20,542	2.83	0				0
Total		724,686	100.00	1	478,891	100.00	26	27
Valid votes		724,686	93.22		478,891	99.52
Invalid/blank votes		52,731	6.78		2,300	0.48
Total votes		777,417	100.00		481,191	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,715,437	28.63		2,614,630	18.40
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Volby