Czech Senate election, 2002
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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic
on 25 and 26 October 2002, with a second round on 1 and 2 November. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 26 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was just 24.1% in the first round and 31.7% in the second.
Czech Republic
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on 25 and 26 October 2002, with a second round on 1 and 2 November. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 26 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was just 24.1% in the first round and 31.7% in the second.
Results
| Party | First round | Second round | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Civic Democratic Party | 165,794 | 24.9 | 284,537 | 34.6 | 26 | |
| Czech Social Democratic Party Czech Social Democratic Party The Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament... |
122,397 | 18.4 | 224,386 | 27.3 | 11 | –4 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia , abbreviated to KSČM, is a political party in the Czech Republic. It has a membership of 82,994 and is a member party of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left bloc in the European Parliament... |
110,171 | 16.5 | 57,434 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KDU-ČSL | 58,858 | 8.8 | 47,049 | 5.7 | 15 | –4 |
| Freedom Union – Democratic Union | 48,879 | 7.3 | 36,294 | 4.4 | 26 | +4 |
| Union of Independents SNK Union of Independents The SNK Union of Independents , or SNK , was a small political party in Czech Republic, led since May 2007 by Helmut Dohnálek.It... |
44,112 | 6.6 | 45,096 | 5.5 | ||
| Independent Candidate | 29,776 | 4.5 | 36,021 | 4.4 | ||
| Independents | 27,533 | 4.1 | 23,812 | 2.9 | ||
| Independents and others | 58,935 | 8.8 | 67,658 | 8.2 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,366 | – | 35,204 | – | – | – |
| Total | 673,821 | 100 | 857,491 | 100 | 81 | 0 |
| Sourcesa: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||