Czech legislative election, 2002
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Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic
on 14 and 15 June 2002. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party
, which won 70 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9%.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
on 14 and 15 June 2002. The result was a victory for the 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...
, which won 70 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
1,440,279 | 30.2 | 70 | –4 |
| Civic Democratic Party | 1,166,975 | 24.5 | 58 | –5 |
| 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... |
882,653 | 18.5 | 41 | |
| KDU-ČSL-US-DEU | 680,670 | 14.3 | 31 | |
| 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... |
132,699 | 2.8 | 0 | New |
| Green Party Green Party (Czech Republic) The Green Party is a political party in the Czech Republic.The party was founded in February 1990 but for a long time it struggled to obtain significant influence in Czech politics. In the 2002 legislative election the party received 2.4% of the vote... |
122,929 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republicans of Miroslav Sládek | 46,325 | 1.0 | 0 | New |
| Rural Party | 41,773 | 0.9 | 0 | New |
| Party for a Secure Life | 41,404 | 0.9 | 0 | New |
| Czech National Social Party Czech National Social Party Czech National Social Party was a civic nationalist political party established in 1898 within the Young Czech Party as a nominally socialist group with a stress on achieving Czech independence from Austria–Hungary Czech National Social Party (Czech: Česká strana národně sociální) was a civic... |
38,655 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Hope | 29,955 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Right Bloc | 28,163 | 0.6 | 0 | New |
| Civic Democratic Alliance Civic Democratic Alliance The Civic Democratic Alliance was a small liberal centre-right political party in the Czech Republic, functional between years 1989 and 2007.-History:... |
24,278 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Choice for the Future | 16,730 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Path of Change Path of Change Path of Change is a small liberal party in the Czech Republic. Its current president is Jiří Lobkowicz... |
13,169 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Moravian Democratic Party | 12,957 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Sense Party | 10,849 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| AZSD | 9,637 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| BPS | 9,287 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Humanist Alliance | 8,461 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Republicans | 6,786 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| National Democratic Party | 5,532 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Democratic League | 4,059 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Czech Right | 2,041 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Czech Social Democratic Movement | 602 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Roma Civic Initiative Roma Civic Initiative The Roma Civic Initiative is a Roma minority political party, now based in Slovakia.The party was originally established in Czechoslovakia on November 21, 1989, immediately following the Velvet Revolution... |
523 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Party of Democratic Socialism Party of Democratic Socialism (Czech Republic) The Party of Democratic Socialism is a democratic socialist political party in the Czech Republic. It is a founding member party of the Party of the European Left.... |
475 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| New Movement | 139 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 21,139 | – | – | – |
| Total | 4,789,145 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||