2002 Czech Senate election

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| ← 2000 | 25–26 October 2002 (first round)
1–2 November 2002 (second round) | 2004 →

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Leader  | Václav Klaus | Vladimír Špidla
Party  | ODS | ČSSD
Seats won  | 9  | 7
First round  | 165,794
24.9%  | 122,397
18.4%
Second round | 284,537
34.6%  | 224,386
27.3%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Leader  | Miroslav Grebeníček | Cyril Svoboda
Party  | KSČM | Lidovci
Seats won  | 1  | 1
First round  | 110,171
16.5%  | 58,858
8.8%
Second round | 57,434
7.0%  | 47,049
5.7%

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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.[1] Voter turnout was just 24.1% in the first round and 31.7% in the second.[2]

The results saw the Civic Democratic Party emerge as the most successful party, winning nine seats. Independent candidates were also successful, winning eight seats. The parties of the former Four-Coalition were heavily defeated.[3]

## Electoral system

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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.[4]

## Background

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Czech Social Democratic Party held 11 Seats in the elected part of Senate. Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party held second highest number of seats - 6. Both parties were part of governing coalition. Opposition Civic Democratic Party held only 5 Seats. Election was considered important due to 2003 Presidential election. Czech Social Democratic Party was considered front-runner of the election while the Civic Democratic Party was expected to be second strongest party.[5]

### Composition of contested seats prior to the elections

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Name  | Ideology  | Leader  | Seats

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| Czech Social Democratic Party | Social democracy | Vladimír Špidla |

11 / 27

| KDU-ČSL | Christian democracy | Cyril Svoboda |

6 / 27

| Civic Democratic Party | Conservatism | Václav Klaus |

5 / 27

| Civic Democratic Alliance | Liberalism | Jiřina Nováková |

3 / 27

| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | Communism | Miroslav Grebeníček |

1 / 27

| Independents |  |  |

1 / 27

## Opinion polls

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Date  | Polling firm  | ČSSD | KDU-ČSL | ODS | ODA | KSČM | US–DEU

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2 November 2002  | Result  | 7  | 1  | 9 | 0  | 1  | 1
7 October 2002  | SC&C[6] | 12 | 4  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 1
November 1996  | Previous election  | 11 | 6  | 5  | 3  | 1  | 0

## Results

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Nominating party| First round| Second round| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| Civic Democratic Party| 165,794| 24.88| 0| 284,537| 34.60| 9| 9
| Czech Social Democratic Party| 122,397| 18.37| 0| 224,386| 27.29| 7| 7
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia| 110,171| 16.53| 0| 57,434| 6.98| 1| 1
| KDU-ČSL| 58,858| 8.83| 0| 47,049| 5.72| 1| 1
| Freedom Union – Democratic Union| 48,879| 7.33| 0| 36,294| 4.41| 1| 1
| SNK Union of Independents| 44,112| 6.62| 0| 45,096| 5.48| 2| 2
| Independents| 27,533| 4.13| 1| 23,812| 2.90| 1| 2
| Civic Democratic Alliance| 8,846| 1.33| 0| | 0
| Liberal Reform Party| 7,592| 1.14| 0| 20,069| 2.44| 1| 1
| Vote for the City| 7,242| 1.09| 0| 12,587| 1.53| 0| 0
| Path of Change| 4,967| 0.75| 0| 18,087| 2.20| 1| 1
| HNHRM| 4,576| 0.69| 0| 16,915| 2.06| 1| 1
| Your Vote| 3,177| 0.48| 0| | 0
| Right Bloc| 3,044| 0.46| 0| | 0
| Hope| 2,858| 0.43| 0| | 0
| Green Party| 2,639| 0.40| 0| | 0
| Party for the Open Society| 2,576| 0.39| 0| | 0
| United Democrats – Association of Independents| 2,165| 0.32| 0| | 0
| Active Independent Citizens| 1,734| 0.26| 0| | 0
| Balbín's Poetic Party| 1,455| 0.22| 0| | 0
| Rural Party – United Civic Forces| 1,240| 0.19| 0| | 0
| Moravané| 1,181| 0.18| 0| | 0
| Civic Coalition – Political Club| 1,043| 0.16| 0| | 0
| Moravian Democratic Party| 532| 0.08| 0| | 0
| Choice for the Future| 496| 0.07| 0| | 0
| Party of Common Sense| 489| 0.07| 0| | 0
| Conservative Party| 480| 0.07| 0| | 0
| Party for Life Security| 352| 0.05| 0| | 0
| Czech National Social Party| 187| 0.03| 0| | 0
| Democratic League| 64| 0.01| 0| | 0
| Independents| 29,776| 4.47| 0| 36,021| 4.38| 1| 1
Total| 666,455| 100.00| 1| 822,287| 100.00| 26| 27
Valid votes| 666,455| 98.91| | 822,287| 95.89| |
Invalid/blank votes| 7,366| 1.09| | 35,204| 4.11| |
Total votes| 673,821| 100.00| | 857,491| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 2,797,846| 24.08| | 2,708,764| 31.66| |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Volby

## References

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1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472
3. ^ "Nezávislí útočí". iDNES.cz. 3 November 2002. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
4. ^ "Electoral system". IPU.
5. ^ "V senátních volbách jde i o prezidenta". iDNES.cz. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
6. ^ "Průzkum výsledků senátních voleb". Kurzy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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