Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic

Lower chamber of the bicameral Parliament of the Czech Republic

Chamber of Deputies
of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

Poslanecká sněmovna
Parlamentu České republiky

9th Legislature
Type
Type|

Lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

History
Founded| 1 January 1993
Leadership

President

Markéta Pekarová Adamová, TOP 09
since 10 November 2021

Deputy Presidents

List

* Jan Skopeček, ODS
since 10 November 2021
* Olga Richterová, Pirates
since 10 November 2021
* Věra Kovářová, STAN
since 10 November 2021
* Aleš Juchelka, ANO 2011
since 26 June 2024
* Jan Bartošek, KDU-ČSL
since 10 November 2021
* Karel Havlíček, ANO 2011
since 18 February 2022

Structure
Seats| 200

Political groups

| Government (105)

* ODS (34)
* STAN (33)
* KDU-ČSL (23)
* TOP 09 (14)
* Independents (1)

Opposition (95)

* ANO (71)
* SPD (20)
* Pirates (4)

Length of term

| 4 years
Elections

Voting system

| Party-list proportional representation
D'Hondt method

Last election

| 8–9 October 2021

Next election

| On or before October 2025
Meeting place
Thun Palace in Malá Strana, Prague
Rules
Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies (English)

Politics of the Czech Republic

Constitution

* Constitutional acts
* Charter of Fundamental Rights and
Basic Freedoms

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Petr Pavel
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Prime Minister (list)
Petr Fiala

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The Chamber of Deputies, officially the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech: Poslanecká sněmovna Parlamentu České republiky), is the lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The chamber has 200 seats and deputies are elected for four-year terms using the party-list proportional representation system with the D'Hondt method and the Imperiali and Hagenbach-Bischoff quotas.[1] Since 2002, there are 14 constituencies, matching the Czech regions, with district size varying from 8 to 26 representatives. A Cabinet is answerable to the Chamber of Deputies and the Prime Minister stays in office only as long as they retain the support of a majority of its members. The quorum is set by law to one third (67) of elected deputies. Any changes to the constitutional laws must be approved by at least 60 percent of the Chamber of Deputies. The seat of the Chamber of Deputies is the Thun Palace in Malá Strana, Prague.

## Electability and mandate

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Every citizen of the Czech Republic over 21 years old with the right to vote is eligible to be elected. The Deputy may not hold the office of Senator, President of the Czech Republic or judge, which also applies to certain positions specified by law. The office of the Deputy expires once:

* a Deputy-elect refuses to take the oath or takes it with reservation
* a Deputy's tenure expires
* a Deputy resigns from the office
* a Deputy loses eligibility to be elected
* a Deputy takes up an office incompatible with serving as a Deputy.[2]
* the Chamber of Deputies is dissolved

## Dissolution

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After a dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, new elections must be held within 60 days, and the Chamber of Deputies may not be dissolved less than three months before the end of its electoral term. The Chamber of Deputies can only be dissolved by the president under conditions specified by the constitution. The Chamber of Deputies is most commonly dissolved following two votes of no confidence in the cabinet. During a dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate has the authority to take legal measures in its place, if necessary.

## Seat of the Chamber of Deputies

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The Chamber of Deputies resides in three building complexes in Malá Strana, Prague. The main building with the plenary chamber is the Thun Palace, built at the end of the 17th century. It was rebuilt at the start of the 19th century to house the Bohemian Diet. The current plenary chamber was built in 1861 for the reinstated Bohemian Diet after it was dissolved by the Austrian-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1849. The second building was the seat of the Governors of the Kingdom of Bohemia appointed by the emperor, located on Malá Strana Square. The last building complex includes the Smiřický Palace and Šternberk Palace at the opposite side of the square.

## Past Chamber of Deputies election results

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8–9 October 2021 | 200 seats | Fiala | ANO | ODS
KDU-ČSL
TOP 09
(government) | Piráti
STAN
(coalition) | SPD |

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

72 / 200

27.12%
6 (-2.52%) |

71 / 200

27.79%
29 (+5.36%) |

37 / 200

15.62%
9 (-0.35%) |

20 / 200

9.56%
2 (-1.08%)
20–21 October 2017 | 200 seats | Babiš I
Babiš II | ANO
(government) | ODS | Piráti | SPD | KSČM | ČSSD
(coalition) | KDU-ČSL | TOP 09 | STAN

78 / 200

29.64%
31 (+10.98%) |

25 / 200

11.32%
9 (+3.59%) |

22 / 200

10.79%
(new) |

22 / 200

10.64%
(new) |

15 / 200

7.76%
18 (−7.15%) |

15 / 200

7.27%
35 (−13.09%) |

10 / 200

5.80%
4 (−0.98%) |

7 / 200

5.31%
19 (−6.69%) |

6 / 200

5.18%
(new)
25–26 October 2013 | 200 seats | Sobotka | ČSSD
(government) | ANO
(coalition) | KSČM | TOP 09 | ODS | Úsvit | KDU-ČSL
(coalition) |

50 / 200

20.46%
6 (−1.62%) |

47 / 200

18.66%
(new) |

33 / 200

14.91%
7 (+3.64%) |

26 / 200

12.00%
15 (−4.70%) |

16 / 200

7.73%
37 (−12.50%) |

14 / 200

6.89%
(new) |

14 / 200

6.78%
(returning)
28–29 May 2010 | 200 seats | Nečas
Rusnok | ČSSD | ODS
(government) | TOP 09
(coalition) | KSČM | VV
(coalition) |

56 / 200

22.08%
18 (−10.24%) |

53 / 200

20.22%
28 (−15.16%) |

41 / 200

16.70%
(new) |

26 / 200

11.27%
0 (−1.54%) |

24 / 200

10.88%
(new)
2–3 June 2006 | 200 seats | Topolánek I
Topolánek II
Fischer | ODS
(government) | ČSSD | KSČM | KDU-ČSL
(coalition) | SZ
(coalition) |

81 / 200

35.38%
23 (+10.91%) |

74 / 200

32.32%
4 (+2.12%) |

26 / 200

12.81%
15 (−5.7%) |

13 / 200

7.23%
9 (−7.04%) |

6 / 200

6.29%
(new)
14–15 June 2002 | 200 seats | Špidla
Gross
Paroubek | ČSSD
(government) | ODS | KSČM | KDU-ČSL
US-DEU
(coalition) |

70 / 200

30.20%
4 (−2.11%) |

58 / 200

24.47%
5 (−3.27%) |

41 / 200

18.51%
17 (+7.48%) |

31 / 200

14.27%
11 (+5.28%)
19–20 June 1998 | 200 seats | Zeman | ČSSD
(government) | ODS | KSČM | KDU-ČSL | US-DEU |

74 / 200

32.31%
13 (+5.87%) |

63 / 200

27.74%
5 (−1.88%) |

24 / 200

11.03%
2 (+0.7%) |

20 / 200

8.99%
2 (+0.91%) |

19 / 200

8.60%
(new)
31 May
and
1 June 1996 | 200 seats | Klaus II
Tošovský | ODS
(government) | ČSSD | KSČM | KDU-ČSL
(coalition) | SPR-RSČ | ODA
(coalition) |

68 / 200

29.62%
8 (−0.11%) |

61 / 200

26.44%
45 (+19.91%) |

22 / 200

10.33%
13 (−3.72%) |

18 / 200

8.08%
3 (1.8%) |

18 / 200

8.01%
4 (+2.03%) |

13 / 200

6.36%
1 (+0.43%)

### As part of the democratic Czechoslovakia

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During this time the Chamber of Deputies was called the National Council.

5–6 June 1992 | 200 seats | Klaus I | ODS–KDS
(government) | KSČM | ČSSD | LSU | KDU–ČSL
(coalition) | SPR–RSČ | ODA
(coalition) | HSD-SMS

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

76 / 200

29.73%
(new) |

35 / 200

14.05%
2 (+0.81%) |

16 / 200

6.53%
(new) |

16 / 200

6.52%
(new) |

15 / 200

6.28%
5 (−2.14%) |

14 / 200

5.98%
(new) |

14 / 200

5.93%
(new) |

14 / 200

5.87%

8–9 June 1990 | 200 seats | Pithart | OF
(government) | KSČ | HSD-SMS
(coalition) | KDU
(coalition) |

124 / 200

49.50% |

33 / 200

13.24% |

23 / 200

10.03% |

20 / 200

8.42%

## See also

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* List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Czech Republic)
* List of MPs elected in the 2021 Czech legislative election
* List of MPs elected in the 2017 Czech legislative election
* List of MPs elected in the 2013 Czech legislative election
* List of MPs elected in the 2010 Czech legislative election
* List of MPs elected in the 2006 Czech legislative election
* List of MPs elected in the 2002 Czech legislative election
* List of MPs elected in the 1998 Czech legislative election
* List of MPs elected in the 1996 Czech legislative election

## References

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1. ^ "Czech Republic's electoral system" https://english.radio.cz/czech-republics-electoral-system-8728570. accessed December 8, 2024
2. ^ "Constitution of the Czech Republic". Office of the President of the Republic. Retrieved 27 June 2010.

## Further reading

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* Kolář, Petr, and Petr Valenta. The Parliament of the Czech Republic – the Chamber of Deputies. Prague : Published for the Office of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic by Ivan Král, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87324-01-1

## External links

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