2002 Czech legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002.[1] The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 70 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9%.[2]

2002 Czech legislative election

14–15 June 2002

All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
101 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.9% ( 16,13%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Vladimír Špidla Václav Klaus
Party ČSSD ODS
Last election 32.31%; 74 seats 27.74%; 63 seats
Seats won 70 58
Seat change 4 5
Popular vote 1,440,279 1,166,975
Percentage 30.20% 24.47%
Swing 2.11% 3.27%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Miroslav Grebeníček Cyril Svoboda
Party KSČM KDU–ČSL
Alliance Four-Coalition
Last election 11.03%; 24 seats 17.59%; 39 seats
Seats won 41 31
Seat change 17 8
Popular vote 882,653 680,670
Percentage 18.51% 14.21%
Swing 7.48% 3.38%

Districts won by respective parties

PM before election

Miloš Zeman
ČSSD

Elected PM

Vladimír Špidla
ČSSD

Campaign finances

PartyČSSD4KODSKSČMSNKGreen Party
Money Spent[3]75,000,000 Kč72,000,000 Kč60,000,000 Kč10,500,000 Kč10,000,000 Kč2,500,000 Kč

Opinion polls

Date Polling Firm ČSSD ODS 4K KSČM Others
14-15 Jun 2002 Election 30.2 24.5 14.3 18.5 12.5
5 - 12 Jun 2002 CVVM 29.0 27.0 13.5 17.5 13.0
6 Jun 2002 TNS Factum 29.4 27.8 13.1 18.4 11.3
20–27 May 2002 CVVM[4] 21.5 19.5 11.5 10.0 37.5
22 - 29 Apr 2002 CVVM[5] 24.0 22.0 12.5 14.5 27.0
17 Apr 2002 TNS Factum 24.1 28.2 19.6 17.5 10.6
4 Apr 2002 STEM 23.7 26.4 17.0 14.1 18.8
22 Mar - 2 Apr 2002 CVVM[6] 22.0 20.0 17.0 14.0 27.0
8 Mar 2002 TNS Factum 25.0 30.5 17.0 16.2 11.3
4 Mar 2002 STEM 26.4 23.7 16.9 14.1 18.9
15 Feb 2002 CVVM 23.0 18.5 23.0 13.5 22.0
15 Feb 2002 STEM 23.8 23.0 19.1 13.4 20.7
24 Jan 2002 STEM 21.5 21.3 22.5 15.6 19.1
7 Jan 2002 CVVM 24.0 18.0 20.0 10.0 28.0

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Czech Social Democratic Party1,440,27930.2070–4
Civic Democratic Party1,166,97524.4758–5
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia882,65318.5141+17
Four-Coalition (KDU–ČSL, US–DEU)680,67014.2731-8
Union of Independents132,6992.780New
Green Party122,9292.3600
Republicans of Miroslav Sládek46,3250.970New
Rural Party41,7730.870New
Party for Life Security41,4040.860New
Czech National Social Party38,6550.8100
Hope29,9550.620New
Right Bloc28,1630.590New
Civic Democratic Alliance24,2780.500New
Choice for the Future16,7300.350New
Path of Change13,1690.270New
Moravian Democratic Party12,9570.2700
Party of Common Sense10,8490.220New
Akce za zrus.Senatu a proti t.9,6370.200New
Balbínova poetickí strana9,2870.190New
Humanist Alliance8,4610.170New
Republicans6,7860.140New
National Democratic Party5,5320.110New
Democratic League4,0590.080New
Czech Right2,0410.040New
Czech Social Democratic Movement6020.010New
Roma Civic Initiative5230.010New
Party of Democratic Socialism4750.000New
New Movement1390.000New
Invalid/blank votes21,139
Total4,789,1451002000
Registered voters/turnout8,264,48457.9
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
ČSSD
30.20%
ODS
24.47%
KSČM
18.51%
4Coalition
14.27%
SNK
2.78%
SZ
2.36%
Others
7.41%
Parliamentary seats
ČSSD
35.00%
ODS
29.00%
KSČM
20.50%
4Coalition
15.50%

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p472
  3. "Volby provětrají stranické pokladny, úspěšným se to vyplatí | ČeskéNoviny.cz". www.ceskenoviny.cz. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. Čadová, Naděžda. "Stranické preference na konci května 2002 - Centrum pro výzkum veřejného mínění". cvvm.soc.cas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. Čadová, Naděžda. "Stranické preference na konci dubna 2002 - Centrum pro výzkum veřejného mínění". cvvm.soc.cas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  6. Čadová, Naděžda. "Stranické preference na přelomu března a dubna 2002 - Centrum pro výzkum veřejného mínění". cvvm.soc.cas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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