2018 Czech Senate election

Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 October 2018 alongside municipal elections, with a second round held on 12 and 13 October 2018. The Conservative Civic Democratic Party (ODS) won the election with 10 seats. Governing parties ANO 2011 and the Czech Social Democratic Party were heavily defeated, winning only 1 seat each. The Communist Party lost its last seat in the Senate when Václav Homolka failed to be re-elected, meaning the party would be without representation in the Senate for the first time in the history of Czech Republic. The election was considered the first major win for the opposition to Andrej Babiš' Cabinet. Commentators including Josef Kopecký also noted ODS confirmed their position as the main opposition party, ahead of the Czech Pirate Party.[1][2][3][4]

2018 Czech Senate election

5–6 October 2018 (first round)
12–13 October 2018 (second round)

27 out of 81 seats in the Senate
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Petr Fiala Petr Gazdík Pavel Bělobrádek
Party ODS STAN KDU–ČSL
Seats won 10 5 2
1st round 163,630
15.0%
76,817
7.1%
99,383
9.1%
2nd round 116,376
27.8%
47,317
11.3%
34,833
8.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Andrej Babiš Jan Hamáček Ivan Bartoš
Party ANO ČSSD Pirates
Seats won 1 1 1
1st round 147,477
13.5%
100,478
9.2%
63,132
5.8%
2nd round 57,500
13.8%
33,887
8.1%
18,048
4.3%

Electoral system

One-third of the 81-member Senate is elected every two years, giving Senators six year terms. Members of the Senate are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system.[5]

Composition of contested seats prior to the elections

Name Ideology Leader Seats
Czech Social Democratic Party Social democracy Jan Hamáček
13 / 27
Civic Democratic Party Conservatism Petr Fiala
4 / 27
KDU-ČSL Christian democracy Pavel Bělobrádek
2 / 27
Mayors and Independents Localism Petr Gazdík
2 / 27
Independents
2 / 27
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Communism Vojtěch Filip
1 / 27
Pirates Pirate politics Ivan Bartoš
1 / 27
Green Party Green politics Petr Štěpánek
1 / 27

List of contested districts

DistrictIncumbentStanding for reelection
2 - SokolovZdeněk Berka (ČSSD)No
5- ChomutovVáclav Homolka (KSČM)Yes
8 - RokycanyMilada Emmerová (ČSSD)Yes
11 - DomažliceJan Látka (ČSSD)Yes
14 - České BudějoviceJiří Šesták (STAN)Yes
17 - Prague 12Tomáš Grulich (ODS)No
20 - Prague 4Eva Syková (ČSSD)Yes
23 - Prague 8Daniela Filipiová (ODS)No
26 - Prague 2Libor Michálek (Piráti)Yes
29 - LitoměřiceHassan Mezian (ČSSD)No
32 - TepliceJaroslav Kubera (ODS)Yes
35 - Jablonec nad NisouJaroslav Zeman (ODS)Yes
38 - Mladá BoleslavJaromír Jermář (ČSSD)No
41 - BenešovLuděk Jeništa (TOP 09)No
44 - ChrudimJan Veleba (SPOZ)No
47 - Mladá BoleslavLubomír Franc (ČSSD)No
50 - SvitavyRadko Martínek (ČSSD)No
53 - TřebíčFrantišek Bublan (ČSSD)No
56 - BřeclavJan Hajda (ČSSD)Deceased prior to election
59 - Brno-CityEliška Wagnerová (Zelení)No
62 - ProstějovBožena Sekaninová (ČSSD)Yes
65 - ŠumperkZdeněk Brož (KDU–ČSL)Yes
68 - OpavaVladimír Plaček (ČSSD)Deceased prior to election
71 - Ostrava-CityLeopold Sulovský (Ostravak)Yes
74 - KarvináPetr Vícha (ČSSD)Yes

Campaign

The Senate election campaign ran parallel to the campaign for the municipal elections.[6]

ANO 2011 launched their campaign on 3 September 2018. Babiš said that ANO was offering many highly qualified candidates, including Ivan Pilný and Eva Syková.[7]

The Czech Social Democratic Party launched their campaign on 5 September 2018, focused on social issues.[8]

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) launched their campaign on 7 September 2018. Petr Fiala stated that the election would be a conflict of two worlds, with ODS representing the world of experienced candidates and ANO 2011 representing the world of repeated restarts.[9]

Election forecast

Media Date ANO ODS Piráti SPD KSČM ČSSD KDU–ČSL TOP 09 STAN Others Notes
Election 12–13 Oct 2018 1 10 1 0 0 1 2 1 5 6
Reflex[10] 10 Oct 2018 3 8 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4
Aktuálně.cz[11] 10 Oct 2018 1 7 1 0 0 2 4 1 5 6
Eurozprávy.cz[12] 7 Oct 2018 2 6 1 0 0 2 4 1 4 5
1st round
Referendum[13][14][15] 2 Oct 2018 5 5 1 0 1 3 4 1 4 4
Hospodářské noviny[16] 30 Sep 2018 5 3 1 0 0 4 4 1 4 5 based on betting odds
Novinky.cz[17] 11 Sep 2018 4 4 1 0 0 5 4 1 3 5 based on betting odds

Campaign finances

PartyMoney SpentSource
ANO 201118,700,000 CZK[18]
Civic Democratic Party15,600,000 CZK[19]
Freedom and Direct Democracy12,700,000 CZK[20]
Czech Social Democratic Party12,300,000 CZK[21]
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party10,200,000 CZK[22]
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia7,000,000 CZK[23]
Mayors and Independents6,900,000 CZK[24]
TOP 096,300,000 CZK[25]
Czech Pirate Party5,600,000 CZK[26]

Results

Polling station of the electoral district no. 70 in Olomouc during Czech Senate elections and the regional elections held in the Czech Republic on 7 October 2016

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) was the most successful party in the first round, with 11 candidates proceeding to the second round. ANO 2011 had 10 candidates proceeding.[12]

Party[n 1] First round Second round Seat totals
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Won Not up Total +/–
Civic Democratic Party163,63015.020116,37627.861010616+7
ANO 2011147,47713.54057,50013.7511670
Czech Social Democratic Party100,4789.22033,8878.10111213-12
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party99,3839.12134,8338.33121416+2
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia80,3717.3803,5780.860000-1
Mayors and Independents79,0257.25147,31711.3145510+5
Freedom and Direct Democracy70,1106.4400000
Czech Pirate Party66,2816.08017,5284.2011010
TOP 0941,9803.85022,5805.401123+1
Senator 2133,8603.11024,2505.801156
Marek Hilšer for Senate15,0451.38011,9032.851101+1
Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic12,2651.1307,1761.7200110
For Health11,1801.030000
Realists8,4070.770000
Party of Common Sense7,1860.660000
Ostravak6,1780.5704,9061.171101
Movement for Prague 114,9800.460011
New Future for Liberec Region4,7440.440000
SNK European Democrats4,4460.410000
Czech National Social Party4,4380.410000
Pévéčko3,4250.310000
Czech Sovereignty3,3000.300000
Party of Civic Rights3,2860.300000
Party of Free Citizens2,8840.260000
Moravian Country Movement2,6410.240000
Ordinary Citizens2,0100.180000
Green Party1,8180.170011-1
Moravian and Silesian Pirate Party1,7890.160000
Moravané1,4840.140000
Koruna Česká1,4430.130000
Patriots of the Czech Republic1,3690.130000
NE-VOLIM1,3460.120000
Order of Nation1,1720.110000
INDEPENDENTS1,0610.100000
Club of Committed Non-Party Members1,0010.090000
Alternative for Czechia 20177940.070000
Party of State of Direct Democracy4990.050000
Citizens of the Czech Republic4910.050000
Alliance of National Forces3900.040000
Enough is Enough2580.020000
Roma Democratic Party2160.020000
Nation Together410.000000
Independents95,5078.76035,9388.593336+4
Invalid/blank votes46,5732,151
Total1,136,2621002419,923100252754810
Registered voters/turnout2,743,74541.412,547,48816.48
Source: Volby

Notes

  1. Name of "nominating party" (navrhující strana).

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