Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
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 the deputies are elected for four-year terms using the party-list proportional representation system. Since 2002, there are 14 constituencies matching the Czech regions and the D'Hondt method has been applied. A Cabinet is responsible to the Chamber of Deputies and the Prime Minister stays in office only as long as he or she retains the support of a majority of its members. The quorum is set by the law to one third (67) of the 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.
Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic | |
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| 8th Legislature | |
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| Founded | 1 January 1993 |
New session started | 20 November 2017 |
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Deputy Speakers | List
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| Seats | 200 |
Length of term | 4 years |
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| Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method | |
Last election | 20–21 October 2017 |
Next election | 8–9 October 2021 |
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| Thun Palace in Malá Strana, Prague | |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of the Czech Republic |
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Electability and mandate
Every citizen of the Czech Republic who has the right to vote and is over 21 years old is eligible to be elected. The Deputy may not hold the office of the Senator, the President of the Czech Republic or judge, which also applies to certain positions specified by law. The office of the Deputy expires once:
- Deputy-elect refuses to take the oath or takes it with reservation
- Deputy's tenure expires
- Deputy resigns from the office
- Deputy loses eligibility to be elected
- Deputy takes up an office incompatible with serving as the Deputy.[1]
- Chamber od Deputies is dissolved
Dissolution
After a dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies new elections must be held within 60 days and it cannot be dissolved in the last three months before regular elections. 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 to the reigning cabinet. During the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate gains the authority to take necessary legal measures in its stead.
Seat of the Chamber of Deputies
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 Francis Joseph I. in 1849. The second building was the seat of the Governors of the Kingdom of Bohemia appointed by the emperor, located at the Malá Strana Square. The last building comlex includes the Smiřický Palace and Šternberk Palace at the oposite side of the square.
Current composition of Chamber of Deputies
Government (92)
Supported by (15)
- KSČM (15)
Opposition (93)
- ODS (23)
- Pirates (22)
- SPD (19)
- KDU-ČSL (10)
- TOP 09 (7)
- STAN (6)
- Unified – Alternative for Patriots (3)
- Tricolour Citizens' Movement (3)
Past Chamber of Deputies election results
| 20–21 October 2017 | 200 seats | Babiš II Babiš I | ANO (government) | ODS | Piráti | SPD | KSČM (Given support) | ČSSD (coalition) | KDU-ČSL | TOP 09 | STAN |
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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 (Given support) | 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
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 |
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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%9 | |||
| 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
- List of Speakers of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
- 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
- "Constitution of the Czech Republic". Office of the President of the Republic. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
Further reading
- 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
- Official website (in Czech)
- Official website (in English)
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