Czech Senate election, 1998

Senate elections for a third of chamber were held in the Czech Republic on 13 and 14 November 1998 with a second round on 20 and 21 November.^[1]

The result was a victory for the Four-Coalition, which won 13 of the 27 seats up for election. The Coalition was an alliance of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party, the Democratic Union, the Freedom Union and the Civic Democratic Alliance.^[2] However, Civic Democratic Party remained the largest Senate fraction. Voter turnout was 41% in the first round and 20.3% in the second.^[3]

The elections were held using the two-round system, with an absolute majority required to be elected.

Results

Party	First round		Second round		Seats
Votes	%	Votes	%	Won	Total	+/–
Civic Democratic Party	266,377	27.7	210,156	39.1	9	28	–4
Four-Coalition	255,785	26.6	166,483	31.0	13	26[4]	+5
Czech Social Democratic Party	208,845	21.7	121,700	22.7	3	23	–2
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	159,123	16.5	31,097	5.8	2	4	+2
Independent Candidate	38,381	4.0	7,655	1.4	0	0	–1
Independents and others	33,600	3.5	–	–	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	131,564	–	4,778	–	–	–	–
Total	1,093,675	100	541,869	100	27	81	0
Sources: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p477
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p472
4. Number of seats won by Four-Coalition parties in 1996 and 1998 added up.