Czech Senate election, 2006
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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic
on 20 and 21 October 2006, with a second round on 27 and 28 October. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 41 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 38.2% in the first round and just 20.7% in the second.
Czech Republic
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on 20 and 21 October 2006, with a second round on 27 and 28 October. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 41 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 38.2% in the first round and just 20.7% in the second.
Results
| Party | First round | Second round | Seats | +/– | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Civic Democratic Party | 354,273 | 33.3 | 289,568 | 50.4 | 41 | |
| Czech Social Democratic Party Czech Social Democratic Party The Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament... |
204,573 | 19.2 | 120,127 | 20.9 | 12 | |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia , abbreviated to KSČM, is a political party in the Czech Republic. It has a membership of 82,994 and is a member party of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left bloc in the European Parliament... |
134,863 | 12.7 | 26,001 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 |
| KDU-ČSL | 125,388 | 11.8 | 59,603 | 10.4 | 11 | –3 |
| SNK European Democrats SNK European Democrats The SNK European Democrats , is a small liberal conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Zdeňka Marková. The first regular chairperson of this party was Jana Hybášková... |
31,711 | 3.0 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Green Party Green Party (Czech Republic) The Green Party is a political party in the Czech Republic.The party was founded in February 1990 but for a long time it struggled to obtain significant influence in Czech politics. In the 2002 legislative election the party received 2.4% of the vote... |
50,508 | 4.7 | 8,044 | 1.4 | 8 | –6 |
| Independent Candidate | 29,533 | 2.8 | 23,643 | 4.1 | ||
| Freedom Union – Democratic Union | 18,522 | 1.7 | 7,367 | 1.3 | ||
| Party for the Open Society Party for the Open Society The Party for the Open Society is a tiny social liberal political party in the Czech Republic.... |
13,662 | 1.3 | 14,120 | 2.5 | ||
| Vote for the City Vote for the City Vote for the City is a tiny liberal party in the Czech Republic.-See also:*Liberalism*Contributions to liberal theory*Liberalism worldwide*List of liberal parties*Liberal democracy*Liberalism in the Czech lands... |
10,362 | 1.0 | 9,215 | 1.6 | ||
| Independents and others | 90,219 | 8.5 | 16,867 | 2.9 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 76,633 | – | 1,737 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,140,247 | 100 | 576,292 | 100 | 81 | 0 |
| Sourcesa: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||