2020 Czech Senate election
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Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 2–3 October 2020 alongside regional elections, with second rounds on 9–10 October.
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.[1]
Composition of contested seats prior to the elections
Name | Ideology | Leader | Seats | Notes | |
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Czech Social Democratic Party
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Social democracy | Jan Hamáček | 10 / 27
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KDU-ČSL
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Christian democracy | Marian Jurečka | 6 / 27
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[n 1] | |
Mayors and Independents | Localism | Vít Rakušan | 4 / 27
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[n 2] | |
ANO 2011 | Centrism | Andrej Babiš | 2 / 27
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Civic Democratic Party | Conservatism | Petr Fiala | 2 / 27
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Senator 21
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Liberalism | Václav Láska | 2 / 27
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Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic | Conservatism | Petr Bajer | 1 / 27
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Districts
Elections were held in 27 districts:
- 3 – Cheb
- 6 – Louny
- 9 – Plzeň-City
- 12 – Strakonice
- 15 – Pelhřimov
- 18 – Příbram
- 21 – Prague 5
- 24 – Prague 9
- 27 – Prague 1
- 30 – Kladno
- 33 – Děčín
- 36 – Česká Lípa
- 39 – Trutnov
- 42 – Kolín
- 45 – Hradec Králové
- 48 – Rychnov nad Kněžnou
- 51 – Žďár nad Sázavou
- 54 – Znojmo
- 57 – Vyškov
- 60 – Brno-City
- 63 – Přerov
- 66 – Olomouc
- 69 – Frýdek-Místek
- 72 – Ostrava-City
- 75 – Karviná
- 78 – Zlín
- 81 – Uherské Hradiště
Results
Party of Free Citizens 9,297 | 0.93 | 0 | 8,433 | 1.87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | | |||||||||||
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Mayors and Personalities for Moravia | 7,778 | 0.78 | 0 | 8,723 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | |||||||||||
Hradec Králové Democratic Club | 7,445 | 0.75 | 0 | 15,138 | 3.35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | New | |||||||||||
Change 2020 | 7,056 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Alternative for Independent Candidates | 6,992 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Independent Candidate | 6,853 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Czech Right | 5,227 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Good Choice 2016 | 4,260 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Union for Sport and Health | 3,910 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Moravian Land Movement | 2,970 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Initiative of the Citizens | 2,827 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Choice for the Region | 2,732 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Reliance – Joint Movement of the Czech Republic | 2,547 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
For Health and Sport | 2,308 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Písek to Itself | 1,898 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Severočeši.cz | 1,645 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | New | ||||||||||||||
Better North | 1,153 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
WAY | 1,107 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Marek Hilšer for Senate | 916 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Nation for Itself | 763 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Independent Initiative | 725 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Unified – Alternative for Patriots | 639 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Democratic Party of Greens | 508 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Alliance of National Forces | 257 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Moravian and Silesian Pirate Party | 236 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Happy Czechia | 236 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||||||||||
Patriotic Citizens | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Citizens Together – Independents | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Movement for Prague 11 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Ostravak | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
United Democrats – Association of Independents | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Independents | 26,119 | 2.62 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Total | 997,261 | 100.00 | 1 | 451,863 | 100.00 | 26 | 27 | 54 | 81 | 0 | |||||||||||
Valid votes | 997,261 | 97.60 | 451,863 | 99.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 24,527 | 2.40 | 1,812 | 0.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Total votes | 1,021,788 | 100.00 | 453,675 | 100.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,815,827 | 36.29 | 2,711,956 | 16.73 | |||||||||||||||||
Source: Volby.cz |
Transfer of seats
Notes
- ^ Includes Jitka Seitlová, who has previously been a Green Party candidate.
- Mayors for Liberec Region
- ^ Includes Václav Láska, who has previously been a Green Party candidate.
References
- ^ Electoral system IPU
- ^ "SENÁTNÍ VOLBY 2020" [Senate elections 2020]. www.irozhlas.cz (in Czech).
- ^ "Volby do Senátu Parlamentu ČR". volby.cz. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "48 - Rychnov nad Kněžnou Senátní volby 2020". iROZHLAS.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 May 2021.