2004 Czech Senate election
Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 5 and 6 November 2004, with a second round on 12 and 13 November.[ 1] The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party , which won 37 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 28.6% in the first round and just 18.4% in the second.[ 2]
Nominating party First round Second round Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Civic Democratic Party 241,120 33.27 1 257,861 53.85 17 18 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 125,892 17.37 0 65,136 13.60 1 1 KDU-ČSL 97,956 13.52 0 54,501 11.38 3 3 Czech Social Democratic Party 90,446 12.48 0 24,923 5.20 0 0 Independents 35,900 4.95 0 7,337 1.53 1 1 Freedom Union – Democratic Union 26,431 3.65 0 23,922 5.00 1 1 SNK –ED20,503 2.83 0 16,067 3.36 1 1 United Democrats – Association of Independents 17,433 2.41 0 8,244 1.72 1 1 Non-Partisans for Moravia 7,838 1.08 0 0 Green Party 7,137 0.98 0 13,296 2.78 1 1 Liberal Reform Party 6,815 0.94 0 0 Party of Common Sense 5,804 0.80 0 0 Voter Self-Defence – Your Vote for Healthcare 4,299 0.59 0 7,604 1.59 0 0 Path of Change 3,586 0.49 0 0 Free Civic Self-Government 2,682 0.37 0 0 State Party Direct Democracy – Labour Party 2,031 0.28 0 0 Mayors for the Region 1,491 0.21 0 0 Koruna Česká 1,190 0.16 0 0 Hope 886 0.12 0 0 Right Bloc 881 0.12 0 0 Party for Life Security 832 0.11 0 0 Civic Democratic Alliance 538 0.07 0 0 Fair Play – HNPD 494 0.07 0 0 Balbín's Poetic Party 429 0.06 0 0 Conservative and Social Movements 335 0.05 0 0 Conservative Party 309 0.04 0 0 Moravané 285 0.04 0 0 National Party 274 0.04 0 0 HNHRM 142 0.02 0 0 Moravian Democratic Party 141 0.02 0 0 Conservative Alternative 44 0.01 0 0 Independents 20,542 2.83 0 0 Total 724,686 100.00 1 478,891 100.00 26 27 Valid votes 724,686 93.22 478,891 99.52 Invalid/blank votes 52,731 6.78 2,300 0.48 Total votes 777,417 100.00 481,191 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,715,437 28.63 2,614,630 18.40 Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Volby