Czech Senate election, 2016

Czech Senate election, 2016

7–8 October 2016 (first round) 14–15 October 2016 (second round)

First party Second party Third party   Leader Andrej Babiš Bohuslav Sobotka Petr Fiala Party ANO ČSSD ODS Seats won 3 2 3 1st round 151,388 17.2% 128,830 14.6% 103,216 11.7% 2nd round 92,051 21.7% 55,622 13.1% 42,551 10.0%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Pavel Bělobrádek Miroslav Kalousek Petr Gazdík Party KDU–ČSL TOP 09 STAN Seats won 6 2 2 1st round 74,709 8.5% 70,653 8.0% 43,234 4.9% 2nd round 78,448 18.5% 30,820 7.3% 25,389 6.0%

Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 7 and 8 October 2016, with a second round on 14 and 15 of October. The first round was held alongside regional elections^[1] and several municipal referendums, notably in a referendum in Brno on the location of the town's train station.

The governing coalition of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD), ANO 2011 and the Christian and Democratic Union (KDU-ČSL) retained a majority in the full Senate, with the KDU-ČSL making the largest gains,^[2] while the Social Democrats incurred the greatest losses, retaining only two of their twelve seats up for re-election. ANO 2011 won the first round with fourteen candidates advancing, but only three of them were elected, which was a disappointment to the party.^[3] The most successful oppositional party was the centre-right Civic Democratic Party. It had 6 candidates advancing and four of them elected (including Zdeněk Nytra who ran as independent).^[4][5]

Electoral system

One third of the 81-member Senate is elected every two years, giving Senators six year terms. The seats are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system.^[6]

Results

Polling station of the electoral district no. 70 in Olomouc during Czech Senate elections and the regional elections held in the Czech Republic on 7 October 2016

Party[7]	First round		Second round		Seats
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Won	Not up	Total	+/–
ANO 2011	151,388	17.18	92,051	21.71	3	4	7	+3
Czech Social Democratic Party	128,830	14.62	55,622	13.12	2	23	25	–10
Civic Democratic Party	103,216	11.71	42,551	10.03	3	6	9	–5
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	83,741	9.50	5,737	1.35	0	1	1	0
KDU-ČSL	74,709	8.48	78,448	18.50	6	8	14	+4
TOP 09	70,653	8.02	30,820	7.27	2	0	2	+1
Mayors and Independents	43,234	4.91	25,389	5.99	2	3	5	+1
Green Party	18,798	2.13	12,565	2.96	1	3	4	+1
Mayors for Liberec Region	18,698	2.12	16,579	3.91	1	1	2	+1
Nestraníci	16,172	1.84	9,849	2.32	1	0	1	0
Dawn - National Coalition	16,078	1.82	–	–	0	0	0	0
Severočeši.cz	14,901	1.69	13,377	3.15	2	0	2	0
Citizens Together – Independent	12,892	1.46	10,804	2.55	1	0	1	+1
Freeholder Party	11,093	1.26	–	–	0	1	1	0
NEZÁVISLÍ	9,492	1.08	5,634	1.33	0	0	0	0
APAČI 2017	8,714	0.99	–	–	0	0	0	0
Czech Pirate Party	7,352	0.83	–	–	0	1	1	0
Patriotic Citizens	6,424	0.73	8,966	2.11	1	0	1	+1
Tábor 2020	6,358	0.72	–	–	0	0	0	0
Freedom and Direct Democracy	5,988	0.68	–	–	0	0	0	0
Moravané	5,394	0.61	–	–	0	0	0	0
Movement for Prague 11	4,702	0.53	9,639	2.27	1	0	1	+1
Party of Civic Rights	4,618	0.52	–	–	0	1	1	0
Party of Free Citizens	4,568	0.52	–	–	0	0	0	0
Změna	4,515	0.51	–	–	0	0	0	0
JsmePRO!	3,432	0.39	–	–	0	0	0	0
Rozumní	3,325	0.38	–	–	0	0	0	0
Koruna Česká	3,305	0.38	–	–	0	0	0	0
Koalice	3,303	0.37	–	–	0	0	0	0
For Prague	3,033	0.34	–	–	0	0	0	0
ALTERNATIVA	2,709	0.31	–	–	0	0	0	0
Ostravak	2,147	0.24	–	–	0	1	1	0
New future for the Liberec Region	2,003	0.23	–	–	0	0	0	0
Independent Candidates to the Senate	1,962	0.22	–	–	0	0	0	0
Ústecká Citizens' Forum	1,961	0.22	–	–	0	0	0	0
SNK European Democrats	1,882	0.21	–	–	0	0	0	0
SPR-RSČ	1,812	0.21	–	–	0	0	0	0
Order of Nation	1,723	0.20	–	–	0	0	0	0
Association of Independent Candidates 1	1,685	0.19	–	–	0	0	0	0
South City – Our Home	1,560	0.18	–	–	0	0	0	0
SaS	1,296	0.15	–	–	0	0	0	0
Workers' Party	1,127	0.13	–	–	0	0	0	0
HOZK	938	0.11	–	–	0	0	0	0
National Democracy	830	0.09	–	–	0	0	0	0
Czech Republic Patriots	632	0.07	–	–	0	0	0	0
Czechoslovak Community Party	554	0.06	–	–	0	0	0	0
New Direction	551	0.06	–	–	0	0	0	0
NáS	380	0.04	–	–	0	0	0	0
SSPD-SP	266	0.03	–	–	0	0	0	0
Czech National Socialist Party	133	0.02	–	–	0	0	0	0
Independents	6,093	0.69	6,058	1.43	1	1	2	+1
Invalid/blank votes	41,323	–	3,434	–	–	–	–	–
Total	922,493	100	427,523	100	27	54	81	0
Registered voters/turnout[8]	2,780,706	33.17	2,780,597	15.38	–	–	–	–
Source: Volby.cz (results), Volby.cz (turnout)

On 10 November, results in Most District were annulled due to illegitimacy of Alena Dernerová's candidature.^[9]

References

1. Presidential decree on elections term Sbírka Zákonů
2. "Czech coalition keeps majority in Senate election but leader's party suffers". Reuters. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
3. Daniela Lazarová (2016-10-17). "Christian Democrats celebrate election victory as stronger coalition partners digest defeat". Radio Prague. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
4. "Fiala (ODS): Gratuluji čtyřem kandidátům ODS k výhře ve 2. kole senátních voleb". page-maintitle-short-default. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
5. "ODS se opravdu vrací, jásá po senátních volbách Petr Fiala". page-maintitle-short-default. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
6. Electoral system IPU
7. Name of "nominating party" (navrhující strana).
8. Turnout calculated by dividing number of votes cast; Czech Statistical Office present figures summing up of all voters who had signed the voter register and get ballot envelopes (vydané obálky), even if they did not cast their votes.
9. "Senátní volby v Mostě jsou neplatné". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 November 2016.