1996 Czech parliamentary election

1996 Czech parliamentary election

31 May and 1 June 1996

All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
101 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Václav Klaus Miloš Zeman Miroslav Grebeníček
Party ODS ČSSD KSČM
Seats won 68 61 22
Seat change 8 45 13
Popular vote 1,794,560 1,602,250 626,136
Percentage 29.62% 26.44% 10.33%
Swing 0.11pp 19.91pp 3.72pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Josef Lux Miroslav Sládek Jan Kalvoda
Party Lidovci SPR–RSČ ODA
Seats won 18 18 13
Seat change 3 4 1
Popular vote 489,349 485,072 385,369
Percentage 8.08% 8.01 6.36
Swing 1.80pp 2.03pp 0.43pp

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Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Václav Klaus
ODS

Prime Minister after election

Václav Klaus
ODS

Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 31 May and 1 June 1996, the first after independence. The Civic Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 68 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 76%.