Czechia 2002 parliamentary election
What was the result of the 2002 parliamentary election in Czechia?
Czech Social Democratic Party won 70 of 200 seats with 30.2% of the vote. 57.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Czechia- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Czech Social Democratic Party won 70 of 200 seats with 30.2% of the vote; 57.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 15.9 points on 1998.
- Czech Social Democratic Party 70 −4 seats 30.2% −2.1 points
- Civic Democratic Party 58 −5 seats 24.5% −3.3 points
- Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 41 +17 seats 18.5% +7.5 points
- KDU-ČSL 22 +2 seats 14.3% +5.3 points
- SNK European Democrats 0 2.8%
- Green Party 0 0 seats 2.4% +1.2 points
- Freedom Union – Democratic Union 9 −10 seats
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Czechia 1998 parliamentary election, party by party.
- Czech Social Democratic Party70
- Civic Democratic Party58
- Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia41
- KDU-ČSL22
- Freedom Union – Democratic Union9
Key numbers
30.2%
Share of the vote won by Czech Social Democratic Party
Czech Social Democratic Party won 70 of 200 seats. A majority needs 101.
+17 seats
Seats gained by Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
The largest gain in seats compared with 1998. Freedom Union – Democratic Union lost 10 seats.
57.9%
Voter turnout
Down 15.9 points on 1998.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Social Democratic Party | 70 | −4 | 30.2 | −2.1 | 1,440,279 |
| Civic Democratic Party | 58 | −5 | 24.5 | −3.3 | 1,166,975 |
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 41 | +17 | 18.5 | +7.5 | 882,653 |
| KDU-ČSL | 22 | +2 | 14.3 | +5.3 | 680,671 |
| SNK European Democrats | 0 | 2.8 | 132,699 | ||
| Green Party | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | +1.2 | 112,929 |
| Freedom Union – Democratic Union | 9 | −10 |
± is the change against the Czechia 1998 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Czech Social Democratic Party 1,440,279
- Civic Democratic Party 1,166,975
- Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 882,653
- KDU-ČSL 680,671
- SNK European Democrats 132,699
- Green Party 112,929
- Freedom Union – Democratic Union
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
57.9% of the 8,264,484 registered voters cast a ballot (4,789,145 ballots), down 15.9 points on 1998. 4,768,006 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1990.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Czech Social Democratic Party30.2% of votes35.0% of seats
- Civic Democratic Party24.5% of votes29.0% of seats
- Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia18.5% of votes20.5% of seats
- KDU-ČSL14.3% of votes11.0% of seats
- SNK European Democrats2.8% of votes0.0% of seats
- Green Party2.4% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.8 by votes and 3.8 by seats; Czech Social Democratic Party led Civic Democratic Party by 5.7 points of the vote.
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