Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
| Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Poslanecká sněmovna Parlamentu České republiky |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house |
| Leadership | |
| Chair | Miroslava Němcová, ODS Since 24 June 2010 |
| Vice-Chair | Jiří Oliva, TOP 09 |
| Vice-Chair | Lubomír Zaorálek, ČSSD |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 200 |
| Political groups | ČSSD (56 seats) ODS (53 seats) TOP 09 (41 seats) KSČM (26 seats) VV (24 seats) |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method |
| Last election | 28–29 May 2010 |
| Next election | 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Palaces in Malá Strana, Prague | |
| Website | |
| www.psp.cz | |
| This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Czech Republic |
The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Czech: Poslanecká sněmovna Parlamentu České republiky) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of the Czech Republic. The seat of the Chamber of Deputies is situated in palaces in Malá Strana, Prague.
The members (Deputies) of the 200-seat house serve for four-year terms and are elected using the party-list proportional representation system. Since 2002, there are 14 constituencies matching the Czech regions and the D'Hondt method has been applied.
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Electability and mandate[edit]
Every citizen of the Czech Republic aged at least 21 who has the right to vote is eligible to be elected. The Deputy may not hold the office of the Senator, the President of the Czech Republic or judge, which also applies to certain positions specified by law. The office of the Deputy expires once:
- (1) a Deputy-elect refuses to take the oath or takes it with reservation
- (2) the tenure expires
- (3) the Deputy resigns from the office
- (4) the Deputy loses eligibility to be elected
- (5) the Chamber is dissolved
- (6) the Deputy takes up an office incompatible with serving as the Deputy.[1]
Latest election[edit]
| Party | Ideology | Votes | % | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Social Democratic Party | Social democracy | 1,155,267 | 22.08 | 56 | −18 | ||
| Civic Democratic Party | Conservatism | 1,057,792 | 20.22 | 53 | −28 | ||
| TOP 09 | Liberal conservatism | 873,833 | 16.70 | 41 | * | ||
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | Communism | 589,765 | 11.27 | 26 | ±0 | ||
| Public Affairs | Conservative liberalism | 569,127 | 10.88 | 24 | * | ||
| Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party | Christian democracy | 229,717 | 4.39 | 0 | −13 | ||
| Party of Civic Rights – Zemanovci | Social democracy | 226,527 | 4.33 | 0 | * | ||
| Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc | National conservatism | 192,145 | 3.67 | 0 | * | ||
| Green Party | Green liberalism | 127 831 | 2.44 | 0 | −6 | ||
| Others | 208,885 | 3.91 | 0 | — | |||
| Total (turnout 62.60%) | 5,230,859 | 100.00 | 200 | – | |||
| * Did not stand in previous election | |||||||
| Source: Czech Statistical Office | |||||||
Past elections[edit]
- Czech legislative election, 2006
- Czech legislative election, 2002
- Czech legislative election, 1998
- Czech legislative election, 1996
Members[edit]
- List of members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, 1996–1998
- List of members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, 1998–2002
- List of members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, 2002–2006
- List of members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, 2006–2010
- List of current members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
Further reading[edit]
- Kolář, Petr, and Petr Valenta. The Parliament of the Czech Republic - the Chamber of Deputies. Prague : Published for the Office of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic by Ivan Král, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87324-01-1
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Constitution of the Czech Republic". Office of the President of the Republic. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
External links[edit]
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Coordinates: 50°05′21″N 14°24′14″E / 50.08917°N 14.40389°E