Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Poslanecká sněmovna Parlamentu České republiky | |
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| 8th Legislature | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1 January 1993 |
New session started | 20 November 2017 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speakers | List
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 200 |
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Political groups | Government (93)
Supported by (15)
Opposition (92) |
Length of term | Four years |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method | |
Last election | 20—21 October 2017 |
Next election | October 2021 or earlier |
| Meeting place | |
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| Thun Palace, Malá Strana, Prague | |
| Website | |
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The Chamber of Deputies (Template:Lang-cs) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of the Czech Republic. The seat of the Chamber of Deputies is Thun-Hohenstein Palace in Malá Strana, Prague. Officially, the full name of the chamber is: Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.
The members 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.
The Government is primarily responsible to the Chamber of Deputies and the Prime Minister stays in office only as long as he or she retains the support of a majority of its members.
Electability and mandate
Every citizen of the Czech Republic aged at least 18 who has the right to vote and is over 21 years old 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]
Election results
| 20–21 October 2017 | 200 seats | Seeking vote of confidence | ANO (government) |
ODS | Piráti | SPD | KSČM (Given support) | ČSSD (coalition) |
KDU-ČSL | TOP 09 | STAN |
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78 / 200 29.64% 31 (+10.98%) |
25 / 200 11.32%9 (+3.59%) |
22 / 200 10.79%(new) |
22 / 200 10.64%(new) |
15 / 200 7.76% 18 (-7.15%) |
15 / 200 7.27%35 (-13.09%) |
10 / 200 5.80%4 (-0.98%) |
7 / 200 5.31%19 (-6.69%) |
6 / 200 5.18%(new) | |||
| 25–26 October 2013 | 200 seats | Sobotka | ČSSD (government) |
ANO (coalition) |
KSČM | TOP 09 | ODS | Úsvit | KDU-ČSL (coalition) |
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50 / 200 20.46%6 (-1.62%) |
47 / 200 18.66%(new) |
33 / 200 14.91%7 (+3.64%) |
26 / 200 12.00%15 (-4.70%) |
16 / 200 7.73%37 (-12.50%) |
14 / 200 6.89%(new) |
14 / 200 6.78%(returning) | |||||
| 28–29 May 2010 | 200 seats | Nečas Rusnok |
ČSSD | ODS (government) |
TOP 09 (coalition) |
KSČM | VV (coalition) |
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56 / 200 22.08%18 (-10.24%) |
53 / 200 20.22%28 (-15.16%) |
41 / 200 16.70%(new) |
26 / 200 11.27% 0 (-1.54%) |
26 / 200 10.88%(new) | |||||||
| 2–3 June 2006 | 200 seats | Topolánek I Topolánek II Fischer |
ODS (government) |
ČSSD | KSČM | KDU-ČSL (coalition) |
SZ (coalition) |
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81 / 200 35.38%23 (+10.91%) |
74 / 200 32.32%4 (+2.12%) |
26 / 200 12.81%15 (-5.7%) |
13 / 200 7.23%9 (-7.04%) |
6 / 200 6.29%(new) | |||||||
| 14–15 June 2002 | 200 seats | Špidla Gross Paroubek |
ČSSD (government) |
ODS | KSČM | KDU-ČSL US-DEU (coalition) |
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70 / 200 30.20%4 (-2.11%) |
58 / 200 24.47%5 (-3.27%) |
41 / 200 18.51%17 (+7.48%) |
31 / 200 14.27%11 (+5.28%)
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| 19–20 June 1998 | 200 seats | Zeman | ČSSD (government) |
ODS (Given support) | KSČM | KDU-ČSL | US-DEU | ||||
74 / 200 32.31%13 (+5.87%) |
63 / 200 27.74%5 (-1.88%) |
24 / 200 11.03%2 (+0.7%) |
20 / 200 8.99%2 (+0.91%) |
19 / 200 8.60%(new) | |||||||
| 31 May and 1 June 1996 |
200 seats | Klaus II Tošovský |
ODS (government) |
ČSSD | KSČM | KDU-ČSL (coalition) |
SPR-RSČ | ODA (coalition) |
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68 / 200 29.62%8 (-0.11%) |
61 / 200 26.44%45 (+19.91%) |
22 / 200 10.33%13 (-3.72%) |
18 / 200 8.08%3 (1.8%) |
18 / 200 8.01%4 (+2.03%) |
13 / 200 6.36%1 (+0.43%)
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As part of democratic Czechoslovakia (Called Czech National Council back then)
| 5–6 June 1992 | 200 seats | Klaus I | ODS–KDS (government) |
KSČM | ČSSD | LSU | KDU–ČSL (coalition) |
SPR–RSČ | ODA (coalition) |
HSD-SMS |
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76 / 200 29.73%(new) |
35 / 200 14.05%2 (+0.81%) |
16 / 200 6.53%(new) |
16 / 200 6.52%(new) |
15 / 200 6.28%5 (-2.14%) |
14 / 200 5.98%(new) |
14 / 200 5.93%(new) |
14 / 200 5.87%9
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| 8–9 June 1990 | 200 seats | Pithart | OF (government) |
KSČ | HSD-SMS (coalition) |
KDU (coalition) |
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124 / 200 49.50% |
33 / 200 13.24% |
23 / 200 10.03% |
20 / 200 8.42%
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Members
- 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 members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, 2010–2013
- List of members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, 2013–2017
- List of current members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
Further reading
- 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
Notes
References
- ^ "Constitution of the Czech Republic". Office of the President of the Republic. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
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