2002 Czech Senate election

Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 25 and 26 October 2002, with a second round on 1 and 2 November. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 26 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was just 24.1% in the first round and 31.7% in the second.

Results

Party	First round		Second round		Seats	+/–
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Civic Democratic Party	165,794	24.9	284,537	34.6	26	+4
Czech Social Democratic Party	122,397	18.4	224,386	27.3	11	–4
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	110,171	16.5	57,434	7.0	3	0
KDU-ČSL	58,858	8.8	47,049	5.7	15	–4
Freedom Union – Democratic Union	48,879	7.3	36,294	4.4	26	+4
Union of Independents	44,112	6.6	45,096	5.5
Independent Candidate	29,776	4.5	36,021	4.4
Independents	27,533	4.1	23,812	2.9
Independents and others	58,935	8.8	67,658	8.2
Invalid/blank votes	7,366	–	35,204	–	–	–
Total	673,821	100	857,491	100	81	0
Sourcesa: Nohlen & Stöver