1992 Czech legislative election

National Council elections were held in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia on 5 and 6 June 1992,[1] alongside federal elections. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party-Christian Democratic Party alliance, which won 76 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 85.0%.[2] When the Czech Republic became independent in 1993, the National Council became its Parliament.[3]

1992 Czech legislative election

5–6 June 1992
All 200 seats in the Czech National Council 101 seats needed for a majority
Leader Václav Klaus Jiří Svoboda Jiří Horák Party ODS KSČM ČSSD Alliance ODS–KDS LB Seats won 76 35 16 Seat change New 2 16 Popular vote 1,924,483 909,490 422,736 Percentage 29.73% 14.05% 6.53% Swing – 0.81pp 2.42pp   Leader František Trnka Josef Lux Miroslav Sládek Party ZS KDU–ČSL SPR–RSČ Alliance LSU Seats won 16 15 14 Seat change 16 5 New Popular vote 421,988 406,341 387,026 Percentage 6.52% 6.28% 5.98% Swing 0.26pp 2.14pp New   HSD-SMS Leader Jan Kalvoda Jan Kryčer Party ODA HSD–SMS Seats won 14 14 Seat change New 9 Popular vote 383,705 380,088 Percentage 5.93% 5.87% Swing – 4.16pp
PM before election Petr Pithart OH Elected PM Václav Klaus ODS

Campaign

Campaign of the Civic Democratic Party revolved around its leader Václav Klaus. The party used slogan "Future is in your hands. The whole campaign cost over 100 million CZK. It is described as very massive.[4]

Finances

Party	Money spent (Kč)
Civic Democratic Party	120,000,000[5]
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party	17,000,000[6]

Opinion polls

Date	Polling Firm	ODS	ČSSD	KSČM	KDU-ČSL	LSU	OH	HSD-SMS	ODA	SPR-RSČ	KDS	ČSS	Others	Undecided
1/1992	IVVM	20.8	10.3	6.8	5.1	4.5	4.3	3.1	3.0	3.0	1.7	0.9	6.3	30.3
2/1992	IVVM	29.4	12.0	12.7	9.0	8.0	5.2	5.6	5.6	3.5	2.8	1.0	5.4	0
3/1992	IVVM	27.5	10.7	11.8	7.4	5.5	5.5	4.8	7.0	4.8	2.2	1.7	0.7	0
5/1992	IVVM	21.2	13.0	11.8	6.9	1.2	7.9	6.7	14.1	5.3	w.ODS	1.8	10.2	0
6/1992	Election	29.7	6.5	14.0	6.3	6.5	4.6	5.9	5.9	6.0	w.ODS	w.SZ	14.6	0
Source: Nesstar

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Civic Democratic Party–Christian Democratic Party	1,924,483	29.73	76
	Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia	909,490	14.05	35
	Czechoslovak Social Democracy	422,736	6.53	16
	Liberal-Social Union	421,988	6.52	16
	Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party	406,341	6.28	15
	Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia	387,026	5.98	14
	Civic Democratic Alliance	383,705	5.93	14
	Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia	380,088	5.87	14
	Civic Movement	297,406	4.59	0
	Pensioners for Life Security	244,319	3.77	0
	Czechoslovak Businessmen's, Traders' and Farmers' Party	203,654	3.15	0
	Club of Committed Non-Party Members	174,006	2.69	0
	Independent Initiative	88,823	1.37	0
	Friends of Beer Party	83,959	1.30	0
	Movement for Social Justice	69,621	1.08	0
	Democrats 92	37,839	0.58	0
	Roma Civic Initiative	16,854	0.26	0
	Republican Party and National Democratic Unity	11,115	0.17	0
	National Socialist Party - National Social Party of Czechoslovakia	9,797	0.15	0
Invalid/blank votes		102,776	–	–
Total		6,756,026	100	200
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Popular vote ODS-KDS   29.73% KSČM   14.05% ČSSD   6.53% LSU   6.52% KDU-ČSL   6.28% SPR-RSČ   5.98% ODA   5.93% HSD-SMS   5.87% OH   4.59% DŽJ   3.77% SPŽR ČR   3.15% KAN   2.69% Others   4.91%

Parliamentary seats ODS-KDS   38.00% KSČM   17.50% ČSSD   8.00% LSU   8.00% KDU-ČSL   7.50% SPR-RSČ   7.00% ODA   7.00% HSD-SMS   7.00%

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p472
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p473
4. "Volební kampaň začala spoustou slibů". iDNES.cz. 28 February 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
5. "Nejskromnější kampaň v historii. Dají se za 90 milionů vyhrát volby?". www.seznamzpravy.cz (in Czech). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
6. "Volební kampaň '96: kdo, jak a za kolik". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 24 May 1996. Retrieved 18 December 2017.