1996 Czech parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 31 May and 1 June 1996, the first after independence. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic Party, which won 68 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 76.3%.

1996 Czech parliamentary election
31 May and 1 June 1996
All 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
101 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Václav Klaus Miloš Zeman Miroslav Grebeníček
Party ODS ČSSD KSČM
Seats won 68 61 22
Seat change 8 45 13
Popular vote 1,794,560 1,602,250 626,136
Percentage 29.62% 26.44% 10.33%
Swing 0.11 pp 19.91 pp 3.72 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Josef Lux Miroslav Sládek Jan Kalvoda
Party KDU-ČSL SPR–RSČ ODA
Seats won 18 18 13
Seat change 3 4 1
Popular vote 489,349 485,072 385,369
Percentage 8.08% 8.01 6.36
Swing 1.80 pp 2.03 pp 0.43 pp
Prime Minister before election

Václav Klaus
ODS

 Prime Minister after election

Václav Klaus
ODS

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