1992 Czech National Council election
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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]
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5–6 June 1992
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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 CSK. It is described as very massive.[4]
Finances
| Party | Money spent (Kčs) |
|---|---|
| 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
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| 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 | |
| KDU-ČSL | 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 for a Common State | 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 Social Party – Czechoslovak National Socialist Party | 9,797 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,473,250 | 100.00 | 200 | |
| Valid votes | 6,473,250 | 98.44 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 102,776 | 1.56 | ||
| Total votes | 6,576,026 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,738,981 | 84.97 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||