Czech legislative election, 1996

Czech legislative election, 1996

← 1992 31 May – 1 June 1996 1998 →
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 0.11pp 19.91pp 3.72pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   ODA 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 1.80pp 2.03pp 0.43pp
Districts won by respective parties
PM before election Václav Klaus ODS Elected PM Václav Klaus ODS

Václav Klaus
ODS

Václav Klaus
ODS

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%.