Chamber:
	Senat
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	12 November 2000 19 November 2000
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for one-third (27) of the Senate seats of the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	Voters went to the polls on 12 November 2000 to elect one-third of the 81 seats in the Senate. Former Foreign Minister Josef Zieleniec, a member of the opposition four-party coalition, was the only candidate to receive more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round. After the second round, on 19 November 2000, the same liberal coalition took 16 out of the 26 seats that were at stake. The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) won eight seats, while the ruling Social Democrats took only one and one independent candidate won the last one.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (12 November 2000): Elections results
Number of registered electors	2 730 142
Voters	920 704 (33.72%)
Blank or invalid ballot papers	60 262
Valid votes	860 442
Round no 2 (19 November 2000): Elections results
Number of registered electors	2 633 794
Voters	567 872 (21.56%)
Blank or invalid ballot papers	4 348
Valid votes	563 524

Round no 1: Distribution of votes
Political Group	Votes
Quad Coalition	251 923
Civic Democratic Party (ODS)	75 528
Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD)	11 084
Communist Party (KSCM)	n.a.
Independents	14 644

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Seats 2000
Quad Coalition	39	17
Civic Democratic Party (ODS)	22	8
Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD)	15	1
Communist Party (KSCM)	3	0
Independents	2	1

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	71
Women:	10
Percent of women:	12.35

Distribution of seats according to age:
40 to 50 years	25
50 to 60 years	40
60 to 70 years	16