Chamber:
	Senat
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	26 October 2002 1 November 2002
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for one-third (27) of the Senate seats on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	Voters went to the polls on 26 October 2002 in the first round of the elections for one-third of the 81 members of the Senate. Only 24.1 percent of eligible voters cast ballots with only one seat decided outright, as the controversial director of TV Nova and independent candidate Mr. Vladimir Zelezny won in the district in which he was running. The remaining 26 seats were allotted in a runoff held on 1 November 2002. Voter turnout for the second round was 32.55 per cent. The Social Democratic Party (CSSD) was voted out in four of 11 constituencies it held and now has 11 senators. The main opposition Civic Democratic Party (ODS) won in nine constituencies, picking up four seats for a total of 26 seats, becoming the first political force in the Senate. The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) won one seat and now controls three seats. Seven seats went to independents or candidates representing hitherto extra-parliamentary parties.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (26 October 2002): Elections results
Number of registered electors	2 797 846
Voters	673 821 (24 %)
Blank or invalid ballot papers	7 366
Valid votes	666 455
Round no 2 (1 November 2002): Elections results
Number of registered electors	2 708 764
Voters	857 491 (32 %)
Blank or invalid ballot papers	35 204
Valid votes	822 287

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Seats 2002
Civic Democratic Party (ODS)	26	9
Open Democracy (KOD)	16	0
Christian Democratic Union (KDU-CSL)	15	1
Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD)	11	7
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM)	3	1
Others and independents	10	9

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