Results
With 99% of votes counted, the centre-left Social Democrats won the most votes, with 22.1%. The conservative Civic Democratic Party and TOP 09 followed with 20.2% and 16.7% respectively. The Communist Party came fourth with 11.3%, slightly ahead of the centre-right Public Affairs which received 10.9%. It was the first time that the Communists had failed to finish third in a Czech election. For TOP 09 and Public Affairs, it was the first election in which they had won seats in Parliament. The Christian Democrats (4.4%), the Party of Civic Rights (4.3%) and the Green Party (2.4%), along with Sovereignty (3.7%), failed to gain the 5% necessary to enter parliament. 62.6% of voters turned out. The turnout was highest in Prague-West District (71.69%) and lowest in Sokolov District (50.89%). The results were a setback for the Czech Republic's largest parties, the Social Democrats and the Civic Democrats. President Václav Klaus argued the results would cause a "fundamental weakening" of the two parties.
| Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Social Democratic Party | 1,155,267 | 22.08 | 56 | -18 | ||
| Civic Democratic Party | 1,057,792 | 20.22 | 53 | -28 | ||
| TOP 09 | 873,833 | 16.70 | 41 | * | ||
| Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 589,765 | 11.27 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Public Affairs | 569,127 | 10.88 | 24 | * | ||
| Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party | 229,717 | 4.39 | 0 | -13 | ||
| Party of Civic Rights – Zemanovci | 226,527 | 4.33 | 0 | * | ||
| Sovereignty – Jana Bobošíková Bloc | 192,145 | 3.67 | 0 | * | ||
| Green Party | 127,831 | 2.44 | 0 | -6 | ||
| Workers' Party of Social Justice | 59,888 | 1.14 | 0 | * | ||
| Czech Pirate Party | 42,323 | 0.80 | 0 | * | ||
| Party of Free Citizens | 38,897 | 0.74 | 0 | * | ||
| Right Bloc | 24,750 | 0.47 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Citizens.cz (OBČANÉ.CZ) | 13,397 | 0.25 | 0 | * | ||
| Moravians | 11,914 | 0.22 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Conservative Party (Konzervativni strana) | 4,232 | 0.08 | 0 | * | ||
| Bohemian Crown | 4,024 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | ||
| STOP | 3,155 | 0.06 | 0 | * | ||
| Coalition for Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia | 1,993 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Czech National Socialist Party | 1,371 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Key Movement (Klíčové hnutí) | 1,099 | 0.02 | 0 | * | ||
| Humanist Party (Humanistická strana) | 552 | 0.01 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| European Centre (EVROPSKÝ STŘED) | 522 | 0.00 | 0 | * | ||
| Czech National Social Party | 295 | 0.00 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Liberálové.CZ | 260 | 0.00 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| National Prosperity (Národní prosperita) | 186 | 0.00 | 0 | * | ||
| Total (turnout 64.47%) | 5,230,859 | 100.00 | 200 | – | ||
| Source: Czech Statistical Office | ||||||
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