# 2002 Czech parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 70 of the 200 seats, and formed a coalition government with the KDU-ČSL and Freedom Union – Democratic Union. Voter turnout was 58%.

## Campaign finances

| Party | ČSSD | 4K | ODS | KSČM | SNK | Green Party |
| Money Spent | 75,000,000 Kč | 72,000,000 Kč | 60,000,000 Kč | 10,500,000 Kč | 10,000,000 Kč | 2,500,000 Kč |

## Opinion polls

| Date | Polling Firm | ČSSD | ODS | 4K | KSČM | Others |
| 14-15 Jun 2002 | Election | 30.2 | 24.5 | 14.3 | 18.5 | 12.5 |
| 5 - 12 Jun 2002 | CVVM | 29.0 | 27.0 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 13.0 |
| 6 Jun 2002 | TNS Factum | 29.4 | 27.8 | 13.1 | 18.4 | 11.3 |
| 20–27 May 2002 | CVVM | 21.5 | 19.5 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 37.5 |
| 22 - 29 Apr 2002 | CVVM | 24.0 | 22.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 27.0 |
| 17 Apr 2002 | TNS Factum | 24.1 | 28.2 | 19.6 | 17.5 | 10.6 |
| 4 Apr 2002 | STEM | 23.7 | 26.4 | 17.0 | 14.1 | 18.8 |
| 22 Mar - 2 Apr 2002 | CVVM | 22.0 | 20.0 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 27.0 |
| 8 Mar 2002 | TNS Factum | 25.0 | 30.5 | 17.0 | 16.2 | 11.3 |
| 4 Mar 2002 | STEM | 26.4 | 23.7 | 16.9 | 14.1 | 18.9 |
| 15 Feb 2002 | CVVM | 23.0 | 18.5 | 23.0 | 13.5 | 22.0 |
| 15 Feb 2002 | STEM | 23.8 | 23.0 | 19.1 | 13.4 | 20.7 |
| 24 Jan 2002 | STEM | 21.5 | 21.3 | 22.5 | 15.6 | 19.1 |
| 7 Jan 2002 | CVVM | 24.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 28.0 |

## Results

| | Czech Social Democratic Party | 1,440,279 | 30.21 | 70 | –4 |
| | Civic Democratic Party | 1,166,975 | 24.48 | 58 | –5 |
| | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 882,653 | 18.51 | 41 | +17 |
| | Four-Coalition (KDU-ČSL, US–DEU) | 680,671 | 14.28 | 31 | -8 |
| | Union of Independents | 132,699 | 2.78 | 0 | New |
| | Green Party | 112,929 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Republicans of Miroslav Sládek | 46,325 | 0.97 | 0 | New |
| | Rural Party | 41,773 | 0.88 | 0 | New |
| | Party for Life Security | 41,404 | 0.87 | 0 | New |
| | Czech National Social Party | 38,655 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | Hope | 29,955 | 0.63 | 0 | New |
| | Right Bloc | 28,163 | 0.59 | 0 | New |
| | Civic Democratic Alliance | 24,278 | 0.51 | 0 | New |
| | Choice for the Future | 16,730 | 0.35 | 0 | New |
| | Path of Change | 13,169 | 0.28 | 0 | New |
| | Moravian Democratic Party | 12,957 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party of Common Sense | 10,849 | 0.23 | 0 | New |
| | Akce za zrus.Senatu a proti t. | 9,637 | 0.20 | 0 | New |
| | Balbín's Poetic Party | 9,287 | 0.19 | 0 | New |
| | Humanist Alliance | 8,461 | 0.18 | 0 | New |
| | Republicans | 6,786 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
| | National Democratic Party | 5,532 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| | Democratic League | 4,059 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| | Czech Right | 2,041 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| | Czech Social Democratic Movement | 602 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | Roma Civic Initiative | 523 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Democratic Socialism | 475 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| | New Movement | 139 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 4,768,006 | 100.00 | 200 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,768,006 | 99.56 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 21,139 | 0.44 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,789,145 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 8,264,484 | 57.95 | | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Volby ||||||

### Vote share by district

* ODS
* CSSD
* KSCM
* KDU CSL