# 2004 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic

The 2004 European Parliament election in the Czech Republic was the election of members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing the Czech Republic for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election.
These were the first European elections after the country's EU accession and hence the first to be held in the Czech Republic. They took place on 11 and 12 June 2004. On a very low turnout, the ruling Czech Social Democratic Party suffered a heavy defeat, losing ground to both the conservative Civic Democratic Party and the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia. The debacle of his party was one of the reasons for the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla.

## Opinion polls

| Polling Firm | Date | ČSSD | ODS | KSČM | KDU–ČSL | ULD | SNK ED | SZ | RMS | NEZ | Others | Turnout |
| Election | 11-12 Jun 2004 | 8.8 | 30.0 | 20.3 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 15.3 | 28.3 |
| SC&C | Exit poll | 10.5 | 31.0 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 17.5 | 29.0 |
| STEM | 1-4 Jun 2004 | 10.0 | 35.6 | 19.0 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 60.0 |
| TNS Factum | 21–26 May 2004 | 16.0 | 27.7 | 18.4 | 8.0 | n/a | 7.0 | n/a | n/a | 5.0 | 17.9 | 50.0 |
| CVVM | 19–26 May 2004 | 13.5 | 36.0 | 16.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | n/a | 5.0 | 8.0 | 63.0 |
| STEM | 25 Apr - 3 May | 14.6 | 35.8 | 15.8 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | n/a | 5.1 | 12.9 | 43.0 |
| SC&C | 23–26 April | 14.0 | 27.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | — | 9.0 | 3.0 | — | 8.0 | 6.0 | 27.0 |
| CVVM | 15–22 March | 14.0 | 32.0 | 14.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 25.0 | 61.0 |
| CVVM | 12–19 January | 15.0 | 29.0 | 12.5 | 8.0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 26.5 | 60.0 |

## Campaign finances

| Party | ČSSD | ODS | ULD | KDU-ČSL | KSČM | SNK ED | SZ | NEZ | PB |
| Money Spent | 30,000,000 Kč | 30,000,000 Kč | 10,000,000 Kč | 10,000,000 Kč | 8,000,000 Kč | 8,000,000 Kč | 1,500,000 Kč | 1,000,000 Kč | 10,000–100,000 Kč |

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Civic Democratic Party | 700,942 | 30.05 | 9 |
| | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 472,862 | 20.27 | 6 |
| | SNK European Democrats | 257,278 | 11.03 | 3 |
| | KDU-ČSL | 223,383 | 9.58 | 2 |
| | Czech Social Democratic Party | 204,903 | 8.78 | 2 |
| | Independents | 191,025 | 8.19 | 2 |
| | Green Party | 73,932 | 3.17 | 0 |
| | Union Liberal Democrats (US–DEU+ODA+CZ+LIRA) | 39,655 | 1.70 | 0 |
| | Right Bloc | 27,504 | 1.18 | 0 |
| | Independent Initiative | 16,762 | 0.72 | 0 |
| | Republicans of Miroslav Sládek | 15,767 | 0.68 | 0 |
| | Balbín's Poetic Party | 13,779 | 0.59 | 0 |
| | Party for Life Security | 11,951 | 0.51 | 0 |
| | Rural Party – United Civil Forces | 11,734 | 0.50 | 0 |
| | Association of Independents | 11,689 | 0.50 | 0 |
| | For the Interests of Moravia in a United Europe | 9,293 | 0.40 | 0 |
| | Party of Common Sense | 6,316 | 0.27 | 0 |
| | Party for the Open Society | 5,413 | 0.23 | 0 |
| | Conservative Party | 4,986 | 0.21 | 0 |
| | Koruna Česká | 4,532 | 0.19 | 0 |
| | Masaryk Democratic Party | 4,366 | 0.19 | 0 |
| | Workers' Party | 4,289 | 0.18 | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | 3,977 | 0.17 | 0 |
| | Helax – Ostrava is Having Fun | 3,366 | 0.14 | 0 |
| | National Coalition | 2,944 | 0.13 | 0 |
| | Citizens' Party of the Czech Republic | 2,585 | 0.11 | 0 |
| | Civic Federal Democracy | 2,030 | 0.09 | 0 |
| | Labour Party | 1,717 | 0.07 | 0 |
| | Party of Democratic Socialism | 1,709 | 0.07 | 0 |
| | Free | 1,300 | 0.06 | 0 |
| | General Civic Party | 873 | 0.04 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2,332,862 | 100.00 | 24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,332,862 | 99.44 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 13,148 | 0.56 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,346,010 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 8,283,485 | 28.32 | |
| Source: Czech Statistical Office |||||

### European groups

| Party | Party | Seats |
| | European People's Party | 14 |
| | European United Left–Nordic Green Left | 6 |
| | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | 2 |
| | Independence/Democracy | 2 |
| Total | Total | 24 |