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'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in ] on 8 and 9 June 1990,<ref name=DN>] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7</ref> alongside elections for the ] and ] Assemblies.<ref name=Nohlen472>Nohlen & Stöver, p472</ref> They were the first elections held in the country since the end of Communist rule seven months earlier, and the first free elections since 1946. '''Parliamentary elections''' were held in ] on 8 and 9 June 1990,<ref name=DN>] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7</ref> alongside elections for the ] and ] Assemblies.<ref name=Nohlen472>Nohlen & Stöver, p472</ref> They were the first elections held in the country since the end of Communist rule seven months earlier, and the first free elections since 1946.


The result was a victory for the ], which won 68 of the 150 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Nations.<ref name=Nohlen472/> Combined with its Slovak counterpart, ] (19 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, 33 in the House of Nations]], Civic Forum commanded a strong majority.<ref>Kamm, Henry. . ], 1990-06-11.</ref><ref name=Nohlen472/> Voter turnout was 96.2%.<ref name=Nohlen472/> The result was a victory for the ], which won 68 of the 150 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Nations.<ref name=Nohlen472/> Combined with its Slovak counterpart, ] (19 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, 33 in the House of Nations), Civic Forum commanded a strong majority.<ref>Kamm, Henry. . ], 1990-06-11.</ref><ref name=Nohlen472/> Voter turnout was 96.2%.<ref name=Nohlen472/>


==Results== ==Results==

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Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 8 and 9 June 1990, alongside elections for the Czech and Slovak Assemblies. They were the first elections held in the country since the end of Communist rule seven months earlier, and the first free elections since 1946.

The result was a victory for the Civic Forum, which won 68 of the 150 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 50 of the 150 seats in the House of Nations. Combined with its Slovak counterpart, Public Against Violence (19 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, 33 in the House of Nations), Civic Forum commanded a strong majority. Voter turnout was 96.2%.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats
Civic Forum 3,851,172 36.2 68
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 1,445,407 13.6 23
Public Against Violence 1,104,125 10.4 19
Christian Democratic Movement 644,008 6.1 11
Christian and Democratic Union 629,359 5.9 9
Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia 572,015 5.4 9
Slovak National Party 372,025 3.5 6
Alliance of Farmers and the Countryside 360,779 3.4 0
Social Democracy 342,455 3.2 0
Green Party 332,974 3.1 0
CoexistenceHungarian Christian Democratic Movement 296,575 2.8 5
Czechoslovak Socialist Party 201,532 1.9 0
Democratic Party 149,310 1.4 0
People's Democratic Party–Rally for the Republic 76,338 0.7 0
Free Bloc 64,070 0.6 0
Freedom Party 49,012 0.5 0
VSZS 47,971 0.5 0
Czechoslovakian Democratic Forum 23,428 0.2 0
Rómovia 22,670 0.2 0
HOS 22,165 0.2 0
Movement of Czechoslovakian Understanding 21,979 0.2 0
Friends of Beer Party 8,943 0.1 0
Invalid/blank votes 136,929
Total 10,775,125 100 150
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

House of Nations

Party Votes % Seats
Civic Forum 3,613,513 34.0 50
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 1,452,659 13.7 24
Public Against Violence 1,262,278 11.9 33
Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia 658,477 6.2 7
Christian and Democratic Union 633,053 6.0 6
Christian Democratic Movement 564,172 5.3 14
Slovak National Party 387,387 3.6 9
Alliance of Farmers and the Countryside 359,474 3.4 0
Social Democracy 352,678 3.3 0
Green Party 336,310 3.2 0
CoexistenceHungarian Christian Democratic Movement 287,426 2.7 7
Czechoslovak Socialist Party 210,735 2.0 0
Democratic Party 124,561 1.2 0
Free Bloc 84,553 0.8 0
People's Democratic Party–Rally for the Republic 79,324 0.8 0
VSZS 54,916 0.5 0
Freedom Party 42,111 0.4 0
Czechoslovakian Democratic Forum 32,543 0.3 0
Movement of Czechoslovakian Understanding 25,672 0.2 0
HOS 22,124 0.2 0
Rómovia 20,445 0.2 0
Friends of Beer Party 13,869 0.1 0
Invalid/blank votes 139,731
Total 10,758,011 100 150
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472
  3. Kamm, Henry. Now, the Czech Reality; Political 'Amateurs,' After Free Elections, Turn to Problems Left by the Communists. The New York Times, 1990-06-11.
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