1992 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

Federal elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 5 and 6 June 1992,[1] alongside elections for the Czech and Slovak Assemblies. The result was a victory for the Civic Democratic PartyChristian Democratic Party (ODS-KDS) alliance, which won 48 of the 150 seats in the House of the People and 37 of the 150 seats in the House of Nations. Voter turnout was 84.7%.[2]

1992 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
Czechoslovakia
← 1990 5–6 June 1992
House of the People

All 150 seats in the House of the People
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout84.68%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
ODSKDS Václav Klaus 22.97 48 New
HZDS Vladimír Mečiar 10.82 24 New
KSČM Jiří Svoboda 9.66 19 New
ČSSDSDSS Valtr Komárek
Alexander Dubček
6.76 10 New
SDĽ Peter Weiss 4.66 10 New
SPR–RSČ Miroslav Sládek 4.51 8 New
Lidovci Josef Lux 4.05 7 New
LSU František Trnka 3.95 7 New
SNS Jozef Prokeš 3.03 6 0
KDH Ján Čarnogurský 2.89 6 −5
MKDMCoexistence Béla Bugár 2.43 5 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
House of Nations

All 150 seats in the House of Nations
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout84.67%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
ODSKDS Václav Klaus 22.65 37 New
HZDS Vladimír Mečiar 10.92 33 New
KSČM Jiří Svoboda 9.81 15 New
ČSSDSDSS Valtr Komárek
Alexander Dubček
6.57 11 New
SDĽ Peter Weiss 4.53 13 New
SPR–RSČ Miroslav Sládek 4.43 6 New
Lidovci Josef Lux 4.12 6 New
LSU František Trnka 4.11 5 New
SNS Jozef Prokeš 3.02 9 0
KDH Ján Čarnogurský 2.84 8 −6
MKDMCoexistence Béla Bugár 2.43 7 +7
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Marián Čalfa
ODÚ
Jan Stráský
ODS

This would be the last election held in Czechoslovakia. ODS leader Vaclav Klaus insisted that the leader of the largest Slovak party, Vladimir Meciar, agree to a tightly knit federation with a strong central government. Meciar, however, was only willing to agree to a loose confederation in which the Czech lands and Slovakia would both be sovereign. It soon became apparent that a coalition between the two blocs was not feasible, leading Klaus and Meciar to agree to a "velvet divorce."[3] The Federal Assembly formally voted Czechoslovakia out of existence on November 25. Effective on January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia split into two countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[4]

Results

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House of the People

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Civic Democratic PartyChristian Democratic Party2,200,93722.9748New
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia1,036,45910.8224New
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia926,2289.6619New
Czechoslovak Social DemocracySocial Democratic Party of Slovakia648,1256.7610New
Party of the Democratic Left446,2304.6610New
Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia432,0754.518New
KDU-ČSL388,1224.057New
Liberal-Social Union378,9623.957New
Civic Democratic Alliance323,6143.380New
Slovak National Party290,2493.0360
Civic Movement284,8542.970New
Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia279,1362.910–9
Christian Democratic Movement277,0612.896–5
Hungarian Christian Democratic MovementCoexistence232,7762.4350
Pensioners for Life Security214,6812.240New
Czechoslovak Businessmen's, Traders' and Farmers' Party166,3251.740New
Club of Committed Non-Party Members129,0221.350New
Civic Democratic Union122,3591.280New
Democratic Party122,2261.2800
Slovak Christian Democratic Movement106,6121.110New
Independent Initiative89,8170.940New
Green Party in Slovakia81,0470.850New
Hungarian Civic Party72,8770.760New
Friends of Beer Party68,9850.7200
Democrats 92 for a Common State68,1680.710New
Movement for Social Justice67,4060.700New
Party of Labour and Security38,5800.400New
Roma Civic Initiative33,5760.350New
Union of Communists of Slovakia23,4870.250New
Republican Party and National Democratic Unity10,3350.110New
Slovak People's Party10,1500.110New
National Social Party – Czechoslovak National Socialist Party8,9220.090New
National Liberals2,4570.030New
Movement for Freedom of Speech–Slovak Republican Union1,5760.020New
Total9,583,436100.001500
Valid votes9,583,43698.28
Invalid/blank votes167,5421.72
Total votes9,750,978100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,515,69984.68
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

House of Nations

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Civic Democratic PartyChristian Democratic Party2,168,42122.6537New
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia1,045,39510.9233New
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia939,1979.8115New
Czechoslovak Social DemocracySocial Democratic Party of Slovakia629,0296.5711New
Party of the Democratic Left433,7504.5313New
Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia423,9994.436New
KDU-ČSL394,2964.126New
Liberal-Social Union393,1824.115New
Movement for Autonomous Democracy–Party for Moravia and Silesia322,4233.370–7
Civic Movement307,3343.210New
Slovak National Party288,8643.0290
Christian Democratic Movement272,1002.848–6
Civic Democratic Alliance264,3712.760New
Hungarian Christian Democratic MovementCoexistence232,3642.4370
Pensioners for Life Security222,8602.330New
Czechoslovak Businessmen's, Traders' and Farmers' Party172,7031.800New
Club of Committed Non-Party Members140,0451.460New
Civic Democratic Union124,6491.300New
Democratic Party113,1761.1800
Independent Initiative106,1861.110New
Slovak Christian Democratic Movement100,0541.050New
Green Party in Slovakia75,1490.780New
Democrats 92 for a Common State72,5380.760New
Friends of Beer Party71,1230.7400
Hungarian Civic Party71,1220.740New
Movement for Social Justice67,0730.700New
Roma Civic Initiative34,5300.360New
Party of Labour and Security31,3920.330New
Union of Communists of Slovakia22,2020.230New
Republican Party and National Democratic Unity11,0990.120New
Slovak People's Party10,0560.110New
National Social Party – Czechoslovak National Socialist Party9,4050.100New
National Liberals2,9920.030New
Movement for Freedom of Speech–Slovak Republican Union1,0860.010New
Total9,574,165100.001500
Valid votes9,574,16598.23
Invalid/blank votes172,1671.77
Total votes9,746,332100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,511,05484.67
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472
  3. ^ "Czechoslovakia to Split Up in 'Velvet Divorce'". Los Angeles Times. June 6, 1992.
  4. ^ Stephen Engelberg (January 1, 1993). "Czechoslovakia Breaks in Two, To Wide Regret". The New York Times.