1994 Prague municipal election

18–19 November 1994

All 55 seats in the Assembly
28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout53.73%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jan Koukal Petr Zajíček Michal Prokop
Party ODS KSČM ODA
Seats won 23 6 5
Popular vote 11,658,227 3,022,628 2,669,620
Percentage 41.2% 10.7% 9.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jiří Paroubek Karel Berka Jiří Dienstbier
Party ČSSD DEU OH
Seats won 5 3 3
Popular vote 2,435,279 1,460,532 1,377,633
Percentage 8.6% 5.2% 4.9%

Mayor before election

Jan Koukal
ODS

Elected Mayor

Jan Koukal
ODS

The 1994 Prague municipal election was held as part of 1994 Czech municipal elections. It was the first that Prague consisted only one electoral district.[1]

Campaign

ODS was led by Jan Koukal. Koukal became Mayor of Prague in 1993 when he replaced Milan Kondr. Koukal had an image of strong and decisive leader. The campaign focused on his positive personal qualities. Other parties tried to imitate this tactics.[2]

Results

PartyVote%VoteSeats
Civic Democratic Party11,658,22741.16%23
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia3,022,62810.67%6
Civic Democratic Alliance2,669,6209.42%5
Czech Social Democratic Party2,435,2798.60%5
Democratic Union1,460,5325.16%3
Free Democrats (OH)1,377,6334.86%3
Pensioners for Life Security1,019,3053.60%2
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party763,7822.70%1
Coalition for Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia562,7351.99%1
Association of Independents of Prague562,7351.99%1
Citizens of Prague for Prague536,1111.89%1
Green Party488,3231.72%1
Independent Initiative452,1851.60%1
Christian Democratic Party266,7780.94%1
Club of Committed Non-Party Members260,9460.92%1
Others0

ODS won an overwhelming victory and a formed coalition with the Civic Democratic Alliance.[2]

References

  1. "Komunální volby v Praze a otázka ústavnosti". Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Horak, Martin (2007). Governing the Post-communist City: Institutions and Democratic Development in Prague. University of Toronto Press. pp. 127–128. ISBN 9780802093288. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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