Czech Republic: Chamber of Deputies, 20 October 2017

At stake in this election:

• 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Poslanecká Sněmovna)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Milos ZEMAN (since 8 March 2013)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Bohuslav SOBOTKA (since 17 January 2014)
• Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlament) consisting of the Senate (Senat) with 81 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká Sněmovna)

Description of electoral system:

• The 200 members of the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká Sněmovna) are directly elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies by a proportional representation vote with a 5% threshold required to fill a seat. Members serve 4-year terms.

Last Election:

• The last election for the Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká Sněmovna) occurred in 2013. No party won a majority, but the Czech Social Democratic party won 50 seats, which was the largest share.

Main candidates in the election:

• Czech Social Democratic Party / Česká strana sociálně demokratická
  • Leader: Milan Chovanec
  • Seats won in last election: 50
• ANO 2011 
  • Leader: Andrej Babiš
  • Seats won in last election: 47
• Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia / Komunistická strana Čech a Moravy
  • Leader: Vojtěch Filip
  • Seats won in last election: 33
• TOP 09 / Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita
  • Leader: Miroslav Kalousek
  • Seats won in last election: 26
• Civic Democratic Party / Občanská demokratická stranaarty
  • Leader: Petr Fiala
  • Seats won in last election: 16
• Christian and Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People’s Party / Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová
  • Leader: Pavel Bělobrádek
  • Seats won in last election: 14
• Mayors and Independents / Starostové a nezávislí
  • Leader: Petr Gazdík
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Freedom and Direct Democracy / Svoboda a přímá demokracie
  • Leader: Tomio Okamura
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Czech Pirate Party / Česká pirátská strana
  • Leader: Ivan Bartoš
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Green Party / Strana zelených
  • Leader: Matěj Stropnický
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party of Free Citizens / Strana svobodných občanů
  • Leader: Petr Mach
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Realists / Realisté
  • Leader: Petr Robejšek
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party of Civic Rights / Strana Práv Občanů
  • Leader: Jan Veleba
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party of Common Sense / Rozumní
  • Leader: Petr Hannig
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Coalition for Republic-Republican Party of Czechoslovakia / Sdružení pro Republiku - Republikánská strana Československa
  • Leader: Miroslav Sládek
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Worker’s Party of Social Justice / Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti
  • Leader: Tomáš Vandas
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 10,674,723 (2017 est.)
• Registered Voters: 8,424,227 (est.)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 5,418,641
• Is Czech Republic a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Czech Republic ratified CEDAW: Yes, succession (22 February 1993)
• Gender Quota: No
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 55
• Human Development Index Position: 28
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low

Disability Data:

• Is Czech Republic a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
• Has Czech Republic ratified CRPD: Yes (28 September 2009)
• Population with a disability: 1,596,726