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Lower chamber of the bicameral Parliament of the Czech Republic

The Chamber of Deputies, officially the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic , is the lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The chamber has 200 seats and deputies are elected for four year terms using the party list proportional representation system with the D'Hondt method. Since 2002, there are 14constituencies, matching the Czech regions. A Cabinet is answerable to the Chamber of Deputies and the Prime Minister stays in office only as long as they retain the support of a majority of its members. The quorum is set by law to one third (67) of elected deputies. Any changes to the constitutional laws must be approved by at least 60 percent of the Chamber of Deputies. The seat of the Chamber of Deputies is the Thun Palace in Malá Strana, Prague.

After a dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, new elections must be held within 60 days, and the Chamber of Deputies may not be dissolved less than three months before the end of its electoral term. The Chamber of Deputies can only be dissolved by the president under conditions specified by the constitution. The Chamber of Deputies is most commonly dissolved following two votes of no confidence in the cabinet. During a dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate has the authority to take legal measures in its place, if necessary.

The Chamber of Deputies resides in three building complexes in Malá Strana, Prague. The main building with the plenary chamber is the Thun Palace, built at the end of the 17th century. It was rebuilt at the start of the 19th century to house the Bohemian Diet. The current plenary chamber was built in 1861 for the reinstated Bohemian Diet after it was dissolved by the Austrian Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1849. The second building was the seat of the Governors of the Kingdom of Bohemia appointed by the emperor, located on Malá Strana Square. The last building complex includes the Smiřický Palace and Šternberk Palace at the opposite side of the square.

8–9 October 2021 200 seats Fiala ANO ODSKDU ČSLTOP 09(government) PirátiSTAN(coalition) SPD   27.12%6 ( 2.52%) 27.79%29 (+5.36%) 15.62%9 ( 0.35%) 9.56%2 ( 1.08%) 20–21 October 2017 200 seats Babiš I Babiš II ANO(government) ODS Piráti SPD KSČM ČSSD(coalition) KDU ČSL TOP 09 STAN 29.64%31 (+10.98%) 11.32%9 (+3.59%) 10.79%(new) 10.64%(new) 7.76%18 (−7.15%) 7.27%35 (−13.09%) 5.80%4 (−0.98%) 5.31%19 (−6.69%) 5.18%(new) 25–26 October 2013 200 seats Sobotka ČSSD(government) ANO(coalition) KSČM TOP 09 ODS Úsvit KDU ČSL(coalition)   20.46%6 (−1.62%) 18.66%(new) 14.91%7 (+3.64%) 12.00%15 (−4.70%) 7.73%37 (−12.50%) 6.89%(new) 6.78%(returning) 28–29 May 2010 200 seats NečasRusnok ČSSD ODS(government) TOP 09(coalition) KSČM VV(coalition)   22.08%18 (−10.24%) 20.22%28 (−15.16%) 16.70%(new) 11.27%0 (−1.54%) 10.88%(new) 2–3 June 2006 200 seats Topolánek ITopolánek IIFischer ODS(government) ČSSD KSČM KDU ČSL(coalition) SZ(coalition)   35.38%23 (+10.91%) 32.32%4 (+2.12%) 12.81%15 (−5.7%) 7.23%9 (−7.04%) 6.29%(new) 14–15 June 2002 200 seats ŠpidlaGrossParoubek ČSSD(government) ODS KSČM KDU ČSLUS DEU(coalition)   30.20%4 (−2.11%) 24.47%5 (−3.27%) 18.51%17 (+7.48%) 14.27%11 (+5.28%) 19–20 June 1998 200 seats Zeman ČSSD(government) ODS KSČM KDU ČSL US DEU   32.31%13 (+5.87%) 27.74%5 (−1.88%) 11.03%2 (+0.7%) 8.99%2 (+0.91%) 8.60%(new) 31 Mayand1 June 1996 200 seats Klaus IITošovský ODS(government) ČSSD KSČM KDU ČSL(coalition) SPR RSČ ODA(coalition)   29.62%8 (−0.11%) 26.44%45 (+19.91%) 10.33%13 (−3.72%) 8.08%3 (1.8%) 8.01%4 (+2.03%) 6.36%1 (+0.43%)

During this time the Chamber of Deputies was called the National Council. 5–6 June 1992 200 seats Klaus I ODS–KDS(government) KSČM ČSSD LSU KDU–ČSL(coalition) SPR–RSČ ODA(coalition) HSD SMS 29.73%(new) 14.05%2 (+0.81%) 6.53%(new) 6.52%(new) 6.28%5 (−2.14%) 5.98%(new) 5.93%(new) 5.87%9 8–9 June 1990 200 seats Pithart OF(government) KSČ HSD SMS(coalition) KDU(coalition)   49.50% 13.24% 10.03% 8.42%