A by-election for the Prague 1 Senate seat was held in the Czech Republic on 27 and 28 August 1999. Václav Fischer was elected a member of Senate with over 70% of votes in the first round of voting. Fischer then became the most popular politician in polls.
Opinion polls Agency Date Fischer(NK) Medek(4K) Jirásková(ODS) Fischer(KSČM) Srp(ČSSD) Tomášková(Rural) Knot(NEI) Tyl(RU) iDnes.cz 20 August 68.1 16.5 11.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 Sofres-Factum 18–19 August 51.1 10.1 18.2 4.2 4.1 N/A N/A N/A
Results Candidate PartyVotes%Václav FischerIndependent 22,461 71.24Jiřina JiráskováCivic Democratic Party 3,844 12.19Ivan MedekFour-Coalition 2,948 9.35Stanislav FischerCommunist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 1,725 5.47Karel SrpCzech Social Democratic Party 327 1.04Elvíra TomáškováRural Party 130 0.41Richard KnotIndependent Initiative (NEI) 48 0.15Otakar TylRepublican Union 46 0.15Source: CZSO
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