2022 Ostrava municipal election

The 2022 Ostrava municipal election was held on 23 and 24 September 2022 as part of the nationwide municipal elections. ANO 2011 has won the third election in row.[1]

2018 Ostrava municipal election

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All 55 seats in the Assembly
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tomáš Macura Jan Dohnal Lukáš Semerák
Party ANO ODS Ostravak
Alliance SPOLU
Last election 21 seats 9 seats 7 seats
Seats won 21 9 8
Popular vote 1,315,173 554,705 489,598
Percentage 34.0% 14.3% 12.6%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Václav Kubín Jiří Jureček Andrea Hoffmannová
Party SPD STAN Pirates
Last election 4 seats 0 seats 5 seats
Seats won 7 4 3
Popular vote 449,945 262,840 224,812
Percentage 11.6% 6.8% 5.8%

  Seventh party
 
Leader Martin Juroška
Party KSČM
Alliance Ostrava Left
Last election 3 seats
Seats won 3
Popular vote 210,253
Percentage 5.4%

Mayor before election

Tomáš Macura
ANO

Elected Mayor

Tomáš Macura
ANO

Background edit

Previous election was held in 2018. ANO 2011 won the election with Tomáš Macura being reelected as the Mayor. ANO formed coalition with ODS, KDU-ČSL and Pirates.[2] Macura decided to run for reelection in 2022.[3] ODS, KDU-ČSL and TOP 09 decided to run under Spolu alliance banner with Jan Dohnal as electoral leader.[4] Ostravak is once again led by Lukáš Semerák.[5]

Opinion polls edit

Polling firm Fieldwork
date
Sample
size
Turnout ANO Ostravak SPOLU KSČM Piráti SPD ČSSD STAN Oth. Lead
ODS KDU–
ČSL
TOP 09
Sanep[6] 11 - 20 August 2022 30.2 12.1 14.8 N/A 7.2 8.4 5.7 5.3 16.3 15.4
Phoenix Research[7] 20 July - 12 August 2022 1,016 31.6 9.9 11.2 N/A 9.2 8.0 5.6 4.7 20.4
Phoenix Research[8] 20 June - 13 July 2022 34.3 9.8 11.3 4.5 8.7 7.9 5.4 4.2 13.9 23.0
Phoenix Research[9] 20 May - 13 June 2022 998 33.1 9.9 11.2 4.2 7.6 7.5 5.3 7.6 12.6 21.9
Sanep[10] 1-8 March 2022 5,116 35.7 29.8 12.3 10.8 6.1 1.1 5.3 4.1 8.3 N/A 5.9 16.3 17.5
2018 election 5 and 6 October 2018 33.9 32.7 11.5 9.7 5.8 9.0 9.0 6.8 5.5 3.0 7.1 21.2

Result edit

Party Votes % Seats
ANO 2011 1,315,173 33.97% 21
Spolu 554,705 14.33% 9
Ostravak 489,598 12.64% 8
Freedom and Direct Democracy 449,945 11.62% 7
Mayors and Independents 262,840 6.79% 4
Czech Pirate Party 224,812 5.81% 3
Ostrava Left - KSČM and NK 210.253 5.43% 3
Czech Social Democratic Party and LEČO 149,974 3.87% 0
Přísaha 72,882 1.88% 0
Yes, We return water to people 55,217 1.43% 0
Swiss Democracy 33,828 0.87% 0
Silesian for People 26,647 0.69% 0
Tricolour Citizens' Movement 25,779 0.67% 0
Democratic Party of Greens 403 0.1% 0

References edit

  1. ^ "V Ostravě už potřetí vyhrálo ANO, Macura se nejspíše opět stane primátorem". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Primátorem Ostravy zůstává Tomáš Macura z ANO. Hlasovalo pro něj 47 z 55 zastupitelů". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Všichni moravskoslezští primátoři chtějí na podzim obhájit své funkce". patriotmagazin.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Koalice Spolu půjde i do komunálních voleb v Ostravě. Koho chce za primátora?". patriotmagazin.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ Jiříček, Petr (31 May 2022). "Staré tváře, nové logo. Hnutí Ostravak chce křeslo primátora, oznámilo kandidáty". moravskoslezsky.denik.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ "SANEP: Komunální volby – volební preference v pěti největších městech ČR". parlamentnilisty.cz. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Průzkum: Nečekaný výsledek voleb v Praze. Jak by dopadla jiná města?". tn.nova.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. ^ "EXKLUZIVNÍ PRŮZKUM: STAN se potýká s kauzou Hlubuček. Jak by dopadly volby?". tn.nova.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Komunální volby 2022: Kdo bude vládnout velkým městům? VELKÝ PRŮZKUM". tn.nova.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. ^ "SANEP: Komunálním volbám bude v krajských městech dominovat hnutí ANO a ODS". parlamentnilisty.cz. Retrieved 23 June 2022.