| Relevance/rationale of the indicator (resp. why the indicator was chosen to measure the target and how it is suitable for these purposes) |
Inclusiveness of governance: degree of real involvement of citizens in decision-making on public affairs or into the creation of public policies. |
| Target value of the indicator and its evaluation |
If citizens feel that elections give them easy way to get involved public affairs, the voter turnout should rise or at least should not decrease. |
| Definition |
The indicator is defined as the share of issued envelopes (number of persons who came to the polls) to the total number of eligible voters (number of persons registered in voter lists) in elections to municipal councils, regional councils, Senate of the Czech Parliament, Chamber of Deputies parliament, the election of the president and a national referendum. |
| Measuring unit |
% |
| Indicator disaggregation |
By type of election (presidential election, Chamber of Deputies, Senate, European Parliament, regional and municipal councils, national referendum)
By territorial unit LAU 2-municipalities, LAU 1-districts, NUTS 3-regions, NUTS 2-regions |
| Reference period (resp. the period to which the indicator relates) |
Different for each election (Local and Regional Councils 4 years, Senate 2 years, Chamber of Deputies usually 4 years, but there are exceptions, European Parliament 5 years, referendums irregularly) |
| Related geographical area |
CZ (NUTS 0), regions (NUTS 3), districts (LAU 1), municipality (LAU 2) |
| Comment |
The voter turnout gradually decreased in the Czech republic during the 1990s, but it stabilized at the end of millennium. However there are differences between each type of elections. The most voters participate on elections to the Chamber of Deputies and presidential elections (60 %). The voter turnout in municipal elections is settled down at 45 %. The lower interest of voters can be observed in the elections to regional councils. The lowest voter turnout is in elections to the European Parliament and in elections to the Senate.
Not included abroad - in 2002 not included abroad to the Jihomoravský kraj, in 2006 and 2010 to the Jihočeský kraj, in 2013 and 2017 to the Středočeský kraj and in 2021 to the Ústecký kraj.
A horizontal cross (x) in the table in place of the number means that the phenomenon did not occur (senate elections were not held in the territory of the electoral district in the given year, there are no regional elections in the territory of Prague). |
