title: 1999 Prague 1 by-election
text: # 1999 Prague 1 by-election
  
  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 | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Václav Fischer | Independent | 22,461 | 71.24 |
  | Jiřina Jirásková | Civic Democratic Party | 3,844 | 12.19 |
  | Ivan Medek | Four-Coalition | 2,948 | 9.35 |
  | Stanislav Fischer | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 1,725 | 5.47 |
  | Karel Srp | Czech Social Democratic Party | 327 | 1.04 |
  | Elvíra Tomášková | Rural Party | 130 | 0.41 |
  | Richard Knot | Independent Initiative (NEI) | 48 | 0.15 |
  | Otakar Tyl | Republican Union | 46 | 0.15 |
  | Source: CZSO ||||
  