| Election Name: | 2016 Czech regional elections |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Czech regional elections |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | 7–8 October 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 Czech regional elections |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Seats For Election: | 675 seats in the regional councils 13 governors |
| 1Blank: | Governors |
| Leader1: | Andrej Babiš |
| Party1: | ANO 2011 |
| Seats1: | 176 |
| Seat Change1: | new party |
| Popular Vote1: | 533,061 |
| Percentage1: | 21.05% |
| Swing1: | N/A |
| 1Data1: | 5 |
| Leader2: | Bohuslav Sobotka |
| Party2: | Czech Social Democratic Party |
| Seats2: | 125 |
| Seat Change2: | 80 |
| Popular Vote2: | 386,150 |
| Percentage2: | 15.25% |
| Swing2: | 8.33% |
| 1Data2: | 5 |
| Leader3: | Vojtěch Filip |
| Party3: | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Seats3: | 86 |
| Seat Change3: | 96 |
| Popular Vote3: | 267,047 |
| Percentage3: | 10.55% |
| Swing3: | 9.88% |
| 1Data3: | 1 |
| Image4: | Petr Fiala 2016.jpg |
| Leader4: | Petr Fiala |
| Party4: | Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) |
| Seats4: | 76 |
| Seat Change4: | 26 |
| Popular Vote4: | 239,836 |
| Percentage4: | 9.47% |
| Swing4: | 2.81% |
| 1Data4: | 0 |
| Leader5: | Pavel Bělobrádek |
| Party5: | KDU-ČSL |
| Seats5: | 61 |
| Seat Change5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 159,610 |
| Percentage5: | 6.30% |
| Swing5: | 0.48% |
| 1Data5: | 1 |
| Leader6: | Petr Gazdík |
| Party6: | Mayors and Independents |
| Seats6: | 56[1] |
| Seat Change6: | 18 |
| Popular Vote6: | 101,696 |
| Percentage6: | 4.02% |
| Swing6: | in 2012 with TOP 09 |
| 1Data6: | 1 |
| Chairman of Regional Association | |
| Before Election: | Michal Hašek |
| Before Party: | Czech Social Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Jana Vildumetzová |
| After Party: | ANO 2011 |
Elections to regional councils in the Czech Republic in 13 regions (except Prague) were held on 7 and 8 October 2016.[2]
In one third of constituencies, the elections were combined with Czech Senate elections.[3] Also, several municipal referendums were held, notably in Brno its Central station referendum.
Czech Social Democratic Party has won previous election while its main rival Civic Democratic Party saw large loss o support finishing third. Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia finished second.[4] 2013 Czech legislative election resulted in political Earthquake as populist ANO 2011 finished second to Social Democrats while Civic Democratic Party was reduced to 5th place.
Czech Social Democratic Party was viewed as front-runner of the election while ANO 2011 was expected to finish second. Civic Democratic Party was expected to become largest right-wing party.[5] Leader of ANO 2011 Andrej Babiš stated that his party is underdog of election and that he hopes to win in 5 regions.[6] Babiš stated that he wants to break rule of Social Democrats and Communists in regions.[7]
| Party | Votes | %Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 533,061 | 21.05% | 176 | ||
| 386,150 | 15.25% | 125 | ||
| 267,047 | 10.55% | 86 | ||
| 239,836 | 9.47% | 76 | ||
| 159,610 | 6.30% | 42 | ||
| 127,328 | 5.02% | 32 | ||
| 101,696 | 4.02% | 24 | ||
| 40,058 | 1.58% | 18 | ||
| 86,164 | 3.4% | 12 | ||
| Coalition for Pardubice Region | 23,421 | 0.92% | 9 | |
| Coalition for Olomouc Region with Mayors | 19,279 | 0.76% | 7 | |
| Coalition for Hradec Králové Region - KDU-ČSL - HDK — VpM | 15,912 | 0.63% | 5 | |
| 14,658 | 0.58% | 5 | ||
| 46,948 | 1.85 | 4 | ||
| TOP 09 with Mayors and Žít Brno | 22 997 | 0.91% | 4 | |
| Mayors for South Moravia | 21,386 | 0.84% | 4 | |
| Mayors and East Bohemians | 14,649 | 0.58% | 4 | |
| 13,066 | 0.52% | 4 | ||
| South Bohemians 2012 | 10,629 | 0.42% | 4 | |
| Mayors for Vysočina | 10,390 | 0.41% | 4 | |
| Change for Liberec Region | 8,744 | 0.35% | 4 | |
| 44,070 | 1.74% | 3 | ||
| 38,938 | 0.7% | 3 | ||
| Movement of Independents for Harmonic Development of Municipalities and Cities | 4,492 | 0.18% | 3 | |
| 16,730 | 0.66% | 2 | ||
| SPD-SPO-SNK | 9,041 | 0.36% | 2 | |
| Pirates and Green Party + Change for Hradec Králové Region | 15,912 | 0.34 | 2 | |
| Coalition for Pilsen Region - KDU-ČSL, Green Party and Independents | 8,196 | 0.32% | 2 |
| Party | Votes | %Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72,795 | 20.76 | 16 | ||
| 64,621 | 18.43 | 15 | ||
| 48,226 | 13.75 | 11 | ||
| 45,759 | 13.05 | 10 | ||
| 35,534 | 10.13 | 8 | ||
| TOP 09 | 22,928 | 6.54 | 5 | |
| Others | 60,676 | 17.34 | 0 |
| Party | Votes | %Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29,407 | 19.37 | 11 | |
| 25,875 | 17.04 | 9 | |
| 20,368 | 13.41 | 7 | |
| 17,311 | 11.40 | 6 | |
| 13,819 | 9.10 | 5 | |
| Starostové PRO VYSOČINU | 10,390 | 6.84 | 4 |
| SPD-SPO | 9,728 | 6.40 | 3 |
| Others | 24,892 | 16.44 | 0 |
| Total | 151,790 | 100 | 45 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,480 | - | - |
| Registered voters/turnout | 413,171 | 37.34 | - |
| Source: Volby.cz |
| Party | Votes | %Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34,506 | 21.52 | 11 | ||
| 27,829 | 17.35 | 9 | ||
| 23,461 | 14.63 | 8 | ||
| 18,567 | 11.58 | 6 | ||
| Mayors and Patriots | 13,066 | 8.15 | 4 | |
| SPD-SPO | 8,559 | 5.33 | 2 | |
| Coalition for Pilsen Region | 8,196 | 5.11 | 2 | |
| Others | 14,764 | 9.24 | 0 |
| Party | Votes | %Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41,299 | 22.55 | 15 | ||
| 32,348 | 17.67 | 12 | ||
| 23,210 | 12.67 | 8 | ||
| 18,317 | 10.00 | 7 | ||
| For South Bohemia — Mayors, HOPB and TOP 09 | 14,658 | 8.00 | 5 | |
| 12,147 | 6.63 | 4 | ||
| JIH2012 | 10,629 | 5.80 | 4 | |
| Others |
| Party | Votes | %Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43,308 | 23.44 | 20 | ||
| 29,480 | 15.82 | 13 | ||
| 22,178 | 11.90 | 10 | ||
| 15,909 | 8.54 | 7 | ||
| SPD-SPO | 15,909 | 6.07 | 5 | |
| Others | 122,272 | 34.43 | 0 |
| Party | Votes | %Votes | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40,058 | 32.35 | 18 | ||
| 21.156 | 17.08 | 9 | ||
| 10,039 | 8.10 | 4 | ||
| 9,961 | 8.04 | 4 | ||
| 9,803 | 7.91 | 4 | ||
| ZMĚNA | 8,744 | 7.06 | 4 | |
| SPD-SPO | 6,448 | 5.20 | 2 | |
| 4,236 | 3.42 | 0 | ||
| 4,048 | 3.26 | 0 | ||
| BpLK | 3,612 | 2.92 | 0 | |
| SaS | 2,380 | 1.92 | 0 | |
| 1,397 | 1.12 | 0 | ||
| Others | 1,935 | 1.53 | - |
See main article: Opinion polling for Czech regional elections, 2016.