2016 Czech regional elections Chairman of Regional Association before election Michal Hašek ČSSD
Elected Chairman of Regional Association Jana VildumetzováANO
Elections to regional councils in the Czech Republic in 13 regions (except Prague) were held on 7 and 8 October 2016.[ 1]
In one third of constituencies, the elections were combined with Czech Senate elections .[ 2] referendums were held, notably in Brno its Central station referendum .
Background 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.[ 3] 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.[ 4] Andrej Babiš stated that his party is underdog of election and that he hopes to win in 5 regions.[ 5] [ 6]
Result Polling station of the electoral district no. 70 in Olomouc during the regional elections and the Czech Senate elections held in the Czech Republic on 7 October 2016 An example of the ballot for the elections. Czech Pirate Party in Plzeň region Party Votes %Votes Seats ANO 2011 533,061 21.05% 176 Czech Social Democratic Party 386,150 15.25% 125 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 267,047 10.55% 86 Civic Democratic Party 239,836 9.47% 76 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party 159,610 6.30% 42 SPD -SPO 127,328 5.02% 32 Mayors and Independents 101,696 4.02% 24 Mayors for Liberec Region 40,058 1.58% 18 TOP 09 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 For South Bohemia — Mayors, HOPB and TOP 09 14,658 0.58% 5 Free Citizens and Freeholders 46,948 1.85 4 TOP 09 with Mayors and Žít Brno22 997 0.91% 4 Mayors for South Moravia 21,386 0.84% 4 Mayors and East Bohemians 14,649 0.58% 4 Mayors and Patriots supported by Free Citizens and Freeholders 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 Czech Pirate Party 44,070 1.74% 3 Greens and Pirates 38,938 0.7% 3 Movement of Independents for Harmonic Development of Municipalities and Cities 4,492 0.18% 3 Freedom and Direct Democracy 16,730 0.66% 2 SPD -SPO -SNK9,041 0.36% 2 Pirates and Green Party + Change for Hradec Králové Region15,912 0.34 2 Coalition for Plzeň Region - KDU-ČSL , Green Party and Independents 8,196 0.32% 2
South Moravian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region
Olomouc Region
Pardubice Region
Central Bohemian Region
Party Votes %Votes Seats Czech Social Democratic Party 29,407 19.37 11 ANO 2011 25,875 17.04 9 Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party 20,368 13.41 7 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 17,311 11.40 6 Civic Democratic Party 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
South Bohemian Region
Karlovy Vary Region
Liberec Region Party Votes %Votes Seats Mayors for Liberec Region 40,058 32.35 18 ANO 2011 21.156 17.08 9 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia 10,039 8.10 4 Czech Social Democratic Party 9,961 8.04 4 Civic Democratic Party 9,803 7.91 4 ZMĚNA 8,744 7.06 4 SPD-SPO 6,448 5.20 2 TOP 09 4,236 3.42 0 Czech Pirate Party 4,048 3.26 0 BpLK 3,612 2.92 0 SaS 2,380 1.92 0 Dawn - National Coalition 1,397 1.12 0 Others 1,935 1.53 -
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