National electoral calendar 2016

National electoral calendar 2016

Countries with national elections or referendums: ■ – Presidential (or head of state) ■ – Presidential and parliamentary/legislative ■ – Parliamentary/legislative ■ – Referendum and parliamentary/legislative ■ – Referendum ■ – Referendum and presidential ■ – Referendum, presidential and parliamentary/legislative ■ – None

This national electoral calendar for the year 2016 lists the national/federal direct elections to be held in 2016 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. Specific dates are given where they are known.

Schedule

January

• 7 January: Kiribati, Parliament (2nd round)^[1]
• 16 January: Taiwan, President and Legislative Yuan (Congress)^[2]
• 22 January: Vanuatu, Parliament^[3]
• 24 January: Portugal, President^[4]

February

• 14 February: Central African Republic, President (2nd round) and Parliament (1st round)^[5]
• 18 February: Uganda, President and Parliament^[6]
• 21 February:
  • Bolivia, Constitutional referendum^[7]
  • Comoros, President (1st round)^[8]
  • Niger, President (1st round) and Parliament^[9]
• 25 February: Jamaica, Parliament^[10]
• 26 February:
  • Iran, Parliament (1st round) and Assembly of Experts^[8]
  • Ireland, Parliament^[8]
• 28 February: Switzerland, Referendum

March

• 3–24 March: New Zealand, Flag referendum (2nd round)^[11]
• 4 March: Samoa, Parliament
• 5 March: Slovakia, Parliament^[12]
• 6 March: Benin, President (1st round)^[13]
• 9 March: Kiribati, President^[14]
• 20 March:
  • Benin, President (2nd round)^[15]
  • Cape Verde, Parliament^[16][17]
  • Kazakhstan, Parliament^[18]
  • Laos, Parliament
  • Niger, President (2nd round)^[9][17]
  • Republic of Congo, President^[17]
  • Senegal, Constitutional referendum^[19]
• 31 March: Central African Republic, Parliament (2nd round)^[20]

April

• 6 April: Netherlands, Referendum
• 8 April: Djibouti, President^[21]
• 10 April:
  • Chad, President^[22]
  • Comoros, President (2nd round)^[8]
  • Peru, President (1st round) and Parliament^[8]
• 13 April:
  • South Korea, Parliament^[8]
  • Syria, Parliament^[8]
• 17 April: Italy, Referendum^[23]
• 24 April:
  • Austria, President (1st round)^[8]
  • Equatorial Guinea, President^[24]
  • Serbia, Parliament^[25]
• 27 April: Guernsey, Parliament^[26]
• 29 April: Iran, Parliament (2nd round)

May

• 9 May: Philippines, General: President, Senate (seats elected in even-numbered years), House of Representatives
• 15 May: Dominican Republic, President and Parliament^[8]
• 22 May:
  • Austria, President (2nd round)^[8]
  • Cyprus, Parliament^[8]
  • Tajikistan, Constitutional referendum^[27]
  • Vietnam, Parliament^[8]

June

• 5 June:
  • Macedonia, Parliament^[28]
  • Peru, President (2nd round)^[8]
• 23 June: United Kingdom, European Union membership referendum
• 25 June: Iceland, President
• 26 June: Spain, Parliament^[29]
• 29 June: Mongolia, Parliament^[30]
• TBD: Nauru, Parliament

July

• 10 July: Japan, House of Councillors (one half)
• TBD: São Tomé and Príncipe, President

August

• 11 August: Zambia, President and Parliament^[31]
• 28 August: Gabon, President
• TBD: Cape Verde, President
• TBD: Somalia, Parliament^[32]

September

• 18 September: Russia, State Duma^[33]
• TBD: Belarus, Parliament

October

• 7 October: Morocco, Parliament^[34]
• 8 October: Georgia, Parliament
• 9 October: Lithuania, Parliament^[8]
• 15 October: Afghanistan, Parliament^[35]
• By 21 October: Montenegro, Parliament
• 30 October: Moldova, President^[36]
• TBD: Czech Republic, Senate
• TBD: Italy, Constitutional referendum
• TBD: Seychelles, Parliament

November

• 6 November: Nicaragua, President and Parliament^[8]
• 7 November: Ghana, President and Parliament
• 8 November: United States, President,^[37] House of Representatives, and Senate
• 27 November: DR Congo, President and Parliament^[8]
• TBD: Romania, Parliament

December

• 1 December: The Gambia, President
• TBD: Gabon, Parliament

Unknown date

• Australia, Parliament (by 14 January 2017)
• Chad, Parliament^[38]
• Colombia, Referendum^[39]
• Haiti, President (2nd round)^[40]
• Iceland, Parliament (autumn 2016)
• Iraqi Kurdistan, Independence poll^[41] (by 8 November)
• Qatar, Legislative
• Tanzania, Constitutional referendum^[42]

External links

• IFES Election Guide – Elections
• National Democratic Institute – Electoral Calendar

References

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