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] (annulled)^[27]
  • Cyprus, Parliament^[8]
  • Tajikistan, Constitutional referendum^[28]
  • Vietnam, Parliament^[8]

June

• 5 June:
  • Peru, President (2nd round)^[29]
  • Switzerland, Referendum
• 6 June: Saint Lucia, Parliament^[30]
• 23 June: United Kingdom, European Union membership referendum
• 25 June: Iceland, President
• 26 June: Spain, Parliament^[31]
• 29 June: Mongolia, Parliament^[32]

July

• 2 July: Australia, Parliament^[33]
• 9 July: Nauru, Parliament^[34]
• 10 July:
  • Abkhazia, Referendum^[35]
  • Japan, House of Councillors (one half)
• 17 July: São Tomé and Príncipe, President (1st round)^[36]

August

• 7 August:
  • São Tomé and Príncipe, President (2nd round)^[36]
  • Thailand, Constitutional referendum^[37]
• 11 August: Zambia, Constitutional referendum, President and Parliament^[38]
• 27 August: Gabon, President

September

• 4 September: Hong Kong, Parliament
• 8–10 September: Seychelles, Parliament
• 11 September:
  • Belarus, Parliament^[39]
  • Croatia, Parliament^[40]
• 18 September: Russia, State Duma^[41]
• 20 September: Jordan, Parliament
• 22 September: Isle of Man, Parliament
• 25 September: Switzerland, Referendum
• 26 September: Azerbaijan, Constitutional referendum^[42]

October

• 2 October:
  • Cape Verde, President
  • Colombia, Peace agreement referendum^[43]
  • Hungary, Referendum
• 7 October: Morocco, Parliament^[44]
• 7–8 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)
• 8 October: Georgia, Parliament (1st round)^[45]
• 9 October: Lithuania, Parliament (1st round)^[8]
• 14–15 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round)
• 16 October: Montenegro, Parliament
• 23 October: Lithuania, Parliament (2nd round)^[8]
• 23 October – December: Somalia, Parliament^[46]
• 29 October: Iceland, Parliament
• 30 October:
  • Ivory Coast, Constitutional referendum^[47]
  • Georgia, Parliament (2nd round)
  • Moldova, President (1st round)^[48]

November

• 1 November: Palau, President, Senate, and House of Delegates
• 6 November:
  • Bulgaria, Referendum and President (1st round)^[49]
  • Nicaragua, President and Parliament^[8]
• 8 November: United States, President,^[50] House of Representatives, and Senate (one-third)
• 13 November:
  • Bulgaria, President (2nd round)^[51]
  • Moldova, President (2nd round)^[52]
• 20 November:
  • Haiti, President, Parliament and Senate (1st round)^[53]
  • San Marino, Parliament
• 24 November: Grenada, Constitutional referendum^[54]
• 26 November: Kuwait, Parliament^[55]
• 27 November: Switzerland, Referendum

December

• 1 December: The Gambia, President
• 4 December:
  • Austria, President (2nd round)^[56]
  • Italy, Constitutional referendum
  • Uzbekistan, President^[57]
• 7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament
• 11 December:
  • Kyrgyzstan, Constitutional referendum^[58]
  • Macedonia, Parliament^[59]
  • Romania, Parliament^[60]
• 15 December: Turks and Caicos Islands, Parliament
• 18 December: Ivory Coast, Parliament^[61]

External links

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

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