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National electoral calendar 2016

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National electoral calendar 2016

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.

Contents

January

  • 7 January: Kiribati, Parliament (2nd round)
  • 16 January: Taiwan, President and Legislative Yuan (Congress)
  • 22 January: Vanuatu, Parliament
  • 24 January: Portugal, President

    • February

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

    • March

  • 3–24 March: New Zealand, Flag referendum (2nd round)
  • 4 March: Samoa, Parliament
  • 5 March: Slovakia, Parliament
  • 6 March: Benin, President (1st round)
  • 9 March: Kiribati, President
  • 20 March:
  • Benin, President (2nd round)
  • Cape Verde, Parliament
  • Kazakhstan, Parliament
  • Laos, Parliament
  • Niger, President (2nd round)
  • Republic of Congo, President
  • Senegal, Constitutional referendum
  • 31 March: Central African Republic, Parliament (2nd round)

    • April

  • 6 April: Netherlands, Referendum
  • 8 April: Djibouti, President
  • 10 April:
  • Chad, President
  • Comoros, President (2nd round)
  • Peru, President (1st round) and Parliament
  • 13 April:
  • South Korea, Parliament
  • Syria, Parliament
  • 17 April: Italy, Referendum
  • 24 April:
  • Austria, President (1st round)
  • Equatorial Guinea, President
  • Serbia, Parliament
  • 27 April: Guernsey, Parliament
  • 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
  • 22 May:
  • Austria, President (2nd round) (annulled)
  • Cyprus, Parliament
  • Tajikistan, Constitutional referendum
  • Vietnam, Parliament

    • June

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

    • July

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

    • August

  • 7 August:
  • São Tomé and Príncipe, President (2nd round)
  • Thailand, Constitutional referendum
  • 11 August: Zambia, Constitutional referendum, President and Parliament
  • 27 August: Gabon, President

    • September

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

    • October

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

    • November

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

    • December

  • 1 December: The Gambia, President
  • 4 December:
  • Austria, President (2nd round)
  • Italy, Constitutional referendum
  • Uzbekistan, President
  • 7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament
  • 11 December:
  • Kyrgyzstan, Constitutional referendum
  • Macedonia, Parliament
  • Romania, Parliament
  • 15 December: Turks and Caicos Islands, Parliament
  • 18 December: Ivory Coast, Parliament

    • References

    National electoral calendar 2016 Wikipedia
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