2024 national electoral calendar

For local elections, see 2024 local electoral calendar.

This national electoral calendar for 2024 lists the national/federal elections held, and scheduled to be held, in 2024 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. Specific dates are given where these are known.

2024 national electoral calendar

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Countries with national elections or referendums:   Executive   Legislative   Executive and Legislative   Referendum   Executive, Legislative and Referendum

2024 has been dubbed the biggest election year in history.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

January

• 7 January: Bangladesh, Parliament^[7]
• 9 January: Bhutan, National Assembly (2nd round)^[8]
• 11 January: Sint Maarten, Parliament^[9]
• 13 January: Taiwan, President and Parliament^[10]
• 14 January: Comoros, President^[11]
• 21 January: Liechtenstein, Referendums^[12][13]
• 26 January: Tuvalu, Parliament^[14]
• 28 January: Finland, President (1st round)^[15]

February

• 4 February: El Salvador, President and Legislative Assembly^[16]
• 7 February: Azerbaijan, President^[17]
• 8 February: Pakistan, National Assembly^[18]
• 11 February: Finland, President (2nd round)^[19]
• 14 February: Indonesia, President and Parliament^[20]
• 25 February:
  • Belarus, Parliament^[21]
  • Liechtenstein, Referendum^[22]

March

• 1 March: Iran, Parliament (1st round) and Assembly of Experts^[23]
• 3 March:
  • El Salvador, Central American Parliament^[16]
  • Switzerland, Referendums^[24]
• 8 March: Ireland, Constitutional Referendums^[25]
• 10 March: Portugal, Parliament^[26]
• 15–17 March: Russia, President^[27]
• 23 March: Slovakia, President (1st round)^[28]
• 24 March: Senegal, President^[29]

April

• 4 April: Kuwait, Parliament^[30]
• 6 April: Slovakia, President (2nd round)^[31]
• 10 April: South Korea, National Assembly^[32]
• 17 April:
  • Croatia, Parliament^[33]
  • Solomon Islands, National Parliament^[34]
• 19 April: India, Lok Sabha (1st phase)^[35]
• 21 April:
  • Ecuador, Constitutional Referendum^[36]
  • Maldives, Parliament^[37]
• 24 April: North Macedonia, President (1st round)^[38]
• 26 April: India, Lok Sabha (2nd phase)^[35]
• 29 April: Togo, Parliament^[39]

May

• 5 May: Panama, President, Parliament, and Central American Parliament^[40]
• 6 May: Chad, President^[41]
• 7 May: India, Lok Sabha (3rd phase)^[35]
• 8 May: North Macedonia, President (2nd round) and Parliament^[38]
• 10 May: Iran, Parliament (2nd round)^[42]
• 12 May: Lithuania, President (1st round) and Constitutional Referendum^[43][44]
• 13 May: India, Lok Sabha (4th phase)^[35]
• 19 May: Dominican Republic, President, Senate, Chamber of Deputies, and Central American Parliament^[45]
• 20 May: India, Lok Sabha (5th phase)^[35]
• 25 May: India, Lok Sabha (6th phase)^[35]
• 26 May: Lithuania, President (2nd round)^[46]
• 29 May:
  • Madagascar, National Assembly^[47]
  • South Africa, National Assembly^[48]
  • Vanuatu, Constitutional Referendum^[49]

June

• 1 June:
  • Iceland, President^[50]
  • India, Lok Sabha (7th phase)^[35]
• 2 June: Mexico, President, Senate and Chamber of Deputies^[51]
• 6–9 June: European Union, European Parliament^[52]
• 9 June:
  • Belgium, Parliament^[53]
  • Bulgaria, Parliament^[54]
  • San Marino, Parliament^[55]
  • Slovenia, Referendum^[56]
  • South Ossetia, Parliament^[57]
  • Switzerland, Referendums^[58]
• 16 June: Liechtenstein, Referendum^[59]
• 28 June:
  • Iran, President (1st round)^[60]
  • Mongolia, Parliament^[61]
• 29 June: Mauritania, President^[62]
• 30 June: France, National Assembly (1st round)^[63]

July

• 4 July: United Kingdom, House of Commons^[64]
• 5 July: Iran, President (2nd round)^[65]
• 7 July: France, National Assembly (2nd round)^[63]
• 15 July:
  • Rwanda, President and Chamber of Deputies^[66]
  • Syria, Parliament^[67]
• 28 July: Venezuela, President^[68]

August

• 14 August: Kiribati, Parliament (1st round)^[69]
• 19 August:
  • Kiribati, Parliament (2nd round)^[69]
  • Sint Maarten, Parliament^[70]
• 31 August: Niue, Constitutional Referendum^[71]

September

• 1 September: Azerbaijan, Parliament^[72]
• 7 September: Algeria, President^[73]
• 10 September: Jordan, House of Representatives^[74]
• 20–21 September: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)^[75]
• 21 September: Sri Lanka, President^[76]
• 22 September:
  • Liechtenstein, Referendum^[77]
  • Switzerland, Referendums^[78]
• 27–28 September: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round)^[75]
• 29 September: Austria, Parliament^[79]

October

• 6 October:
  • Kazakhstan, Referendum^[80]
  • Tunisia, President^[81]
• 9 October: Mozambique, President and Parliament^[82]
• 13 October: Lithuania, Parliament (1st round)^[83]
• 20 October: Moldova, President and Constitutional Referendum^[84]
• 24 October: Montserrat, Legislature^[85]
• 26 October: Georgia, Parliament^[86]
• 27 October:
  • Bulgaria, Parliament^[87]
  • Liechtenstein, Referendum^[88]
  • Lithuania, Parliament (2nd round)^[83]
  • Uruguay, President and Parliament^[89]
  • Uzbekistan, Legislative Chamber^[90]
• 30 October: Botswana, Parliament^[91]

November

• 5 November:
  • Palau, President and Parliament^[92]
  • United States, President, Senate (Class 1) and House of Representatives^[93]
• 13 November: Somaliland, President^[94]
• 14 November: Sri Lanka, Parliament^[95]
• 17 November: Senegal, Parliament^[96]
• 24 November:
  • Guinea-Bissau, Parliament^[97]
  • Romania, President^[98]
  • Switzerland, Referendums^[99]
• 27 November: Namibia, President and National Assembly^[100]

December

• 1 December: Romania, Parliament^[98]
• 7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament^[101]
• 29 December: Chad, Parliament^[102]

Unknown date

• Bangladesh, Parliament
• Croatia, President
• Guinea-Bissau, President
• Kiribati, President
• Mauritius, Parliament

Indirect elections

The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures will take place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:

• Since 29 September, 2022: Lebanon, President^[103][104]
• 2 January: Marshall Islands, President^[105]
• 19 January – 28 August: India, Rajya Sabha
• 25 January: Nepal, National Assembly^[106]
• 25 February: Cambodia, Senate^[107]
• 26 February: Hungary, President^[108]
• 9 March: Pakistan, President^[109]
• 27 March: Malta, President^[110]
• 28–29 March: Tunisia, National Council of Regions and Districts^[111]
• 2 April: Pakistan, Senate^[112]
• 4 April: Belarus, Council of the Republic^[113]
• 29 April: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senate^[114]
• 22 May: Vietnam, President^[115]
• 9 June: Belgium, Senate^[116]
• 9–26 June: Thailand, Senate^[117]
• 13–14 June: South Africa, National Council of Provinces^[118]
• 14 June: South Africa, President^[119]
• 13 October: Macau, Chief Executive^[120]
• Ethiopia, President
• Georgia, President
• Mauritius, President

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