2016 national electoral calendar

For local elections, see 2016 local electoral calendar.

This national electoral calendar for 2016 lists the national/federal elections held in 2016 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

2016 national electoral calendar

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

January

• 7 January: Kiribati, Parliament (2nd round)^[1]
• 16 January: Taiwan, President and Parliament^[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
  • Comoros, President (1st round)
  • Niger, President (1st round) and Parliament^[7]
• 25 February: Jamaica, House of Representatives^[8]
• 26 February:
  • Iran, Parliament (1st round) and Assembly of Experts
  • Ireland, Assembly
• 28 February: Switzerland, Referendums

March

• 3–24 March: New Zealand, Referendum (2nd round)^[9]
• 4 March: Samoa, Parliament
• 5 March: Slovakia, Parliament^[10]
• 6 March: Benin, President (1st round)^[11]
• 9 March: Kiribati, President^[12]
• 20 March:
  • Benin, President (2nd round)^[13]
  • Cape Verde, Parliament^[14][15]
  • Kazakhstan, Assembly^[16]
  • Laos, Parliament
  • Niger, President (2nd round)^[7][15]
  • Republic of Congo, President^[15]
  • Senegal, Constitutional Referendum^[17]
• 31 March: Central African Republic, Parliament (2nd round)^[18]

April

• 6 April: Netherlands, Referendum
• 8 April: Djibouti, President^[19]
• 10 April:
  • Chad, President^[20]
  • Comoros, President (2nd round)
  • Peru, President (1st round) and Parliament
• 13 April:
  • South Korea, Parliament
  • Syria, Parliament
• 17 April: Italy, Referendum^[21]
• 24 April:
  • Austria, President (1st round)
  • Equatorial Guinea, President^[22]
  • Serbia, Parliament^[23]
• 27 April: Guernsey, Legislature^[24]
• 29 April: Iran, Parliament (2nd round)

May

• 9 May: Philippines, President, Vice President, House of Representatives and Senate
• 11 May: Comoros, President (2nd round in 13 constituencies) on Anjouan)^[25]
• 14 May: Philippines, President, Vice President, House of Representatives and Senate (in 55 precincts)^[26]
• 15 May: Dominican Republic, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
• 22 May:
  • Austria, President (2nd round) (round nullified)^[27]
  • Cyprus, Parliament
  • Tajikistan, Constitutional Referendum^[28]
  • Vietnam, Parliament

June

• 5 June:
  • Peru, President (2nd round)^[29]
  • Switzerland, Referendums
• 6 June: Saint Lucia, House of Assembly^[30]
• 7 June: Bahamas, Constitutional Referendum
• 23 June:
  • Bermuda, Referendum
  • Gibraltar, Brexit Referendum
  • United Kingdom, Brexit Referendum
• 25 June: Iceland, President
• 26 June: Spain, Congress of Deputies^[31]
• 29 June: Mongolia, Parliament^[32]

July

• 2 July: Australia, House of Representatives and Senate^[33]
• 9 July: Nauru, Parliament^[34]
• 10 July:
  • Abkhazia, Referendum^[35]
  • Japan, House of Councillors
• 11 July: Nauru, Parliament (Aiwo only)^[36]
• 17 July: São Tomé and Príncipe, President (1st round)^[37]

August

• 7 August:
  • São Tomé and Príncipe, President (2nd round)^[37]
  • Thailand, Constitutional Referendum^[38]
• 11 August: Zambia, President, Parliament and Constitutional Referendum^[39]
• 21 August: Turkmenistan, Council of Elders^[40]
• 27 August: Gabon, President

September

• 4 September: Hong Kong, Legislature
• 8–10 September: Seychelles, Parliament
• 11 September:
  • Belarus, House of Representatives^[41]
  • Croatia, Parliament^[42]
• 18 September:
  • Liechtenstein, Referendum
  • Russia, State Duma^[43]
• 20 September: Jordan, House of Representatives
• 22 September: Isle of Man, House of Keys
• 25 September: Switzerland, Referendums
• 26 September:
  • Azerbaijan, Constitutional Referendum^[44]
  • Sint Maarten, Legislature

October

• 2 October:
  • Cape Verde, President
  • Colombia, Referendum^[45]
  • Hungary, Referendum
• 5 October: Curaçao, Legislature
• 7 October: Morocco, House of Representatives^[46]
• 7–8 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)
• 8 October: Georgia, Parliament (1st round)^[47]
• 9 October: Lithuania, Parliament (1st round)
• 14–15 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round)
• 16 October: Montenegro, Parliament
• 23 October: Lithuania, Parliament (2nd round)
• 29 October: Iceland, Parliament
• 30 October:
  • Georgia, Parliament (2nd round)
  • Ivory Coast, Constitutional Referendum^[48]
  • Moldova, President (1st round)^[49]

November

• 1 November: Palau, President, House of Delegates and Senate
• 5 November – 17 January 2017: Somalia, House of the People^[50]
• 6 November:
  • Bulgaria, President (1st round) and Referendum^[51]
  • Nicaragua, President and Parliament
• 8 November: United States, President, House of Representatives and Senate
  • American Samoa, Governor and House of Representatives
  • Guam, Auditor, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Education Board, Legislature, and Superior Court retention election^[52]
  • Northern Mariana Islands, House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court retention elections^[53][54]
  • Puerto Rico, Governor, House of Representatives and Senate
  • U.S. Virgin Islands, Board of Education, Board of Elections and Legislature^[55]
• 9 November Pitcairn Islands, Mayor
• 13 November:
  • Bulgaria, President (2nd round)^[56]
  • Moldova, President (2nd round)^[57]
• 20 November:
  • Haiti, President, Chamber of Deputies (24/119 seats 2nd round), Senate (6/30 seats 2nd round) and Senate (10/30 seats 1st round)^[58][59]
  • San Marino, Parliament (1st round)
• 24 November: Grenada, Constitutional Referendum^[60]
• 26 November: Kuwait, Parliament^[61]
• 27 November: Switzerland, Referendum

December

• 1 December: The Gambia, President
• 4 December:
  • Austria, President (2nd round revote)^[62]
  • Italy, Constitutional Referendum
  • San Marino, Parliament (2nd round)
  • Uzbekistan, President^[63]
• 7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament
• 11 December:
  • Hong Kong, Election Committee
  • Kyrgyzstan, Constitutional Referendum^[64]
  • Republic of Macedonia, Parliament^[65]
  • Romania, Chamber of Deputies and Senate^[66]
  • Transnistria, President
• 15 December: Turks and Caicos Islands, Legislature
• 18 December: Ivory Coast, National Assembly^[67]

Indirect elections

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

• 4 January: Marshall Islands, President
• 27 January: Marshall Islands, President (new election)
• 26 February: Kosovo, President
• 11 March: Myanmar, President
• 14 March and 11 June: India, Council of States
• 1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent
• 2 April: Vietnam, President^[68]
• 19 April: Laos, President^[69]
• 25–26 April: Ireland, Senate
• 10 June and 27 October: Malaysia, Senate^[70][71]
• 18 June – 18 September: Belarus, Council of the Republic^[72]
• 26 June: Spain, Senate
• 13 July: Nauru, President
• 29–30 August, 24 September and 3 October: Estonia, President
• 1 October: San Marino, Captains Regent
• 23 April 2014 – 31 October 2016: Lebanon, President (13 rounds in 2016)

See also

• 2016 in politics