2021 national electoral calendar

For local elections, see 2021 local electoral calendar.

This national electoral calendar for 2021 lists the national/federal elections held in 2021 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

2021 national electoral calendar

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

January

• 10 January:
  • Kazakhstan, Assembly^[1]
  • Kyrgyzstan, President^[2] and Referendum^[3]
• 14 January: Uganda, President and Parliament^[4]
• 24 January: Portugal, President^[5]

February

• 7 February:
  • Ecuador, President (1st round) and Parliament^[6]
  • Liechtenstein, Parliament^[7]
• 14 February: Kosovo, Parliament^[8]
• 19 February: Turks and Caicos Islands, Legislature^[9]
• 21 February:
  • Laos, Parliament^[10]
  • Niger, President (2nd round)^[11]
• 28 February: El Salvador, Parliament^[12]

March

• 2 March: Federated States of Micronesia, Parliament^[13]
• 6 March: Ivory Coast, National Assembly^[14]
• 7 March: Switzerland, Referendums^[15]
• 14 March: Central African Republic, Parliament (2nd round)^[16]
• 15–17 March: Netherlands, House of Representatives^[17]
• 17 March: Saint Helena, Referendum^[18]
• 19 March: Curaçao, Legislature^[19]
• 21 March: Republic of Congo, President^[20]
• 23 March: Israel, Parliament^[21]

April

• 4 April: Bulgaria, Parliament^[22]
• 6 April: Greenland, Parliament^[23]
• 9 April:
  • Djibouti, President^[24]
  • Samoa, Parliament^[25]
• 11 April:
  • Benin, President^[26]
  • Chad, President^[27]
  • Ecuador, President (2nd round)^[6]
  • Kyrgyzstan, Constitutional Referendum^[28]
  • Peru, President (1st round) and Parliament^[29]
• 14 April: Cayman Islands, Legislature^[30]
• 18 April: Cape Verde, Parliament^[31]
• 25 April: Albania, Parliament^[32]

May

• 15–16 May: Chile, Constituent Assembly^[33]
• 23 May: Vietnam, Parliament^[34]
• 26 May: Syria, President^[35]
• 30 May: Cyprus, Parliament^[36]
• 31 May: Somaliland, House of Representatives^[37]

June

• 6 June:
  • Mexico, Chamber of Deputies^[38]
  • Peru, President (2nd round)^[29]
• 9 June: Mongolia, President^[39]
• 12 June: Algeria, Parliament^[40]
• 13 June: Switzerland, Referendums^[41]
• 18 June: Iran, President^[42]
• 20 June: Armenia, Parliament^[43]
• 21–22 June: Ethiopia, House of Representatives (1st stage)^[44]
• 24 June: Gibraltar, Referendum^[45]
• 25 June: Aruba, Parliament^[46]

July

• 11 July:
  • Bulgaria, Parliament^[47]
  • Moldova, Parliament^[48]
  • Slovenia, Referendum^[49]
• 18 July: São Tomé and Príncipe, President (1st round)^[50]
• 26 July: Saint Lucia, House of Assembly^[51]

August

• 1 August: Mexico, Referendum^[52]
• 12 August: Zambia, President and Parliament^[53]

September

• 5 September: São Tomé and Príncipe, President (2nd round)^[54]
• 8 September: Morocco, House of Representatives^[55]
• 12 September: Macau, Legislature^[56]
• 13 September: Norway, Parliament^[57]
• 16 September: The Bahamas, House of Assembly^[58]
• 17–19 September: Russia, State Duma^[59]
• 20 September: Canada, House of Commons^[60]
• 23 September: Isle of Man, House of Keys^[61]
• 25 September: Iceland, Parliament^[62]
• 26 September:
  • Germany, Bundestag^[63]
  • San Marino, Referendum^[64]
  • Switzerland, Referendums^[41]
• 30 September: Ethiopia, House of Representatives (2nd stage)^[65]

October

• 2 October: Qatar, Consultative Assembly^[66]
• 8–9 October: Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies^[67]
• 10 October: Iraq, Parliament^[68]
• 13 October: Saint Helena, Legislative Council^[69]
• 17 October: Cape Verde, President^[31]
• 24 October: Uzbekistan, President^[70]
• 31 October: Japan, House of Representatives and Supreme Court retention elections [ja]^[71]

November

• 4 November: Falkland Islands, Legislature^[72]
• 7 November: Nicaragua, President and Parliament^[73]
• 13 November: Nauru, Referendum^[74]
• 14 November:
  • Argentina, Chamber of Deputies and Senate^[75]
  • Bulgaria, President (1st round) and Parliament^[76]
• 18 November: Tonga, Parliament^[77]
• 21 November:
  • Bulgaria, President (2nd round)^[78]
  • Chile, President (1st round), Chamber of Deputies and Senate^[79]
• 28 November:
  • Honduras, President and Parliament^[80]
  • Kyrgyzstan, Parliament^[81]
  • Switzerland, Referendums^[41]

December

• 4 December: The Gambia, President^[82]
• 12 December:
  • New Caledonia, Independence Referendum^[83]
  • Transnistria, President^[84]
• 18 December: Taiwan, Referendum^[85]
• 19 December:
  • Chile, President (2nd round)^[86]
  • Hong Kong, Legislature^[87]

Indirect elections

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

• 30 January and 6 February: Gabon, Senate [fr]^[88]
• 3 March: Pakistan, Senate
• 22 March: Laos, President [fr]^[89]
• 28 March: Turkmenistan, People's Council^[90][91]
• 1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent
• 3–4 April: Kosovo, President
• 5 April: Vietnam, President [fr]^[92]
• 2 June: Israel, President
• 29 July – 13 November: Somalia, Senate^[93]
• 30–31 August: Estonia, President
• 17 September: San Marino, Captains Regent
• 19 September: Hong Kong, Election Committee
• 26 September: Austria, Federal Council (only Upper Austria seats)^[94]
• 5 October: Morocco, House of Councillors [fr]
• 20 October: Barbados, President^[95]
• 22 October: Fiji, President^[96]

See also

• List of elections in 2021

External links

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