2016 national electoral calendar
This national electoral calendar for the year 2016 lists the national/federal direct elections that were held in 2016 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.January
- 7 January: Kiribati, Parliament
- 16 January: Taiwan, President and Parliament
- 22 January: Vanuatu, Parliament
- 24 January: Portugal, President
February
- 14 February: Central African Republic, President and Parliament
- 18 February: Uganda, President and Parliament
- 21 February:
- *Bolivia, Constitutional Referendum
- *Comoros, President
- *Niger, President and Parliament
- 25 February: Jamaica, House of Representatives
- 26 February:
- *Iran, Parliament and Assembly of Experts
- *Ireland, Assembly
- 28 February: Switzerland, Referendums
March
- 3–24 March: New Zealand, Referendum
- 4 March: Samoa, Parliament
- 5 March: Slovakia, Parliament
- 6 March: Benin, President
- 9 March: Kiribati, President
- 20 March:
- *Benin, President
- *Cape Verde, Parliament
- *Kazakhstan, Assembly
- *Laos, Parliament
- *Niger, President
- *Republic of Congo, President
- *Senegal, Constitutional Referendum
- 31 March: Central African Republic, Parliament
April
- 6 April: Netherlands, Referendum
- 8 April: Djibouti, President
- 10 April:
- *Chad, President
- *Comoros, President
- *Peru, President and Parliament
- 13 April:
- *South Korea, Parliament
- *Syria, Parliament
- 17 April: Italy, Referendum
- 24 April:
- *Austria, President
- *Equatorial Guinea, President
- *Serbia, Parliament
- 27 April: Guernsey, Parliament
- 29 April: Iran, Parliament
May
- 9 May: Philippines, President, House of Representatives and Senate
- 11 May: Comoros, President
- 14 May: Philippines, President, House of Representatives and Senate
- 15 May: Dominican Republic, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- 22 May:
- *Austria,
President - *Cyprus, Parliament
- *Tajikistan, Constitutional Referendum
- *Vietnam, Parliament
June
- 5 June:
- *Peru, President
- *Switzerland, Referendums
- 6 June: Saint Lucia, House of Assembly
- 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 and Senate
- 29 June: Mongolia, Parliament
July
- 2 July: Australia, House of Representatives and Senate
- 9 July: Nauru, Parliament
- 10 July:
- *Abkhazia, Referendum
- *Japan, House of Councillors
- 11 July: Nauru, Parliament
- 17 July: São Tomé and Príncipe, President
August
- 7 August:
- *São Tomé and Príncipe, President
- *Thailand, Constitutional Referendum
- 11 August: Zambia, President, Parliament and Constitutional Referendum
- 21 August: Turkmenistan, Council of Elders
- 27 August: Gabon, President
September
- 4 September: Hong Kong, Legislative Council
- 8–10 September: Seychelles, Parliament
- 11 September:
- *Belarus, House of Representatives
- *Croatia, Parliament
- 18 September:
- *Liechtenstein, Referendum
- *Russia, State Duma
- 20 September: Jordan, House of Representatives
- 22 September: Isle of Man, House of Keys
- 25 September: Switzerland, Referendums
- 26 September:
- *Azerbaijan, Constitutional Referendum
- *Sint Maarten, Parliament
October
- 2 October:
- *Cape Verde, President
- *Colombia, Referendum
- *Hungary, Referendum
- 5 October: Curaçao, Parliament
- 7 October: Morocco, House of Representatives
- 7–8 October: Czech Republic, Senate
- 8 October: Georgia, Parliament
- 9 October: Lithuania, Parliament
- 14–15 October: Czech Republic, Senate
- 16 October: Montenegro, Parliament
- 23 October: Lithuania, Parliament
- 29 October: Iceland, Parliament
- 30 October:
- *Georgia, Parliament
- *Ivory Coast, Constitutional Referendum
- *Moldova, President
November
- 1 November: Palau, President, House of Delegates and Senate
- 5 November – 17 January 2017: Somalia, 2016 Somali parliamentary election|
- 6 November:
- *Bulgaria, President and Referendum
- *Nicaragua, President and Parliament
- 8 November:
- *American Samoa, Governor and House of Representatives
- *Guam, Parliament
- *Northern Mariana Islands, House of Representatives and Senate
- *Puerto Rico, Governor, House of Representatives and Senate
- *United States, President, House of Representatives and Senate
- *U.S. Virgin Islands, Parliament
- 9 November Pitcairn Islands, Mayor
- 13 November:
- *Bulgaria, President
- *Moldova, President
- 20 November:
- *Haiti, President, and Haitian Senate election, 2016–17|
- *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
- *Italy, Constitutional Referendum
- *San Marino, Parliament
- *Uzbekistan, President
- 7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament
- 11 December:
- *Hong Kong, Election Committee
- *Kyrgyzstan, Constitutional Referendum
- *Republic of Macedonia, Parliament
- *Romania, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- *Transnistria, President
- 15 December: Turks and Caicos Islands, Parliament
- 18 December: Ivory Coast, National Assembly