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2011 Elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2011. * Local electoral calendar 2011 * National electoral calendar 2011 * 2011 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 2011 Beninese presidential election * 2011 Beninese parliamentary election * 2011 Cape Verdean parliamentary election * 2011 Cape Verdean presidential election * 2011 Central African Republic general election * 2011 Chadian parliamentary election * 2011 Chadian presidential election * 2011 Egyptian presidential election * 2011 Ivorian parliamentary election * 2011 Liberian constitutional referendum * 2011 Liberian general election * 2011 Nigerian presidential election * 2011 Nigerian parliamentary election * 2011 Nigerien parliamentary election * 2011 Nigerien presidential election * 2011 South African municipal election * 2011 Southern Sudanese independence referendum * 2011 Ugandan general election * 2011 Zambian general election Asia * 2011 Kyrgyzstani presidential election * 2011 Laotian parlia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Electoral Calendar 2011
This local electoral calendar for the year 2011 lists the subnational elections held in 2011 in the ''de jure'' and ''de facto'' sovereign states. By-elections and sub-national referendums are also included. January *2 January: Federated States of Micronesia, Kosrae, Governor and Lieutenant Governor (2nd round) *26 January: Bangladesh, Brahmanbaria-3 and Habiganj-1, House of the Nation by-elections February *6 February: Brazil, Dourados, *13 February: Switzerland **Aargau, **Appenzell Ausserrhoden, ** Basel-Landschaft, **Basel-Stadt, **Bern, **Geneva, referendums **Lucerne, **Nidwalden, ** Schaffhausen, ** Solothurn, ** St. Gallen, ** Thurgau, **Uri, **Zürich, *20 February: Hamburg (Germany), Parliament *22 February: United States **Chicago, Mayor and City Council (1st round) ** Kansas City, MO, Mayor and City Council (1st round) March *1 March: United States **Oklahoma City, City Council (1st round) **Tampa, Mayor and City Council (1st round) ** Wichita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Nigerien Presidential Election
General elections were held in Niger on 31 January 2011 to elect the President and National Assembly, with a second round of the presidential elections on 12 March. The first round of the presidential elections was originally scheduled to be held on 3 January and the second round on 31 January, but was later postponed. The elections followed a military coup in February 2010 that ousted President Mamadou Tandja."Niger polls postponed to late January: electoral commission" Agence France-Presse, 14 September 2010. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for of the |
2011 Estonian Parliamentary Election
A parliamentary election was held in Estonia on 6 March 2011, with e-voting between 24 February and 2 March 2011. The newly elected 101 members of the 12th Riigikogu assembled at Toompea Castle in Tallinn within ten days of the election. The 101 members of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) were elected using a form of proportional representation for a four-year term. The seats were allocated using a modified D'Hondt method. The country is divided into twelve multi-mandate electoral districts. There is a nationwide threshold of 5% for party lists, but if the number of votes cast for a candidate exceeds or equals the simple quota (which shall be obtained by dividing the number of valid votes cast in the electoral district by the number of mandates in the district) the candidate is elected. Pre-election polls put the Reform Party, led by Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, ahead of its main rival, the opposition Centre Party. The former is right of centre, the latter is considere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Danish Parliamentary Election
General elections were held in Denmark on 15 September 2011 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing. Of those 179, 175 members were elected in Denmark, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The incumbent centre-right coalition led by Venstre lost power to a centre-left coalition led by the Social Democrats making Helle Thorning-Schmidt the country's first female Prime Minister. The Social Liberal Party and the Socialist People's Party became part of the three-party government. The new parliament convened on 4 October, the first Tuesday of the month. Background Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who had been re-elected Prime Minister following the 2007 parliamentary election, resigned on 5 April 2009 to become the Secretary General of NATO in August. Polls indicated a preference for early elections over simply having Finance Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen take over as PM; the Social Democrats' Helle Thorning-Schmidt was also suggested as the preferred candidate for PM. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Croatian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia on Sunday, 4 December 2011 to elect 151 members to the Croatian Parliament. They were the sixth parliamentary election in Croatia since independence. Elections were held in 10 electoral districts inside Croatia (each electing 14 members of parliament), one electoral district for Croatian citizens living abroad (3 members of parliament), and one electoral district for national minorities (8 members of parliament). Candidate lists have to win more than 5% of the votes in an electoral district in order to be represented in Parliament. The previous elections were a close race between the two major political alliances and resulted with Ivo Sanader winning a second term as Prime Minister. After his sudden and unexpected resignation in mid-2009, Jadranka Kosor succeeded him as head of the governing party (Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ) and formed a new Government. Zoran Milanović, despite losing a close race four years ago, was again chose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Albanian Local Elections
The Albanian local elections of 2011 took place on 8 May 2011 in Albania. Electors were asked to elect their municipality's mayor, municipal council members, municipal unit mayor, and municipal unit members. The elections were administrated by the Central Election Commission of Albania. Only 9 of the 384 winning candidates were women. Parties and coalitions The two coalitions taking part in the 2011 local elections were the Coalition of the Citizen ( sq, Aleanca për Qytetarin) formed by the Democratic Party of Albania and Coalition for the Future ( sq, Aleanca për të Ardhmen) formed by the Socialist Party of Albania. Process In total, 7882 voting centers in the country opened at 7:00 am and closed at 8:00 pm. The voter turnout countrywide was about 50.9%. Tirana election Polls The Socialist Party-led Coalition of the Future published a poll that predicted the electoral victory of Edi Rama in Tiranë, while TV Klan, an Albanian private channel publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Singaporean Presidential Election
The 2011 Singaporean presidential election was held to elect the next President of Singapore. Four eligible candidates were issued certificates of eligibility by the Presidential Elections Committee, and were nominated on Nomination Day with Tony Tan as the winning candidate due to a popular vote. Background The president is the head of state of Singapore. Following the Westminster system, the position is largely ceremonial, but enjoys several reserve powers including withholding presidential assent on supply bills and changing or revoking civil service appointments. The current system of holding elections for the Presidency began with the 1993 election. Before then, the president was selected by Parliament. There are strict requirements for prospective election candidates, and whether a candidate meets the qualifications or not is decided by the Election Department. The Presidency, by the rules of the Constitution, requires a nonpartisan candidate/officeholder. Howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Singaporean General Election
General elections were held in Singapore on 7 May 2011. President S. R. Nathan dissolved parliament on 19 April 2011 on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Voting is mandatory in Singapore and is based on the first-past-the-post system. Elections are conducted by the Elections Department, which is under the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Office. Nomination day was held on 27 April 2011, and for the second election in a row, the PAP did not return to government on nomination day, but it did return to government on polling day. This election also marked the first and the only three-cornered fight since 2001 in Punggol East SMC before it increased to four-cornered fight on a by-election held two years later. The election was described as a "watershed election" in various forms by various parties. The ruling PAP reminded voters that the election will determine "Singapore's next generation of leaders". The Workers' Party called it a "watershed election" both for Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Laotian Presidential Election
An indirect presidential election was held in Laos on 15 June 2011, following the opening ceremony of the newly elected assembly. Incumbent president Choummaly Sayasone was reelected, as had been widely expected. References 2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ... 2011 elections in Asia 2011 in Laos {{Laos-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Laotian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 30 April 2011.Laos: Elections held in 2011 IPU The ruling (LPRP) won 128 of the 132 seats in the . Campaign A total of 190 candidates contested the 132 seats, of which 185 were members of the LPRP.Results References {{laos-stub Elections in Laos |
2011 Kyrgyzstani Presidential Election
Early presidential elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 30 October 2011 to replace Interim President Roza Otunbayeva. Former Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan won in the first round. Background The election followed the 2010 Kyrgyzstani riots, during which the incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted by protesters and an interim government led by Roza Otunbayeva was formed. An election and reform plan was unveiled on 19 April 2010. Presidential terms Under the new constitution, the presidential term is six years long, but re-election is barred. Date The election date was announced on 22 April 2010; a constitutional referendum to reduce presidential powers and strengthen democracy was held on 27 June 2010. On 19 May 2010, it was announced that the presidential elections would not be held on 10 October 2010 together with parliamentary elections, but rather in October 2011, and that Otunbayeva would remain president until 31 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Zambian General Election
General elections were held in Zambia on 20 September 2011, electing a President and members of the National Assembly. Michael Sata of the Patriotic Front (PF) won the presidential elections, defeating incumbent Rupiah Banda of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD), and was sworn into office on 23 September. The PF emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 60 of the 148 seats decided on election day. Campaign Incumbent President Rupiah Banda, of the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy party, ran for his first full term as president after replacing Levy Mwanawasa, who died in August 2008. Michael Sata was the candidate of the Patriotic Front and Hakainde Hichilema was the candidate of the United Party for National Development. With Chinese companies investing US$2 billion by the end of 2010 in the Zambian economy, the status of Chinese business ties with Zambia, Africa's largest copper producer, grew significantly. Early in his campaign, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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