1994 Elections

1994 Botswana general election General elections were held in Botswana on 15 October 1994, alongside simultaneous local elections. The result was a victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP),Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Afric ...

1994 Guinea-Bissau general election General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 3 July 1994, with a second round for the presidential election on 7 August. They were the first multi-party elections since independence, and also the first time the president had been directly elect ...

1994 Malawian general election General elections were held in Malawi on 17 May 1994 to elect the President and National Assembly. They were the first multi-party elections in the country since prior to independence in 1964, and the first since the restoration of multi-party ...

1994 Mozambican general election General elections were held in Mozambique between 27 and 29 October 1994 to elect a President of Mozambique, president and the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, Assembly of the Republic. It was the first time the country had had multi-party ...

1994 Namibian general election General elections were held in Namibia on 4 and 5 December 1994. There were two votes, one for president (the first time a president had been directly elected) and one for the National Assembly. Both elections were won by SWAPO, who won 53 of the ...

1994 South African general election General elections were held in South Africa between 26 and 29 April 1994. The elections were the first in which citizens of all races were allowed to take part, and were therefore also the first held with universal suffrage. The election was c ...

1994 Togolese parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 6 February 1994, with a second round on 18 March in 24 constituencies. The first multi-party elections since the 1960s, they saw the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) finish second behind the Ac ...

1994 Ugandan Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly slections were held in Uganda on 28 March 1994 to elect 214 of the 284 members of an Assembly tasked with drawing up the country's new constitution. Although all candidates formally ran as independents, it was estimated that 1 ...

1994 Kazakhstani legislative election Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 7 March 1994, alongside local elections. The People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity emerged as the largest party with 33 of the 177 seats, although 64 independents were also elected. Supporters of the P ...

1994 Nepalese legislative election General elections were held in Nepal on 15 November 1994 to elect the Nepal House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha). The election took place after the previous Nepali Congress government collapsed and King Birenda called new elections. The r ...

1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 16 August 1994. They marked the decisive end of seventeen years of United National Party rule and a revival of Sri Lankan democracy. Background Democracy in Sri Lanka had seemed doomed as the pres ...

1994 Turkish local elections Local elections were held in Turkey on 27 March 1994. Results Provincial assemblies Metropolitan municipality mayors Mayor of other municipalities References External linksResults of the local elections (in Turkish) {{Recep Tayyip Erdo� ...

1994 Sabah state election The 1994 Sabah state election was held between Friday, 18 February and Saturday, 19 February 1994. Nomination day was 7 February 1994. The election was one of the most controversial election in Sabah's political history. The election was won by the ...

1994 Turkish local elections Local elections were held in Turkey on 27 March 1994. Results Provincial assemblies Metropolitan municipality mayors Mayor of other municipalities References External linksResults of the local elections (in Turkish) {{Recep Tayyip Erdo� ...

1994 Bonython by-election The 1994 Bonython by-election was held in the Australian federal electorate of Bonython in South Australia on 19 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the retirement of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's Neal Blewett, on 11 ...

1994 Elizabeth state by-election A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Electoral district of Elizabeth (South Australia), Elizabeth on 9 April 1994. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Australian Labor Party (South Australian B ...

1994 Fremantle by-election The 1994 Fremantle by-election was held in the Australian federal electorate of Fremantle in Western Australia on 12 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the retirement of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's John Dawkins, on 4 ...

1994 Mackellar by-election The 1994 Mackellar by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Mackellar in New South Wales on 26 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Liberal Party of Australia's Jim Carlton on 14 Jan ...

1994 Northern Territory general election A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday 4 June 1994, and was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP). Marshall Perron continued as Chief Minister. Independent Noel Padgham-Purich retained her seat of Nelson wh ...

1994 Taylor state by-election The Taylor state by-election, 1994 was held on 5 November 1994 in the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Taylor, centred on Paralowie in the northern suburbs of Adelaide. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of state Labo ...

1994 Torrens state by-election The Torrens state by-election, 1994 was a by-election held on 7 May 1994 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens, centred in the inner north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. This was triggered by the death of Liberal MHA Joe Tiernan ...

1994 Warringah by-election The 1994 Warringah by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Warringah in New South Wales on 26 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, Liberal MP Michael MacKellar on 18 February 1994, from ...

1994 Werriwa by-election A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives division of Werriwa was held on 28 January 1994. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor Party member and former minister John Kerin. The by-election was won by Labor Party c ...

1994 Belarusian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 23 June 1994, with a second round on 10 July. They were the first national elections held in Belarus since the country seceded from the Soviet Union three years earlier. The result was a victory f ...

1994 Bulgarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 December 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p369 The Democratic Left, the core of which was the Bulgarian Socialist Party, won 125 of the 240 s ...

1994 Crimean presidential election The only presidential elections were contested in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea for the post of President of Crimea, at the time a republic within Ukraine. The office was created by the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, the republic's unicameral par ...

1994 Danish parliamentary election General elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p525 The coalition of the Social Democratic Party, the Danish Social Liberal Party and the Centre Democr ...

1994 Dutch general election General elections were held in the Netherlands on 3 May 1994. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 The Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 37 of the 150 seats in the House of Repre ...

1994 European Parliament election The 1994 European Parliamentary election was a European election held across the 12 European Union member states in June 1994. This election saw the merge of the European People's Party and European Democrats, an increase in the overall number ...

1994 Faroese parliamentary election General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 7 July 1994. Results See also *List of members of the Løgting, 1994–98 Elections in the Faroe Islands Faroes The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, F� ...

1994 Fianna Fáil leadership election The 1994 Fianna Fáil leadership election began in November 1994, when Albert Reynolds resigned as party leader and Taoiseach. Reynolds had been party leader since February 1992 and had served as Taoiseach since then. His successor was elected b ...

1994 Finnish presidential election Presidential elections were held in Finland on 16 January 1994, with a second round on 6 February.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p606 It was the first time the President had been solely and direc ...

1994 Hungarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 May 1994, with a second round of voting in 174 of the 176 single member constituencies on 29 May. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p899 Nohlen & Stöv ...

1994 Italian general election The 1994 Italian general election was held on 27 and 28 March 1994 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic for the 12th legislature. Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition won a large majority in the Chambe ...

1994 Norwegian European Union membership referendum A referendum on joining the European Union was held in Norway on 27 and 28 November 1994. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 After a long period of heated debate, the "no" side won with 52.2 per cent o ...

1994 Slovak parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 30 September and 1 October 1994.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1747 The early elections were necessary after the Vladimír Mečiar 1992 gove ...

1994 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 18 September 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1858 The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Riksdag, winning 161 of the 34 ...

1994 Turkish local elections Local elections were held in Turkey on 27 March 1994. Results Provincial assemblies Metropolitan municipality mayors Mayor of other municipalities References External linksResults of the local elections (in Turkish) {{Recep Tayyip Erdo� ...

1994 Ukrainian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 27 March 1994, with a second round between 2 and 10 April. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1976 15 political parties gained seats and the majority of deputi ...

1994 Ukrainian presidential election Early presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 26 June 1994, with a second round on 10 July. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1976 They were held ahead of schedule following a compromise between Pres ...

1994 German federal election Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 13th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU alliance led by Helmut Kohl remained the largest faction in parliament, with Kohl remaining Chancellor in a narrowly re-elected coa ...

1994 European Parliament election The 1994 European Parliamentary election was a European election held across the 12 European Union member states in June 1994. This election saw the merge of the European People's Party and European Democrats, an increase in the overall number ...

1994 European Parliament election in Belgium Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 12 June 1994. The Dutch-speaking electoral college elected 14 MEPs, the French-speaking electoral college elected 10 MEPs and the German-speaking electoral college elected 1 MEP. Dut ...

1994 European Parliament election in Portugal The 1994 European Parliament election in Portugal was the election of MEP representing Portugal constituency for the 1994-1999 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. In Portugal the election was held on ...

1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

1994 European Parliament election in France On 12 June 1994 the fourth direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the France. Six lists were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre-right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, the Socialist P ...

1994 European Parliament election in Germany The 1994 European Parliament election in Germany was the election of the delegation from Germany to the European Parliament in 1994. Results References Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a count ...

1994 European Parliament election in Greece European Parliament elections were held in Greece on 12 June 1994 to elect the 25 Greek members of the European Parliament. Members were elected by party-list proportional representation, with a 3% electoral threshold. Results The 1994 European ...

1994 European Parliament election in Ireland The 1994 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1994 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote. Local elections were held on the same day for borough councils, ur ...

1994 European Parliament election in Italy The 1994 European Parliament election in Italy was the election of the delegation from Italy to the European Parliament in 1994. It was the first continental election after the scandal of Tangentopoli which destroyed the traditional republican p ...

1994 European Parliament election in Luxembourg The 1994 European Parliament election in Luxembourg was the election of MEP representing Luxembourg constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. It was held on 12 June 1994. ...

1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands The 1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. It was held on 9 Ju ...

1994 European Parliament election in Spain The 1994 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Sunday, 12 June 1994, as part of the EU-wide election to elect the 4th European Parliament. All 64 seats allocated to Spain as per Council Decision 93/81/Euratom, ECSC, EEC were up for el ...

1994 European Parliament election in Germany The 1994 European Parliament election in Germany was the election of the delegation from Germany to the European Parliament in 1994. Results References Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a count ...

1994 European Parliament election in Spain The 1994 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Sunday, 12 June 1994, as part of the EU-wide election to elect the 4th European Parliament. All 64 seats allocated to Spain as per Council Decision 93/81/Euratom, ECSC, EEC were up for el ...

1994 European Parliament election in France On 12 June 1994 the fourth direct elections to the European Parliament were held in the France. Six lists were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre-right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, the Socialist P ...

1994 French cantonal elections ''Cantonale'' elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 20 and 24 March 1994. Electoral system The cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold (10% of ' ...

1994 Moldovan parliamentary election Early parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 27 February 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1330 They were the country's first competitive elections, and followed deadlock in Parliament ...

1994 Moldovan referendum A referendum on remaining an independent nation was held in Moldova on 6 March 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1330 Initiated by President Mircea Snegur, it was referred to as a "Consultation ...

1994 Barking by-election The Barking by-election was held on 9 June 1994, following the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament for Barking Jo Richardson. Richardson had represented the seat since the February 1974 general election, following Tom Driberg. The seat ha ...

1994 Bradford South by-election The 1994 Bradford South by-election was a by-election held in England on 9 June 1994 for the House of Commons constituency of Bradford South in West Yorkshire. The seat had become vacant on the death in a car accident on 12 April of the Labour ...

1994 Dagenham by-election The Dagenham by-election, in Dagenham, on 9 June 1994 was held after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Bryan Gould resigned the seat. A safe Labour seat, it was won by Judith Church, who retained the seat in 1997. Candidates *Judith Church had uns ...

1994 Dudley West by-election A by-election was held for the House of Commons constituency of Dudley West on 15 December 1994 following the death of the sitting Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) John Blackburn. The result was a Labour gain from the Conservatives, on o ...

1994 Eastleigh by-election The 1994 Eastleigh by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 9 June 1994 for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Eastleigh in Hampshire. The seat had fallen vacant because of the death of Conservative Party Member of Parl ...

1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

1994 Labour Party leadership election A Labour Party leadership election was held on 21 July 1994 after the sudden death of the incumbent leader, John Smith, on 12 May. Tony Blair won the leadership and became Prime Minister after winning the 1997 general election. The election ...

1994 Scottish regional elections Regional elections were held in Scotland on 5 May 1994, as part of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. These were the last elections before 29 new mainland unitary authorities, established by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, c ...

1994 Monklands East by-election The Monklands East by-election was held on 30 June 1994, following the death of the Leader of the Labour Party John Smith, Member of Parliament (MP) for Monklands East in Scotland, on 12 May. Monklands East was considered a safe Labour seat; ...

1994 Newham North East by-election The Newham North East by-election, in London Borough of Newham, on 9 June 1994 was held after long-serving Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Ron Leighton died. A safe Labour seat, it was won by Stephen Timms, who would go on to retain the East Ham ...

1994 Rotherham by-election The Rotherham by-election was held on 5 May 1994, following the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament for Rotherham Jimmy Boyce. Boyce had won the seat only at the 1992 general election, but it had been continuously held by Labour since 193 ...

1994 United Kingdom local elections Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1994. The results showed a continued decline for the governing Conservatives (now in their 15th successive year of government at Westminster), with the third placed party, the Liberal Democrats, ...

1994 Brantford municipal election The 1994 Brantford municipal election was held on November 14, 1994, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Brantford, Ontario. In the mayoral contest, Chris Friel defeated one-term incumbent Bob Taylor. Results *Bo ...

1994 Ottawa municipal election The 1994 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 14, 1994, in Ottawa, Canada. The number of wards in the city had been reduced from 15 to 10 for this election. Mayor Jacquelin Holzman was re-elected in a three-way contest with councillors J ...

1994 Quebec general election The 1994 Quebec general election was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Premier Daniel Johnson Jr. ...

1994 Quebec municipal elections Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections on November 6, 1994. The most closely watched contest was in Montreal, where Pierre Bourque was elected to his first term as mayor. Results Montreal M ...

1994 Toronto municipal election The 1994 Toronto municipal election was held in November 1994 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke. The elect ...

1994 Antigua and Barbuda general election General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 8 March 1994.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p66 They were won by the governing Antigua Labour Party under the leadership of Lester Bird. Bird ...

1994 Barbadian general election Early general elections were held in Barbados on 6 September 1994.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p90 The result was a victory for the opposition Barbados Labour Party, which won 19 of the 28 seats, ...

1994 Mexican general election General elections were held in Mexico on 21 August 1994. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p453 The presidential elections resulted in a victory for Ernesto Zedillo of the Institutional Revolutionary Par ...

1994 United States Senate elections The 1994 United States Senate elections held November 8, 1994 in which the Republican Party took control of the Senate from the Democrats. Like for most other midterm elections, the opposition, this time being the Republicans, held the tradition ...

1994 United States House of Representatives elections The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections (also known as the Republican Revolution) were held on November 8, 1994, in the middle of President Bill Clinton's first term. As a result of a 54-seat swing in membership from the Democr ...

1994 United States elections The 1994 United States elections were held on November 8, 1994. The elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Bill Clinton's first term in office, and elected the members of 104th United States Congress. The elections have been d ...

1994 United States gubernatorial elections United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 1994, in 36 states and two territories. Many seats held by Democratic governors switched to the Republicans during the time known as the Republican Revolution. Indeed, this would be ...

1994 New Orleans mayoral election The New Orleans mayoral election of 1994 was held on March 5, 1994 and resulted in the election of Marc Morial as Mayor of New Orleans. Background Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation ...

1994 California Attorney General election The 1994 California Attorney General election elas held on Tuesday November 8. The primary elections was held on March 8, 1994. The California Republican Party, Republican incumbent, Dan Lungren, easily defeated the California Democratic Party, ...

1994 California Insurance Commissioner election The 1994 California Insurance Commissioner election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Republican nominee, Chuck Quackenbush, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, State Senator Art Torres, ...

1994 California Secretary of State election The 1994 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Republican nominee, State Assemblyman Bill Jones, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, acting Secreta ...

1994 Massachusetts general election A Massachusetts general election was held on November 8, 1994 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The election included: * statewide elections for United States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Common ...

1994 Cook Islands general election General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 24 March 1994 to elect 25 MPs to the Parliament. The election was a landslide victory for the Cook Islands Party, which won 20 seats. The Democratic Party won three seats, and the newly establi ...

1994 Fijian general election General elections were held in Fiji between 18 and 25 February 1994.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p653 This election, the second since Fiji had become a republic follo ...