This national electoral calendar for 2016 lists the national/

federal Federal or foederal (archaic) may refer to: Politics General *Federal monarchy, a federation of monarchies *Federation, or ''Federal state'' (federal system), a type of government characterized by both a central (federal) government and states or ...

elections held in 2016 in all

sovereign states A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined terri ...

and their

dependent territories A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controlli ...

. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

January

*7 January: Kiribati, Parliament (2nd round) *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 , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

Constitutional Referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

, President (1st round) ** Niger, President (1st round) and Parliament *25 February: Jamaica, House of Representatives *26 February: ** Iran, Parliament (1st round) and Assembly of Experts ** Ireland,

Assembly Assembly may refer to: Organisations and meetings * Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions * General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...

*28 February:

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, Referendums

March

*3–24 March: New Zealand, Referendum (2nd round) *4 March: Samoa, Parliament *5 March: Slovakia, Parliament *6 March: Benin, President (1st round) *9 March: Kiribati, President *20 March: ** Benin, President (2nd round) **

Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

, Parliament ** Kazakhstan,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, Parliament ** Niger, President (2nd round) **

Republic of Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

, President ** Senegal,

*31 March: Central African Republic, Parliament (2nd round)

April

*6 April: Netherlands, Referendum *8 April: Djibouti, President *10 April: **

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

, President **

, President (2nd round) ** Peru, President (1st round) and Parliament *13 April: ** South Korea, Parliament **

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, Parliament *17 April: Italy, Referendum *24 April: ** Austria, President (1st round) **

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

, President ** Serbia, Parliament *27 April: ''

Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

, Legislature'' *29 April: Iran, Parliament (2nd round)

May

*9 May: Philippines, President, Vice President, House of Representatives and

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

*11 May:

, President (2nd round in 13 constituencies) on Anjouan) *14 May: Philippines, President, Vice President, House of Representatives and Senate (in 55 precincts) *15 May: Dominican Republic, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate *22 May: ** Austria, ~~President (2nd round)~~ (round nullified) ** Cyprus, Parliament ** Tajikistan,

** Vietnam, Parliament

June

*5 June: ** Peru, President (2nd round) **

, Referendums *6 June:

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...

, House of Assembly *7 June: Bahamas,

*23 June: **'' Bermuda, Referendum'' **''

Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gib ...

Brexit Referendum The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to ask the electorate whether the country shoul ...

'' ** United Kingdom,

*25 June: Iceland, President *26 June: Spain, Congress of Deputies *29 June: Mongolia, Parliament

July

*2 July:

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, House of Representatives and Senate *9 July:

Nauru Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Ki ...

, Parliament *10 July: **''

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

, Referendum'' **

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, House of Councillors *11 July:

, Parliament (Aiwo only) *17 July:

São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking i ...

, President (1st round)

August

*7 August: **

, President (2nd round) ** Thailand,

*11 August: Zambia, President, Parliament and

*21 August: Turkmenistan, Council of Elders *27 August: Gabon, President

September

*4 September: '' Hong Kong, Legislature'' *8–10 September: Seychelles, Parliament *11 September: ** Belarus, House of Representatives ** Croatia, Parliament *18 September: ** Liechtenstein, Referendum ** Russia,

State Duma The State Duma (russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма, r=Gosudárstvennaja dúma), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma ( rus, Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house ...

*20 September: Jordan, House of Representatives *22 September: '' Isle of Man,

House of Keys The House of Keys () is the directly elected lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council. History The oldest known reference to the name is in a document of 1417, written in ...

'' *25 September:

, Referendums *26 September: ** Azerbaijan,

**'' Sint Maarten, Legislature''

October

*2 October: **

Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

, President **

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, Referendum ** Hungary, Referendum *5 October: ''

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

, Legislature'' *7 October: Morocco, House of Representatives *7–8 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round) *8 October: Georgia, Parliament (1st round) *9 October:

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

, Parliament (1st round) *14–15 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round) *16 October: Montenegro, Parliament *23 October:

, Parliament (2nd round) *29 October: Iceland, Parliament *30 October: ** Georgia, Parliament (2nd round) **

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

** Moldova, President (1st round)

November

*1 November: Palau, President, House of Delegates and

*5 November – 17 January 2017: Somalia, *6 November: ** Bulgaria, President (1st round) and Referendum ** Nicaragua, President and Parliament *8 November: United States, President, House of Representatives and

**'' American Samoa, Governor and House of Representatives'' **'' Guam, Auditor, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Education Board, Legislature, and Superior Court retention election'' **'' Northern Mariana Islands, House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court retention elections'' **'' Puerto Rico, Governor, House of Representatives and Senate'' **''

U.S. Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...

, Board of Education, Board of Elections and Legislature'' *9 November ''

Pitcairn Islands The Pitcairn Islands (; Pitkern: '), officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four isl ...

, Mayor'' *13 November: ** Bulgaria, President (2nd round) ** Moldova, President (2nd round) *20 November: **

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

, President, and ** San Marino, Parliament (1st round) *24 November:

Grenada Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...

*26 November: Kuwait, Parliament *27 November:

, Referendum

December

*1 December: The Gambia, President *4 December: ** Austria, President (2nd round revote) ** Italy,

** San Marino, Parliament (2nd round) ** Uzbekistan, President *7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament *11 December: **'' Hong Kong,

Election Committee The Election Committee is a Hong Kong electoral college, the function of which is to select the Chief Executive (CE) and, since 2021, to elect 40 of the 90 members of the Legislative Council. Established by Annex I of the Basic Law of Hong ...

'' ** Kyrgyzstan,

** Republic of Macedonia, Parliament ** Romania, Chamber of Deputies and Senate **'' Transnistria, President'' *15 December: '' Turks and Caicos Islands, Legislature'' *18 December:

, National Assembly

Indirect elections

The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures took place through votes in elected

lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

s, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges: *4 January: Marshall Islands, President *27 January: Marshall Islands, President (new election) *26 February: '' Kosovo, President'' *11 March:

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

, President *14 March and 11 June: India, Council of States *1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent *2 April: Vietnam, President *19 April:

, President *25–26 April: Ireland,

*10 June and 27 October: Malaysia,

*18 June – 18 September: Belarus, Council of the Republic *26 June: Spain,

*13 July:

, 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)

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