This national electoral calendar for 2017 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 2017 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

*5 November – 17 January: Somalia, *23–31 January: '' Tokelau, Legislature'' *29 January:

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 ...

, and

February

*5 February: Liechtenstein, Parliament *12 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 ** Turkmenistan, President *19 February: Ecuador, President (1st round), Parliament and Referendum *20 February: '' Nagorno-Karabakh, '' *21 February: Marshall Islands,

Constitutional Convention Constitutional convention may refer to: * Constitutional convention (political custom), an informal and uncodified procedural agreement *Constitutional convention (political meeting), a meeting of delegates to adopt a new constitution or revise an e ...

March

*7 March: Federated States of Micronesia, Parliament and Referendum *12 March: ''

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 ...

, Parliament (1st round)'' *15 March: Netherlands, House of Representatives *19 March: **'' Saint Barthélemy, Legislature'' **''

Saint Martin Saint Martin may refer to: People * Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France * Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal) * Pope Martin I (598–655) * Saint Mart ...

, Legislature (1st round)'' **'' Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Legislature'' *20 March: East Timor, President *26 March: **''

, Parliament (2nd round)'' ** Bulgaria, Parliament **''

, Legislature (2nd round)'' **'' Wallis and Futuna, Legislature''

April

*2 April: ** Armenia, Parliament ** Ecuador, President (2nd round) ** Serbia, President *6 April: The Gambia, Parliament *9 April: '' South Ossetia, President and Referendum'' *16 April: Turkey,

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 ...

*23 April: France, President (1st round) *28 April: ''

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''

May

*4 May: Algeria, National Assembly *6 May: '' Niue, Legislature'' *7 May: France, President (2nd round) *9 May: South Korea, President *10 May: The Bahamas, House of Assembly *19 May: Iran, President *21 May:

, Referendum *24 May: ''

Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...

, Legislature''

June

*3 June: **

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

, National Assembly ** Malta, Parliament *8 June: United Kingdom, House of Commons *11 June: ** France, National Assembly (1st round) **'' Kosovo, Parliament'' **'' Puerto Rico, Referendum'' *18 June: France, National Assembly (2nd round) *24 June – 8 July: Papua New Guinea, Parliament *25 June: Albania, Parliament *26 June: Mongolia, President (1st round)

July

*7 July: Mongolia, President (2nd round) *16 July: **

Republic of the 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 ...

, National Assembly (1st round) ** Venezuela, Referendum *18 July: '' Bermuda, House of Assembly'' *22 July: East Timor, Parliament *30 July: **

, National Assembly (2nd round) ** Senegal, Parliament ** Venezuela, Constituent Assembly

August

*4 August:

Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

, President *5 August:

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

*8 August: Kenya, ~~President~~ (election nullified), National Assembly and Senate *23 August: Angola, Parliament (1st phase) *26 August: Angola, Parliament (2nd phase)

September

*11 September: Norway, Parliament *12 September – 7 November:

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 ...

, Referendum *17 September: '' Macau, Legislature'' *22 September: ''

Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...

, Legislature'' *23 September: New Zealand, Parliament *24 September: ** Germany, Bundestag ** Slovenia, Referendum **

, Referendums

October

*10 October:

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

, President (1st round) and House of Representatives *15 October: ** Austria, National Council ** Kyrgyzstan, President *20–21 October: Czech Republic,

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...

*22 October: ** Argentina, Chamber of Deputies and Senate **

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 Representatives and ** Slovenia, President (1st round) *26 October: Kenya, President (re-vote) *28 October: Iceland, Parliament

November

*8 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 ...

, Deputy Mayor and Legislature'' *9 November: '' Falkland Islands, Legislature'' *12 November: **

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 ...

, Chamber of Deputies and Senate ** Slovenia, President (2nd round) *13 November: ''

Somaliland Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside ...

, President'' *16 November: Tonga, Parliament *19 November: Chile, President (1st round), Chamber of Deputies and Senate *26 November: **

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

, President and Parliament ** Nepal, House of Representatives (1st phase)

December

*3 December:

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 ...

, *7 December: Nepal, House of Representatives (2nd phase) *17 December: Chile, President (2nd round) *26 December:

, President (2nd round)

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: *8 February: Somalia, President *12 February: Germany, President *13 March: Hungary, President *26 March: '' Hong Kong, Chief Executive'' *1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent *19, 20, 27 and 28 April: Albania, President *21 April, 14 May, 11 July, 15 August, 9 and 29 November: Malaysia,

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 ...

*28 June: Kazakhstan,

*3–6 July: Vanuatu, President *5 July: Samoa, Head of State *17 July: India, President *19 July: '' Artsakh, President'' *21 July and 8 August: India, Council of States *31 July:

, *24 September: France,

*1 October: San Marino, Captains Regent *22–23 November: Slovenia, National Council

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