2016 Global Election Calendar

National electoral calendar for the year 2016 lists the national/federal direct elections to be held in 2016 in all sovereign states sand their dependent territories.
By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. Specific dates are given where they are known.

Schedule

January
7 January: Kiribati,Parliament (2nd round)
16 January: Taiwan, President and Legislative Yuan (Congress)
.22 January: Vanuatu, Parliament
24 January:*.Portugal, President
Haiti,President (2nd round)
.31 January: Central African Republic, President (2nd round)
.TBD: Vietnam, National Congress[

February
18 February: Uganda, President and Parliament
.21 February .Bolivia, Constitutional referendum
Niger,President
26 February:Iran, Parliament and assembly of Experts
28 February:*.Benin, President
Switzerland, Referendum
TBD: Cabo Verde, Parliament
TBD: Chad, Parliament

March
3–24 March: New Zealand, Flag referendum (2nd round)
.4 March: Samoa, Parliament
5 March: Slovakia, Parliament

April
3 April: Ireland, Parliament
6 April: Netherlands, Referendum
8 April: Djibouti, President
10 April: Comoros, President
Peru, President and Parliament
13 April: South Korea, Parliament
24 April: Macedonia, Parliament
27 April: Guernsey, Parliament
28 April: Austria, President
TBD: Chad, President

May
9 May: Philippines, General: President, Senate(seats elected in even-numbered years),House of Representatives
15 May: Dominican Republic, President, Parliament and Local Government

June
30 June: Iceland, President

July
12 July: Republic of the Congo, President
TBD: Japan, House of Councillors(one half)

August
TBD: Cape Verde, President
TBD: Somalia, Parliament

September
18 September: Russia, State Duma
20 September: Zambia, President and Parliament

October
TBD: Czech Republic, Senate
TBD: Georgia, Parliament
TBD: Lithuania, Parliament
TBD: Montenegro, Parliament
TBD: Seychelles, Parliament

November
7 November: Ghana, President and Parliament
8 November: United States, President, House of Representatives, and Senate
TBD: Romania, Parliament

December
TBD: DR Congo, President and Parliament
Unknown date*.Afghanistan,Parliament
Australia, Parliament (by 14 January 2017)
Colombia, Peace agreement referendum
Italy,Constitutional referendum
Kiribati, President
Kosovo, President
Qatar ,Legislative
Tanzania, Constitutional referendum