2012 national electoral calendar

This national electoral calendar for the year 2012 lists the national/federal direct elections that were held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

For local elections, see 2012 local electoral calendar.

Countries with national elections or referendums: ■ – Executive ■ – Legislative ■ – Executive and Legislative ■ – Referendum ■ – Executive and Referendum ■ – Legislative and Referendum ■ – Executive, Legislative and Referendum ■ – Legislative and Judicial ■ – Legislative, Judicial and Referendum ■ – Executive, Legislative, Judicial and Referendum

January

• 3–4 January: Egypt, People's Assembly (3rd phase 1st round)
• 10–11 January: Egypt, People's Assembly (3rd phase 2nd round)
• 13 January: Kiribati, President
• 14 January: Taiwan, President and Parliament
• 15 January: Kazakhstan, Assembly
• 22 January:
  • Croatia, EU Referendum
  • Finland, President (1st round)
• 29–30 January: Egypt, Consultative Council (1st phase 1st round)

February

• 2 February: Kuwait, Parliament (election nullified)
• 5 February: Finland, President (2nd round)
• 5–6 February: Egypt, Consultative Council (1st phase 2nd round)
• 12 February: Turkmenistan, President
• 14–15 February: Egypt, Consultative Council (2nd phase 1st round)
• 18 February: Latvia, Constitutional Referendum
• 19–21 February: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Parliament
• 21 February: Yemen, President
• 21–22 February: Egypt, Consultative Council (2nd phase 2nd round)
• 26 February:
  • Senegal, President (1st round)
  • Syria, Constitutional Referendum

March

• 2 March: Iran, Parliament (1st round)
• 4 March: Russia, President
• 7 March: Belize, House of Representatives
• 10 March:
  • Abkhazia, Parliament (1st round)
  • Slovakia, Parliament
• 11 March:
  • El Salvador, Parliament
  • Switzerland, Referendums
• 17 March: East Timor, President (1st round)
• 18 March:
  • Guinea-Bissau, President (1st round) (election nullified)
  • Saint Barthélemy, Territorial Council
  • Saint Martin, Territorial Council
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Territorial Council
• 24 March: Abkhazia, Parliament (2nd round)
• 25 March:
  • Senegal, President (2nd round)
  • Slovenia, Referendum
  • South Ossetia, President (1st round)
  • Wallis and Futuna, Territorial Assembly
• 29 March: The Gambia, Parliament

April

• 8 April: South Ossetia, President (2nd round)
• 11 April: South Korea, Parliament
• 16 April: East Timor, President (2nd round)
• 18 April: Guernsey, Parliament
• 22 April: France, President (1st round)

May

• 3 May: Faroe Islands, Referendum
• 4 May: Iran, Parliament (2nd round)
• 6 May:
  • Armenia, Parliament
  • France, President (2nd round)
  • Greece, Parliament
  • Serbia, President (1st round) and Parliament
• 7 May:
  • Bahamas, House of Assembly
  • Syria, Parliament
• 10 May: Algeria, National Assembly
• 20 May:
  • Dominican Republic, President
  • Serbia, President (2nd round)
• 23–24 May: Egypt, President (1st round)
• 26 May: Lesotho, National Assembly
• 31 May: Ireland, Constitutional Referendum

June

• 10 June: France, Parliament (1st round)
• 16–17 June: Egypt, President (2nd round)
• 17 June:
  • France, Parliament (2nd round)
  • Greece, Parliament
  • Switzerland, Referendums
• 23 June – 13 July: Papua New Guinea, Parliament
• 28 June: Mongolia, Parliament
• 30 June: Iceland, President

July

• 1 July:
  • Liechtenstein, Constitutional Referendum
  • Mexico, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
  • Senegal, Parliament
• 7 July:
  • East Timor, Parliament
  • Libya, General National Congress
• 15 July: Republic of the Congo, National Assembly (1st round)
• 18 July: Cayman Islands, Referendum
• 19 July: Nagorno-Karabakh, President
• 29 July:
  • Republic of the Congo, National Assembly (2nd round)
  • Romania, Impeachment Referendum

August

• 19 August: Puerto Rico, Constitutional Referendum
• 31 August: Angola, Parliament

September

• 9 September: Hong Kong, Legislative Council
• 12 September: Netherlands, House of Representatives
• 23 September:
  • Belarus, House of Representatives
  • Pitcairn Islands, Referendum[1]
  • Switzerland, Referendums

October

• 1 October: Georgia, Parliament
• 7 October: Venezuela, President
• 12–13 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)
• 14 October:
  • Lithuania, Parliament (1st round) and Referendum
  • Montenegro, Parliament
• 19 October: Curaçao, Parliament
• 19–20 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round)
• 20 October: Iceland, Constitutional Referendum
• 28 October:
  • Lithuania, Parliament (2nd round)
  • Ukraine, Parliament
• 30 October: Vanuatu, Parliament

November

• 6 November:
  • Palau, President and House of Delegates and Senate
  • American Samoa, Governor (1st round), House of Representatives and Constitutional Referendum
  • Guam, Auditor, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Education Board, Parliament, Superior Court retention elections and Referendum[2]
  • Northern Mariana Islands, House of Representatives, Senate, Supreme Court retention elections and Constitutional Referendum[3]
  • Puerto Rico, Governor, House of Representatives, Senate and Referendum
  • United States, President, House of Representatives and Senate
  • U.S. Virgin Islands, Board of Education, Board of Elections, Parliament and Referendum
• 9 November: Turks and Caicos Islands, Parliament
• 10 November: Ireland, Constitutional Referendum
• 11 November:
  • San Marino, Parliament
  • Slovenia, President (1st round)
• 17 November: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament
• 20 November: American Samoa, Governor (2nd round)
• 25 November: Switzerland, Referendum

December

• 1 December: Kuwait, Parliament
• 2 December:
  • Burkina Faso, Parliament
  • Slovenia, President (2nd round)
• 7–8 December: Ghana, President and Parliament
• 9 December: Romania, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
• 15 December: Egypt, Constitutional Referendum (1st phase)
• 16 December: Japan, House of Representatives and Supreme Court retention elections
• 17 December: Bermuda, House of Assembly
• 19 December: South Korea, President
• 22 December: Egypt, Constitutional Referendum (2nd phase)

See also

• 2012 in politics

References

1. "Pitcairn in Support of a Marine Reserve!". The Pew Charitable Trusts. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
2. "2012 Election Comparative Analysis Report". Guam Election Commission. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
3. "Official CNMI 2012 Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.