2012 national electoral calendar
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This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/federal elections held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
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January
[edit]- 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:
- 29–30 January: Egypt, Consultative Council (1st phase 1st round)
February
[edit]- 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:
March
[edit]- 2 March: Iran, Parliament (1st round)
- 4 March: Russia, President
- 7 March: Belize, House of Representatives
- 10 March:
- 11 March:
- 17 March: East Timor, President (1st round)
- 18 March:
- Guinea-Bissau,
President (1st round)(election nullified) - Saint Barthélemy, Legislature
- Saint Martin, Legislature
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Legislature
- Guinea-Bissau,
- 24 March: Abkhazia, Parliament (2nd round)
- 25 March:
- 29 March: The Gambia, Parliament
April
[edit]- 8 April: South Ossetia, President (2nd round)
- 11 April: South Korea, Parliament
- 16 April: East Timor, President (2nd round)
- 18 April: Guernsey, Legislature
- 22 April: France, President (1st round)
May
[edit]- 3 May: Faroe Islands, Referendum
- 4 May: Iran, Parliament (2nd round)
- 6 May:
- 7 May:
- 10 May: Algeria, National Assembly
- 20 May:
- 23–24 May: Egypt, President (1st round)
- 26 May: Lesotho, National Assembly
- 31 May: Ireland, Constitutional Referendum
June
[edit]- 10 June: France, Parliament (1st round)
- 16–17 June: Egypt, President (2nd round)
- 17 June:
- 23 June – 13 July: Papua New Guinea, Parliament
- 28 June: Mongolia, Parliament
- 30 June: Iceland, President
July
[edit]- 1 July:
- 7 July:
- 15 July: Republic of the Congo, National Assembly (1st round)
- 18 July: Cayman Islands, Referendum
- 19 July: Nagorno-Karabakh, President
- 29 July:
August
[edit]- 19 August: Puerto Rico, Constitutional Referendum
- 31 August: Angola, Parliament
September
[edit]- 9 September: Hong Kong, Legislature
- 12 September: Netherlands, House of Representatives
- 23 September:
October
[edit]- 1 October: Georgia, Parliament
- 7 October: Venezuela, President
- 12–13 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)
- 14 October:
- 19 October: Curaçao, Legislature
- 19–20 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round)
- 20 October: Iceland, Constitutional Referendum
- 28 October:
- 30 October: Vanuatu, Parliament
November
[edit]- 6 November:
- Palau, President and House of Delegates and Senate
- United States, President, House of Representatives and Senate
- American Samoa, Governor (1st round), House of Representatives and Constitutional Referendum
- Guam, Auditor, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Education Board, Legislature, 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
- U.S. Virgin Islands, Board of Education, Board of Elections, Legislature and Referendum
- 9 November: Turks and Caicos Islands, Legislature
- 10 November: Ireland, Constitutional Referendum
- 11 November:
- 17 November: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament
- 20 November: American Samoa, Governor (2nd round)
- 25 November: Switzerland, Referendum
December
[edit]- 1 December: Kuwait, Parliament
- 2 December:
- 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)
Indirect elections
[edit]The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures took place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:
- 3 January: Marshall Islands, President
- 11 January and 16 March: Moldova, President
- 19 January, 30 March and 25 June: India, Council of States
- 29 January: Cambodia, Senate
- 2 March: Pakistan, Senate
- 18 March: Germany, President
- 25 March: Hong Kong, Chief Executive
- 1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent
- 2 May: Hungary, President
- 30 May, 4, 8 and 11 June: Albania, President
- 30 June – 30 September: Belarus, Council of the Republic[4]
- 19 July:
- 20 July: Mauritius, President[5]
- 18 September: Dominica, President[6]
- 28 September: Morocco, House of Councillors[7]
- 1 October: San Marino, Captains Regent
- 21–22 November: Slovenia, National Council[8]
- 29 December: Algeria, Council of the Nation[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pitcairn in Support of a Marine Reserve!". The Pew Charitable Trusts. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "2012 Election Comparative Analysis Report". Guam Election Commission. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Official CNMI 2012 Election Results". Commonwealth Election Commission. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.
- ^ "CEC of Belarus did not register oppositionists as candidates for deputies". REGNUM News Agency (in Russian). 26 July 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "National Assembly – Speaker becomes President of the Republic New Speaker takes office". Le Défi Media Group. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Dominica chooses new president despite boycott". KTAR-FM. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Chamber of Councilors: Renewal of the outgoing third party on September 28". Al Bayane (in French). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "The state councilor from Posavje will again be Jože Slivšek". Posavski obzornik (in Slovenian). 30 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Council of the Nation: The 48 new senators known". Liberté (in French). 2 January 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2020.