List of elections in 2016 explained

The following elections occurred in the year 2016.

Africa

Benin Republic

2016 Beninese presidential election 6 March 2016

Cape Verde

2016 Cape Verdean presidential election 2 October 2016

Chad

2016 Chadian presidential election 10 April 2016

Djibouti

2016 Djiboutian presidential election 8 April 2016

Equatorial Guinea

2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election 24 April 2016

The Gambia

2016 Gambian presidential election 1 December 2016

Gabon

2016 Gabonese presidential election 27 August 2016

Ghana

2016 Ghanaian general election 7 December 2016

Morocco

2016 Moroccan general election 7 October 2016

Niger

2016 Nigerien general election 21 February and 20 March 2016

Nigeria

2016 Edo State gubernatorial election 28 September 2016

Republic of Congo

2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election 20 March 2016

São Tomé and Príncipe

2016 São Tomé and Príncipe presidential election 17 July and 7 August 2016

Senegal

2016 Senegalese constitutional referendum 20 March 2016

Seychelles

2016 Seychellois parliamentary election 8–10 September 2016

South Africa

2016 South African municipal election 3 August 2016

Somalia

2016 Somali parliamentary election 23 October and 10 November 2016
2016 Somali presidential election 8 February 2016

The Gambia

2016 Gambian presidential election 1 December 2016

Uganda

2016 Ugandan general election 18 February 2016

Zambia

2016 Zambian general election 11 August 2016
2016 Zambian constitutional referendum 11 August 2016

Asia

Japan

2016 Japanese House of Councillors election 10 July 2016

Hong Kong

2016 Hong Kong legislative election 4 September 2016

India

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election 4 and 11 April 2016
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election 4 and 11 April 2016
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election 16 May 2016
2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election 16 May 2016
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election 16 May 2016

Iran

2016 Iranian legislative election 26 February 2016

Kazakhstan

2016 Kazakhstani legislative election 20 March 2016

Kuwait

2016 Kuwaiti general election 26 November 2016

Mongolia

2016 Mongolian legislative election 29 June 2016

Philippines

2016 Philippine general election (May 9, 2016)
2016 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (October 2016)

South Korea

2016 South Korean legislative election 13 April 2016

Syria

Syrian legislative election, 2016

Republic of China (Taiwan)

2016 Republic of China legislative election 16 January 2016
2016 Republic of China presidential election 16 January 2016

Vietnam

2016 Vietnamese legislative election 22 May 2016

Uzbekistan

2016 Uzbekistani presidential election 4 December 2016

Europe

Austria

2016 Austrian presidential election 24 April and 22 May 2016

Bulgaria

2016 Bulgarian presidential election 6 and 13 November 2016

Czech Republic

2016 Czech Senate election 7-8 and 14–15 October 2016
2016 Czech regional elections 7–8 October 2016

Croatia

2016 Croatian parliamentary election 11 September 2016

Georgia

2016 Georgian parliamentary election 8 October 2016

Germany

2016 Baden-Württemberg state election 13 March 2016
2016 Rhineland-Palatinate state election 13 March 2016
2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election 13 March 2016
2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election 4 September 2016
2016 Berlin state election 18 September 2016

Hungary

2016 Hungarian migrant quota referendum 2 October 2016

Iceland

2016 Icelandic presidential election 25 June 2016
2016 Icelandic parliamentary election 29 October 2016

Ireland

2016 Irish general election 26 February 2016

Isle of Man

2016 Manx general election 22 September 2016

Italy

2016 Italian constitutional referendum 4 December 2016

Lithuania

2016 Lithuanian parliamentary election 9 and 23 October 2016

Macedonia

2016 Macedonian parliamentary election 11 December 2016

Moldova

2016 Moldovan presidential election 30 October 2016

Montenegro

2016 Montenegrin parliamentary election 16 October 2016

Portugal

2016 Portuguese presidential election 24 January 2016
2016 Azores regional election 16 October 2016

Romania

2016 Romanian local election 5 June 2016
2016 Romanian legislative election 11 December 2016

Russia

2016 Russian legislative election 18 September 2016

Serbia

2016 Serbian parliamentary election 24 April 2016

Slovakia

2016 Slovak parliamentary election 5 March 2016

Spain

2016 Spanish general election 26 June 2016
2016 Basque parliamentary election 25 September 2016
2016 Galician parliamentary election 25 September 2016

United Kingdom

2016 National Assembly for Wales election 5 May 2016
2016 United Kingdom local elections 5 May 2016
2016 London mayoral election 5 May 2016
2016 London Assembly election 5 May 2016
2016 Bristol mayoral election 5 May 2016
2016 England and Wales police and crime commissioner elections 5 May 2016
2016 Scottish Parliament election 5 May 2016
2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election 5 May 2016
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum 23 June 2016

North America

Canada

2016 Manitoba general election 19 April 2016
2016 Saskatchewan general election 4 April 2016

Dominican Republic

2016 Dominican Republic general election 15 May 2016

Haiti

February 2016 Haitian presidential election 14 February 2016
November 2016 Haitian presidential election 20 November 2016

Jamaica

2016 Jamaican local elections - November 28, 2016
2016 Jamaican general election - February 25, 2016

Nicaragua

2016 Nicaraguan general election 6 November 2016

United States

2016 United States elections:
- 2016 United States presidential election 8 November 2016
- 2016 United States Senate elections 8 November 2016
- 2016 United States House of Representatives elections 8 November 2016
- 2016 United States gubernatorial elections 8 November 2016

South America

Brazil

2016 Brazilian municipal elections 2 and 30 October 2016

Chile

2016 Chilean municipal election

Peru

2016 Peruvian general election 10 April 2016

Oceania

Australia

2016 Australian Capital Territory general election 15 October 2016
2016 Australian federal election 2 July 2016
2016 Northern Territory general election 27 August 2016

Kiribati

2016 Kiribati presidential election 9 March 2016

Nauru

2016 Nauruan parliamentary election 9 July 2016

New Zealand

2016 New Zealand local elections 8 October 2016

Samoa

2016 Samoan general election 4 March 2016

Vanuatu

2016 Vanuatuan general election 22 January 2016

See also