2019 national electoral calendar explained

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This national electoral calendar for 2019 lists the national/federal elections held in 2019 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

February

• 3 February: El Salvador, President^[1]
• 10 February: Switzerland, Referendum
• 23 February: Nigeria, President, House of Representatives and Senate^[2]
• 24 February:
  • Cuba, Constitutional Referendum
  • Moldova, Parliament^[3] and Referendum^[4]
  • Senegal, President
• 25 February: British Virgin Islands, Legislature

March

• 3 March: Estonia, Parliament
• 5 March: Federated States of Micronesia, Parliament and Referendum
• 10 March:
  • Guinea-Bissau, Parliament^[5]
  • North Korea, Parliament
• 16 March: Slovakia, President (1st round)^[6]
• 24 March:
  • Comoros, President
  • Ecuador,
  • Thailand, House of Representatives^[7]
• 30 March:
  • Slovakia, President (2nd round)^[6]
  • U.S. Virgin Islands, Referendum
• 31 March: Ukraine, President (1st round)^[8]

April

• 3 April: Solomon Islands, Parliament
• 6 April: Maldives, Parliament
• 7 April: Andorra, Parliament
• 9 April: Israel, Parliament
• 11 April: India, House of the People (1st phase)
• 14 April: Finland, Parliament
• 17 April: Indonesia, President, House of Representatives and Senate
• 18 April: India, House of the People (2nd phase)
• 20–22 April: Egypt, Constitutional Referendum^[9]
• 21 April:
  • North Macedonia, President (1st round)^[10]
  • Ukraine, President (2nd round)^[8]
• 23 April: India, House of the People (3rd phase)
• 28 April:
  • Benin, Parliament
  • Spain, Congress of Deputies
• 29 April: India, House of the People (4th phase)

May

• 5 May:
  • North Macedonia, President (2nd round)^[10]
  • Panama, President and Parliament
• 6 May: India, House of the People (5th phase)
• 8 May:
  • Belize, Referendum
  • South Africa, National Assembly
• 12 May:
  • India, House of the People (6th phase)
  • Lithuania, President (1st round)^[11] and Referendum^[12]
  • New Caledonia, Legislature
• 13 May: Philippines, House of Representatives and Senate
• 18 May: Australia, House of Representatives and Senate
• 19 May:
  • India, House of the People (7th phase)
  • Switzerland, Referendums
• 21 May: Malawi, President and Parliament (presidential election nullified)
• 24 May: Ireland, Constitutional Referendum
• 26 May:
  • Belgium, Federal Chamber of Representatives
  • Lithuania, President (2nd round)^[11]
  • Romania, Referendum^[13]
• 27 May: Madagascar, National Assembly

June

• 2 June: San Marino, Referendums
• 5 June: Denmark, Parliament
• 9 June:
  • Kazakhstan, President^[14]
  • South Ossetia, Parliament^[15]
• 16 June: Guatemala, President (1st round) and Parliament
• 22 June: Mauritania, President^[16]

July

• 7 July: Greece, Parliament
• 21 July:
  • Japan, House of Councillors
  • Ukraine, Parliament

August

• 11 August: Guatemala, President (2nd round)
• 24 August: Nauru, Parliament
• 25 August: Abkhazia, President (1st round)
• 31 August: Faroe Islands, Legislature^[17]

September

• 8 September: Abkhazia, President (2nd round) (election nullified)
• 9 September: Tuvalu, Parliament^[18]
• 15 September: Tunisia, President (1st round)^[19]
• 17 September: Israel, Parliament
• 28 September: Afghanistan, President^[20]
• 29 September: Austria, National Council

October

• 5 October: United Arab Emirates, Parliament^[21]
• 6 October:
  • Kosovo, Parliament^[22]
  • Portugal, Parliament
  • Tunisia, Parliament
• 13 October:
  • Poland, Sejm and Senate
  • Tunisia, President (2nd round)^[23]
• 15 October: Mozambique, President and Parliament
• 17 October: Gibraltar, Legislature^[24]
• 20 October:
  • Bolivia, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate (election nullified)
  • Switzerland,
• 21 October: Canada, House of Commons
• 23 October: Botswana, Parliament
• 27 October:
  • Argentina, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
  • Oman, Consultative Assembly^[25]
  • Uruguay, President (1st round), Chamber of Deputies, Senate and Constitutional Referendum^[26]

November

• 3 November: Switzerland,
• 5 November: Federated States of Micronesia, Constitutional Convention
• 6 November: Pitcairn Islands, Mayor and Legislature
• 7 November: Mauritius, Parliament^[27]
• 10 November:
  • Romania, President (1st round)^[28]
  • Spain, Chamber of Deputies
  • Switzerland,
• 16 November: Sri Lanka, President^[29]
• 17 November:
  • Belarus, House of Representatives
  • Switzerland,
• 18 November:
  • Marshall Islands, Parliament
  • Montserrat, Legislature
• 23 November – 7 December: Bougainville, Independence Referendum^[30]
• 24 November:
  • Guinea-Bissau, President (1st round)
  • Liechtenstein, Referendum
  • Romania, President (2nd round)^[31]
  • Switzerland,
  • Uruguay, President (2nd round)^[26]
• 27 November: Namibia, President and National Assembly

December

• 6 December: Dominica, Parliament^[32]
• 8 December: San Marino, Parliament
• 12 December:
  • Algeria, President
  • United Kingdom, House of Commons^[33]
• 22 December:
  • Croatia, President (1st round)
  • Uzbekistan, Legislative Chamber (1st round)^[34]
• 29 December: Guinea-Bissau, 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 houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:

• 20 February: Bosnia and Herzegovina, House of Peoples^[35]
• 14 March: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senate
• 1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent
• 2 April: Malta, President
• 28 April: Spain, Senate
• 29–30 April: Malaysia, Senate^{[36] [37]}
• 11 May: Federated States of Micronesia, President^[38]
• 22 May: South Africa, President
• 26 May: Belgium, Senate
• 27 May: Netherlands, Senate
• 29 May: Latvia, President
• 7 June and 18 July: India, Council of States
• 25 August: Macau, Chief Executive
• 27 August: Nauru, President^[39]
• 16–30 September: Rwanda, Senate^[40]
• 1 October: San Marino, Captains Regent
• 10 October: Cuba, President and Council of State^{[41] [42]}
• 6 November and 17 December: Austria, Federal Council^{[43] [44]}
• 7 November: Belarus, Council of the Republic^[45]
• 10 November: Spain, Senate
• 2 December: Mauritius, President^[46]
• 11 December: Switzerland, Federal Council

See also

• 2019 in politics and government

Notes and References

1. Web site: TSE define fecha para elección presidencial 2019. October 16, 2017. Diario El Mundo. December 8, 2019. December 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191208002504/https://elmundo.sv/tse-define-fecha-para-eleccion-presidencial-2019/. dead.
2. News: Nigeria election 2019: Voting postponed for a week . 16 February 2018 . . 17 February 2019.
3. Web site: Vițu . Valeria . 24 februarie 2019, ziua alegerilor parlamentare în R.Moldova . . 27 July 2018 . 7 August 2020 . Romanian.
4. Web site: State of Play Ahead of Moldova's Parliamentary Elections. Jamestown Foundation. 14 December 2018.
5. Web site: Will elections in Guinea-Bissau end years of political crisis?. 10 March 2019. Deutsche Welle.
6. News: Anti-corruption candidate Zuzana Caputova leads Slovak poll . . 17 March 2019 . 17 March 2019.
7. News: General election on March 24 . . 23 January 2019 . 7 August 2020 .
8. News: Ukraine election: Comedian leads presidential contest . . 1 April 2019 . 1 April 2019.
9. News: Yeranian . Edward . Mixed Emotions as Egyptian Constitutional Referendum Begins . . 20 April 2019 . 20 April 2019.
10. News: Crosby . Alan . Spasovska . Mirjana . It's All Academics When It Comes To North Macedonian Vote . . 20 April 2019 . 20 April 2019.
11. News: Lithuania election: PM Saulius Skvernelis to quit after poor result . 13 May 2019 . . 13 May 2019.
12. Web site: Week in Lithuania. Lithuania to hold referendum on reducing number of MPs. Baltic News Network. 17 February 2019.
13. News: Romania Voting On Controversial Fraud And Judicial Reforms . . 26 May 2019 . 26 May 2019.
14. News: Kazakhstan To Hold Snap Presidential Election On June 9 . . 9 April 2019 . 10 April 2019.
15. News: Georgia's Breakaway South Ossetia Region Holds 'Elections' For Parliament . . 10 June 2019 . 10 June 2019.
16. Web site: Mauritania to hold presidential election on June 22. Africanews. Agence France-Presse. 18 April 2019. 18 April 2019.
17. Web site: Færøsk lagmand udskriver valg i åbningstale. 29 July 2019. Politiken.
18. News: Tuvalu to go to the polls on 9 September. 17 June 2019. Radio New Zealand. 19 June 2019.
19. News: L'élection présidentielle anticipée aura lieu le 15 septembre prochain (Porte-parole de l'ISIE). Tunis Afrique Presse. 25 July 2019. 25 July 2019.
20. News: Ghani Rules Out Forming Another Unity Government, Rejects Threat Of Civil War . . 26 September 2019 . 26 September 2019.
21. News: FNC candidate registration centres launched . Gulf News. 7 August 2019. 15 August 2019.
22. News: Kosovo Leader Resigns After Being Called to War Crimes Court . The New York Times. 19 July 2019 . 20 July 2019.
23. Web site: Exclusive: Tunisia presidential run-off vote set for October 13. September 27, 2019. France 24.
24. Web site: Gibraltar to hold general election on eve of Brexit. Yahoo! News. 16 September 2019. 7 August 2020.
25. Web site:
    1. الأحد 27 أكتوبر موعد التصويت #لانتخابات_أعضاء_مجلس_الشورى_للفترة_التاسعة #يوم_التصويتpic.twitter.com/xhpTT06is9
    . انتخابات أعضاء مجلس. الشورى. September 21, 2019.
26. News: Uruguay presidential election to go to second round . . 28 October 2019 . 28 October 2019.
27. Web site: Mauritian PM dissolves parliament and calls November general election. Euronews. 6 October 2019.
28. News: Romanians Go To Polls With President Iohannis In Driver's Seat . . 10 November 2019 . 11 November 2019.
29. Web site: Sri Lanka's Presidential Election on Nov 16: Election Commission. Lanka Business Online. September 18, 2019.
30. News: Bougainville referendum: PNG region votes overwhelmingly for independence . . 11 December 2019 . 12 December 2019.
31. News: Romania's Iohannis On Top As He Heads For Presidential Runoff . . 10 November 2019 . 11 November 2019.
32. News: UWP to hold public meeting in wake of election date announcement. Dominica News Online. 6 November 2019 . 7 November 2019.
33. News: UK set for 12 December general election after MPs' vote . . 29 October 2019 . 29 October 2019.
34. Web site: Parliamentary, local authoritative body elections to be held on December 22, 2019. KUN.UZ. 27 August 2019.
35. Web site: Bosnia's Federation Entity Finally Forms New Parliament. Balkan Insight. 20 February 2019. 19 December 2020.
36. Web site: Dr Ahmad Azam was sworn in as a member of the Senate. Berita Harian. ms. 8 May 2019. 23 December 2020.
37. Web site: Dr Zaiedi Suhaili reappointed as senator. DayakDaily. 30 April 2019. 23 December 2020.
38. Web site: FSM congress elects David Panuelo president. Radio New Zealand. 13 May 2019. 21 December 2020.
39. Web site: Nauru Parliament picks lawyer Lionel Aingimea for president. Deutsche Welle. 27 August 2019. 20 December 2020.
40. Web site: Senatorial elections set for September. The New Times. 11 June 2019. 21 December 2020.
41. Web site: Why did Cuba elect for the first time in 43 years a president of the republic?. Anadolu Agency. es. 10 October 2019. 20 December 2020.
42. Web site: New leadership of the National Assembly and the Council of State in Cuba take office. Granma. es. 10 October 2019. 20 December 2020.
43. Web site: New Vorarlberg Landtag: Members sworn in, government elected. Vorarlberg State Press Office. de. 6 November 2019. 25 December 2020.
44. Web site: The new state government is in office. ORF. de. 17 December 2019. 25 December 2020.
45. Web site: Members of upper house of Belarusian Parliament elected. Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 7 November 2019. 20 December 2020.
46. Web site: Ex-minister Roopun is Mauritian president. The Tribune. 3 December 2019. 20 December 2020.