2016 local electoral calendar
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This local electoral calendar for 2016 lists the subnational elections held in 2016. Referendums, retention elections, and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.
January
[edit]- 1 January: Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase)[1]
- 2 January: Nigeria, Zamfara, Local Government Councils and Chairmen[2]
- 3 January: Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase)[1]
- 5 January: Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase)[1]
- 9 January: Nigeria, Bayelsa, Governor (revote) in Southern Ijaw)[3]
- 10 January: India
- 11 January: India, Manipur, Municipal Councils and Town Councils[6]
- 16 January: Nigeria, Niger, Local Government Councils and Chairmen[7]
- 17 January:
- 18 January: Pakistan, NA-218, National Assembly by-election[8]
- 24 January: India, Haryana, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase)[4]
- 25 January: Bhutan, District Heads, District Agents, District Councillors, Block Heads, Block Deputies and Block Councils (1st round 1st phase)[9]
February
[edit]- 2 February: India, Telangana, Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation[10]
- 4 February: Bermuda, Devonshire North Central, House of Assembly by-election[11]
- 7 February: Costa Rica, Mayors, Municipal Councils, District Councils and District Council Presidents
- 8 February: Rwanda, Cell Councils and Village Executive Committees[12]
- 9 February: Rwanda, School and Business Community Representatives[13]
- 12–13 February: Rwanda, Youth Councils[13]
- 13 February: India, Karnataka, District Councils and Township Councils (1st phase)[14]
- 16 February: United States, Milwaukee, Mayor and Common Council (1st round)[15]
- 20 February:
- 21 February: Comoros[17]
- 22 February: Rwanda, District Councils[18][19]
- 28 February:
- Austria, Tyrol, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Hong Kong, New Territories East, Legislative Council by-election
- Switzerland
- Aargau, referendum
- Basel-Stadt, referendums[20]
- Bern, referendum
- Geneva, referendums[21]
- Jura, referendum[22]
- Lucerne, referendum
- Neuchâtel, referendum[23]
- Schaffhausen, referendums[24]
- Schwyz, referendum
- Solothurn, referendum
- St. Gallen, Government (1st round) and Cantonal Council[25][26]
- Thurgau, Executive Council[27]
- Ticino, referendum[28]
- Uri, Executive Council, Landrat and referendum[29]
- Zürich, referendums
March
[edit]- 1 March: United States, Arkansas, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (1st round)[30]
- 5 March: Zimbabwe, Mhondoro-Mubaira, House of Assembly by-election[31]
- 6 March:
- 7 March: Kenya[33]
- 9 March: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Tristan da Cunha, Chief Islander and Island Council[34]
- 12 March: Nigeria, Sokoto, Local Government Councils and Chairmen[35]
- 13 March:
- 17 March: Pakistan, NA-153, National Assembly by-election[36]
- 18 March: Guyana, Municipal Councils and Neighborhood Democratic Councils[37][38]
- 19 March: Australia, Queensland, Referendum, Mayors, Regional Councils, City Councils, Aboriginal Shire Councils and Shire Councils[39][40]
- 20 March:
- 22 March:
- 23 March: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Legislative Council by-election[48]
- 27 March:
- 31 March: Bangladesh, Union Councils (2nd phase)[47]
April
[edit]- 3 April:
- 4 April:
- 5 April: United States
- 7 April: Pakistan, NA-245, National Assembly by-election
- 9 April: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, Local Government Councils and Chairmen[55]
- 10 April:
- 11 April: India
- 11–13 April: Sudan, Darfur, Administrative Status referendum
- 12 April: United States, Long Beach, City Council (1st round)[58]
- 13 April: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, Local Government Councils and Chairmen (revotes)[59]
- 16 April: Nigeria, Ondo, Local Government Councils and Chairmen[60][61]
- 17 April:
- 19 April: Canada, Manitoba, Legislative Assembly
- 21 April: India, West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (3rd phase)
- 23 April: Bangladesh, Union Councils (3rd phase)[47]
- 24 April:
- 25 April: India, West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (4th phase)
- 28 April:
- 30 April: India, West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (5th phase)
May
[edit]- 1 May: Switzerland, Glarus, Landsgemeinde
- 2 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase)[63]
- 5 May:
- India, West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (6th phase)
- United Kingdom, Local elections
- 6 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (4th phase)[63]
- 7 May:
- 8 May:
- 9 May:
- 10 May:
- 11 May: Comoros, Autonomous Island of Anjouan, President (2nd round in 13 constituencies)[70]
- 14 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (6th phase)[63]
- 15 May:
- 16 May: India
- 17 May: United States
- 18 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (7th phase)[63]
- 22 May:
- Burkina Faso, Municipal Councils[74][75]
- France, Bas-Rhin and Alpes Maritimes, National Assembly by-elections (1st round)
- India
- Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
- Lebanon
- Vietnam, Provincial People's Councils, District People's Councils and Communal People's Councils[78]
- 24 May: United States, Georgia, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals[79]
- 26 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (9th phase)[63]
- 28 May: Bangladesh, Union Councils (5th phase)[47]
- 29 May:
- 30 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (10th phase)[63]
June
[edit]- 3 June: Australia, Norfolk Island, Regional Council[82]
- 4 June: Bangladesh, Union Councils (6th phase)[47]
- 5 June:
- France, Ain, National Assembly by-election (1st round)
- Italy, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
- Japan, Okinawa, Prefectural Assembly
- Mexico, State elections
- Aguascalientes, Governor, Congress, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Baja California, Congress, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Chihuahua, Governor, Congress, Mayors, Trustees and Municipal Councils
- Durango, Governor, Congress, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Hidalgo, Governor, Congress, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Mexico City, Constituent Assembly
- Oaxaca, Governor, Congress, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Puebla, Governor
- Quintana Roo, Governor, Congress, Mayors, Trustees and Municipal Councils
- Sinaloa, Governor, Congress, Mayors, Trustees and Municipal Councils
- Tamaulipas, Governor, Congress, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Tlaxcala, Governor, Congress, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Veracruz, Governor and Congress
- Zacatecas, Governor, Congress, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Romania, County Presidents, County Councils, Mayors, Local Councils, Sector Mayors and Sector Councils
- Switzerland
- 7 June: United States
- Ohio's 8th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
- Bakersfield, Mayor (1st round)
- Fresno, Mayor and City Council (1st round)[85]
- Long Beach, City Council (2nd round)[58]
- Los Angeles County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)
- Orange County, CA, Board of Supervisors (1st round)[86]
- Riverside County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)[87]
- Sacramento, Mayor and City Council[88]
- San Bernardino County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)[89]
- San Diego County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)[90]
- Santa Clara County, Board of Supervisors[91]
- 12 June: France, Ain, National Assembly by-election (2nd round)[93]
- 16 June: United Kingdom, Tooting, House of Commons by-election
- 18 June: Malaysia, Kuala Kangsar and Sungai Besar, House of Representatives by-elections
- 19 June: Italy, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
- 26 June: France, Loire-Atlantique, Airport referendum
- 28 June: United States, Tulsa, Mayor and City Council (1st round)[94]
- 29 June:
July
[edit]- 3 July: Switzerland, Schaffhausen, referendums[24]
- 10 July: Japan, Kagoshima, Governor
- 14 July: Tonga, Vavaʻu 16, Parliament by-election
- 17 July: Ukraine, Volyn constituency 23, Dnipropetrovsk constituency 27, Ivano-Frankivsk constituency 85, Luhansk constituency 114, Poltava constituency 151, Kherson constituency 183 and Chernihiv constituency 206, Parliament by-elections
- 18 July: Bangladesh, Mymensingh-1 and Mymensingh-3, House of the Nation by-elections[97]
- 21 July: Pakistan, Azad Kashmir, Legislative Assembly
- 30 July: Nigeria, Adamawa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen[98]
- 31 July: Japan, Tokyo, Governor
August
[edit]- 3 August: South Africa, District Councils, Metropolitan Councils and Local Councils[99]
- 4 August: United States, Tennessee, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Court of Criminal Appeals retention elections[100]
- 6 August: Nigeria, Adamawa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen (revotes)[98]
- 11 August: Zambia, Mayors, District Councils, Council Chairs and Municipal Councils[101]
- 13 August: United States, Honolulu, Mayor and City Council (1st round)[102]
- 21 August: Turkmenistan, Regional Councils and District Councils[103]
- 27 August: Australia, Northern Territory, Legislative Assembly
- 28 August: Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Executive Council[24][104]
- 30 August: United States
- 31 August: Pakistan, NA-63, National Assembly by-election[107]
September
[edit]- 1 September: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Ascension Island, Council[108]
- 4 September:
- 7 September:
- 10 September: Australia, New South Wales, Local Councils[110]
- 11 September: Germany, Lower Saxony, County Administrators, County Councils, Mayors, Municipal Councils and Local Councils (1st round)
- 18 September:
- Germany, Berlin, House of Representatives
- Russia, Federal Subject Heads, Federal Subject Legislatures, Municipal Heads, Municipal Councils, District Councils, Village Councils and Local referendums
- Adygea, State Council
- Altai Krai, Legislative Assembly
- Amur Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Astrakhan Oblast, Duma
- Chechnya, Head and Parliament
- Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Duma
- Chuvashia, State Council
- Dagestan, People's Assembly
- Ingushetia, People's Assembly
- Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Kaliningrad Oblast, Duma
- Kamchatka Krai, Legislative Assembly
- Karelia (Republic), Legislative Assembly
- Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Duma
- Kirov Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Komi Republic, Head special election
- Krasnoyarsk Krai, Legislative Assembly
- Kursk Oblast, Duma
- Leningrad Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Lipetsk Oblast, Council of Deputies
- Mordovia, State Assembly
- Moscow Oblast, Duma
- Murmansk Oblast, Duma
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Novgorod Oblast, Duma
- Omsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Orenburg Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Oryol Oblast, Council of People's Deputies
- Perm Krai, Legislative Assembly
- Primorsky Krai, Legislative Assembly
- Pskov Oblast, Assembly of Deputies
- Saint Petersburg, Legislative Assembly
- Samara Oblast, Duma
- Stavropol Krai, Duma
- Sverdlovsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Tambov Oblast, Duma
- Tomsk Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Tula Oblast, Governor
- Tuva, Head
- Tver Oblast, Governor and Legislative Assembly
- Tyumen Oblast, Duma
- Ulyanovsk Oblast, Governor
- Vologda Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Zabaykalsky Krai, Governor special election
- 19 September: Pakistan, NA-162, National Assembly by-election[112]
- 25 September:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, National Day referendum
- Germany, Lower Saxony, Mayors (2nd round)[113]
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Geneva, referendums[114]
- Lucerne, referendum
- Neuchâtel, referendums[23]
- Nidwalden, referendum[115]
- Obwalden, referendum[116]
- Schaffhausen, Cantonal Council[24]
- Schwyz, referendums
- St. Gallen, referendum
- Ticino, referendums[28][117]
- Uri, referendums
- Valais, referendums[118]
- Zug, referendums
- Zürich, referendum
- 27 September: Bhutan, District Heads, District Agents, District Councillors, Block Heads, Block Deputies and Block Councils (1st round 2nd phase)[9]
- 28 September: Nigeria, Edo, Governor
October
[edit]- 1 October: Brazil, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, South Region Separatist referendum
- 2 October:
- 7–8 October: Czech Republic, Regional Assemblies
- 8 October:
- 13 October: Cook Islands, Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara, Parliament by-election
- 15 October:
- 16 October:
- 19 October:
- 20 October: United Kingdom, Batley and Spen and Witney, House of Commons by-elections
- 21 October: Bhutan, District Heads, District Agents, District Councillors, Block Heads, Block Deputies and Block Councils (2nd round)[9]
- 22 October:
- 23 October:
- 24 October: Canada, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, House of Commons by-election
- 26 October: Canada, Saskatchewan, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- 27 October – 7 November: Canada, Prince Edward Island, Electoral Reform referendum
- 29 October: East Timor, Village Chiefs and Community Chiefs (1st round)[130]
- 30 October: Brazil, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
November
[edit]- 4 November: Bhutan, Thimphu, North Thimphu, National Assembly by-election[131]
- 6 November: Switzerland, Fribourg, Council of State (1st round) and Grand Council[132]
- 7 November: Canada, Yukon, Legislative Assembly
- 8 November:
- Guam, Mayors and Vice-Mayors[133]
- Northern Mariana Islands, Municipal Councils and Boards of Education[134]
- Puerto Rico, Mayors and Municipal Legislatures[135]
- United States of America, Quadrennial elections
- Hawaii's 1st congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
- Kentucky's 1st congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
- Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
- Washington, D.C., Council[136]
- Alabama[137]
- Alaska[139]
- Arizona[140]
- Arkansas[142]
- California[143]
- Assembly and Senate
- Corporate Political Spending, Criminal Sentences/Juvenile Prosecution, Firearms/Ammunition Regulations, Marijuana Legalization, Multilingual Education, Plastic Bag Ban, Repeal of Death Penalty and State Prescription Drug Purchase referendums
- Bakersfield, Mayor (2nd round) and City Council[144]
- Fresno, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)[85]
- Los Angeles County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)
- Oakland, City Council[145]
- Orange County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)[86]
- Riverside County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)[146]
- San Bernardino County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)[89]
- San Diego County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)[90]
- San Francisco, Board of Supervisors
- San Jose, City Council (2nd round)[92]
- Colorado[147]
- Board of Education[148]
- House of Representatives and Senate
- Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention elections
- ColoradoCare, Minimum Wage and Requirements for Citizen-Initiated Amendments constitutional referendums, and Open Presidential Primaries, Physician-Assisted Suicide and Unaffiliated Electors in Primaries referendums
- Connecticut[149]
- Delaware[150]
- Florida[151]
- Georgia[153]
- Hawaii[154]
- Idaho[156]
- Illinois[157]
- Comptroller special election
- House of Representatives and Senate
- Appellate Court retention elections, and Appellate Court
- Cook County, Board of Review, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, Water Reclamation District Board, and Earned Sick Time and Eliminate the Recorder of Deeds referendums
- Indiana[158]
- Iowa[159]
- Kansas[160]
- Kentucky[162]
- Louisiana[164]
- Maine[165]
- Maryland[166]
- Massachusetts[168]
- Michigan[170]
- Minnesota[173]
- Missouri[174]
- Montana[175]
- Nebraska[176]
- Nevada[178]
- New Hampshire[180]
- New Mexico[181]
- New York[182]
- North Carolina[183]
- North Dakota[184]
- Ohio[185]
- Oklahoma[187]
- Oregon[188]
- Pennsylvania[189]
- Rhode Island[190]
- South Carolina[191]
- South Dakota[192]
- Public Utilities Commission
- House of Representatives and Senate
- Establish Nonpartisan Elections, Governance of Technical Schools and Independent Redistricting Commission constitutional referendums, and Campaign Finance/Lobbying Laws, Decreased Youth Minimum Wage and Short-Term Loan Interest Rate Cap referendums
- Tennessee[193]
- Texas[194]
- Board of Education[195] and Railroad Commissioner
- House of Representatives and Senate
- Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals and Courts of Appeals
- Austin, City Council (1st round)[196]
- Bexar County, Commissioners Court[197]
- Dallas County, Commissioners Court[198]
- Harris County, Commissioners Court[199]
- Tarrant County, Commissioners Court[200]
- Utah[201]
- Vermont[203]
- Virginia[204]
- Washington[206]
- Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Insurance Commissioner, Public Lands Commissioner, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Treasurer
- House of Representatives and Senate
- Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
- Carbon Emissions Tax, Democracy Credits, Individual Gun Access Prevention, Minimum Wage and Rights of Corporations referendums
- West Virginia[207]
- Wisconsin[208]
- Wyoming[209]
- 13 November: East Timor, Village Chiefs and Community Chiefs (2nd round)[130]
- 19 November: India, Cooch Behar, Lakhimpur, Shahdol and Tamluk, House of the People by-elections[210][211][212]
- 20 November:
- 26 November:
- 27 November: Switzerland
- Aargau, Executive Council (2nd round) and referendums[217]
- Basel-Landschaft, referendums
- Basel-Stadt, Executive Council (2nd round)
- Bern, referendum
- Fribourg, Council of State (2nd round)[132]
- Geneva, referendums[218]
- Lucerne, referendum
- Obwalden, referendums[219]
- Schaffhausen, referendum[24]
- Thurgau, referendum
- Zug, referendum
- Zürich, referendums
- 28 November:
December
[edit]- 1 December: United Kingdom, Richmond Park, House of Commons by-election
- 3 December: New Zealand, Mount Roskill, House of Representatives by-election
- 4 December: Moldova, Gagauzia, People's Assembly (2nd round)[214]
- 8 December: United Kingdom, Sleaford and North Hykeham, House of Commons by-election
- 10 December:
- 13 December: United States, Austin, City Council (2nd round)[196]
- 14 December:
- 15 December: India, Assam[224]
- 18 December:
- 20 December: Bermuda, Warwick South Central, House of Assembly by-election[226]
- 21 December: Nigeria, Abia, Local Government Councils and Chairmen[227]
- 22 December: Bangladesh, Narayanganj, Mayor and City Corporation[228]
- 25 December:
- 27 December: India, Gujarat, Village Councils[230]
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