2012 national electoral calendar
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.
January
- 3–4 January: Egypt, People's Assembly
- 10–11 January: Egypt, People's Assembly
- 13 January: Kiribati, President
- 14 January: Taiwan, President and Parliament
- 15 January: Kazakhstan, Assembly
- 22 January:
- *Croatia, EU Referendum
- *Finland, President
- 29–30 January: Egypt, Consultative Council
February
- 2 February: Kuwait,
Parliament - 5 February: Finland, President
- 5–6 February: Egypt, Consultative Council
- 12 February: Turkmenistan, President
- 14–15 February: Egypt, Consultative Council
- 18 February: Latvia, Constitutional Referendum
- 19–21 February: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Parliament
- 21 February: Yemen, President
- 21–22 February: Egypt, Consultative Council
- 26 February:
- *Senegal, President
- *Syria, Constitutional Referendum
March
- 2 March: Iran, Parliament
- 4 March: Russia, President
- 7 March: Belize, House of Representatives
- 10 March:
- *Abkhazia, Parliament
- *Slovakia, Parliament
- 11 March:
- *El Salvador, Parliament
- *Switzerland, Referendums
- 17 March: East Timor, President
- 18 March:
- *Guinea-Bissau,
President - *Saint Barthélemy, Legislature
- *Saint Martin, Legislature
- *Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Legislature
- 24 March: Abkhazia, Parliament
- 25 March:
- *Senegal, President
- *Slovenia, Referendum
- *South Ossetia, President
- *Wallis and Futuna, Legislature
- 29 March: The Gambia, Parliament
April
- 8 April: South Ossetia, President
- 11 April: South Korea, Parliament
- 16 April: East Timor, President
- 18 April: Guernsey, Legislature
- 22 April: France, President
May
- 3 May: Faroe Islands, Referendum
- 4 May: Iran, Parliament
- 6 May:
- *Armenia, Parliament
- *France, President
- *Greece, Parliament
- *Serbia, President and Parliament
- 7 May:
- *Bahamas, House of Assembly
- *Syria, Parliament
- 10 May: Algeria, National Assembly
- 20 May:
- *Dominican Republic, President
- *Serbia, President
- 23–24 May: Egypt, President
- 26 May: Lesotho, National Assembly
- 31 May: Ireland, Constitutional Referendum
June
- 10 June: France, Parliament
- 16–17 June: Egypt, President
- 17 June:
- *France, Parliament
- *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
- 18 July: Cayman Islands, Referendum
- 19 July: Nagorno-Karabakh, President
- 29 July:
- *Republic of the Congo, National Assembly
- *Romania, Impeachment Referendum
August
- 19 August: Puerto Rico, Constitutional Referendum
- 31 August: Angola, Parliament
September
- 9 September: Hong Kong, Legislature
- 12 September: Netherlands, House of Representatives
- 23 September:
- *Belarus, House of Representatives
- *Pitcairn Islands, Referendum
- *Switzerland, Referendums
October
- 1 October: Georgia, Parliament
- 7 October: Venezuela, President
- 12–13 October: Czech Republic, Senate
- 14 October:
- *Lithuania, Parliament and Referendum
- *Montenegro, Parliament
- 19 October: Curaçao, Legislature
- 19–20 October: Czech Republic, Senate
- 20 October: Iceland, Constitutional Referendum
- 28 October:
- *Lithuania, Parliament
- *Ukraine, Parliament
- 30 October: Vanuatu, Parliament
November
- 6 November:
- *Palau, President and House of Delegates and Senate
- *United States, President, House of Representatives and Senate
- **American Samoa, Governor, House of Representatives and Constitutional Referendum
- **Guam, Auditor, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Education Board, Legislature, Superior Court retention elections and Referendum
- **Northern Mariana Islands, House of Representatives, Senate, Supreme Court retention elections and Constitutional Referendum
- **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:
- *San Marino, Parliament
- *Slovenia, President
- 17 November: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament
- 20 November: American Samoa, Governor
- 25 November: Switzerland, Referendum
December
- 1 December: Kuwait, Parliament
- 2 December:
- *Burkina Faso, Parliament
- *Slovenia, President
- 7–8 December: Ghana, President and Parliament
- 9 December: Romania, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- 15 December: Egypt, Constitutional Referendum
- 16 December: Japan, House of Representatives and
- 17 December: Bermuda, House of Assembly
- 19 December: South Korea, President
- 22 December: Egypt, Constitutional Referendum
Indirect elections
- 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
- 19 July:
- *India, President
- *Samoa, Head of the Government
- 20 July: Mauritius, President
- 7 August: India, Vice President
- 17 September: Dominica, President
- 28 September: Morocco, House of Councillors
- 1 October: San Marino, Captains Regent
- 21–22 November: Slovenia, National Council
- 29 December: Algeria, Council of the Nation