2017 local electoral calendar

This local electoral calendar for 2017 lists the subnational elections held in 2017. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.

January

8 January: India, Maharashtra, [2016–17 Maharashtra local elections|Municipal 2017 Welsh local elections|Councils and Town Councils (4th phase)]
19 January: Nauru, Ubenide, Parliamentary by-election
22 January:
*Tanzania, Dimani, National Assembly by-election
*Zimbabwe, Bikita West, House of Assembly by-election
23 January: Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago, [2017 Tobago House of 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election|Assembly election|House of Assembly]
27–28 January: Czech Republic, Most,
28 January: Ivory Coast, District 92 and District 126, National Assembly by-elections
29 January:
*Haiti, Communal Boards (CASEC), Communal Assemblies (ASEC) and City Delegates (DV)
*Japan, Gifu,
31 January: Bangladesh, Tangail-4, House of the Nation by-election

February

1 February: India, Nagaland, ~~Urban Local Bodies~~
4 February: India
*Amritsar, House of the People by-election
*Goa, Legislative Assembly
*Punjab, Legislative Assembly
5 February: Austria, Graz,
11 February:
*India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (1st phase)
*Nigeria, Yobe, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
12 February:
*Mauritius, Rodrigues, Regional Assembly
*Switzerland
**Aargau,
**Basel-Stadt, referendums
**Grisons,
**Neuchâtel, referendums
**Schwyz,
**Thurgau,
**Ticino, referendums
**Vaud, referendum
13 February: India, Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase)
14 February: United States, Oklahoma City, City Council (1st round)
15 February:
*India
**Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase)
**Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
**Uttarakhand, Legislative Assembly
*Indonesia, Governors, Regents and Mayors
**Jakarta, Governor (1st round)
16 February: India, Maharashtra, District Councils and Township Councils (1st phase)
17 February: India, Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase)
19 February: India
*Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (4th phase)
*Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (3rd phase)
21 February: India
*Maharashtra, District Councils, Township Councils (2nd phase) and Municipal Corporations
**Mumbai, Municipal Corporation
*Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (5th phase)
23 February:
*India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (4th phase)
*United Kingdom, Copeland and Stoke-on-Trent Central, House of Commons
24 February: Djibouti, Regional Assemblies, Mayors and Communal Assemblies
25 February:
*New Zealand, Mount Albert, Parliament by-election
*Nigeria
**Gombe, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
**Taraba, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
27 February: India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (5th phase)
28 February: Liberia, Lofa-1, House of Representatives by-election

March

2 March: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Assembly
4 March: India
*Manipur, Legislative Assembly (1st phase)
*Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (6th phase)
5 March: Switzerland, Valais,
7 March:
*Federated States of Micronesia, Chuuk, Governor, House of Representatives and Senate
*United States, Los Angeles, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
8 March: India
*Manipur, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
*Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (7th phase)
11 March: Australia, Western Australia, Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
12 March: Switzerland, Solothurn, Executive Council (1st round) and Cantonal Council
17 March: Djibouti, Regional Assemblies, Mayors and Communal Assemblies
19 March: Switzerland, Valais,
22 March: Bangladesh, Gaibandha-1, National Parliament by-election
United States, Louisiana, Circuit Courts of Appeal (1st round)
26 March:
*Germany, Saarland, Parliament
*Japan, Chiba,
27 March: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbuda, Council
30 March: Bangladesh
*Sunamganj-2, House of the Nation by-election
*Comilla, Mayor and City Corporation

April

1 April: Myanmar
*Ann, Chaungzon, Dagon Seikkan, East Dagon, Hlaingthaya, Kawhmu, Kyethi, Mong Hsu and Monywa, House of Representatives by-elections
*Bago constituency 4, Chin constituency 3 and Yangon constituency 6, House of Nationalities by-elections
2 April: Switzerland, Neuchâtel, Council of State and Grand Council
3 April: Canada, Calgary Heritage, Calgary Midnapore, Markham—Thornhill, Ottawa—Vanier and Saint-Laurent, House of Commons by-elections
4 April:
*Greenland, Municipal Councils and Settlement Councils
*United States
**Anchorage, Assembly
**Colorado Springs, City Council
**Las Vegas, City Council (1st round)
**Oklahoma City, City Council (2nd round)
**St. Louis, Mayor and Board of Aldermen
**Wisconsin, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
8 April: U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas/St. John district, Parliament special election
9 April:
*Finland, Municipal Councils
*India, Srinagar, House of the People by-election
*Japan, Akita, Governor
11 April: United States, Kansas's 4th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
12 April:
*India, Malappuram, House of the People by-election
*South Korea, Sangju-Gunwi-Uiseong-Cheongsong,
*Uganda, Kamuli, Parliament by-election
19 April: Indonesia, Jakarta, Governor (2nd round)
22 April: Nigeria, Ebonyi, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
23 April:
*India, Delhi, Municipal Corporations
*Japan, Nagoya,
*Switzerland, Solothurn, Executive Council (2nd round)
29 April: United States, Louisiana, Circuit Courts of Appeal (2nd round)
30 April: Switzerland
*Appenzell Innerrhoden, Landsgemeinde
*Vaud,

May

4 May:
*India, Mizoram, Mara Autonomous District, Council
*United Kingdom, Local elections
**England, County Councils, Unitary Authorities, Metropolitan Borough Council and Mayors
***Buckinghamshire, County Council
***Cambridgeshire, Mayor and County Council
***Cornwall, Council
***Cumbria, County Council
***Derbyshire, County Council
***Devon, County Council
***Dorset, County Council
***Durham, County Council
***East Sussex, County Council
***Essex, County Council
***Gloucestershire, County Council
***Greater Manchester, Mayor
***Hampshire, County Council
***Hertfordshire, County Council
***Isle of Wight, Council
***Isles of Scilly, Council
***Kent, County Council
***Lancashire, County Council
***Leicestershire, County Council
***Lincolnshire, County Council
***Liverpool City Region, Mayor
***Norfolk, County Council
***North Yorkshire, County Council
***Northamptonshire, County Council
***Northumberland, County Council
***Nottinghamshire, County Council
***Oxfordshire, County Council
***Shropshire, Council
***Somerset, County Council
***Staffordshire, County Council
***Suffolk, County Council
***Surrey, County Council
***Tees Valley City Region, Mayor
***Warwickshire, County Council
***West of England, Mayor
***West Midlands, Mayor
***West Sussex, County Council
***Wiltshire, Council
***Worcestershire, County Council
**Scotland, Councils
**Wales, Councils
6 May:
*Australia, Tasmania, Legislative Council
*Maldives, City Councils, Atoll Councils and Island Councils
*United States
**Arlington, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
**Dallas, City Council (1st round)
**El Paso, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
**Fort Worth, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
**San Antonio, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
7 May:
*Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Parliament
*Italy, Aosta Valley and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Mayors and Municipal Councils
*Switzerland, Glarus,
9 May:
*Canada, British Columbia, Legislative Assembly
*United States, Omaha, Mayor and City Council
13 May: Palestine, West Bank,
14 May:
*Abkhazia, Gudauta, People's Assembly by-election
*Armenia, Yerevan, City Council
*Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Parliament
*Nepal, Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Ward Chairs and Ward Members (1st phase)
16 May: United States, Los Angeles, City Council (2nd round)
17 May: Cook Islands, Avatiu-Ruatonga-Palmerston, Parliament by-election
19 May: Iran, City Councils and Village Councils
*Tehran, City Council
21 May:
*Croatia, [2017 Croatian local elections|County Prefects, County Councils, 2017 Italian local elections|Mayors and Municipal Councils ]
*India, Bihar, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (1st phase)
*Switzerland
**Aargau,
**Basel-Landschaft,
**Basel-Stadt, referendums
**Bern,
**Fribourg,
**Geneva, referendums
**Lucerne,
**Obwalden, referendums
**Schaffhausen, referendums
**Schwyz,
**Solothurn,
**Ticino, referendum
**Uri,
**Valais, referendum
**Vaud,
**Zug,
**Zürich,
25 May: United States, Montana's at-large congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
27 May: Canada, Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, President
30 May: Canada, Nova Scotia, House of Assembly

June

3 June:
*Latvia, Municipal Councils
**Riga, City Council
*Nigeria, Benue, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
*United States, Cherokee Nation, Tribal Council (1st round)
4 June:
*Argentina, La Rioja,
*Cambodia, Commune Chiefs and Commune Councils
*Croatia, County Prefects, County Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
*India, Bihar, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (2nd phase)
*Mexico, State elections
**Coahuila,
**Mexico State,
**Nayarit,
**Veracruz,
6 June: United States, California's 34th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
7 June: India, Bihar, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (3rd phase)
8 June: United Kingdom, Scotland, [Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election|Parliament constituency)|Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire], Scottish Parliament
10 June: United States
*Arlington, City Council (2nd round)
*Dallas, City Council (2nd round)
*El Paso, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
*Fort Worth, City Council (2nd round)
*San Antonio, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
11 June:
*India, Goa, Village Councils (1st phase)
*Italy, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
13 June: United States, Las Vegas, City Council (2nd round)
17 June: India, Assam, Karbi Anglong, Autonomous Council
18 June: Switzerland, Bernese Jura, Moutier,
20 June: United States, Georgia's 6th congressional district and South Carolina's 5th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives
25 June:
*Italy, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
*Japan, Shizuoka,
28 June: Nepal, Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Ward Chairs and Ward Members (2nd phase)
29 June: Uganda, Kyadondo East, Parliament by-election

July

1 July:
*India, Goa, Village Councils (2nd phase)
*Nigeria, Jigawa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
2 July: Japan
*Hyōgo,
*Tokyo, Metropolitan Assembly
8 July: Nigeria, Osun West, Senate by-election
15 July:
*Nigeria, Kebbi, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
*Pakistan, NA-260, National Assembly by-election
16 July:
*Republic of the Congo, Departmental Councils and Municipal Councils (1st round)
*Zimbabwe, Chiwundura, National Assembly by-election
18 July: Syria, Saraqib, City Council
19 July: Tuvalu, Vaitupu, Parliament by-election
22 July:
*Nigeria, Lagos, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
*United States, Cherokee Nation, Tribal Council (2nd round)
23 July: Argentina, Chaco,
26 July: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Legislative Council
29 July: Palestine, West Bank,
30 July:
*Republic of the Congo, Departmental Councils and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
*Japan, Yokohama,

August

6 August: Brazil, Amazonas, Governor special election (1st round)
8 August: Kenya, Governors and County Assemblies
15 August: Jordan, Governorate Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils
17 August: Cook Islands, Ivirua, Parliament by-election
26 August: Australia, Northern Territory, [2017 Northern Territory local elections|Mayors, City Councils, Town Councils, 2017 Chilean general election|Regional Councils and Shire Councils]
27 August:
*Brazil, Amazonas, Governor special election (2nd round)
*Japan, Ibaraki,
29 August: United States, Phoenix, City Council
31 August: Uganda, Kalungu, Parliament by-election

September

3 September: Chile, Easter Island, Referendum
9 September: Australia, New South Wales, Mayors, Regional Councils, City Councils and Shire Councils
10 September: Russia,
*Belgorod Oblast,
*Bryansk Oblast, District 77, State Duma by-election
*Buryatia, Head
*Kaliningrad Oblast, Governor
*Karelia (Republic), Head
*Kirov Oblast, Governor
*Krasnodar Krai, Legislative Assembly
*Leningrad Oblast, District 112, State Duma by-election
*Mari El,
*Mordovia,
*Moscow, Municipal Councils
*North Ossetia–Alania,
*Novgorod Oblast, Governor
*Penza Oblast,
*Perm Krai, Governor
*Ryazan Oblast, Governor
*Sakhalin Oblast,
*Saratov Oblast, and
*Sevastopol, Governor
*Sverdlovsk Oblast,
*Tomsk Oblast, Governor
*Udmurtia, and
*Yaroslavl Oblast, Governor
11 September: Norway, Sámi Parliament
17 September:
*Pakistan, NA-120, National Assembly by-election
*Switzerland, Bernese Jura, Belprahon and Sorvilier,
18 September: Nepal, Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Ward Chairs and Ward Members (3rd phase)
22 September: Syria, Rojava, Communes
24 September:
*Germany
**Berlin,
**Bremen,
**Duisburg, Lord Mayor
*Switzerland
**Basel-Landschaft,
**Geneva, referendum
**Lucerne,
**Neuchâtel, referendums
**Schaffhausen, referendums
**Schwyz,
**Solothurn,
**Ticino, referendums
**Uri,
**Zürich,
25 September: Iraq, Kurdistan Region, Independence Referendum
26 September: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Mayors and City Councils
30 September: Lesotho
*Hololo, Thupa-Kubu and Teyateyaneng, National Assembly by-elections
*Municipal Councils and Community Councils

October

1 October:
*Austria, Burgenland,
*Portugal, Municipal Chambers, Municipal Assemblies and Parish Assemblies
*Spain, Catalonia, Independence Referendum
3 October: United States, Albuquerque, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
7 October: India, Manipur, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils
8 October:
*Argentina, Corrientes,
*Luxembourg, Communal Councils
10 October: United States, Raleigh, Mayor (1st round) and City Council
11 October: India, Gurdaspur, House of the People by-election
14 October: United States, Louisiana, Public Service Commission, Treasurer and Circuit Courts of Appeal
*New Orleans, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
14–15 October: Republic of Macedonia, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
15 October:
*Austria, Tyrol, 2026 Olympics Bid referendum
*Estonia, Municipal Councils
*Germany, Lower Saxony, Parliament
*Venezuela, Governors
16 October: Canada, Alberta, Mayors and Municipal Councils
*Calgary, Mayor, City Council and School Trustees
*Edmonton, Mayor, City Council and School Trustees
17 October: Malawi, Lilongwe City South East, Lilongwe Msozi North and Nsanje Lalanje, National Assembly by-elections
21 October:
*Australia
**Christmas Island, Shire Council
**Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Shire Council
**Western Australia, Mayors, Regional Councils, City Councils and Shire Councils
*Georgia, Mayors and Municipal Councils
22 October:
*Argentina
**Buenos Aires,
**Buenos Aires City,
**Catamarca,
**Corrientes, Mayors and Municipal Councils
**Formosa,
**Jujuy,
**Mendoza,
**Misiones,
**Salta,
**San Luis,
**Santiago del Estero,
*Italy
**Lombardy, Regional Autonomy referendum
**Veneto, Regional Autonomy referendum
***Belluno,
*Japan
**Aomori District 4, Ehime District 3 and Niigata District 5,
**Miyagi, Governor
*Kosovo, Mayors (1st round) and Municipal Councils
23 October: Canada, Lac-Saint-Jean and Sturgeon River—Parkland, House of Commons
26 October: Pakistan, NA-4, National Assembly by-election
27 October: Brazil, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, South Region Separatist referendum
28–29 October: Republic of Macedonia, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
29 October:
*Austria, Burgenland,
*Brazil, Niterói, Armament of Municipal Guard referendum
30 October:
*Canada, Nunavut, Legislative Assembly
*Jamaica, Saint Andrew Southern, Saint Andrew South Western and Saint Mary South Eastern, House of Representatives by-elections

November

3 November: India, Sikkim, District Councils and Village Councils
4 November:
*Nigeria, Enugu, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
*Slovakia, Governors and Regional Councils
5 November:
*Canada, Quebec, Mayors and Municipal Councils
**Montreal, Mayor and City Council
**Quebec City, Mayor and City Council
*Italy, Sicily, Regional Assembly
*Nicaragua, Mayors and Municipal Councils
7 November: United States, State and Local elections
*Utah's 3rd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
*Maine, Medicaid Expansion referendum
*New Jersey, Governor, General Assembly and Senate
*New York, Pension Forfeiture for Convicted Officials constitutional referendum and Constitutional Convention referendum
*Ohio, Drug Price Relief referendum
*Pennsylvania, Supreme Court and Superior Court retention elections, and Supreme Court, Commonwealth Court and Superior Court
*Virginia, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and House of Delegates
*Washington, Court of Appeals
*Atlanta, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
*Aurora, CO, City Council
*Boston, Mayor and City Council
*Charlotte, Mayor and City Council
*Cincinnati, Mayor and City Council
*Cleveland, Mayor and City Council
*Columbus, City Council
*Detroit, Mayor and City Council
*Flint, Mayor recall election
*King County, Executive and Council
**Seattle, Mayor and City Council
*Miami, Mayor and City Commission (1st round)
*Minneapolis, Mayor, City Council, Board of Estimate and Taxation and Park and Recreation Board
*New York City, Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate and City Council
*Pittsburgh, Mayor and City Council
*Raleigh, Mayor (2nd round)
*Tucson, City Council
*Wichita, City Council
9 November: India, Himachal Pradesh, Legislative Assembly
11 November:
*Nigeria, Akwa Ibom, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
*United States, New York City, Borough Presidents
12 November:
*Equatorial Guinea, Municipal Councils
*Japan, Hiroshima,
*Republic of Macedonia, Čair, Mayors and Municipal Councils (3rd round)
14 November: United States, Albuquerque, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
18 November:
*Nigeria
**Anambra, Governor
**Kwara, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
*United States, Louisiana, Treasurer special election (2nd round)
**New Orleans, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
19 November:
*Chile, Regional Councils
*Kosovo, Mayors (2nd round)
21 November:
*Denmark, Regional Councils and Municipal Councils
*United States, Miami, City Commission (2nd round)
22 November: India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (1st phase)
23 November: Algeria,
25 November: Australia, Queensland, Legislative Assembly
26 November:
*Cuba,
*Honduras,
*India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (2nd phase)
*Nepal, Provincial Assemblies (1st round)
*Switzerland
**Basel-Landschaft,
**Neuchâtel, referendums
**Nidwalden, referendum
**Obwalden, referendum
**Schaffhausen, referendums
**Thurgau,
29 November: India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (3rd phase)
30 November: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Ascension Island, Council

December

1 December: Syria, Rojava, Regional Councils, Canton Councils, Area Councils and District Councils
2 December: Australia, New England, House of Representatives by-election
3 December:
*Cuba,
*France, Corsica, Assembly (1st round)
5 December: United States, Atlanta, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
7 December: Nepal, Provincial Assemblies (2nd round)
9 December: India, Gujarat, Legislative Assembly (1st phase)
10 December:
*France, Corsica, Assembly (2nd round)
*Venezuela, Mayors
**Zulia,
11 December: Canada, Battlefords—Lloydminster, Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, Scarborough—Agincourt and South Surrey—White Rock, House of Commons by-elections
12 December: United States, Alabama, U.S. Senate special election
14 December: India, Gujarat, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
16 December: Australia, Bennelong, House of Representatives by-election
17 December: India, Punjab, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils
18 December: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Nevis, Island Assembly
21 December:
*Bangladesh, Rangpur, Mayor and City Corporation
*Spain, Catalonia, Parliament
23 December: Nigeria, Ekiti, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
24 December: Uzbekistan, Tashkent, District Councils