2015 national electoral calendar
This national electoral calendar for 2015 lists the national/federal elections held in 2015 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
January
- 4 January: Uzbekistan, Legislative Chamber (2nd round)
- 8 January: Sri Lanka, President
- 11 January: Croatia, President (2nd round)
- 20 January: Zambia, President
- 25 January:
- *Comoros, Parliament (1st round)
- *Greece, Parliament
February
- 7 February: Slovakia, Referendum
- 16 February: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Parliament
- 22 February: Comoros, Parliament (2nd round)
- 28 February: Lesotho, National Assembly
March
- 1 March:
- *Andorra, Parliament
- *El Salvador, Parliament
- *Estonia, Parliament
- *Tajikistan, Assembly of Representatives
- 3 March: Federated States of Micronesia, Parliament
- 8 March: Switzerland, Referendums
- 17 March: Israel, Parliament
- 28–29 March: Nigeria, President, House of Representatives and Senate
- 29 March: Uzbekistan, President
- 31 March: Tuvalu, Parliament
April
- 11 April: Malta, Referendum
- 13–15 April: Sudan, President and National Assembly
- 19 April:
- *Finland, Parliament
- *Northern Cyprus, President (1st round)
- 22 April: Anguilla, Legislature
- 25 April: Togo, President
- 26 April:
- *Benin, Parliament
- *Kazakhstan, President
- *''Northern Cyprus, President (2nd round)''
May
- 3 May: Nagorno-Karabakh, Parliament
- 7 May: United Kingdom, House of Commons
- 8 May: Norfolk Island, Referendum
- 10 May: Poland, President (1st round)
- 11 May:
- *Guyana, President and Parliament
- 22 May: Ireland, Constitutional Referendums
- 24 May:
- *Ethiopia, House of Peoples' Representatives
- *Poland, President (2nd round)
- 25 May: Suriname, Parliament
June
- 7 June:
- *Luxembourg, Referendum
- *Mexico, Chamber of Deputies
- *Turkey, Parliament
- 8 June: British Virgin Islands, Legislature
- 14 June: Switzerland, Referendums
- 18 June: Denmark, Parliament
- 29 June: Burundi, National Assembly
July
- 5 July: Greece, Referendum
- 21 July: Burundi, President
August
- 9 August: Haiti, and
- 17 August: Sri Lanka, Parliament
September
- 1 September: Faroe Islands, Legislature
- 6 September:
- *Guatemala, President (1st round) and Parliament
- *Poland, Referendum
- 7 September: Trinidad and Tobago, House of Representatives
- 11 September: Singapore, Parliament
- 20 September: Greece, Parliament
October
- 3 October: United Arab Emirates, Parliament
- 4 October:
- *Kyrgyzstan, Parliament
- *Portugal, Parliament
- 11 October:
- *Belarus, President
- *Guinea, President
- 17–19 October: Egypt, Parliament (1st phase 1st round)
- 18 October: Switzerland, National Council and
- 19 October: Canada, House of Commons
- 25 October:
- *Argentina, President (1st round), Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- *Bulgaria, Referendum
- *Guatemala, President (2nd round)
- *Haiti, [2015 Haitian presidential election|
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- *Oman, Consultative Assembly
- *Poland, Sejm and Senate
- *Republic of the Congo, Constitutional Referendum
- *Tanzania, President and Parliament
- 26–28 October: Egypt, Parliament (1st phase 2nd round)
November
- 1 November:
- *Azerbaijan, Parliament
- *Turkey, Parliament
- 2 November: Switzerland,
- 4 November:
- *Belize, House of Representatives
- *Pitcairn Islands, Deputy Mayor and Legislature
- 8 November:
- *Croatia, Parliament
- *Myanmar, House of Representatives and House of Nationalities
- *Switzerland,
- 15 November: Switzerland,
- 16 November: Marshall Islands, Parliament
- 20 November – 11 December: New Zealand, Referendum (1st round)
- 21–23 November: Egypt, Parliament (2nd phase 1st round)
- 22 November:
- *Argentina, President (2nd round)
- *Switzerland,
- 26 November: Gibraltar, Legislature
- 29 November:
- *Burkina Faso, President and Parliament
- *Transnistria, Parliament
- 30 November – 2 December: Egypt, Parliament (2nd phase 2nd round)
December
- 3 December: Denmark, Referendum
- 3–5 December: Seychelles, President (1st round)
- 6 December:
- *Armenia, Referendum
- *Venezuela, Parliament
- 9 December: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Parliament
- 13 December: Liechtenstein, Referendum
- 13–14 December: Central African Republic, Referendum
- 16–18 December: Seychelles, President (2nd round)
- 18 December: Rwanda, Referendum
- 20 December:
- *Slovenia, Referendum
- *Spain, Congress of Deputies
- 30 December:
- *Central African Republic, President (1st round)
- *Kiribati, Parliament (1st 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:- 23 April 2014 – 31 October 2016: Lebanon, President
- 10 January: Afghanistan, House of Elders
- 13–14 January: Uzbekistan, Senate
- 29–31 January: Italy, President
- 7 February, 20 April, and 28 September: India, Council of States
- 18 February: Greece, President
- 5 March: Pakistan, Senate
- 16 March, 6 May and 22 June: Isle of Man, Legislative Council
- 1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent
- 17 April: Tajikistan, National Assembly
- 11 May: Federated States of Micronesia, President
- 14 May: Guatemala, Vice President
- 19 May: Sudan, Council of States
- 24 May: Ethiopia, House of Federation
- 26 May: Netherlands, Senate
- 3 June: Latvia, President
- 4 June: Mauritius, President
- 16 June, 9 July, 23 October and 24 November: Austria, Federal Council
- 14 July: Suriname, President
- 24 July: Burundi, Senate
- 16 September: Guatemala, Vice President
- 1 October: San Marino, Captains Regent
- 2 October: Morocco, House of Councillors
- 12 October: Fiji, President
- 28 October: Nepal, President
- 27 November: Namibia, National Council
- 9 December: Switzerland, Federal Council
- 20 December: Spain, Senate
- 29 December:
- *Algeria, Council of the Nation
- *Madagascar,