Electoral calendar 2009

This electoral calendar 2009 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2009 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included; it should be noted that they are not elections, however. By-elections are not included.

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Past elections: 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 Upcoming elections: 2009 | 2010 See also: Election results by year | Election results by country

January

• 12 January: Malta, President (by the parliament)
• 18 January: El Salvador, Parliament
• 25 January: Bolivia, Constitutional referendum
• 30 January: Somalia, President (by the parliament)

February

• 8 February: Turkmenistan, Parliament (3^rd Round)
• 8 February: Liechtenstein, Parliament
• 8 February: Switzerland, Referendum on freedom of movement within the European Union
• 10 February: Israel, Parliament
• 12 February: French Polynesia, President (by the parliament)
• 15 February: Venezuela, Constitutional referendum

March

• 3 March: Micronesia, Parliament
• 8 March: North Korea, Parliament
• 12 March: Antigua and Barbuda, Parliament
• 15 March: El Salvador, President
• 18 March: Azerbaijan, Constitutional referendum
• 21 March: Slovakia, President (1^st Round)
• 22 March: Macedonia, President (1^st Round)
• 29 March: Montenegro, Parliament
• 29 March: Mayotte, Status referendum

April

• 4 April: Slovakia, President (2^nd Round)
• 5 April: Macedonia, President (2^nd Round)
• 5 April: Moldova, Parliament
• 9 April: Algeria, President
• 9 April: Indonesia, Parliament
• 16 April: India, Parliament (1^st Round)
• 19 April: Haiti, Senate (1^st Round) (12 of 30 seats)
• 19 April: Northern Cyprus, Parliament
• 22 April: South Africa, Parliament
• 23 April: India, Parliament (2^nd Round)
• 25 April: Iceland, Parliament
• 26 April: Andorra, Parliament
• 26 April: Ecuador, President and Parliament
• 30 April: India, Parliament (3^rd Round)

May

• 3 May: Panama, President and Parliament
• 6 May: South Africa, President (by the parliament)
• 7 May: India, Parliament (4^th Round)
• 9 May: Maldives, Parliament
• 10 May: New Caledonia, Parliament
• 13 May: India, Parliament (5^th Round)
• 16 May: Kuwait, Parliament
• 17 May: Lithuania, President
• 17 May: Switzerland, Referendum
• 17 May: Comoros, Constitutional referendum
• 19 May: Malawi, President and Parliament
• 20 May: Cayman Islands, Parliament and constitutional referendum
• 20 May: Moldova, President (1^st Round) (indirect)
• 23 May: Germany, President (indirect)
• 24 May: Mongolia, President
• 31 May: South Ossetia, Parliament

June

• 2 June: Greenland, Parliament
• 3 June: Moldova, President (2^nd Round) (indirect)
• 4–7 June: European Union, European Parliament
• 7 June: Denmark, Act of Succession referendum
• 7 June: Luxembourg, Parliament
• 7 June: Lebanon, Parliament
• 12 June: Iran, President
• 21 June: Haiti, Senate (2^nd Round) (12 of 30 seats)
• 21–22 June: Italy, Electoral law referendum
• 28 June: Albania, Parliament
• 28 June: Argentina, Legislative
• 28 June: Guinea-Bissau, President (1^st Round)

July

• 5 July: Bulgaria, Parliament
• 5 July: Mexico, Legislative
• 8 July: Indonesia, President
• 12 July: Republic of the Congo, President
• 18 July: Mauritania, President
• 23 July: Kyrgyzstan, President
• 26 July: Guinea-Bissau, President (2^nd Round)
• 29 July: Moldova, Parliament
• 31 July – 21 August: New Zealand, Referendum

August

• 4 August: Niger, Constitutional referendum
• 20 August: Afghanistan, President

Upcoming

• 28 August: Moldova, President (indirect)
• 30 August: Gabon, President
• 30 August: Japan, Parliament

September

• 1 September: Vanuatu, President (indirect)
• 14 September: Norway, Parliament
• 16 September: Switzerland, Federal Council
• 20 September: Macau, Legislative
• 25 September: Aruba, Parliament
• 27 September: Germany, Parliament
• 27 September: Portugal, Parliament
• 27 September: Somaliland, President
• 27 September: Switzerland, Referendum
• September: Madagascar, Constitutional referendum

October

• 2 October: Ireland, Treaty of Lisbon referendum
• 9 October: Botswana, Parliament
• 9–10 October: Czech Republic, Parliament
• 11 October: Guinea, Parliament
• 20 October: Niger, Parliament
• 25 October: Tunisia, President and Parliament
• 25 October: Uruguay, President and Parliament
• 28 October: Mozambique, President and Parliament
• October: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Parliament

November

• 3 November: Northern Mariana Islands, Governor and Legislative
• 14 November: Niger, President (1^st Round)
• November: Romania, President (1^st Round)
• 29 November: Côte d'Ivoire, President
• 29 November: Honduras, President and Parliament
• 29 November: Switzerland, Referendum
• November: Namibia, President and Parliament

December

• 6 December: Bolivia, President and Parliament
• 6 December: Niger, President (2^nd Round)
• 11 December: Chile, President and Parliament
• 12 December: Abkhazia, President (1^st Round)
• December: Romania, President (2^st Round, if necessary)
• 13 December: Guinea, President (1^st Round)
• 27 December: Guinea, President (2^nd Round, if necessary)
• December: Uzbekistan, Parliament

Unknown

2009 or later

• Angola, President (2009 or 2010)
• Australia, Parliament (by 16 April 2011)
• Barbados, republic referendum
• Barbados, Parliament (by January 2013)
• Canada, Parliament (by 15 October 2012)
• Chad, Parliament (2009 or 2010)
• Comoros, Parliament (2009)
• Côte d'Ivoire, Parliament (2009 or 2010)
• Denmark, Parliament and EU opt-out referendum (by 12 November 2011)
• Fiji, Parliament (by September 2014)
• Ireland, Parliament (by July 2012)
• Latvia, Parliament (by October 2010)
• Malta, Parliament (by July 2013)
• Malaysia, Parliament (by 2013)
• New Zealand, Voting method referendum (by 2011)
• Palestinian National Authority, General (by 25 January 2010)
• Singapore, Parliament (by 2011)
• Spain, Parliament (by March 2012)
• Ukraine, Parliament (by 2011)
• United Kingdom, General (by 3 June 2010)
• Wales, Devolution referendum (by 5 May 2011)