2011 national electoral calendar

For local elections, see Local electoral calendar 2011.

This national electoral calendar for the year 2011 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2011 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states. Referendums are included, even though they are not elections. By-elections are not included.

January

• 15 January: Nigeria, Nigerian parliamentary election, 2011
• 22 January: Nigeria, Nigerian presidential election, 2011
• 23 January: Central African Republic, President (1^st Round) and Parliament
• 31 January: Niger, Parliament and President (1^st Round)
• January: Portugal, President

February

• 20 February: Chad, Parliament

March

• 3 March: Wales, Devolution referendum
• 4 March: Samoa, Parliament
• 12 March: Niger, President (2^nd Round)
• 16 March: Madagascar, Parliament
• March: Benin, President and Parliament

April

• 10 April: Peru, President and Parliament
• 17 April: Finland, Parliament
• 27 April: Yemen, Parliament

May

• 4 May: Madagascar, President
• 5 May: United Kingdom, Alternative Vote referendum
• 5 May: Welsh Assembly Election
• 5 May: Scottish Parliament Election
• 8 May: Chad, President

September

• September: Egypt, President

October

• October: Kyrgyzstan, President
• October: Republic of Ireland, President
• October: Argentina, Legislative and President

Unknown

2011

• Cape Verde, President
• Denmark, Parliament and EU opt-out referendum (by 12 November 2011)
• Liberia, General
• New Zealand, General
• Thailand, Parliament (by 2011)
• Turkey, Parliament (by 2011)
• Zambia, President and Parliament
• Zimbabwe, Referendum

Later

• Barbados, republic referendum
• Barbados, Parliament (by January 2013)
• Canada, Parliament (by 15 October 2012)
• Egypt, President (by 2011)
• Fiji, Parliament (by September 2014)
• Ireland, Parliament (by July 2012)
• Japan, Parliament (by 30 August 2013)
• Laos, Parliament (by March 2011)
• Laos, President (by the parliament) (by June 2011)
• Malaysia, Parliament (by 2013)
• Malta, Parliament (by July 2013)
• New Zealand, Voting method referendum (by 2011)
• Palestine, President and Parliament
• Peru, President and Parliament (by 10 April 2011)
• Qatar, Parliament (by 2013)
• Singapore, Parliament (by February 2012)
• Spain, Parliament (by March 2012)
• Sudan, Southern Sudanese independence referendum (3–5 January 2011)
• Ukraine, Parliament (by 2012)