List of elections in 1981
The following elections occurred in the year 1981.
Africa
- Central African Republic presidential election
- Djiboutian presidential election
- Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
- Rwandan parliamentary election
- South African general election
- Sudanese parliamentary election
Asia
- July 1981 Iranian presidential election
- October 1981 Iranian presidential election
- Israeli legislative election
- Nepalese Rastriya Panchayat election
- South Korean presidential election
Europe
- 1981 Belgian general election
- 1981 Danish parliamentary election
- 1981 Dutch general election
- 1981 Greek legislative election
- 1981 Irish general election
- 1981 Maltese general election
- 1981 Norwegian parliamentary election
European Parliament
France
North America
Canada
- 1981 Edmonton municipal plebiscite
- 1981 Manitoba general election
- 1981 Nova Scotia general election
- 1981 Ontario general election
- 1981 Quebec general election