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WikiProject Elections and Referendums
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This is a WikiProject, an area for focused collaboration among Wikipedians. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate!

Welcome to the rebooted WikiProject Elections and Referendums, a WikiProject re-established in 2009 to standardize and improve upon Wikipedia's coverage on elections.

Our userboxes are {{User E&R}} and {{User WikiProject E&R}}. Our talk page banner is {{WikiProject Elections and Referendums}}. Most importantly, be sure to check out the to-do box below.

Scope[edit]

The scope of the project is the coverage of elections and referendums anywhere in the world, from a national level to a local level.

A comprehensive entry with the most recent results on the national level worldwide can be found at the List of election results by country (note: a long document). An overview of past election results can be found at Elections in 2005, Elections in 2006, etc. A list of upcoming elections can be found at Upcoming elections section of the Electoral calendar. Please help us keep these lists up to date!

Election and Electoral systems
- Election - Psephology - Electoral system - Condorcet method - Criticisms of electoralism - General election - By-election - Additional Member System - Fixed-term election - First Past the Post electoral system - Indirect election - mixed-member proportional representation - Party-list proportional representation - Pluralism - proportional representation - single non-transferable vote - single transferable vote
Election results
- Elections by country - Electoral calendar
Voting and counting systems
- Vote counting systems - Voting system - Alternative vote top-up - Approval voting - Borda count - Bucklin voting - Closed list - Condorcet method - Coombs' method - Copeland's method - D'Hondt method - Droop quota - Election threshold - Group voting ticket - Hamilton method - Highest averages method - Instant-runoff voting - Largest remainder method - Preferential voting (disambiguation) - Range voting - Sainte-Laguë method - Schulze method - Schulze STV
Miscellaneous on elections
- Absolute majority - Anti-incumbency - Ballot - Ballot access - Bloc voting^{[disambiguation needed]} - Canvassing - Compulsory voting - Constituent - Constituency - Cumulative voting - Double majority - Duverger's law - Elector - Electoral fraud - Elective rights - Electoral college - Electoral fusion - Electoral reform - Electronic voting - Exit poll - Gallagher Index - Gerrymandering - Incumbent - Independence of irrelevant alternatives - Majority rule - Marginal seat - Narrow elections - Open list - Overhang seat - Parallel voting - Plurality - Polling station - Postal voting - Primary election - Protest vote - Push poll - Qualified Majority Voting - Recall election - Secret ballot - Simple majority - Sortition - Split vote - Spoiler effect - Strategic nomination - Suffrage - Suffragette - Supermajority - Tactical voting - Two-thirds majority - Underhang seat - Universal suffrage - Vote - Vote pairing - Voter turnout - Voting machine - Voting rights - Women's suffrage - Youth suffrage
Campaigning
- Campaign advertising - Campaign finance - Campaign finance reform - Campaign management tools - Canvassing - Election promise - Get out the vote - Negative campaigning - Political campaign - Political platform
Political parties
- Party system - Political spectrum - Political party - Multi-party system - Two-party system - One-party state - Dominant-party system - List of political parties - List of political parties by country
Information by country
- Elections: Elections by country - Table of voting systems by nation - List of national legislatures
- Political parties: List of political parties
Electoral reform in the United States by political division
- Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Connecticut - Delaware - Florida - Georgia - Hawaii - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming - Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) - American Samoa - Guam - Northern Mariana Islands - Puerto Rico - U.S. Virgin Islands

Related guidelines[edit]

WP:NC-GAL details the naming convention for election and referendum articles.

To do[edit]

Election and referendum years[edit]

This page lists all national election and referendum templates and notes whether they are complete or not (in terms of having every election/referendum linked and whether there are articles on those elections/referendums).

Election and referendum results[edit]

This page aims to list all elections by year and notes whether the results are complete or not; articles with incomplete results can be found in Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results. A few other articles can be found here

Referendums in the European Union[edit]

This page aims to create an article about referendums in each of the European Union countries.

How you can help[edit]

Promote the project

Join this project! Add yourself to the list, and add the userbox to your page, to advertise the project to people who happen to pass by.
Invite people to the project – drop a note on the user talk page of editors working on elections and referendums topics who aren't project members.
Consider promoting the project via the Wikipedia Signpost WikiProject desk.

Improve the project

Update the project pages, archive clutter, and make use of the latest automation available
Consult the WikiProject Guide for ideas
Come up with new ones

Use the project

Create a new article.

Expand some of the articles (check out Category:Election stubs or some of its subcategories), always respecting Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View Policy. Also, check the Wikipedia: Manual of Style.
Add references to articles which need referencing improving. Biographies of living persons are a particular priority.
Assess some of the Unassessed Elections and Referendums articles, using the criteria at Wikipedia:WikiProject Elections and Referendums/Assessment. Update the project banner on the relevant talk page.

Check the talk page for requests for help.
Check the to do list at Wikipedia:WikiProject Elections and Referendums/to do
You can look at the project's popular pages list to identify particularly high-profile articles that could be improved.

Members[edit]

Please feel free to add your name here!

Recognized content[edit]

Elections and Referendums pages by quality
Quality
Quality	Total
FA	38
FL	21
GA	145
B	1,296
C	5,616
Start	26,608
Stub	29,904
List	6,885
Category	26,599
Disambig	207
File	390
Project	13
Redirect	5,607
Template	10,374
Assessed	113,703
Unassessed	5,341
Total	119,044
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 339,106	Ω = 5.33

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:WikiProject Elections and Referendums articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles[edit]

Former featured articles[edit]

Featured lists[edit]

Former featured lists[edit]

Featured list candidates[edit]

List of Liechtenstein general elections

Good articles[edit]

Former good articles[edit]

Good article nominees[edit]

Did you know? articles[edit]

Featured pictures[edit]

Daisy (1964)
The Gerry-Mander Edit

Former featured pictures[edit]

Commercial-LBJ1964ElectionAdDaisyGirl

Resources[edit]

Links to websites detailing election and referendum dates and results, as well as links to national electoral commissions can be found in Wikipedia:WikiProject Elections and Referendums/Useful sources.
For creating results maps (for United States elections), the colors listed here should be used

Related WikiProjects[edit]

Tools[edit]

Main tool page: toolserver.org

Reflinks – Edits bare references – adds title/dates etc. to bare references
Checklinks – Edit and repair external links
Dab solver – Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
Peer reviewer – Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.

Article alerts[edit]

Did you know

12 Apr 2024 – 1916 Warsaw City Council election (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Soman (t · c); see discussion
06 Mar 2024 – Electoral history of the Labour Party (UK) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Michaeldble (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

14 Apr 2024 – 2024 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Esolo5002 (t · c); see discussion (9 participants)
13 Apr 2024 – 2013 Rajya Sabha election in Tamil Nadu (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Hemant Dabral (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
07 Apr 2024 – Candidates of the next Australian federal election (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TarnishedPath (t · c); see discussion (12 participants; relisted)
05 Apr 2024 – 2007 Montgomery mayoral election (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Yoblyblob (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
30 Mar 2024 – Kanwali (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Hemant Dabral (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
29 Mar 2024 – 2018 Garland mayoral special election (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Nickps (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
07 Apr 2024 – 2019 Rushcliffe parish council elections (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by AusLondonder (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 14 Apr 2024; see discussion (3 participants)
07 Apr 2024 – 2019 Broxtowe parish council elections (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by AusLondonder (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 14 Apr 2024; see discussion (2 participants)

Proposed deletions

03 Apr 2024 – Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Geardona (t · c) was deleted

Featured list candidates

01 Apr 2024 – List of Liechtenstein general elections (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by TheBritinator (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

15 Apr 2024 – Electronic voting in India (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Magentic Manifestations (t · c); start discussion
09 Apr 2024 – 2023 Singaporean presidential election (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by OOOTenx (t · c); start discussion
22 Mar 2024 – 2022 Fife Council election (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Stevie fae Scotland (t · c); start discussion
20 Dec 2023 – 2022 North Lanarkshire Council election (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Stevie fae Scotland (t · c); start discussion
18 Nov 2023 – 2022 City of Edinburgh Council election (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Stevie fae Scotland (t · c); start discussion

Requests for comments

14 Mar 2024 – 2024 United States presidential election (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by KlayCax (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

11 Apr 2024 – Allegations of Chinese interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Chinese government interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections by Amigao (t · c); see discussion
01 Apr 2024 – 1906 Australian referendum (Senate elections) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 1906 Australian referendum by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
01 Apr 2024 – 1928 Australian referendum (State debts) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 1928 Australian referendum by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
09 Apr 2024 – 2014 Andhra Pradesh rural local bodies elections (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2014 Andhra Pradesh urban local body elections by Ok123l (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
29 Mar 2024 – 2019 speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) move request to 2019 United States House of Representatives speakership election by BurgeoningContracting (t · c) was no consensus to 2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) by BD2412 (t · c) on 10 Apr 2024; see discussion
29 Mar 2024 – October 2015 speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) move request to October 2015 United States House of Representatives speakership election by BurgeoningContracting (t · c) was no consensus to October 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) by BD2412 (t · c) on 10 Apr 2024; see discussion
29 Mar 2024 – January 2015 speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) move request to January 2015 United States House of Representatives speakership election by BurgeoningContracting (t · c) was no consensus to January 2015 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) by BD2412 (t · c) on 10 Apr 2024; see discussion
29 Mar 2024 – January 2023 speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) move request to January 2023 United States House of Representatives speakership election by BurgeoningContracting (t · c) was no consensus to January 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) by BD2412 (t · c) on 10 Apr 2024; see discussion
29 Mar 2024 – 1923 speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) move request to 1923 United States House of Representatives speakership election by BurgeoningContracting (t · c) was no consensus to 1923 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) by BD2412 (t · c) on 10 Apr 2024; see discussion
29 Mar 2024 – October 2023 speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) move request to October 2023 United States House of Representatives speakership election by BurgeoningContracting (t · c) was no consensus to October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) by BD2412 (t · c) on 10 Apr 2024; see discussion

(7 more...)

Articles to be merged

13 Apr 2024 – First-past-the-post voting (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Plurality voting by Moxy (t · c); see discussion
21 Mar 2024 – Summability criterion (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Compilation complexity by Jannikp97 (t · c); see discussion
13 Mar 2024 – Ley de lemas (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Electoral alliance by Closed Limelike Curves (t · c); see discussion
10 Mar 2024 – Esquimalt-Royal Roads (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Esquimalt-Metchosin by Richthofen II (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2024 – 2020 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 2020 American Samoa presidential caucuses by Michelangelo1992 (t · c); see discussion
08 Mar 2024 – Richmond East (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Richmond-Queensborough by Richthofen II (t · c); see discussion
16 Feb 2024 – Proportional approval voting (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Thiele's voting rules by Closed Limelike Curves (t · c); see discussion
12 Feb 2024 – Electorates of the Australian Capital Territory (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly by Stelith (t · c); see discussion
05 Feb 2024 – Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1992 by Iveagh Gardens (t · c); see discussion
05 Feb 2024 – Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1992 by Iveagh Gardens (t · c); see discussion

(8 more...)

Articles to be split

30 Mar 2024 – Opinion polling for the next Italian general election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Braganza (t · c); see discussion
13 Mar 2024 – Comparison of electoral systems (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Closed Limelike Curves (t · c); see discussion
11 Mar 2024 – Mixed-member proportional representation (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Braganza (t · c); see discussion
09 Dec 2023 – 2023 Guatemalan general election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Braganza (t · c); see discussion
16 Dec 2022 – Kowloon Central (2021 constituency) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 118.140.155.14 (t · c); see discussion
09 Oct 2021 – 2020 Singaporean general election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by TheSandDoctor (t · c); see discussion
04 May 2021 – 2018 Arizona State Legislature election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by DemonDays64 (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2021 – Two-party system (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Birdzilla12345 (t · c); see discussion
26 Oct 2020 – 2020 Belarusian presidential election (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Abcmaxx (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

03 Apr 2024 – Draft:2013 Pateros local elections (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Robin422 (t · c)
08 Mar 2024 – Draft:Middlesex—London (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Maliner (t · c)
02 Mar 2024 – Draft:Republican Nomination for the October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ELECTIONEDITS (t · c)
26 Feb 2024 – Draft:2028 Turkish presidential election (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mr. Lechkar (t · c)
15 Feb 2024 – Draft:Juan Pablo Jaramillo (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Juanpa5921 (t · c)
26 Jan 2024 – Draft:Favorite betrayal criterion (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jasavina (t · c)
11 Jan 2024 – Draft:2025 national electoral calendar (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Aviram7 (t · c)
12 Apr 2024 – Draft:2028 United States presidential election (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by 2601:84:8D00:92E0:1DB5:DD0E:1827:6EDE (t · c) was declined by Chaotic Enby (t · c) on 13 Apr 2024
02 Apr 2024 – Draft:Missouri's 1st Senate district (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Refriedtoes (t · c) was moved to Missouri's 1st Senate district (talk · edit · hist) by Refriedtoes (t · c) (author) on 11 Apr 2024

External watchlist[edit]

Wikiproject Watchlist – WikiProject Elections and Referendums^{[dead link]}

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