The following elections occurred in the year 1994.

Africa

1994 Botswana general election General elections were held in Botswana on 15 October 1994, alongside simultaneous 1994 Botswana local elections, local elections. The result was a victory for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP),Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thib ...

1994 Guinea-Bissau general election General elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 3 July 1994, with a second round for the presidential election on 7 August. They were the first multi-party elections since independence, and also the first time the president had been directly elec ...

* 1994 Malawian general election * 1994 Mozambican general election *

1994 Namibian general election General elections were held in Namibia on 4 and 5 December 1994. Each registered voter could poll two votes, one for president (the first time a president was to be directly elected) and one for the National Assembly. Both elections were won by S ...

1994 South African general election General elections were held in South Africa between 26 and 29 April 1994. The elections were the first in which citizens of all races were allowed to take part, and were therefore also the first held with universal suffrage. The election was c ...

* 1994 São Tomé and Príncipe legislative election *

1994 Togolese parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 6 February 1994, with a second round on 18 March in 24 constituencies. The first multi-party elections since the 1960s, they saw the ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) finish second behind the A ...

* 1994 Ugandan Constituent Assembly election

Asia

* 1994 Kazakhstani legislative election *

1994 Nepalese legislative election General elections were held in Nepal on 15 November 1994 to elect the House of Representatives. The election took place after the Nepali Congress government collapsed and King Birenda called new elections. The results showed that the Communist ...

1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 16 August 1994. They marked the decisive end of seventeen years of United National Party rule and a revival of Sri Lankan democracy. Background Democracy in Sri Lanka had seemed doomed as the pre ...

1994 Sri Lankan presidential election Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 9 November 1994. Nominations were accepted on 7 October 1994 and voter turnout was 70%. Prime Minister Chandrika Kumaratunga of the governing People's Alliance was elected, receiving 62% of the vo ...

1994 Turkish local elections Local elections were held in Turkey on 27 March 1994. Background 1989 local elections In the 1989 Turkish local elections, ANAP suffered a nationwide rout in what many saw as a referendum on the Turgut Özal administration. Nurettin Sözen ...

Malaysia

1994 Sabah state election The 1994 Sabah state election was held between Friday, 18 February and Saturday, 19 February 1994. Nomination day was 7 February 1994. The election was one of the most controversial election in Sabah's political history. The election was won by the ...

Turkey

Australia

* 1994 Bonython by-election *

1994 Elizabeth state by-election A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Elizabeth on 9 April 1994. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Labor MHA Martyn Evans, who moved to the federal seat of Bonython at the 1994 by-election ...

1994 Fremantle by-election The 1994 Fremantle by-election was held in the Australian federal electorate of Fremantle in Western Australia on 12 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the retirement of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's John Dawkins, on ...

1994 Mackellar by-election The 1994 Mackellar by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Mackellar in New South Wales on 26 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Liberal Party of Australia's Jim Carlton on 14 Ja ...

* 1994 Northern Territory general election * 1994 Taylor state by-election *

1994 Torrens state by-election The 1994 Torrens state by-election was a by-election held on 7 May 1994 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens, centred in the inner north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. This was triggered by the death of Liberal MHA Joe Tiernan ...

1994 Warringah by-election The 1994 Warringah by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Warringah in New South Wales on 26 March 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, Liberal MP Michael MacKellar on 18 February 1994, f ...

1994 Werriwa by-election A by-election for the Australian House of Representatives division of Werriwa was held on 29 January 1994. It was triggered by the resignation of sitting Labor Party member and former minister John Kerin. The by-election was won by Labor Part ...

Europe

1994 Basque parliamentary election The 1994 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 23 October 1994, to elect the 5th Basque Parliament, Parliament of the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election. ...

1994 Belarusian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 23 June 1994, with a second round on 10 July. They were the first national elections held in Belarus since the country seceded from the Soviet Union three years earlier. The result was an overwhe ...

1994 Bulgarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 December 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p369 The Democratic Left, the core of which was the Bulgarian Socialist Party, won 125 of the 240 ...

1994 Crimean presidential election The only presidential elections were contested in the Republic of Crimea for the post of President of Crimea, at the time a republic within Ukraine. The office was created by the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, the republic's unicameral parliament O ...

1994 Danish parliamentary election General elections were held in Denmark on 21 September 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p525 The coalition of the Social Democratic Party, the Danish Social Liberal Party and the Centre Democr ...

1994 Dutch general election General elections were held in the Netherlands on 3 May 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 The Labour Party emerged as the largest party, winning 37 of the 150 seats in the House of Repres ...

1994 European Parliament election The 1994 European Parliamentary election was a European election held across the 12 European Union member states in June 1994. This election saw the merge of the European People's Party and European Democrats, an increase in the overall numbe ...

1994 Faroese parliamentary election General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 7 July 1994. Results See also * List of members of the Løgting, 1994–98 Elections in the Faroe Islands Faroes The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the ...

1994 Fianna Fáil leadership election The 1994 Fianna Fáil leadership election began in November 1994, when Albert Reynolds resigned as party leader and Taoiseach. Reynolds had been party leader since February 1992 and had served as Taoiseach since then. His successor was elected ...

* 1994 Finnish presidential election *

1994 Hungarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 May 1994, with a second round of voting in 174 of the 176 single member constituencies on 29 May.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p899 Nohlen & Stöve ...

1994 Italian general election The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

1994 Norwegian European Union membership referendum A referendum on joining the European Union was held in Norway on 27 and 28 November 1994. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 After a long period of heated debate, the "no" side won with 52.2 per cent of ...

1994 Slovak parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 30 September and 1 October 1994. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1747 The early elections were necessary after the Vladimír Mečiar 1992 government had b ...

* 1994 Stockholm municipal election *

1994 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 18 September 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1858 The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Riksdag, winning 161 of the 34 ...

1994 Ukrainian parliamentary election The year 1994 was designated as the "International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Charter, Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 ...

1994 Ukrainian presidential election Early presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 26 June 1994, with a second round on 10 July.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1976 They were held ahead of schedule following a compromise betw ...

1994 Austrian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 9 October 1994. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) remained the largest parties, but both suffered losses to minor parties. The Freedom Party of Austria ...

1994 German federal election The 1994 German federal election was held in Germany on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 13th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU alliance led by Helmut Kohl remained the largest faction in parliament, with Kohl remaining Chancellor in a narrowly ...

European Parliament

1994 European Parliament election in Belgium The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting ...

* 1994 European Parliament election in Denmark *

1994 European Parliament election in Portugal An election of Members of the European Parliament, MEP representing Portugal (European Parliament constituency), Portugal constituency for the 1994-1999 term of the European Parliament was held on 12 June 1994. It was part of the wider 1994 Europe ...

1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom The 1994 European Parliament election was the fourth European election to be held in the United Kingdom. It was held on Thursday 9 June, though, as usual, the ballots were not counted until the evening of Sunday 12 June. The electoral system w ...

1994 European Parliament election in France European Parliament elections were held in France on 12 June 1994. Six lists were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre-right Union for French Democracy (UDF) and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic (RPR), the Socialist Party (PS), the L ...

1994 European Parliament election in Germany An election of the Members of the European Parliament, delegation from Germany to the European Parliament was held in 1994. Due to the accession of the former East German states in 1990, these were first EU elections in Germany to have East Germa ...

1994 European Parliament election in Greece European Parliament elections were held in Greece on 12 June 1994 to elect the 25 Greek members of the European Parliament. Members were elected by party-list proportional representation, with a 3% electoral threshold. Results The 1994 European ...

1994 European Parliament election in Ireland The 1994 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1994 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote. Local elections were held on the same day for borough councils, ...

1994 European Parliament election in Italy The 1994 European Parliament election in Italy was the election of the Members of the European Parliament, delegation from Italy to the European Parliament in 1994. It was the first continental election after the scandal of Tangentopoli which de ...

1994 European Parliament election in Luxembourg The 1994 European Parliament election in Luxembourg was the election of Members of the European Parliament, MEP representing Luxembourg (European Parliament constituency), Luxembourg constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliame ...

1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands An election of Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliament was held on 9 June 1994. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. Eleven parties competed in ...

1994 European Parliament election in Spain The 1994 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Sunday, 12 June 1994, as part of the 1994 European Parliament election, EU-wide election to elect the 4th European Parliament. All 64 seats allocated to Spain (European Parliament constit ...

France

* 1994 French cantonal elections

Moldova

1994 Moldovan parliamentary election Early parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 27 February 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1330 They were the country's first competitive elections, and followed deadlock in Parliament ...

1994 Moldovan referendum A referendum on remaining an independent nation was held in Moldova on 6 March 1994.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1330 Initiated by President Mircea Snegur, it was referred to as a "Consultation ...

United Kingdom

* 1994 Barking by-election * 1994 Bradford South by-election *

1994 Dagenham by-election The Dagenham by-election, for the Dagenham constituency, was held on 9 June 1994 after Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Bryan Gould resigned the seat. A safe Labour seat, it was won by Judith Church, who retained the seat in 1997. Candidates ...

* 1994 Dudley West by-election *

1994 Eastleigh by-election The 1994 Eastleigh by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 9 June 1994 for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Eastleigh in Hampshire. The seat had fallen vacant because of the death of Conservative Party Member of Pa ...

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* 1994 Labour Party leadership election * 1994 Scottish regional elections *

1994 Monklands East by-election The 1994 Monklands East by-election was held on 30 June 1994, following the death of the Leader of the Labour Party John Smith, Member of Parliament (MP) for Monklands East in Scotland, on 12 May. Monklands East was considered a safe Labour ...

* 1994 Newham North East by-election * 1994 Rotherham by-election

United Kingdom local

1994 United Kingdom local elections The 1994 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 5 May 1994. The results showed a continued decline for the governing Conservatives — who were now in their 15th successive year of government at Westminster — with the third-placed ...

=English local

= * 1994 Bristol City Council elections * 1994 Lambeth Council election * 1994 Lewisham Council election *

1994 Manchester Council election Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1994. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1998. The Labour Party retained overall cont ...

* 1994 Newham Council election * 1994 Southwark Council election * 1994 Tower Hamlets Council election * 1994 Trafford Council election * 1994 Wolverhampton Council election

North America

* 1993–1994 Belizean municipal elections

Canada

* 1994 Brantford municipal election * 1994 Edmonton municipal by-election *

1994 Ottawa municipal election The 1994 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 14, 1994, in Ottawa, Canada. The number of wards in the city had been reduced from 15 to 10 for this election. Mayor Jacquelin Holzman was re-elected in a three-way contest with councillors ...

1994 Quebec general election The 1994 Quebec general election was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by hard soverignist Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebe ...

1994 Quebec municipal elections Several municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections on November 6, 1994. The most closely watched contest was in Montreal, where Pierre Bourque was elected to his first term as mayor. Results Montreal M ...

1994 Toronto municipal election The 1994 Toronto municipal election was held in November 1994 to elect councillors in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and mayors, councillors and school trustees in Toronto, York, East York, North York, Scarborough and Etobicoke. The elec ...

Caribbean

1994 Antigua and Barbuda general election The year 1994 was designated as the "International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Charter, Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 ...

1994 Barbadian general election Early general elections were held in Barbados on 6 September 1994.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p90 The result was a victory for the opposition Barbados Labour Party, which won 19 of the 28 seats, ...

Mexico

1994 Mexican general election General elections were held in Mexico on 21 August 1994.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p453 The presidential elections resulted in a victory for Ernesto Zedillo of the Institutional Revolutionary ...

United States

1994 United States Senate elections The 1994 United States Senate elections were held November 8, 1994, with the 33 seats of Class 1 contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. The Republican Party took control of the Senate from the Democ ...

1994 United States House of Representatives elections The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 1994, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 104th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President Bill Clinton's first term. In what wa ...

1994 United States elections Elections in the United States, Elections were held on November 8, 1994. The elections occurred in the middle of Democratic Party (United States), Democratic President Bill Clinton's first term in office, and elected the members of 104th United ...

1994 United States gubernatorial elections On November 8, 1994, gubernatorial elections were held in 36 states and two territories across the United States. Many seats held by Democratic governors switched to the Republicans during the time known as the Republican Revolution. Notably, ...

United States mayoral

* 1994 New Orleans mayoral election * 1994 Washington, D.C. mayoral election

California

* 1994 California State Assembly elections * 1994 California Attorney General election * 1994 California Insurance Commissioner election * 1994 California Secretary of State election * 1994 California State Controller election * 1994 California state elections * 1994 California State Treasurer election * 1994 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election *

1994 California Courts of Appeal elections The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting ...

* 1994 California State Senate elections * United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1994 * United States Senate election in California, 1994

Massachusetts

* 1994 Massachusetts general election

Oklahoma

* 1994 Oklahoma state elections

Oceania

1994 Cook Islands general election General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 24 March 1994 to elect 25 MPs to the Parliament. The election was a landslide victory for the Cook Islands Party, which won 20 seats. The Democratic Party won three seats, and the newly estab ...

* 1994 Fijian general election

Australia

* 1994 Bonython by-election *

* 1994 Northern Territory general election * 1994 Taylor state by-election *

South America

* 1994 Argentine Constitutional Assembly election *

1994 Brazilian general election General elections were held in Brazil on October 3, 1994, the second to take place under the provisions of the 1988 constitution and the second direct presidential election since 1960. Elected in 1989, President Fernando Collor of the centre-r ...

* 1994 Colombian presidential election *

1994 Uruguayan general election General elections were held in Uruguay on 27 November 1994, alongside a November 1994 Uruguayan referendum, double referendum.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p494 The result was a narrow victory fo ...