This electoral calendar 2004 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2004 in the de jure and de facto

sovereign states A sovereign state is a State (polity), state that has the highest authority over a territory. It is commonly understood that Sovereignty#Sovereignty and independence, a sovereign state is independent. When referring to a specific polity, the ter ...

and their

dependent territories A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state and remains politically outside the control ...

Referendum A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a Direct democracy, direct vote by the Constituency, electorate (rather than their Representative democracy, representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either bin ...

s are included, although they are not elections.

By-elections A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

are not included.

January

* 4 January: Georgia, president. * 20 January: Faroe, parliament.

February

March

* 7 March: Greece, parliament. * 14 March: Russia, president. * 14 March: Spain, house and senate. * 20 March: Taiwan, president and referendum. * 21 March: El Salvador, president. * 21 March: Malaysia, parliament. * 23 March:

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda is a Sovereign state, sovereign archipelagic country composed of Antigua, Barbuda, and List of islands of Antigua and Barbuda, numerous other small islands. Antigua and Barbuda has a total area of 440 km2 (170 sq mi), ...

parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

. * 28 March: Georgia, parliament. * 28 March: Guinea-Bissau, parliament. * 21 and 28 March:

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...

, parliament. * 21 and 28 March:

Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...

, parliament. * 21 and 28 March:

French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...

, parliament. * 21 and 28 March: Reunion, parliament. * 21 and 28 March: Mayotte, parliament.

April

* 2 April: Sri Lanka, parliament * 5 April: Indonesia, parliament * 8 April:

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

* 14 April: South Africa, parliament * 15 April: South Korea, parliament * 3 and 17 April:: Slovakia, president * 21 April:

Guernsey Guernsey ( ; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; ) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited isl ...

, parliament * 18 April: and April 25: Comoros, parliament * 25 April: Austria, president * 25 April: Equatorial Guinea, parliament * 14 April: and April 28: Macedonia, president

May

* 2 May: Panama,

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

and

* 20 February and 7 May: Iran, parliament * 9 May: New Caledonia, parliament * 20 and 26 April: India, parliament * 5 and 10 May: India, parliament * 10 May: Philippines, president, house and senate * 16 May: Dominican Republic, president * 18 May: Malawi, president and parliament * 23 May: French Polynesia, parliament * 23 May: South Ossetia, parliament

June

* 10–11 June: European Union, parliament * 13 June: European Union, parliament * 13 June: Luxembourg, parliament * 13 and 27 June:

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

, president * 13 and 27 June:

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, president * 26 June: Iceland, president * 27 June: Mongolia, parliament * 28 June: Canada, parliament

July

* 6 July: Vanuatu, parliament * 11 July: Japan, senate

September

* 7 September: Cook Island, parliament * 5 July and 20 September: Indonesia, president

October

* 19 September and 3 October: Kazakhstan, parliament * 3 October:

Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It cover ...

* 3 October: Slovenia, parliament * 9 October:

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

* 9 October:

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

Legislative A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers ...

* 11 October:

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

, president * 17 October:

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

and

referendum A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a Direct democracy, direct vote by the Constituency, electorate (rather than their Representative democracy, representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either bin ...

* 20 October:

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

, parliament * 23 October:

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

, parliament * 23 October: Nauru, parliament * 10 and 24 October: Lithuania, parliament * 24 October:

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

, president and parliament * 25 October: Saint Kitts and Nevis, parliament * 30 October: Botswana, parliament * 31 October: Ukraine, president * 31 October: Uruguay, president and parliament

November

* 2 November: United States,

, every member of the

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

, and one-third of the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

* 2 November: Puerto Rico, Governor, House and Senate * 2 November:

US Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and a Territories of the United States, territory of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Isl ...

, legislature * 2 November:

American Samoa American Samoa is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. Centered on , it is southeast of the island count ...

, Governor and Legislature * 2 November: Palau, President, House and Senate * 5–6 November:

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

, senate * 13 November and 4 December: Niger,

and

* 15–16 November: Namibia,

and

* 28 November: Romania,

, Senate and Chamber

December

* 1–2 December: Mozambique,

and

* 7 and 28 December: Ghana,

and

* 11 December: Taiwan, parliament * 12 December: Romania, president 2nd round * 19 December:

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

, parliament * 21 December and 4 January: Croatia, president * 24 December: Pitcairn Islands, parliament * 26 December: Uzbekistan, parliament

References

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