Africa
Benin Republic
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2016 Beninese presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Benin on 6 March 2016, having been delayed by one week due to logistical constraints. Incumbent president Thomas Boni Yayi was at the end of his second presidential term and was constitutionally barred from ru ...
6 March 2016
Cape Verde
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2016 Cape Verdean presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 2 October 2016. Incumbent President Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the Movement for Democracy (MpD) was re-elected with 74% of the vote.
Electoral system
The President of Cape Verde is elected using th ...
2 October 2016
Chad
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2016 Chadian presidential election 10 April 2016
Djibouti
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2016 Djiboutian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 8 April 2016. Incumbent President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a fourth term, receiving 87% of the vote in the first round.
Electoral system
The President of Djibouti was elected using t ...
8 April 2016
Equatorial Guinea
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2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election 24 April 2016
The Gambia
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2016 Gambian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in The Gambia on 1 December 2016. In a surprise result, opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. The election marked the first change of presidency in The Gambia since a mili ...
1 December 2016
Gabon
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2016 Gabonese presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 27 August 2016. Incumbent President Ali Bongo ran for re-election and was challenged by former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Ping. On 31 August, the electoral commission proclaimed Bongo's re-elect ...
27 August 2016
Ghana
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2016 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President of Ghana, President and all 275 Members of Parliament of Ghana, Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by P ...
7 December 2016
Morocco
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2016 Moroccan general election
General elections were held in Morocco on 7 October 2016. The ruling Justice and Development Party remained the largest party, winning 125 of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives, a gain of 18 seats compared to the 2011 elections.
Sa ...
7 October 2016
Niger
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2016 Nigerien general election
General elections were held in Niger on 21 February 2016, with a presidential run-off held on 20 March. A total of 15 candidates ran for the presidency, with incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou running for re-election for a second term. There ...
21 February and 20 March 2016
Nigeria
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2016 Edo State gubernatorial election 28 September 2016
* Gubernatorial elections for
Ondo State
Ondo () is a States of Nigeria, state in Points of the compass, southwestern Nigeria. It was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State (Nigeria), Western State. Ondo borders Ekiti State to the north, Kogi State to the northeast fo ...
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Bayelsa State
Bayelsa is a state in the South South region of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta. Bayelsa State was created in 1996 and was carved out from Rivers State, making it one of the newest states in the federation. The capital, Yenag ...
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Kogi State
Kogi State is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti State, Ekiti and Kwara State, Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Fe ...
Republic of Congo
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2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election
Sixteen or 16 may refer to:
*16 (number)
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* '' Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
* ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen
* ''Sixteen ...
20 March 2016
São Tomé and Príncipe
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2016 São Tomé and Príncipe presidential election
Sixteen or 16 may refer to:
*16 (number)
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
* ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen
* ''Sixteen'' (20 ...
17 July and 7 August 2016
Senegal
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2016 Senegalese constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Senegal on 20 March 2016. Proposed by President Macky Sall, it was the fourth constitutional referendum in Senegalese history. The proposed changes to the constitution were approved by 62% of voters. Voter ...
20 March 2016
Seychelles
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2016 Seychellois parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles from 8 to 10 September 2016. Three parties and three independent candidates ran for the 25 directly-elected seats. The result was a victory for the opposition Linyon Demokratik Seselwa alliance, wh ...
8–10 September 2016
South Africa
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2016 South African municipal election 3 August 2016
Somalia
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2016 Somali parliamentary election
A woman delegate from Jowhar during the electoral process to choose members of the House of the People (Somalia)">House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia
Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Somalia in October and Nove ...
23 October and 10 November 2016
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2016 Somali presidential election 8 February 2016
The Gambia
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2016 Gambian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in The Gambia on 1 December 2016. In a surprise result, opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. The election marked the first change of presidency in The Gambia since a mili ...
1 December 2016
Uganda
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2016 Ugandan general election
General elections were held in Uganda on 18 February 2016 to elect the President and Parliament. Polling day was declared a national holiday.
Presidential candidates included incumbent Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, Kizza Besigye, who had ...
18 February 2016
Zambia
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2016 Zambian general election
General elections were held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 to elect the President of Zambia, President and National Assembly (Zambia), National Assembly. A 2016 Zambian constitutional referendum, constitutional referendum was held alongside the ele ...
11 August 2016
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2016 Zambian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Zambia on 11 August 2016 alongside general elections, a move designed to reduce the cost of the referendum. Voters were asked whether they approve of proposed amendments to the bill of rights and Article 79, ...
11 August 2016
Asia
Japan
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2016 Japanese House of Councillors election
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on Sunday 10 July 2016 to elect 121 of the 242 members of the upper house of the National Diet, for a term of six years. As a result of the election, the Liberal Democratic Party– Komeito coali ...
10 July 2016
Hong Kong
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2016 Hong Kong legislative election
The 2016 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was held on 4 September 2016 for the 6th Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). A total of 70 members, 35 from geographical constituency, geographical constituencies (GCs) and 35 from functional ...
4 September 2016
India
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2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election
The Assam Legislative Assembly Election of 2016 was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016, to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam, a state in North-eastern India. The overall voter turnout was 84.72%, which set a new record for ...
4 and 11 April 2016
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2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in 2016 for 294 seats of the ''Vidhan Sabha'' in the Indian state of West Bengal. The All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was re-elected with an enhanced majority. ...
4 and 11 April 2016
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2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLA (India), MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 20 ...
16 May 2016
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2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election
The legislative assembly election in the Indian union territory of Puducherry was held on 16 May 2016 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in the non-contiguous territory to constitute Fourteenth Puducherry Legislative Assembly.
Backgro ...
16 May 2016
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2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
The Fifteenth Legislative Assembly Election was held on 16 May 2016 for the 232 seats (except Thanjavur and Aravakurichi for which held on 26 October 2016) of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The AIADMK under J. J ...
16 May 2016
Iran
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2016 Iranian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 26 February 2016 to elect members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly for all seats in the 10th parliament in the Islamic Republic era and the 34th since the Persian Constitutional Revolution. A seco ...
26 February 2016
Kazakhstan
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2016 Kazakhstani legislative election 20 March 2016
Kuwait
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2016 Kuwaiti general election
Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 26 November 2016. They follow the dissolution of the parliament elected in 2013 by Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in October 2016. Under the constitution, elections must be held within two m ...
26 November 2016
Mongolia
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2016 Mongolian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Mongolia on 29 June 2016. The governing Democratic Party lost to a landslide victory of the Mongolian People's Party, retaining only nine of 76 seats in the Great Khural. Although the Democratic Party's vote ...
29 June 2016
Philippines
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2016 Philippine general election
A general election in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2016, for executive and legislative branches for all levels of government – national, provincial, and local, except for the barangay officials.
At the top of the ballot was the elec ...
''(May 9, 2016)''
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2016 Philippine presidential election
Presidential elections in the Philippines were held on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 Philippine general election, 2016 general election. This was the 16th direct presidential election in the country since 1935 Philippine presidential electio ...
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2016 Philippine Senate election
The 2016 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 32nd Philippine senatorial elections, election of members to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 9, 2016, The seats of 12 senators 2010 Philippine Senat ...
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2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections
The 2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections were the 34th lower house elections in the Philippines. They were held on May 9, 2016, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The winning candidates were to c ...
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2016 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao general election
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2016 Philippine gubernatorial elections
Sixteen or 16 may refer to:
*16 (number)
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* '' Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
* ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen
* ''Sixteen'' ...
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2016 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections ''(October 2016)''
South Korea
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2016 South Korean legislative election
Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 13 April 2016. All 300 members of the National Assembly (South Korea), National Assembly were elected, 253 from first-past-the-post South Korean Legislature Constituencies, constituencies and 47 ...
13 April 2016
Syria
* Syrian legislative election, 2016
Republic of China (Taiwan)
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2016 Republic of China legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Taiwan on 16 January 2016 to elect all 113 members in the Legislative Yuan, alongside presidential elections. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led by Tsai Ing-wen, who also won the presidential election o ...
16 January 2016
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2016 Republic of China presidential election 16 January 2016
Vietnam
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2016 Vietnamese legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Vietnam on 22 May 2016 to elect members of the National Assembly, alongside local elections.
As Vietnam is a one-party state, the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam was the only party to contest the elections ...
22 May 2016
Uzbekistan
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2016 Uzbekistani presidential election 4 December 2016
Europe
Austria
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2016 Austrian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Austria on 24 April 2016, with a second round run-off on 22 May 2016. However, the results of the second round were annulled and a re-vote took place on 4 December 2016.Klatzer, Jürgen, Daniela Wahl and Peter ...
24 April and 22 May 2016
Bulgaria
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2016 Bulgarian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Bulgaria on 6 November 2016, alongside a referendum on changes to the electoral system and political party funding. The second round was held on 13 November 2016, resulting in the victory of Rumen Radev.
Ele ...
6 and 13 November 2016
Czech Republic
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2016 Czech Senate election
Senate elections were held in the Czech Republic on 7 and 8 October 2016, with a second round on 14 and 15 of October. The first round was held alongside regional elections and several municipal referendums, notably in a referendum in Brno on th ...
7-8 and 14–15 October 2016
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2016 Czech regional elections
Elections to regional councils in the Czech Republic in 13 regions (except Prague) were held on 7 and 8 October 2016.
In one third of constituencies, the elections were combined with Czech Senate elections. Also, several municipal referendums ...
7–8 October 2016
Croatia
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2016 Croatian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia on 11 September 2016, with all 151 seats in the Croatian Parliament up for election. The elections were preceded by a successful motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković and h ...
11 September 2016
Georgia
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2016 Georgian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 8 October 2016 to elect the 150 members of Parliament. The ruling Georgian Dream coalition, led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, sought a second term in office. Opposition parties included t ...
8 October 2016
Germany
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2016 Baden-Württemberg state election
The 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 13 March 2016 to elect the members of the 15th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent government of Alliance 90/The Greens, The Greens and the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social ...
13 March 2016
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2016 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
The 2016 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 13 March 2016 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was held on the same day as the 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election, Baden-Württemberg state election and 2 ...
13 March 2016
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2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election
The 2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 13 March 2016 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent Grand coalition (Germany), grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic U ...
13 March 2016
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2016 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election 4 September 2016
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2016 Berlin state election
The 2016 Berlin state election was held on 18 September 2016 to elect the members to the 18th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. The incumbent grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was defeated, with ...
18 September 2016
Hungary
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2016 Hungarian migrant quota referendum
A referendum related to the European Union's migrant relocation plans was held in Hungary on 2 October 2016.
The referendum was initiated by the government, under the provision of article 8 of the new constitution of 2012.
It was commonly referr ...
2 October 2016
Iceland
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2016 Icelandic presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 2016. President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, elected in 1996, stepped down after serving five consecutive terms. The history professor Guðni Th. Jóhannesson was elected after receiving a pl ...
25 June 2016
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2016 Icelandic parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 29 October 2016. They were due to be held on or before 27 April 2017, but following the 2016 Icelandic anti-government protests, the ruling coalition announced that early elections would be held "i ...
29 October 2016
Ireland
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2016 Irish general election
The 2016 Irish general election to the 32nd Dáil was held on Friday 26 February, following the dissolution of the 31st Dáil by President of Ireland, President Michael D. Higgins on 3 February, at the request of Taoiseach Enda Kenny. The genera ...
26 February 2016
Isle of Man
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2016 Manx general election
General elections were held in the Isle of Man on 22 September 2016. Independents won 21 of the 24 seats in the House of Keys. A record number of women were elected (5, or 21% of the House).
Electoral system
Following changes to the electoral s ...
22 September 2016
Italy
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2016 Italian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Italy on 4 December 2016. Voters were asked whether they approved a Constitutional laws of Italy, constitutional law that amends the Constitution of Italy, Italian Constitution to reform the composition a ...
4 December 2016
Lithuania
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2016 Lithuanian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Lithuania on 9 and 23 October 2016 to elect the 141 members of the Seimas. 71 were elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system, and the remaining 70 in a single nationwide constituency u ...
9 and 23 October 2016
Macedonia
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2016 Macedonian parliamentary election
Early parliamentary elections were held in North Macedonia, Macedonia on 11 December 2016, having originally been planned for 24 April and later 5 June.
The elections were held in the midst of a political crisis and national protests since 2015 ...
11 December 2016
Moldova
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2016 Moldovan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 30 October 2016. They were the first direct presidential elections since 1996 Moldovan presidential election, 1996 and followed a declaration by the Constitutional Court of Moldova, Constitutional Co ...
30 October 2016
Montenegro
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2016 Montenegrin parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Montenegro on 16 October 2016. The ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) remained the largest party, winning 36 of the 81 seats, and subsequently formed a coalition government with the new Social Democr ...
16 October 2016
Portugal
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2016 Portuguese presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 24 January 2016. The elections were called after choose the successor to the incumbent President of Portugal, president Aníbal Cavaco Silva, who was Constitution of Portugal, constitutionally not a ...
24 January 2016
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2016 Azores regional election 16 October 2016
Romania
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2016 Romanian local election
Local elections were held in Romania on 5 June 2016.
Using a First-past-the-post voting, first past the post system, the following were contested:
* All the commune, town, and city councils (Local Councils, ), and the Sectors Local Councils of Bu ...
5 June 2016
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2016 Romanian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 11 December 2016. They were the first held under a new electoral system adopted in 2015, which saw a return to the proportional electoral system last used in the 2004 Romanian general election, 2004 ...
11 December 2016
Russia
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2016 Russian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Russia on 18 September 2016, having been brought forward from 4 December. At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma of the 7th convocation, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Prior to the election U ...
18 September 2016
Serbia
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2016 Serbian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 24 April 2016. Initially, the election were originally due to be held by March 2018, but on 17 January 2016 Prime Minister of Serbia, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić called for a snap election cla ...
24 April 2016
Slovakia
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2016 Slovak parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 5 March 2016 to elect the 150 members of the National Council. The ruling left-wing populist Direction – Social Democracy (Smer) party remained the strongest party, but lost its majority. The ...
5 March 2016
Spain
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2016 Spanish general election
A general election was held in Spain on Sunday, 26 June 2016, to elect the members of the 12th . All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as 208 of 266 seats in the Senate.
No party had secured a majority in the ...
26 June 2016
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2016 Basque parliamentary election 25 September 2016
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2016 Galician parliamentary election 25 September 2016
United Kingdom
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2016 National Assembly for Wales election
The 2016 National Assembly for Wales election was held on Thursday 5 May 2016, to elect members (AMs) of the National Assembly for Wales, now known as the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; ). It was the fifth election for the National Assembly, the thir ...
5 May 2016
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2016 United Kingdom local elections
The 2016 United Kingdom local elections held on Thursday 5 May 2016 were a series of local elections which were held in 124 local councils and also saw 4 mayoral elections in England which also coincided with elections to the Scottish Parliament ...
5 May 2016
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2016 London mayoral election
The 2016 London mayoral election was held on 5 May 2016 to elect the Mayor of London, on the same day as the 2016 London Assembly election, London Assembly election. It was the fifth election to the position of mayor, which was created in 2000 ...
5 May 2016
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2016 London Assembly election
The 2016 London Assembly election was an election held on 5 May 2016 to elect the members of the London Assembly. It took place on the same day as the London mayoral election and the United Kingdom local elections. Four parties had AMs in th ...
5 May 2016
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2016 Bristol mayoral election 5 May 2016
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5 May 2016
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2016 Scottish Parliament election
The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the fifth Next Scottish Parliament election, election held since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. It ...
5 May 2016
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2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016. It was the fifth election to take place since the devolved assembly was established in 1998. 1,281,595 individuals were registered to vote in the election (representing ...
5 May 2016
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2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, was a referendum that took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar under the provisions o ...
23 June 2016
North America
Canada
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2016 Manitoba general election
The 2016 Manitoba general election was held on April 19, 2016, to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada. The New Democratic Party of Manitoba, led by Greg Selinger, were defeated by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ma ...
19 April 2016
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2016 Saskatchewan general election
The 2016 Saskatchewan general election, was held on April 4, 2016, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Lieutenant Governor dissolved the Legislature on March 8, 2016, setting the ...
4 April 2016
Dominican Republic
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2016 Dominican Republic general election
General elections were held in Dominican Republic on 15 May 2016 to elect a president, vice-president and the National Congress of the Dominican Republic, Congress, as well as 20 deputies to the Central American Parliament, municipal councils, ...
15 May 2016
Haiti
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February 2016 Haitian presidential election
Indirect presidential elections were held in Haiti on 13 and 14 February 2016 following the annulment of the results of the 2015 elections by the Provisional Electoral Council,[November 2016 Haitian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Haiti on 20 November 2016 after having been postponed several times. The elections were overseen by the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP),Joseph Guyler DelvaTensions mount as Haiti waits on re-run election re ...]
20 November 2016
Jamaica
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2016 Jamaican local elections - November 28, 2016
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2016 Jamaican general election
General elections were held in Jamaica on 25 February 2016. The elections were largely a contest between the governing People's National Party (PNP) and the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The result was a narrow victory for the JLP, which ...
- February 25, 2016
Nicaragua
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2016 Nicaraguan general election
General elections were held in Nicaragua on 6 November 2016 to elect the President, the National Assembly and members of the Central American Parliament. Incumbent President Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) was re ...
6 November 2016
United States
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2016 United States elections
Elections in the United States, Elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic Party (United States), Democratic former Secretary of State (Uni ...
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2016 United States presidential election
United States presidential election, Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. The Republican Party (United States), Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor, Indiana governor Mike P ...
8 November 2016
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2016 United States Senate elections
The 2016 United States Senate elections were held on November 8, 2016. The 2016 United States presidential election, presidential election, 2016 United States House of Representatives elections, House elections, 2016 United States gubernatorial ...
8 November 2016
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2016 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016, to elect representatives for all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states to the 115th United States Congress. Non-voting members for ...
8 November 2016
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2016 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 2016, in 12 states and two territories. The last regular gubernatorial elections for nine of the 12 states took place in 2012 United States gubernatorial elections, 2012. The last gub ...
8 November 2016
South America
Brazil
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2016 Brazilian municipal elections
The Brazilian municipal elections of 2016 took place on 2 October 2016 and on 30 October 2016 (for cities with more than 200,000 voters, where the two-round system, second round is available). Electors chose mayors, vice-mayors and city councillors ...
2 and 30 October 2016
Chile
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2016 Chilean municipal election
Peru
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2016 Peruvian general election
General elections were held in Peru on 10 April 2016 to determine the President of Peru, president, vice-presidents, composition of the Congress of the Republic of Peru and the Peruvian representatives of the Andean Parliament.
In the race for ...
10 April 2016
Oceania
Australia
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2016 Australian Capital Territory election
A general election for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday, 15 October 2016.
The 15-year incumbent Labor Party, led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr, won a fifth term over the main opposition Liberal Party, ...
15 October 2016
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2016 Australian federal election
The 2016 Australian federal election was a double dissolution election held on Saturday, 2 July 2016, to elect all 226 members of the 45th Parliament of Australia, 45th Parliament of Australia, after an extended eight-week official campaign p ...
2 July 2016
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2016 Northern Territory general election
The 2016 Northern Territory general election was held on Saturday 27 August 2016 to elect all 25 members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament.
Legislation was pass ...
27 August 2016
Kiribati
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2016 Kiribati presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Kiribati on 9 March 2016. The result was a victory for Taneti Maamau of the Tobwaan Kiribati Party, who received 60% of the vote, with Rimeta Beniamina (United Coalition Party, but nominated by Pillars of Tr ...
9 March 2016
Nauru
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2016 Nauruan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 9 July 2016. Parliament was dissolved by President Baron Waqa on 10 June after it completed its three-year term. Speaker Ludwig Scotty called the elections for 9 July, with nominations taking place b ...
9 July 2016
New Zealand
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2016 New Zealand local elections
The 2016 New Zealand local elections were triennial local elections to select local government officials and District Health Board members. Under section 10 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, a "general election of members of every local autho ...
8 October 2016
Samoa
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2016 Samoan general election
General elections were held in Samoa on 4 March 2016 to determine the composition of the 16th Parliament. Two parties contested the election, the ruling Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP), led by Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malieleg ...
4 March 2016
Vanuatu
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2016 Vanuatuan general election
General elections were held in Vanuatu on 22 January 2016. The previous elections occurred in October 2012. The president of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale, dissolved the Parliament of Vanuatu in November 2015. This occurred after the conviction of 14 ...
22 January 2016
See also
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Local electoral calendar 2016
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National electoral calendar 2016
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Supranational electoral calendar 2016
References
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2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
Elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...