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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p> The following elections occurred in the year 1979. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1044870489">@media all and (max-width:720px){body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .tocright{display:none}.mw-parser-output .tocright{width:100%!important}}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tocright{float:right;clear:right;width:auto;margin:0 0 0.5em 1em}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-none{clear:none}}</style><div class="tocright"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Africa">Africa</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Algeria: <a href="/wiki/1979_Algerian_presidential_election" title="1979 Algerian presidential election">presidential election</a></li> <li>Benin: <a href="/wiki/1979_Beninese_parliamentary_election" title="1979 Beninese parliamentary election">parliamentary election</a></li> <li>Botswana: <a href="/wiki/1979_Botswana_general_election" title="1979 Botswana general election">general election</a></li> <li>Gabon: <a href="/wiki/1979_Gabonese_presidential_election" title="1979 Gabonese presidential election">presidential election</a></li> <li>Ghana: <a href="/wiki/1979_Ghanaian_presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 Ghanaian presidential election">presidential election</a></li> <li>Kenya: <a href="/wiki/1979_Kenyan_general_election" title="1979 Kenyan general election">general election</a></li> <li>Mali: <a href="/wiki/1979_Malian_general_election" title="1979 Malian general election">general election</a></li> <li>Nigeria: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Nigerian_parliamentary_election" title="1979 Nigerian parliamentary election">parliamentary election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Nigerian_presidential_election" title="1979 Nigerian presidential election">presidential election</a></li></ul></li> <li>Ghana: <a href="/wiki/1979_Ghanaian_general_election" title="1979 Ghanaian general election">general election</a></li> <li>Rhodesia: <a href="/wiki/1979_Rhodesian_constitutional_referendum" title="1979 Rhodesian constitutional referendum">constitutional referendum</a></li> <li>Seychelles: <a href="/wiki/1979_Seychellois_general_election" title="1979 Seychellois general election">general election</a></li> <li>Somali: <a href="/wiki/1979_Somali_parliamentary_election" title="1979 Somali parliamentary election">parliamentary election</a></li> <li>Togo: <a href="/wiki/1979_Togolese_general_election" title="1979 Togolese general election">general election</a></li> <li>Tunisia: <a href="/wiki/1979_Tunisian_parliamentary_election" title="1979 Tunisian parliamentary election">general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Zimbabwe_Rhodesia_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election">Zimbabwe Rhodesia general election</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Asia">Asia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Bangladeshi_general_election" title="1979 Bangladeshi general election">1979 Bangladeshi general election</a></li> <li>India: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Indian_vice_presidential_election" title="1979 Indian vice presidential election">1979 Indian vice presidential election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Indian_Rajya_Sabha_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 Indian Rajya Sabha elections">1979 Indian Rajya Sabha elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Nagapattinam_by-election" title="1979 Nagapattinam by-election">1979 Nagapattinam by-election</a></li></ul></li> <li>Iran: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/March_1979_Iranian_Islamic_Republic_referendum" class="mw-redirect" title="March 1979 Iranian Islamic Republic referendum">March 1979 Iranian Islamic Republic referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_1979_Iranian_constitutional_referendum" class="mw-redirect" title="December 1979 Iranian constitutional referendum">December 1979 Iranian constitutional referendum</a></li></ul></li> <li>Japan: <a href="/wiki/1979_Japanese_general_election" title="1979 Japanese general election">general election</a></li> <li>Mindanao: <a href="/wiki/1979_Sangguniang_Pampook_elections" title="1979 Sangguniang Pampook elections">1979 Sangguniang Pampook elections</a></li> <li>Philippines: <a href="/wiki/1979_Sangguniang_Pampook_elections" title="1979 Sangguniang Pampook elections">1979 Sangguniang Pampook elections</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Australia">Australia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Norwood_state_by-election" title="1979 Norwood state by-election">1979 Norwood state by-election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_South_Australian_state_election" title="1979 South Australian state election">1979 South Australian state election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Tasmanian_state_election" title="1979 Tasmanian state election">1979 Tasmanian state election</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Europe">Europe</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/1979_Danish_parliamentary_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 Danish parliamentary election">1979 Danish parliamentary election</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_Parliament">European Parliament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: European Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election" title="1979 European Parliament election">1979 European Parliament election</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Belgium" title="1979 European Parliament election in Belgium">in Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Denmark" title="1979 European Parliament election in Denmark">in Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="1979 European Parliament election in France">in France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Greenland" title="1979 European Parliament election in Greenland">in Greenland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Ireland" title="1979 European Parliament election in Ireland">in Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Italy" title="1979 European Parliament election in Italy">in Italy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Sardinia" title="1979 European Parliament election in Sardinia">in Sardinia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Veneto" title="1979 European Parliament election in Veneto">in Veneto</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_Luxembourg" title="1979 European Parliament election in Luxembourg">in Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_Netherlands" title="1979 European Parliament election in the Netherlands">in the Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_West_Germany" title="1979 European Parliament election in West Germany">in West Germany</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finland">Finland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Finland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Finnish_parliamentary_election" title="1979 Finnish parliamentary election">1979 Finnish parliamentary election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_%C3%85landic_legislative_election" title="1979 Ålandic legislative election">1979 Ålandic legislative election</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="France">France</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_France" title="1979 European Parliament election in France">1979 European Parliament election in France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_French_cantonal_elections" title="1979 French cantonal elections">1979 French cantonal elections</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Germany">Germany</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=10" 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Iceland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Icelandic_parliamentary_election" title="1979 Icelandic parliamentary election">1979 Icelandic parliamentary election</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ireland">Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Irish_local_elections" title="1979 Irish local elections">1979 Irish local elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Fianna_F%C3%A1il_leadership_election" title="1979 Fianna Fáil leadership election">1979 Fianna Fáil leadership election</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Italy">Italy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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mw-heading3"><h3 id="Norway">Norway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Norway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Norwegian_local_elections" title="1979 Norwegian local elections">1979 Norwegian local elections</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Portugal">Portugal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Portugal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Portuguese_legislative_election" title="1979 Portuguese legislative election">1979 Portuguese legislative election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Portuguese_local_elections" title="1979 Portuguese local elections">1979 Portuguese local elections</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spain">Spain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Spain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Spanish_general_election" title="1979 Spanish general election">1979 Spanish general election</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sweden">Sweden</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Sweden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_Swedish_general_election" title="1979 Swedish general election">1979 Swedish general election</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979 United Kingdom general election</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Clitheroe_by-election" title="1979 Clitheroe by-election">1979 Clitheroe by-election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_South_West_Hertfordshire_by-election" title="1979 South West Hertfordshire by-election">1979 South West Hertfordshire by-election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Knutsford_by-election" title="1979 Knutsford by-election">1979 Knutsford by-election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Liverpool_Edge_Hill_by-election" title="1979 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election">1979 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Manchester_Central_by-election" title="1979 Manchester Central by-election">1979 Manchester Central by-election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Scottish_devolution_referendum" title="1979 Scottish devolution referendum">1979 Scottish devolution referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Ulster_Unionist_Party_leadership_election" title="1979 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election">1979 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_Kingdom_local">United Kingdom local</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_elections_in_1979&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: United Kingdom local"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a 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title="1979 Alberta general election">1979 Alberta general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_British_Columbia_general_election" title="1979 British Columbia general election">1979 British Columbia general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Edmonton_municipal_plebiscite" title="1979 Edmonton municipal plebiscite">1979 Edmonton municipal plebiscite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Newfoundland_general_election" title="1979 Newfoundland general election">1979 Newfoundland general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Northwest_Territories_general_election" title="1979 Northwest Territories general election">1979 Northwest Territories general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Prince_Edward_Island_general_election" title="1979 Prince Edward Island general election">1979 Prince Edward Island general election</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1801" title="List of elections in 1801">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1802" title="List of elections in 1802">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1803" title="List of elections in 1803">1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1804" title="List of elections in 1804">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1805" title="List of elections in 1805">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1806" title="List of elections in 1806">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1807" title="List of elections in 1807">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1808" title="List of elections in 1808">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1809" title="List of elections in 1809">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1810" title="List of elections in 1810">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1811" title="List of elections in 1811">1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1812" title="List of elections in 1812">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1813" title="List of elections in 1813">1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1814" title="List of elections in 1814">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1815" title="List of elections in 1815">1815</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1816" title="List of elections in 1816">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1817" title="List of elections in 1817">1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1818" title="List of elections in 1818">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1819" title="List of elections in 1819">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1820" title="List of elections in 1820">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1821" title="List of elections in 1821">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1822" title="List of elections in 1822">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1823" title="List of elections in 1823">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1824" title="List of elections in 1824">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1825" title="List of elections in 1825">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1826" title="List of elections in 1826">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1827" title="List of elections in 1827">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1828" title="List of elections in 1828">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1829" title="List of elections in 1829">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1830" title="List of elections in 1830">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1831" title="List of elections in 1831">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1832" title="List of elections in 1832">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1833" title="List of elections in 1833">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1834" title="List of elections in 1834">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1835" title="List of elections in 1835">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1836" title="List of elections in 1836">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1837" title="List of elections in 1837">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1838" title="List of elections in 1838">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1839" title="List of elections in 1839">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1840" title="List of elections in 1840">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1841" title="List of elections in 1841">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1842" title="List of elections in 1842">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1843" title="List of elections in 1843">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1844" title="List of elections in 1844">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1845" title="List of elections in 1845">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1846" title="List of elections in 1846">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1847" title="List of elections in 1847">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1848" title="List of elections in 1848">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1849" title="List of elections in 1849">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1850" title="List of elections in 1850">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1851" title="List of elections in 1851">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1852" title="List of elections in 1852">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1853" title="List of elections in 1853">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1854" title="List of elections in 1854">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1855" title="List of elections in 1855">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1856" title="List of elections in 1856">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1857" title="List of elections in 1857">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1858" title="List of elections in 1858">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1859" title="List of elections in 1859">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1860" title="List of elections in 1860">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1861" title="List of elections in 1861">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1862" title="List of elections in 1862">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1863" title="List of elections in 1863">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1864" title="List of elections in 1864">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1865" title="List of elections in 1865">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1866" title="List of elections in 1866">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1867" title="List of elections in 1867">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1868" title="List of elections in 1868">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1869" title="List of elections in 1869">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1870" title="List of elections in 1870">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1871" title="List of elections in 1871">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1872" title="List of elections in 1872">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1873" title="List of elections in 1873">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1874" title="List of elections in 1874">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1875" title="List of elections in 1875">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1876" title="List of elections in 1876">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1877" title="List of elections in 1877">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1878" title="List of elections in 1878">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1879" title="List of elections in 1879">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1880" title="List of elections in 1880">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1881" title="List of elections in 1881">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1882" title="List of elections in 1882">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1883" title="List of elections in 1883">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1884" title="List of elections in 1884">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1885" title="List of elections in 1885">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1886" title="List of elections in 1886">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1887" title="List of elections in 1887">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1888" title="List of elections in 1888">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1889" title="List of elections in 1889">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1890" title="List of elections in 1890">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1891" title="List of elections in 1891">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1892" title="List of elections in 1892">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1893" title="List of elections in 1893">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1894" title="List of elections in 1894">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1895" title="List of elections in 1895">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1896" title="List of elections in 1896">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1897" title="List of elections in 1897">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1898" title="List of elections in 1898">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1899" title="List of elections in 1899">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1900" title="List of elections in 1900">1900</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">20th century by country</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1901" title="List of elections in 1901">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1902" title="List of elections in 1902">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1903" title="List of elections in 1903">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1904" title="List of elections in 1904">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1905" title="List of elections in 1905">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1906" title="List of elections in 1906">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1907" title="List of elections in 1907">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1908" title="List of elections in 1908">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1909" title="List of elections in 1909">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1910" title="List of elections in 1910">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1911" title="List of elections in 1911">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1912" title="List of elections in 1912">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1913" title="List of elections in 1913">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1914" title="List of elections in 1914">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1915" title="List of elections in 1915">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1916" title="List of elections in 1916">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1917" title="List of elections in 1917">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1918" title="List of elections in 1918">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1919" title="List of elections in 1919">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1920" title="List of elections in 1920">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1921" title="List of elections in 1921">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1922" title="List of elections in 1922">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1923" title="List of elections in 1923">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1924" title="List of elections in 1924">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1925" title="List of elections in 1925">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1926" title="List of elections in 1926">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1927" title="List of elections in 1927">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1928" title="List of elections in 1928">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1929" title="List of elections in 1929">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1930" title="List of elections in 1930">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1931" title="List of elections in 1931">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1932" title="List of elections in 1932">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1933" title="List of elections in 1933">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1934" title="List of elections in 1934">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1935" title="List of elections in 1935">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1936" title="List of elections in 1936">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1937" title="List of elections in 1937">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1938" title="List of elections in 1938">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1939" title="List of elections in 1939">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1940" title="List of elections in 1940">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1941" title="List of elections in 1941">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1942" title="List of elections in 1942">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1943" title="List of elections in 1943">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1944" title="List of elections in 1944">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1945" title="List of elections in 1945">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1946" title="List of elections in 1946">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1947" title="List of elections in 1947">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1948" title="List of elections in 1948">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1949" title="List of elections in 1949">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1950" title="List of elections in 1950">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1951" title="List of elections in 1951">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1952" title="List of elections in 1952">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1953" title="List of elections in 1953">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1954" title="List of elections in 1954">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1955" title="List of elections in 1955">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1956" title="List of elections in 1956">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1957" title="List of elections in 1957">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1958" title="List of elections in 1958">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1959" title="List of elections in 1959">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1960" title="List of elections in 1960">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1961" title="List of elections in 1961">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1962" title="List of elections in 1962">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1963" title="List of elections in 1963">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1964" title="List of elections in 1964">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1965" title="List of elections in 1965">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1966" title="List of elections in 1966">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1967" title="List of elections in 1967">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1968" title="List of elections in 1968">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1969" title="List of elections in 1969">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1970" title="List of elections in 1970">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1971" title="List of elections in 1971">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1972" title="List of elections in 1972">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1973" title="List of elections in 1973">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1974" title="List of elections in 1974">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1975" title="List of elections in 1975">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1976" title="List of elections in 1976">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1977" title="List of elections in 1977">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1978" title="List of elections in 1978">1978</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1980" title="List of elections in 1980">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1981" title="List of elections in 1981">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1982" title="List of elections in 1982">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1983" title="List of elections in 1983">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1984" title="List of elections in 1984">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1985" title="List of elections in 1985">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1986" title="List of elections in 1986">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1987" title="List of elections in 1987">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1988" title="List of elections in 1988">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1989" title="List of elections in 1989">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1990" title="List of elections in 1990">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1991" title="List of elections in 1991">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1992" title="List of elections in 1992">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1993" title="List of elections in 1993">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1994" title="List of elections in 1994">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1995" title="List of elections in 1995">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1996" title="List of elections in 1996">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1997" title="List of elections in 1997">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1998" title="List of elections in 1998">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_1999" title="List of elections in 1999">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2000" title="List of elections in 2000">2000</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">21st century by country</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2001" title="List of elections in 2001">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2002" title="List of elections in 2002">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2003" title="List of elections in 2003">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2004" title="List of elections in 2004">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2005" title="List of elections in 2005">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2006" title="List of elections in 2006">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2007" title="List of elections in 2007">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2008" title="List of elections in 2008">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2009" title="List of elections in 2009">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2010" title="List of elections in 2010">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2011" title="List of elections in 2011">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2012" title="List of elections in 2012">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2013" title="List of elections in 2013">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2014" title="List of elections in 2014">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2015" title="List of elections in 2015">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2016" title="List of elections in 2016">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2017" title="List of elections in 2017">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2018" title="List of elections in 2018">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2019" title="List of elections in 2019">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2020" title="List of elections in 2020">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2021" title="List of elections in 2021">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2022" title="List of elections in 2022">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2023" title="List of elections in 2023">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2024" title="List of elections in 2024">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2025" title="List of elections in 2025">2025</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_elections_in_2026" title="List of elections in 2026">2026</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">21st century by date</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_electoral_calendar" title="2001 electoral calendar">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_electoral_calendar" title="2002 electoral calendar">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_electoral_calendar" title="2003 electoral calendar">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_electoral_calendar" title="2004 electoral calendar">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_electoral_calendar" title="2005 electoral calendar">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_electoral_calendar" title="2006 electoral calendar">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_electoral_calendar" title="2007 electoral calendar">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_electoral_calendar" title="2008 electoral calendar">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_electoral_calendar" title="2009 electoral calendar">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:right">Supranational electoral calendar</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_supranational_electoral_calendar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 supranational electoral calendar (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_supranational_electoral_calendar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2011 supranational electoral calendar (page does not exist)">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_supranational_electoral_calendar" title="2012 supranational electoral calendar">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_supranational_electoral_calendar" title="2013 supranational electoral calendar">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_supranational_electoral_calendar" title="2014 supranational electoral calendar">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_supranational_electoral_calendar" title="2015 supranational electoral calendar">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_supranational_electoral_calendar" title="2016 supranational electoral calendar">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_supranational_electoral_calendar" title="2017 supranational electoral calendar">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_supranational_electoral_calendar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018 supranational electoral calendar (page does not exist)">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_supranational_electoral_calendar" title="2019 supranational electoral calendar">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2020_supranational_electoral_calendar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2020 supranational electoral calendar (page does not exist)">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2021_supranational_electoral_calendar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2021 supranational electoral calendar (page does not exist)">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_supranational_electoral_calendar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2022 supranational electoral calendar (page does not exist)">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_supranational_electoral_calendar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2023 supranational electoral calendar (page does not exist)">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_supranational_electoral_calendar" title="2024 supranational electoral calendar">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:right">National electoral calendar</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_national_electoral_calendar" title="2010 national electoral calendar">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_national_electoral_calendar" title="2011 national electoral calendar">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_national_electoral_calendar" title="2012 national electoral calendar">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_national_electoral_calendar" title="2013 national electoral calendar">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_national_electoral_calendar" title="2014 national electoral calendar">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_national_electoral_calendar" title="2015 national electoral calendar">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_national_electoral_calendar" title="2016 national electoral calendar">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_national_electoral_calendar" title="2017 national electoral calendar">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_national_electoral_calendar" title="2018 national electoral calendar">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_national_electoral_calendar" title="2019 national electoral calendar">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_national_electoral_calendar" title="2020 national electoral calendar">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_national_electoral_calendar" title="2021 national electoral calendar">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_national_electoral_calendar" title="2022 national electoral calendar">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_national_electoral_calendar" title="2023 national electoral calendar">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_national_electoral_calendar" title="2024 national electoral calendar">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_national_electoral_calendar" title="2025 national electoral calendar">2025</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:right">Local electoral calendar</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_local_electoral_calendar" title="2010 local electoral calendar">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_local_electoral_calendar" title="2011 local electoral calendar">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_local_electoral_calendar" title="2012 local electoral calendar">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_local_electoral_calendar" title="2013 local electoral calendar">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_local_electoral_calendar" title="2014 local electoral calendar">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_local_electoral_calendar" title="2015 local electoral calendar">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_local_electoral_calendar" title="2016 local electoral calendar">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_local_electoral_calendar" title="2017 local electoral calendar">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_local_electoral_calendar" title="2018 local electoral calendar">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_local_electoral_calendar" title="2019 local electoral calendar">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_local_electoral_calendar" title="2020 local electoral calendar">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_local_electoral_calendar" title="2021 local electoral calendar">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_local_electoral_calendar" title="2022 local electoral calendar">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_local_electoral_calendar" title="2023 local electoral calendar">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_local_electoral_calendar" title="2024 local electoral calendar">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_local_electoral_calendar" title="2025 local electoral calendar">2025</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>See also: <a href="/wiki/Elections_by_country" title="Elections by country">Elections by country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_the_most_recent_elections_by_country" title="List of the most recent elections by country">Most recent 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