Electoral calendar 2005

Last updated March 29, 2019

This electoral calendar 2005 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2005 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections. By-elections are not included.

A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state yet remains politically outside the controlling state's integral area.

A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new law. In some countries, it is synonymous with a plebiscite or a vote on a ballot question.

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

January

January 2: Croatia, President (1st round)
January 9: Palestinian National Authority, Ra'is (Chairman / President)
January 12: Abkhazia, Rerun of the presidential election
January 16: Croatia, President (2nd round)
January 22: Maldives, Parliament
January 25: Tokelau, Island council
January 30: Iraq, Parliament

Regular elections in Croatia are mandated by the Constitution and legislation enacted by Parliament. The presidency, Parliament, county prefects and assemblies, city and town mayors, and city and municipal councils are all elective offices. Since 1990, five presidential elections have been held. During the same period, nine parliamentary elections were also held. In addition, there were six nationwide local elections. Croatia has held two elections to elect 11 members of the European Parliament following its accession to the EU on 1 July 2013.

February

February 6: Thailand, Parliament
February 8: Denmark, Parliament
February 20: Portugal: Parliament
February 20: Northern Cyprus: Parliament
February 20: Spain, referendum on the European Constitution
February 21: Anguilla, Parliament
February 27: Tajikistan, Parliament (1st round)
February 27: Kyrgyzstan, Parliament (1st round)
February 28: Burundi, referendum on the new constitution

Elections in Thailand refers to the democratic process in which some parts of the Government of Thailand is selected. These include the House of Representatives of Thailand, the Senate of Thailand, local Administrations, Governorship of Bangkok and national referendums. Thailand has so far had 25 general elections since 1933; the last election was in 2014. Voting in elections in Thailand is compulsory. All elections in Thailand are regulated by the Election Commission of Thailand.

There are three types of elections in Denmark: elections to the national parliament, local elections and elections to the European Parliament. Referendums may also be called to consult the Danish citizenry directly on an issue of national concern.

March

March 6: Moldova, Parliament
March 8: Micronesia, Parliament
March 11 and March 13: Liechtenstein, Parliament
March 13: Central African Republic, President (1st round)
March 13: Kyrgyzstan, Parliament (2nd round)
March 17: Tonga, Parliament
March 24: Tajikistan, Parliament (2nd round)
March 31: Zimbabwe, Parliament

Moldova elects a legislature at national level. The Parliament (Parlamentul) has 101 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation with a 6% electoral threshold. The President used to be elected for a four-year term by a constitutional majority of 60% members of the Parliament, but a Constitutional Court's ruling on March 4, 2016, reverted the election method of the President to a two-round system direct election.

April

April 8: Djibouti, President
April 17: Northern Cyprus, President
April 24: Andorra, Parliament
April 24: Togo, President
April 30: Niue, Parliament

National-level elections in Djibouti are held for the President and the unicameral National Assembly.

May

May 5: United Kingdom, Parliament, completed June 23, 2005
May 5: Dominica, Parliament
May 8: Central African Republic, President (2nd round)
May 11: Cayman Islands, Parliament
May 14: Republic of China, National Assembly
May 15: Ethiopia, Parliament
May 22: Mongolia, President
May 25: Egypt, Constitutional referendum
May 25: Suriname, Parliament
May 29: France, referendum on the European Constitution

There are six types of elections in the United Kingdom: elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, elections to devolved parliaments and assemblies, elections to the European Parliament, local elections, mayoral elections and Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Within each of those categories, there may be by-elections as well as general elections. Elections are held on Election Day, which is conventionally a Thursday. Since the passing of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 for general elections, all six types of elections are held after fixed periods, though early elections to parliament and the devolved assemblies and parliaments can occur in certain situations. Currently, six electoral systems are used: the single member plurality system, the multi member plurality system, party-list proportional representation, the single transferable vote, the additional member system and the supplementary vote.

Elections in Dominica have been taking place since 1832. Dominica elects on national level a legislature. The House of Assembly has 32 members, 21 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, 9 appointed senators, the Speaker and 1 ex officio member. a head of state - the president - is elected by the House of Assembly.

June

June 1: Netherlands, referendum on the European Constitution
June 5: Switzerland, referendum on Schengen and Dublin treaties, as well as on civil unions for homosexuals
June 6: Chad, referendum on presidential terms
June 17: Iran, President
June 19: Guinea-Bissau, President
May 29, June 5, June 12 and June 19: Lebanon, Parliament
June 19: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Parliament
June 24: Iran, President (2nd round)
June 25: Bulgaria, Parliament

July

July 3: Albania, Parliament
July 3: Mauritius, Parliament
July 4: Burundi, Parliament
July 10: Kyrgyzstan, President
July 10: Luxembourg, referendum on the European Constitution

August

August 19: Burundi, President
August 27: Singapore, President
August 30: Saint Helena, Parliament

September

September 7: Egypt, President
September 11: Japan, House of Representatives
September 12: Norway, Parliament
September 17: New Zealand, Parliament
September 18: Afghanistan, Parliament
September 18: Germany, Federal Parliament
September 23: Aruba, Parliament
September 25: Poland, Sejm and Senate
September 25: Macau, Parliament
September 29: Somaliland, Parliament

October

October 9: Poland, President (1st round)
October 11: Liberia, President, Senate, and House of Representatives
October 15: Iraq, constitutional referendum
October 19: Jersey, Senators
October 23: Argentina, Congress and senate
October 23: Poland, President (2nd round)
October 23: Brazil, referendum on the prohibition of personal firearms

November

November 6: Azerbaijan - Parliament
November 8: Northern Mariana Islands - Governor, House and Senate
November 13: Burkina Faso - President
November 15: Greenland - Parliament
November 17: Falkland Islands - Legislative Council
November 17: Sri Lanka - President
November 9, November 20, December 1: Egypt - Parliament
November 21: Kenya - Referendum on the new Constitution
November 23: Jersey - Deputies
November 26: Zimbabwe - Senate
November 27: Armenia - Referendum on Constitution
November 27: Honduras - President and Congress
November 27: Gabon - President

December

December 4: Venezuela - Parliament
December 4: Kazakhstan - President
December 7: St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Parliament
December 11: Chile - President (1st Round), Parliament
December 11: Transnistria - Parliament
December 14: Tanzania - President and Parliament
December 15: Iraq - Parliament
December 18: Bolivia - President, Parliament
December 18: Democratic Republic of Congo - Referendum on the new Constitution
December 24: Pitcairn - Island council and island magistrate

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References

IFES Election Guide

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