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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; it should be noted that they are not elections, however. By-elections are not included.

See also Elections in 2005 for an overview of the results of the elections listed below.

Contents 1 January 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December 13 See also 14 References

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] April

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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, Parliament
• June 24: Iran, President (2nd round)
• June 25: Bulgaria, Parliament

[edit] 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

[edit] August

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 - Parliament
• 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

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• Elections in 2005

[edit] References

• IFES Election Guide

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