2012 national electoral calendar
This national electoral calendar for the year 2012 lists the national/federal direct elections that were held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.January
- 3–4 January/10–11 January: Egypt, Parliament
- 13 January: Kiribati, President
- 14 January: Republic of China, President and Legislative Yuan
- 15 January: Kazakhstan, Parliament
- 22 January:
- *Croatia, Referendum
- *Finland, President
- 29–30 January/5–6 February: Egypt, Shura Council
February
- 2 February: Kuwait, Parliament
- 5 February: Finland, President
- 12 February: Turkmenistan, President
- 14–15 February/21–22 February: Egypt, Shura Council
- 18 February: Latvia, Constitutional referendum
- 21 February: Yemen, President
- 26 February:
- *Senegal, President
- *Syria, constitutional referendum
March
- 2 March: Iran, Parliament
- 4 March: Russia, President
- 7 March: Belize, Parliament
- 10 March:
- *Abkhazia, Parliament
- *Slovakia, Parliament
- 11 March:
- *El Salvador, Parliament
- *Switzerland, Referendum
- 17 March: East Timor, President
- 18 March:
- *
Guinea-Bissau, President - Canceled - *Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Territorial Council
- *Saint Barthélemy, Territorial Council
- *Saint Martin, Territorial Council
- 24 March: Abkhazia, Parliament
- 25 March:
- *Senegal, President
- *Slovenia, Family Code referendum
- *South Ossetia, President
- *Wallis and Futuna, Parliament
- 29 March: Gambia, Parliament
April
- 8 April: South Ossetia, President
- 11 April: South Korea, Parliament
- 16 April: East Timor, President
- 22 April: France, President
May
- 4 May: Iran, Parliament
- 6 May:
- *Armenia, Parliament
- *France, President
- *Greece, Parliament
- *Serbia, President and Parliament
- 7 May:
- *Bahamas, Parliament
- *Syria, Parliament
- 10 May: Algeria, Parliament
- 20 May:
- *Dominican Republic, President
- *Serbia, President
- 23–24 May: Egypt, President
- 26 May: Lesotho, Parliament
- 31 May: Republic of Ireland, Constitutional referendum
June
- 10 June: France, Parliament
- 16–17 June: Egypt, President
- 17 June:
- *Greece, Parliament
- *France, Parliament
- 23 June–13 July: Papua New Guinea, Parliament
- 28 June: Mongolia, Parliament
- 30 June: Iceland, President
July
- 1 July:
- *Liechtenstein, Constitutional referendum
- *Mexico, President and Congress
- *Senegal, Parliament
- 7 July:
- *East Timor, Parliament
- *Libya, General National Congress
- 15 July: Republic of the Congo, Parliament
- 18 July: Cayman Islands, electoral system referendum
- 19 July: Nagorno-Karabakh, President
- 29 July:
- *Republic of the Congo, Parliament
- *Romania, Presidential impeachment referendum
August
- 19 August: Puerto Rico, Constitutional referendum
- 31 August: Angola, Parliament
September
- 10 September: Somalia, President
- 12 September: Netherlands, Parliament
- 23 September:
- *Belarus, Parliament
- *Switzerland, triple referendum
October
- 1 October: Georgia, Parliament
- 7 October: Venezuela, President
- 12–13 October: Czech Republic, Senate
- 14 October:
- *Lithuania, Parliament and nuclear power referendum
- *Montenegro, Parliament
- 19: Curaçao, Parliament
- 19–20 October: Czech Republic, Senate
- 20 October: Iceland, Constitutional referendum
- 28 October:
- *Lithuania, Parliament
- *Ukraine, Parliament
- 30 October: Vanuatu, Parliament
November
- 6 November:
- *Palau, President and Parliament
- *United States, President, House of Representatives, Senate
- *Puerto Rico, Governor, Parliament and Referendum on political status
- *American Samoa, Governor and Parliament
- *Guam, Parliament
- *United States Virgin Islands, Parliament
- 9 November: Turks and Caicos Islands, House of Assembly
- 10 November: Republic of Ireland, constitutional referendum
- 11 November:
- *Slovenia, President
- *San Marino, Parliament
- 17 November: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament
December
- 1 December: Kuwait, Parliament
- 2 December:
- *Burkina Faso, Parliament
- *Slovenia, President
- 7–8 December: Ghana, President
- 9 December: Romania, Parliament
- 15 December/22 December: Egypt, Constitutional referendum
- 16 December: Japan, Parliament
- 17 December: Bermuda, Parliament
- 19 December: South Korea, President