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.

Electoral calendars by year v • d • e

Past elections: 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 Upcoming elections: 2008 | 2009 See also: Election results by year | Election results by country

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

January

• January 2 2005: Croatia, President (1st round)
• January 9 2005: Palestinian National Authority, Ra'is (Chairman / President)
• January 12 2005: Abkhazia, Rerun of the presidential election
• January 16 2005: Croatia, President 2nd round
• January 22 2005: Maldives, Parliament
• January 25 2005: Tokelau, Island council
• January 30 2005: Iraq, Parliament

February

• February 6 2005: Thailand, Parliament
• February 8 2005: Denmark, Parliament
• February 20 2005: Portugal: Parliament
• February 20 2005: Northern Cyprus: Parliament
• February 20 2005: Spain, referendum on the European Constitution
• February 21 2005: Anguilla, Parliament
• February 27 2005: Tajikistan, Parliament 1st round
• February 27 2005: Kyrgyzstan, Parliament 1st round
• February 28 2005: Burundi, referendum on the new constitution

March

• March 6 2005: Moldova, Parliament
• March 8 2005: Micronesia, Parliament
• March 11 and March 13 2005: Liechtenstein, Parliament
• March 13 2005: Central African Republic, President 1st round
• March 13 2005: Kyrgyzstan, Parliament 2nd round
• March 17 2005: Tonga, Parliament
• March 24 2005: Tajikistan, Parliament 2nd round
• March 27 2005: Transnistria, Parliament
• March 31 2005: Zimbabwe, Parliament

April

• April 8 2005: Curaçao and Sint Eustatius/Netherlands Antilles, referendum on island's relationship to the Netherlands Antilles and the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• April 8 2005: Djibouti, President
• April 17 2005: Northern Cyprus, President
• April 24 2005: Andorra, Parliament
• April 24 2005: Togo, President
• April 30 2005: Niue, Parliament

May

• May 5 2005: United Kingdom, Parliament, completed June 23 2005
• May 5 2005: Dominica, Parliament
• May 8 2005: Central African Republic, President 2nd round
• May 9 2005: New Caledonia, Parliament
• May 11 2005: Cayman Islands, Parliament
• May 14 2005: Taiwan, National Assembly
• May 15 2005: Ethiopia, Parliament
• May 22 2005: Mongolia, President
• May 25 2005: Suriname, Parliament
• May 29 2005: France, referendum on the European Constitution

June

• June 1 2005: Netherlands, referendum on the European Constitution
• June 5 2005: Switzerland, referendum on Schengen and Dublin treaties [1], as well as on civil unions for homosexuals
• June 6 2005: Chad, referendum on presidential terms
• June 17 2005: Iran, President
• June 19 2005: Guinea-Bissau, President
• May 29, June 5, June 12 and June 19 2005: Lebanon, Parliament
• June 19 2005: Nagorno Karabakh, Parliament
• June 24 2005: Iran, President run-off
• June 25 2005: Bulgaria, Parliament
• June 2005: Saint Helena, Parliament

July

• July 3 2005: Albania, Parliament
• July 3 2005: Mauritius, Parliament
• July 3 2005: Tunisia, Senate
• July 4 2005: Burundi, House
• July 10 2005: Kyrgyzstan, President
• July 10 2005: Luxembourg, referendum on the European Constitution
• July 19 2005: Burundi, Senate
• July 2005: Armenia, referendum on amending the constitution

August

• August 19 2005: Burundi, President
• August 27 2005: Singapore, President

September

• September 7 2005: Egypt, President
• September 11 2005: Japan, House of Representatives
• September 12 2005: Norway, Parliament
• September 17 2005: New Zealand, Parliament
• September 18 2005: Afghanistan, Parliament
• September 18 2005: Germany, Federal Parliament
• September 23 2005: Aruba, Parliament
• September 25 2005: Poland, Sejm and Senate
• September 25 2005: Macau, Parliament
• September 29 2005: Somaliland, Parliament

October

• October 9 2005: Poland, Presidential Election, 1st round
• October 11 2005: Liberia, President, Senate, and House of Representatives
• October 15 2005: Iraq, constitution ratification referendum
• October 19 2005: Jersey, Senators
• October 23 2005: Argentina, Congress and senate
• October 23 2005: Poland, Presidential Election, 2nd round
• October 23 2005: Brazil, referendum on the prohibition of personal firearms

November

• November 6 2005: Azerbaijan - Parliamentary
• November 8 2005: Northern Mariana Islands - Governor, House and Senate
• November 13 2005: Burkina Faso - Presidential
• November 15 2005: Greenland - Parliamentary
• November 17 2005: Falkland Islands - Parliamentary
• November 17 2005: Sri Lanka - Presidential
• November 21 2005: Kenya - Referendum on the new Constitution
• November 23 2005: Jersey - Elections of the deputies
• November 2005: Egypt - Parliamentary
• November 26 2005: Zimbabwe - Senate
• November 27 2005: Armenia - Referendum on the new Constitution
• November 27 2005: Honduras - Presidential and Congressional
• November 27 2005: Gabon - Presidential

December

• December 4 2005: Venezuela - Parliamentary
• December 4 2005: Kazakhstan - Presidential
• December 7 2005: St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Parliamentary
• December 11 2005: Chile - Presidential, Parliamentary
• December 11 2005: Transnistria - Parliamentary
• December 14 2005: Tanzania - Presidential and Parliamentary
• December 15 2005: Iraq - Parliamentary
• December 18 2005: Bolivia - Presidential, Parliamentary
• December 18 2005: Democratic Republic of Congo - Referendum on the new Constitution
• December 24 2005: Pitcairn - Island council and island magistrate

See also

• Elections in 2005