2010 national electoral calendar

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This national electoral calendar for 2010 lists the national/federal elections held in 2010 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.

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January

10 January: Croatia, President (2nd round)
17 January:
- Chile, President (2nd round)
- Ukraine, President (1st round)
22 January: Netherlands Antilles, Parliament
25 January: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Parliament
26 January: Sri Lanka, President

February

3 February: Greece, President (by the parliament)
7 February:
- Costa Rica, President and Parliament
- Ukraine, President (2nd round)
15 February: Anguilla, Parliament
27 February: Nauru, Constitutional referendum
28 February: Tajikistan, Parliament

March

4 March: Togo, President
6 March: Iceland, Debt repayment referendum
7 March:
- Iraq, Parliament
- Switzerland, Referendum
14 March: Colombia, Parliament

April

8 April: Sri Lanka, Parliament
11 April: Hungary, Parliament (1st round)
11–15 April: Sudan, President and Parliament
18 April: Northern Cyprus, President
24 April: Nauru, Parliament
25 April:
- Austria, President
- Hungary, Parliament (2nd round)

May

5 May: Mauritius, Parliament
6 May: United Kingdom, Parliament
10 May: Philippines, President, House of Representatives, Senate (one half)
16 May: Dominican Republic, Parliament
23 May:
- Ethiopia, Parliament
- Nagorno-Karabakh, Parliament
24 May: Trinidad and Tobago, Parliament
25 May: Suriname, Parliament
28–29 May: Czech Republic, Parliament
30 May: Colombia, President (1st round)

June

1 and 8 June: Egypt, Shura Council
6 June: Slovenia, Border dispute agreement referendum
9 June: Netherlands, Parliament
12 June: Slovakia, Parliament
13 June: Belgium, Parliament
19 June: Nauru, Parliament
20 June:
- Colombia, President (2nd round)
- Poland, President (1st round)
26 June: Somaliland, President
27 June:
- Guinea, President (1st round)
- Kyrgyzstan, Constitutional referendum
28 June: Burundi, President
29 June: Hungary, President (indirect)
30 June: Germany, President (indirect)

July

4 July: Poland, President (2nd round)
11 July: Japan, House of Councillors
19 July: Suriname, President (indirect)
23 July: Burundi, National Assembly
28 July: Burundi, Senate (indirect)

August

1 August: São Tomé and Príncipe, Parliament
4 August:
- Kenya, Constitutional referendum
- Solomon Islands, Parliament
9 August: Rwanda, President
21 August: Australia, Parliament

September

5 September: Moldova, Constitutional referendum
12 September: Turkey, Constitutional referendum
16 September: Tuvalu, Parliament
17 September: Sint Maarten, Parliament
18 September:
- Afghanistan, Parliament
- Slovakia, Political reform referendum
19 September: Sweden, General
22 September: Switzerland, Federal Council (indirect)
26 September:
- Venezuela, Parliament
- Switzerland, Referendum

October

2 October: Latvia, Parliament
3 October:
- Brazil, President (1st round) and Parliament
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, President and Parliament
10 October: Kyrgyzstan, Parliament
15–16 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round) (a third)
22–23 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round) (a third)
23 October: Bahrain, Parliament (1st round)
30 October: Bahrain, Parliament (2nd round)
31 October:

November

1 November: Nauru, President (indirect)
2 November:
- United States, House of Representatives and Senate (one third: Class 3 senators)
- American Samoa, Parliament and Constitutional referendum
- Guam, Governor, Attorney General, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Parliament, and Supreme Court and Superior Court retention elections^[1]
- United States Virgin Islands, Governor and Parliament
7 November:
9 November: Jordan, Parliament
17 November:
- Cook Islands, Parliament and referendum
- Madagascar, Constitutional referendum
21 November: Burkina Faso, President
25 November: Tonga, General
27 November: Iceland, Constitutional Assembly
28 November:

December

5 December: Egypt, Parliament (2nd round)
12 December:
- Kosovo, Parliament
- Slovenia, Referendum
- Transnistria, Parliament
13 December: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Parliament
19 December: Belarus, President
26 December: Comoros, President (2nd round nationwide)

Indirect elections

20–22 January: Uzbekistan, Senate^[2]
3 February: Greece, President
20 February: Afghanistan, House of Elders^[3]
15 March, 5 May and 21 June: Isle of Man, Legislative Council^[4]^[5]^[6]
26 March, 14 June, 17 June and 10 July: India, Council of States
1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent
23 April: Tajikistan, National Assembly^[7]
21 May: Sudan, Council of States^[8]
23 May: Ethiopia, House of Federation^[9]
24 June, 21 October and 25 November: Austria, Federal Council^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
29 June: Hungary, President
19 July: Suriname, President
28 July: Burundi, Senate
1 October: San Marino, Captains Regent
1 November: Nauru, President
11 November: Iraq, President^[14]
26–27 November: Namibia, National Council^[15]
3 December: Bosnia and Herzegovina, House of Peoples^[16]

References

^ "2010 Election Comparative Analysis Report". Guam Election Commission. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
^ "Uzbekistan Senat (Senate): Elections in 2010". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "Afghanistan Meshrano Jirga (House of Elders): Elections in 2010". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Try again for Legislative Council election". Manx Radio. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "Still no result in MLC election". Manx Radio. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "Alan Crowe re-elected to LegCo". Energy FM. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "Tajikistan: Majlisi milli (National Assembly)". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "E. Equatoria State Elects Council of States Representatives". Gurtong Trust. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ "Ethiopia Pre-Election Watch: May 2010 Parliamentary Elections" (PDF). International Republican Institute. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ "The new Burgenland Landtag is constituted on June 24th". Der Standard (in German). 17 June 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Federal Council: Three new representatives from Burgenland" (in German). Austrian Parliament. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Stenographic reports (XVI period): Meetings of the Styrian Parliament in 2010, 1st session of the Styrian Parliament on October 21, 2010" (in German). Office of the Styrian Provincial Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Parliament 19th legislative term, 1st meeting on November 25, 2010: Meeting report" (in German). City of Vienna. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Iraq President Talabani re-elected despite MPs walk-out". Dawn. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
^ "THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NAMIBIA". Senate of France. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
^ "Cantons in FBiH blocked the election of the House of Peoples of BiH". Glas Srpske (in Bosnian). 11 January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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