2006 electoral calendar

This electoral calendar 2006 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2006 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.

See elections in 2006 for an overview of the 2006 results.

January

 * 15 January: Chile, President (2nd round)
 * 15 January: Finland, President (1st round)
 * 22 January: Cape Verde, Parliament
 * 22 January: Portugal, President
 * 23 January: Canada, Parliament
 * 25 January: Palestinian National Authority, Parliament
 * 29 January: Finland, President (2nd round)

February

 * February 5: Costa Rica, President and Parliament
 * February 7: Haiti, President (1st round)
 * February 11: Tokelau, referendum on self-determination
 * February 12: Cape Verde, President
 * February 23: Uganda, President and Parliament

March

 * 5 March: Benin, President
 * 12 March: El Salvador, Legislature
 * 12 March: Colombia, Legislature
 * 19 March: Belarus, President
 * 26 March: São Tomé and Príncipe, Parliament
 * 26 March: Ukraine, Parliament
 * 28 March: Israel, Parliament
 * 31 March: Samoa, Parliament

April

 * 2 April: Thailand, Parliament
 * 5 April: Solomon Islands, Parliament
 * 9 April: Peru, President and Parliament
 * 9–10 April: Italy, Parliament
 * 9 April: Hungary, Parliament (1st round)
 * 19 April: Thailand, Senate
 * 21 April: Haiti, Parliament (2nd round)
 * 23 April: Hungary, Parliament (2nd round)
 * 30 April: Laos, Parliament

May

 * 3 May: Chad, President
 * 6 May: Singapore, Parliament
 * 6–13 May: Fiji, Parliament
 * 14 May: Comoros, President
 * 16 May: Dominican Republic, Legislature
 * 21 May: Montenegro, Referendum on independence
 * 21 May: Cyprus, Legislature
 * 28 May: Colombia, President
 * 31 May: Montserrat, Legislature

June

 * 2–3 June: Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies
 * 4 June: Peru, President (2nd round)
 * 4 June: San Marino, Parliament
 * 14 June: Switzerland, Federal Council (indirect)
 * 17 June: Slovakia, Parliament
 * 25 June: Mauritania, referendum on the new constitution
 * 29 June: Kuwait, Parliament

July

 * 2 July: Bolivia, Constituent Assembly
 * 2 July: Mexico, President and Congress
 * 5 July: Macedonia, Parliament
 * 28–30 July : Seychelles, President
 * 30 July: Democratic Republic of the Congo, President and Legislature
 * 30 July: São Tomé and Príncipe, President

August

 * 3 August: Tuvalu, Parliament
 * 28 August: Guyana, President and Parliament

September

 * 10 September: Montenegro, Parliament
 * 17 September: Sweden, Parliament
 * 17 September: Transnistria, referendum on closer ties with Russia
 * 20 September: Yemen, President
 * 22 September: The Gambia, President
 * 26 September: Cook Islands, Parliament
 * 28 September: Zambia, President and Parliament

October

 * 1 October: Austria, Legislature
 * 1 October: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Presidency and Parliament
 * 1 October: Brazil, President (1st round)
 * 7 October: Latvia, Parliament
 * 15 October: Ecuador, President and Parliament
 * 22 October: Bulgaria, President (1st round)
 * 22 October: Panama, Panama Canal expansion referendum.
 * 28–29 October: Serbia, referendum on the new constitution.
 * 29 October: Brazil, President (2nd round)
 * 29 October: Democratic Republic of the Congo, President (2nd round)
 * 29 October: Bulgaria, President (2nd round)

November

 * 5 November: Nicaragua, President and Parliament
 * 6 November: Tajikistan, President
 * 7 November: United States, House of Representatives and Senate (one third: Class 1 senators)
 * 19 November: Mauritania, Parliament (1st round)
 * 22 November: The Netherlands, Tweede Kamer
 * 23 November: Isle of Man, House of Keys
 * 25 November: Bahrain, Parliament (1st round)
 * 26 November: Ecuador, President (2nd round)
 * 30 November: Gibraltar, Referendum on the new constitution

December

 * 2 December: Bahrain, Parliament (2nd round)
 * 3 December: Venezuela, President
 * 3 December: Madagascar, President
 * 3 December: Mauritania, Parliament (2nd round)
 * 10 December: Nagorno-Karabakh, constitutional referendum
 * 10 December: Transnistria, President
 * 11 December: Saint Lucia, Parliament
 * 15 December: Iran, Assembly of Experts
 * 16/18 December: United Arab Emirates, Parliament
 * 20 December: United Arab Emirates, Parliament
 * 17 December: Gabon, Parliament