2023 local electoral calendar

This local electoral calendar for 2023 lists the subnational elections held in 2023. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.

January

 * 8 January: Taiwan, Taipai, legislative by-election
 * 19 January: Tonga, Tongatapu 8, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * 22 January:
 * France, National Assembly by-elections (1st round)
 * Japan, Yamanashi, prefectural governor
 * 29 January:
 * Austria, Lower Austria, Landtag
 * France, National Assembly by-elections (2nd round)

February

 * 5 February:
 * Ecuador, local elections
 * Japan
 * Aichi, prefectural governor
 * Kitakyūshū, city mayor
 * 6 February: Ethiopia, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Regionalization referendum
 * 9 February: United Kingdom, West Lancashire, House of Commons by-election
 * 12 February:
 * Germany, Berlin, House of Representatives
 * Switzerland
 * Basel-Landschaft, Executive Council and Cantonal Council
 * Zürich, Executive Council and Cantonal Council
 * 12–13 February: Italy
 * Lazio, President and Regional Council
 * Lombardy, President and Regional Council
 * 16 February: India, Tripura, Legislative Assembly
 * 21 February: United States, Virginia's 4th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
 * 24 February: Samoa, Vaimauga 3, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * 25 February: Philippines, Cavite's 7th congressional district, Philippine House of Representatives special election
 * 27 February: India
 * Meghalaya, Legislative Assembly
 * Nagaland, Legislative Assembly
 * 28 February: United States, Chicago, Mayor, City Council, and other municipal positions

March

 * 4 March: Taiwan, Nantou County, legislative by-election
 * 5 March:
 * Austria, Carinthia, Landtag
 * Liechtenstein, Mayors and Municipal Councils
 * Lithuania, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
 * 12 March: Switzerland, Appenzell-Innerrhoden, Executive Council and Cantonal Council
 * 13 March: Canada, Quebec, Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne, National Assembly by-election
 * 15 March: Netherlands, Provincial elections
 * 16 March: Canada, Ontario, Hamilton Centre, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * 18 March:
 * Australia, Northern Territory, Arafura, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * Nigeria, state elections
 * Abia State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Adamawa State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Akwa Ibom State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Anambra State, House of Assembly
 * Bauchi State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Bayelsa State, House of Assembly
 * Benue State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Borno State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Cross River State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Delta State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Ebonyi State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Edo State, House of Assembly
 * Ekiti State, House of Assembly
 * Enugu State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Gombe State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Imo State, House of Assembly
 * Jigawa State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Kaduna State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Kano State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Katsina State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Kebbi State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Kogi State, House of Assembly
 * Kwara State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Lagos State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Nasarawa State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Niger State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Ogun State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Ondo State, House of Assembly
 * Osun State, House of Assembly
 * Oyo State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Plateau State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Rivers State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Sokoto State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Taraba State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Yobe State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * Zamfara State, Governor and House of Assembly
 * 19 March:
 * Kazakhstan, Local elections
 * Lithuania, Municipal elections
 * 21 March: United States, Jacksonville, Mayor
 * 25 March: Australia, New South Wales, Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
 * 26 March:
 * France, Ariège's 1st constituency, National Assembly by-election (1st round)
 * Thailand, Sa Kaeo province, 2023 President of the Sa Kaeo Provincial Administrative Organization election

April

 * 1 April:
 * Australia, Aston, House of Representatives by-election
 * France, Second constituency for French residents overseas, National Assembly by-election (1st round)
 * 2 April:
 * France, National Assembly by-elections (1st round)
 * Switzerland
 * Geneva, Executive Council and Cantonal Council
 * Lucerne, Executive Council and Cantonal Council
 * Ticino, Executive Council and Cantonal Council
 * 2–3 April: Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, President and Regional Council
 * 3 April: Canada, Prince Edward Island, Legislative Assembly
 * 4 April: United States
 * Chicago, Mayor run-off
 * Colorado Springs, Mayor
 * Denver, Mayor
 * Los Angeles, City Council, District 6 special election
 * Wisconsin, Supreme Court
 * 9 April: Japan, unified local elections (prefectural governors, prefectural assemblies, major city mayors, major city assemblies)
 * 15 April: France, National Assembly by-elections (2nd round)
 * 16 April:
 * Argentina
 * Neuquén, provincial elections
 * Río Negro, provincial elections
 * France, National Assembly by-elections (2nd round)
 * 23 April:
 * Austria, Salzburg, Landtag
 * Japan
 * Unified local elections (city/town/village/special ward mayors, city/town/village/special ward assemblies)
 * National Diet, House of Representatives by-elections
 * Chiba 5th district
 * Wakayama 1st district
 * Yamaguchi 2nd district
 * Yamaguchi 4th district
 * National Diet, House of Councillors, Oita at-large district by-election
 * 24 April: Canada, New Brunswick, provincial by-elections in:
 * Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore
 * Dieppe
 * Restigouche-Chaleur
 * 30 April: Moldova, Gagauzia, Governor

May

 * 2 May: United States, Lincoln, Mayor
 * 4 May: United Kingdom, local elections
 * 6 May:
 * Australia, Tasmania, (Launceston, Murchison and Rumney) Legislative Council
 * United States, Dallas, Mayor
 * 7 May: Argentina
 * Jujuy, provincial elections
 * La Rioja, provincial elections
 * Misiones, provincial elections
 * 10 May: India, Karnataka, Legislative Assembly
 * 14 May:
 * Albania, Local elections
 * Argentina
 * La Pampa, provincial elections
 * Salta, provincial elections
 * San Juan, provincial elections (chamber of deputies)
 * Tierra del Fuego, provincial elections
 * Germany
 * Bremen, Bürgerschaft and city councils
 * Schleswig-Holstein, Local elections
 * Italy, local elections (1st round)
 * 16 May: United States, Jacksonville, Mayor run-off
 * 18 May: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, local elections
 * 20 May: Gambia, local elections
 * 24 May: Nigeria, Cross River State, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
 * 25 May: Somalia, Puntland, Municipal elections
 * 28 May:
 * Italy, local elections (2nd round)
 * Spain
 * Regional elections
 * Aragon, Cortes
 * Asturias, General Junta
 * Balearic Islands, Parliament
 * Canary Islands, Parliament
 * Cantabria, Parliament
 * Castilla–La Mancha, Cortes
 * Ceuta, Assembly
 * Extremadura, Assembly
 * La Rioja, Parliament
 * Madrid, Assembly
 * Melilla, Assembly
 * Murcia, Regional Assembly
 * Navarre, Parliament
 * Valencian Community, Corts
 * Local elections
 * Basque Country, Juntas Generales
 * Balearic Islands, Island Councils
 * Barcelona, City Council
 * Madrid, City Council
 * Seville, City Council
 * Valencia, City Council
 * Zaragoza, City Council
 * 29 May: Canada, Alberta, Legislative Assembly

June

 * 4 June:
 * Japan, Aomori, prefectural governor
 * Mexico
 * State of Mexico and Coahuila: gubernatorial elections
 * Coahuila: Congressional elections
 * Tamaulipas: Senatorial by-election
 * 11 June:
 * Argentina
 * Corrientes, provincial elections
 * San Luis, provincial elections
 * Tucumán, provincial elections
 * Luxembourg, local elections
 * 12 June: Guyana, local elections
 * 15 June: Pakistan, Karachi, Mayor and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
 * 18 June: Taiwan, Hualien, Fuli, 2023 Taiwan local elections
 * 19 June: Canada, federal by-elections in:
 * Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount
 * Oxford
 * Portage—Lisgar
 * Winnipeg South Centre
 * 23 June: Qatar, municipal elections
 * 24 June: Canada, British Columbia, provincial by-elections in:
 * Langford-Juan de Fuca
 * Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
 * 25 June:
 * Argentina
 * Córdoba, provincial elections
 * Formosa, provincial elections
 * Guatemala, Guatemala City, Mayor
 * Italy, Molise, regional election
 * 26 June: Canada, Toronto, mayoral by-election

July

 * 2 July: Argentina, San Juan, provincial elections (governor)
 * 8 July:
 * Botswana, Serowe West, National Assembly by-election
 * Philippines, Carmona, cityhood plebiscite
 * 13 July: Tonga, Tongatapu 10, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * 15 July: Australia, Fadden, House of Representatives by-election
 * 20 July: United Kingdom
 * Selby and Ainsty, House of Commons by-election
 * Somerton and Frome, House of Commons by-election
 * Uxbridge and South Ruislip, House of Commons by-election
 * 23 July: Japan, Gunma, prefectural governor
 * 24 July: Canada, Calgary Heritage, House of Commons by-election
 * 27 July: Canada, Ontario, provincial by-elections in:
 * Kanata—Carleton
 * Scarborough—Guildwood
 * 29 July: Australia, Western Australia, Rockingham, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * 30 July:
 * Argentina, Chubut, provincial elections
 * Japan, Sendai, city assembly

August

 * 3 August: United States, Nashville, Mayor
 * 5 August: Taiwan, Changhua, Beidou, 2023 Taiwan local elections
 * 6 August: Japan, Saitama, prefectural governor
 * 8 August: Canada, Nova Scotia, Preston, Legislative Assembly by-election,
 * 10 August: Canada, Saskatchewan, provincial by-elections in:
 * Lumsden-Morse
 * Regina Coronation Park
 * Regina Walsh Acres
 * 12 August: Malaysia, state elections
 * Kedah, Legislative Assembly
 * Kelantan, Legislative Assembly
 * Terengganu
 * Legislative Assembly
 * Kuala Terengganu by-election
 * Penang, Legislative Assembly
 * Selangor, Legislative Assembly
 * Negeri Sembilan, Legislative Assembly
 * 13 August: Argentina, Santa Cruz, provincial elections
 * 14 August: Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad, local elections
 * 26 August: Australia, Victoria, Warrandyte, state by-election

September

 * 3 September: Japan, Iwate, prefectural governor and assembly
 * 9 September: Malaysia
 * Pulai, House of Representatives by-election
 * Johor, Simpang Jeram, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * 10 September:
 * Argentina, Santa Fe, provincial elections
 * Russia, regional elections
 * 11 September: Norway, municipal elections
 * 14 September: United States, Nashville, Mayor (2nd round)
 * 15 September: Samoa
 * Faleata No. 4, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * Siʻumu, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * Vaʻa-o-Fonoti, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * 16 September: Taiwan, Kinmen, Wuqiu, 2023 Taiwan local elections
 * 17 September:
 * Argentina, Chaco, provincial elections
 * Armenia, Yerevan, City Council
 * 24 September:
 * Argentina, Mendoza, provincial elections
 * Portugal, Madeira, Legislative Assembly

October

 * 2 October: Canada, Quebec, Jean-Talon, National Assembly by-election,
 * 3 October: Canada, Manitoba, Legislative Assembly
 * 5 October:
 * United Kingdom, Rutherglen and Hamilton West, by-election
 * United States, Memphis, Mayor
 * 7 October: Malaysia, Pahang, Pelangai, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * 8 October:
 * Germany
 * Bavaria, Landtag
 * Hesse, Landtag
 * Greece, local elections (1st round)
 * 9 October: Norway, Svalbard, local council
 * 11 October: Mozambique, Mayors and Municipal Councils
 * 14 October: United States, Louisiana, Governor, State Senate, State House, other executive offices (1st round)
 * 15 October:
 * Finland, Åland, Parliament
 * Greece, local elections (2nd round)
 * 16 October: Canada, Nunavut, Iqaluit, municipal election
 * 19 October: United Kingdom
 * Mid Bedfordshire, House of Commons by-election
 * Tamworth, House of Commons by-election
 * 21 October:
 * Australia, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, local councils
 * Taiwan, Taoyuan, Fuxing District, 2023 Taiwan local elections
 * 22 October:
 * Argentina
 * Buenos Aires, provincial elections
 * Buenos Aires City, city elections
 * Catamarca, provincial elections
 * Entre Ríos, provincial elections
 * Italy
 * 2023 Italian by-elections
 * Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Provincial Councils
 * Japan
 * Miyagi, prefectural assembly
 * National Diet, by-elections
 * Nagasaki 4 to the House of Representatives
 * Tokushima-Kōchi to the House of Councillors
 * Thailand, Kanchanaburi province, 2023 President of the Kanchanaburi Provincial Administrative Organization election
 * 24 October: Antigua and Barbuda, St. Mary's South by-election
 * 29 October:
 * Bulgaria, local elections
 * Colombia, regional elections
 * 30 October:
 * Philippines
 * Barangay Chairs, Barangay Councils, Youth Chairs and Youth Councils
 * Bulacan, San Jose del Monte conversion plebiscite

November

 * 4 November: Malaysia, Sarawak, Jepak, Legislative Assembly by-election
 * 5 November: Moldova, local elections
 * 7 November:
 * India
 * Chhattisgarh, Legislative Assembly
 * Mizoram, Legislative Assembly
 * United States
 * Arizona, Tucson, Mayor
 * Connecticut
 * Hartford, Mayor
 * New Haven, Mayor
 * Idaho, Boise, Mayor
 * Indiana
 * Carmel, Mayor
 * Evansville, Mayor
 * Indianapolis, Mayor
 * Kentucky, Governor, Attorney General, other executive positions
 * Maine, Portland, Mayor
 * Massachusetts, Worcester, Mayor
 * Minnesota
 * Minneapolis, City Council
 * Mississippi
 * Governor, Attorney General, other executive positions
 * State Senate and House of Representatives
 * New Jersey, State Senate and General Assembly
 * New York, New York City, City Council
 * Pennsylvania
 * Allegheny County, Executive
 * Philadelphia, Mayor and City Council
 * Tennessee, Knoxville, Mayor
 * Texas, Houston, Mayor
 * Virginia, State Senate and House of Delegates
 * Washington, Spokane, Mayor
 * 11 November: Nigeria
 * Bayelsa State, Governor
 * Imo State, Governor
 * Kogi State, Governor
 * 12 November: Japan, Fukushima, prefectural assembly
 * 14 November: Canada, Northwest Territories, Legislative Assembly
 * 17 November: India
 * Chhattisgarh, Legislative Assembly
 * Madhya Pradesh, Legislative Assembly
 * 18 November: United States, Louisiana, Attorney General, other executive offices (2nd round)
 * 19 November: Moldova, local elections (2nd round)
 * 21 November:
 * United States
 * Utah
 * Salt Lake City, Mayor
 * Utah's 2nd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
 * 25 November:
 * India, Rajasthan, Legislative Assembly
 * New Zealand, Port Waikato, House of Representatives by-election
 * 26 November:
 * Japan, Kōchi, prefectural governor
 * North Korea, Provincial People's Assemblies, County People's Assemblies and Municipal People's Assemblies
 * 30 November:
 * Canada, Ontario, Kitchener Centre, Legislative Assembly by-election,
 * India, Telangana, Legislative Assembly

December

 * 2 December: Malaysia: Kemaman, House of Representatives by-election
 * 10 December: Hong Kong, District Councils
 * 17 December: Serbia, Local elections
 * Belgrade, City Assembly
 * Vojvodina, Provincial Assembly
 * 18 December: Iraq, Governorate elections

Unknown date

 * Nigeria
 * Anambra, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
 * Kwara, Local Government Councils and Chairmen