List of elections in 1971

The following elections occurred in the year 1971.

Africa

 * 1971 Liberian general election
 * 1971 Malawian general election
 * 1971 Mauritanian general election

Asia

 * 1971 Indonesian legislative election
 * 1971 Iranian legislative election
 * 1971 Kuwaiti general election
 * 1971 Nepalese Rastriya Panchayat election
 * 1971 Philippine Senate election

India

 * 1971 Indian general election
 * 1951–1971 Indian general elections
 * Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1971
 * Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1971
 * 1971 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election

Australia

 * 1971 New South Wales state election
 * 1971 Western Australian state election

Europe

 * 1971 Belgian general election
 * 1971 Danish parliamentary election
 * 1971 Dutch general election
 * 1971 Icelandic parliamentary election
 * 1971 Maltese general election
 * 1971 Norwegian local elections

Austria

 * 1971 Austrian legislative election

France

 * 1971 French municipal elections

Germany

 * 1971 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

United Kingdom

 * 1971 Liverpool Scotland by-election
 * 1971 Macclesfield by-election
 * 1971 Southampton Itchen by-election
 * 1971 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election
 * 1971 Widnes by-election

English local

 * 1971 Lambeth Council election
 * 1971 Lewisham Council election
 * 1971 Newham Council election
 * 1971 Southwark Council election

North America

 * 1971 Honduran general election

Canada

 * 1971 Alberta general election
 * 1971 Edmonton municipal election
 * 1971 New Democratic Party leadership election
 * 1971 Newfoundland general election
 * 1971 Ontario general election
 * 1971 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election
 * 1971 Saskatchewan general election

Caribbean

 * 1971 Antigua and Barbuda general election
 * 1971 Barbadian general election
 * 1971 Haitian referendum
 * 1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election

Louisiana

 * 1971–72 Louisiana gubernatorial election

South Carolina

 * 1971 South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election

United States House of Representatives

 * 1971 South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election

Australia

 * 1971 New South Wales state election
 * 1971 Western Australian state election

Falkland Islands

 * 1971 Falkland Islands general election