2006 electoral calendar explained

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.

January

15 January: Chile, President (2nd round).^[1]
15 January: Finland, President (1st round).^[2]
22 January: Cape Verde, Parliament.^[3]
22 January: Portugal, President.^[4]
23 January: Canada, Parliament.^[5]
25 January: Palestinian National Authority, Parliament.^[6]
29 January: Finland, President (2nd round).^[7]

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

References

Web site: Chilean Presidency 2006 Runoff . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240303155718/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/1994/ . 3 March 2024 . 24 August 2024 . IFES Election Guide.
Web site: Finnish Presidency 2006 Round 1 . 24 August 2024 . IFES Election Guide.
Web site: Cabo Verdean National Assembly 2006 General . 24 August 2024 . IFES Election Guide.
Web site: Portuguese Presidency 2006 General . 24 August 2024 . IFES Election Guide.
Web site: Canadian House of Commons 2006 General . 24 August 2024 . IFES Election Guide.
Web site: Palestinian Legislative Council 2006 General . 24 August 2024 . IFES Election Guide.
Web site: Finnish Presidency 2006 Round 2 . 24 August 2024 . IFES Election Guide.