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Welcome to Psephos
Adam Carr's Election ArchiveThe
largest, most comprehensive and most up-to-date archive of electoral information in the
world, with election statistics from 182 countries. Use the alphabetical index at left to
find information about every country in the world. I have withdrawn from Twitter, which is a
sewer of misinformation, but I post regular updates on facebook.
This archive was founded in May 1999 by
Dr Adam Carr of Melbourne Australia |
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Things to note
The New Zealand legislative election, which was scheduled for 19 September,
has been postponed until 17 October as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
I have revised and updated my Index of Candidates
for the Australian Parliament, which is now complete down to the Eden-Monaro by-election of July 2020.
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Latest electoral news
 | 5 August: In the
Sri Lankan legislative election, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's
leftist People's Freedom Alliance has won a large majority of votes and seats, defeating an opposition
coalition led by the United National Party's Sajith Premadasa. Rajapaksa, brother of the current President
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, will lead a new coalition government. National figures are available.
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Forthcoming elections (six-month outlook)
14 April: Kiribati legislative election (no figures available)
9 August: Belarus presidential election *
30 August: Montenegro legislative election
2 October: Czech Republic legislative election (Senate)
4 October: Kyrgyz Republic legislative election
11 October: Lithuania legislative election
11 October: Tajikistan presidential election *
17 October: New Zealand legislative election
18 October: Guinea presidential election
18 October: Bolivia presidential and legislative elections
25 October: Tanzania presidential and legislative elections
31 October: Cote d'Ivoire presidential election
31 October: Georgia legislative election
1 November: Belize legislative election
1 November: Moldova presidential election
3 November: Palau presidential and legislative elections
3 November: United States presidential and legislative elections
8 November: Burma legislative election
10 November: Jordan legislative election
22 November: Burkina Faso legislative election
6 December: Venezuela legislative election *
7 December: Ghana presidential and legislative elections
13 December: Chad legislative election *
27 December: Central African Republic presidential and legislative elections *
27 December: Niger presidential and legislative elections
21 January: Kazakhstan legislative election *
* Not expected to be free or fair.
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Elections in July 2020
 | 10 July: In the second round of the
Polish presidential election, President Andrzej Duda of the governing right-wing
Law and Justice (PiS) has been re-elected with 51% of the vote, defeating the liberal Mayor
of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski. National and regional figures are available.
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 | 10 July: In the
Singapore legislative election, the governing People's Action Party led by
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been re-elected with its large majority slightly reduced. Its share of the vote fell to 61%.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 5 July: In the
Croatian legislative election, the conservative Croatian Democratic
Community (HDZ) government of Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has been re-elected with an increased majority.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 5 July: In the
Dominican Republic presidential election,
Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona of the leftist Modern Revolutionary Party has been elected with 52% of the vote,
defeating Gonzalo Castillo Terrero of the Dominican Liberation Party. Figures are available.
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 | 5 July: In the
North Macedonian legislative election, both the governing
Social Democrats of Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski and the conservative VMRO-DPMNE led by Hristijan Mickoski
have lost ground. The balance is again held by parties representing the Albanian minority. Turnout was only 52%
as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. District-level figures are available.
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 | 2 July: In the
Malawi presidential election, which is being re-run after the 2019 election was annulled by the
courts, opposition candidate Lazarus Chakwera has had a surprising win over President Peter Mutharika, polling 59% of the vote.
It is very unusual for an incumbent African president to be defeated. National figures are available.
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Elections in June 2020
 | 30 June: In the
Mongolian legislative election, the social-democratic Mongol People's Party led by
Uhnaagiin Hurelsuh has has been re-elected with slightly reduced majority, polling 45% of the vote but winning 62 of
76 seats in the legislature. District-level figures are available, plus a map.
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| 28 June: In the first round of the
Polish presidential election, President Andrzej Duda of the governing right-wing
Law and Justice (PiS) leads with 43% of the vote. He will face a run-off on 12 July against the liberal Mayor
of Warsaw, Rafal Trzaskowski, who has the backing of the opposition parties. National ans regional figures are available.
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 | 27 June: In the
Icelandic presidential election, President Gudni Johannesson, an independent, has been re-elected
with 92% of the vote. Figures are available.
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 | 22 June: In the
Kiribati presidential election, President Taneti Maamau has been
re-elected with 59% of the vote.
 | 21 June: in the
Serbian legislative election, President Aleksandar Vucic's right-wing
Serbian Progressive Party and its allies have won nearly all the seats in the National Assembly after the major
opposition parties boycotted the election. The election was judged to be fairly conducted, but in an atmosphere of
intimidation by the ruling party and state control of the media. National figures are available.
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 | 5 June: In the
St Kitts and Nevis legislative election, the coalition government led by Dr Timothy Harris
of the People's Labor Party has been re-elected with an increased majority.
Constituency-level figures are available, although I cannot vouch for their accuracy.
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Elections in May 2020
 | 25 May: In the
Suriname legislative election, the National Democratic Party of
President (and convicted drug dealer) Desi Bouterse has been defeated by the Progressive Reform Party
led by Chandrikapersad Santokhi. National and district-level figures are available.
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 | 20 May: In the
Burundi presidential election, Evariste Ndayishimiye of the ruling CNDD-FDD
party has been elected with 71% of the vote, in succession to Pierre Nkurunziza. The elections were not free or
fair. Province-level figures are available.
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| 20 May: In the
Burundi legislative election, the ruling CNDD-FDD party has won 73 of 102 seats. While
the elections were not free or fair, they were not as blatantly rigged as the presidential election, and the opposition
National Congress for Liberty (CNL) won a majority of votes in the capital, Bujumbura. Province-level figures are available.
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Elections in April 2020
 | 15 April: in the
Republic of Korea legislative election, the Democratic Party of President Mun Jae-in has won a
sweeping victory, winning an absolute majority in the National Assembly. National, province and constituency-level figures
are available. Constituency maps are also available.
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Elections in March 2020
 | 29 March: In the
Mali legislative election, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's
Rally for Mali and its allies have retained a majority of seats. Constituency-level figures are
available.
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 | 22 March: In the
Guinea legislative election, President Alpha Conde's Rally of the Guinean People has won 79
of the 114 seats, after the main opposition parties boycotted the election. The conduct of the election was criticised by observers.
National and prefecture-level figures are available.
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 | 19 March: In the
Vanuatu legislative election, 19 different parties have won seats, with none of them
winning more than nine seats. Bob Loughman of the Vanua'aku Pati formed a coalition government after the election.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 2 March: In the
Guyana legislative election, the Partnership for National Unity-Alliance for
Change party of President David Granger and the opposition People's Progressive Party-Civic have both won 32 seats in the
65-seat National Assembly, with the final seat dependent on a disputed count in one electoral district. After a series of
court challenges, a complete recount of the election has been ordered. As of late May, this had not been concluded.
No figures are available.
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 | 2 March: In the
Israeli legislative election, the third election in less than a year, the Likud Party of
right-wing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and allied right-wing parties have gained several seats but are still short of an overall
majority. The opposition Blue and White coalition led by Benny Gantz has also failed to win a majority. After prolonged negotiations a
"national unity" government has been formed by Netanyahu and Gantz. Figures are available.
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 | 1 March: In the
Tajikistan legislative election, the People's Democratic
Party of President Emomali Rakhmanov is reported to have won all the seats. The elections were neither free nor fair: no
serious opposition to President Rakhmanov's regime is tolerated. No figures are available.
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Elections in February 2020
 | 29 February: In the
Slovak Republic legislative election, the Direction - Social Democrats party of
Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini has been defeated by the conservative Ordinary People and Independent Personalities party
led by Igor Matovic. After the election Matovic formed a coalition government with several centre-right parties.
National figures are available.
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 | 23 February: In the second round of the
Comoros legislative election, President Azali Assoumani's Convention for the Renewal of the
Comoros has finished with 20 of the 24 directly-elected seats. A further nine members are appointed by the three island legislatures.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 22 February: In the
Togo presidential election, President Faure Gnassingbe has been
re-elected with 58% of the vote, defeating Agbeyome Kodjo of the Patriotic Movement for Democracy and Development. As always in
African elections, the opposition claims there was electoral fraud - in this case correctly. The election was neither free nor fair.
Figures are available.
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 | 22 February: In the
Iran legislative election, hardline supporters of the clerical regime have won most of the seats,
according to media reports. The elections were nor free or fair. No figures are available.
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 | 9 February: In the
Azerbaijan legislative election, President Ilham Aliyev's New Azerbaijan
Party and its allies have won most of the seats against only token opposition. The election was boycotted by the
major opposition parties, although one opposition member was elected. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 9 February: In the
Cameroun legislative election, President Paul Biya's
Democratic Rally of the People of Cameroun has again won most of the seats, after the opposition parties
boycotted the election. The election was judged not to be free or fair. No figures are available.
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 | 8 February: In the
Irish legislative election, the Fine Gael government of Prime Minister Dr Leo Varadkar has been
defeated, coming third in a tight three-sided contest. But the opposition Fianna Fail party has also lost seats. Both the
traditional parties lost ground to the left-nationalist Sinn Fein and other leftist parties. The result has been a parliamentary
deadlock. National and constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in January 2020
 | 26 January: In the
Peruvian legislative election, called early by President Martin Vizcarra, the parties led by
former President Pedro Kuczynski and his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori have lost most of their seats in the Congress of the Republic.
They have been replaced by a collection of parties broadly supportive of Vizcarra. Department-level figures are available.
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| 19 January: In the first round of the
Comoros legislative election, President Azali Assoumani's Convention for the Renewal of the
Comoros has polled 60% of the vote and won 16 of the 24 seats. A second round will be held on 23 February. Constituency-level
figures are available.
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 | 11 January: in the
Taiwan presidential election, President Tsai Ing Wen (Cai Yingwen) of the Democratic
Progressive Party has been re-elected with 56% of the vote, defeating the Kuomintang's Daniel Han (Han Guoyu). National figures are available.
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| 11 January: in the
Taiwan legislative election, the Democratic Progressive Party of President Tsai Ing Wen (Cai Yingwen) has
retained its majority in the National Assembly, although the opposition Kuomintang improved its position. National and constituency-level
figures are available.
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| 10 January: In the second round of the Croatian
presidential election, the Social Democrat candidate Zoran Milanovic has defeated the incumbent right-wing candidate Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic,
with 52% of the vote. Although the president's functions are largely ceremonial, the result is a setback for the right-wing government of
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. Figures are available.
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Elections in December 2019
| 22 December: In the first round of the Croatian
presidential election, the Social Democrat candidate Zoran Milanovic leads the incumbent right-wing candidate Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.
Both candidates polled less than 30% in a field of 11 candidates. They will contest a run-off on 5 January. Figures are available.
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 | 22 December: in the
Uzbekistan legislative election, supporters of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev have won all the
seats. The elections were neither free nor fair: no serious opposition to the regime is tolerated. No figures are available.
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 | 12 December: In the
Algerian presidential election, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, officially a non-party candidate but back by the ruling
Front for National Liberation, has been elected with 58% of the vote, in elections not regarded as free or fair. As usual in Algeria, the majority of
voters did not vote or cast invalid votes. Tebboune was supported by only 20% of registered voters. Figures are available.
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 | 12 December: In the
British legislative election, called three years early by Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the Parliament elected
in 2017 was deadlocked over the Brexit issue, Johnson's Conservatives have won a substantial majority, defeating the Labour Party led by Jeremy Corbyn.
The Scottish Nationalists also gained ground. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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 | 8 December: In the
Dominica legislative election, the Dominica Labour Party government of Prime
Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, in office since 2004, has been re-elected with an increased majority. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 8 December: In the
San Marino legislative election, the Christian Democrats have retained their position as the
largest party and will lead a renewed coalition government. Figures are available.
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Elections in November 2019
 | 30 November: In the second round of the
Uruguayan presidential election, the conservative candidate Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou has narrowly defeated the leftist
candidate Daniel Martinez, ending 12 years of rule by the leftist Broad Front alliance. Department-level figures are available.
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 | 28 November: In the
Namibian presidential election, President Hage Geingob of the ruling SWAPO Party has been re-elected with 56%
of the vote, defeating Dr Panduleni Itula, a former senior SWAPO member who ran as an independent. This is the worst result obtained by a SWAPO
candidate since Namibia became independent. Figures are available. Figures are also available for the legislative election held on the same
day, in which SWAPO retained its majority in the National Assembly.
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 | 24 November: In the second round of the
Romanian presidential election, incumbent President Klaus Iohannis of the National Liberal Party has defeated the
Social Democrat Vasilica Dancila with 66% of the vote. National figures are available.
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 | 18 November: in the
Marshall Islands legislative election, voters have elected a new
legislature on a non-party basis. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 17 November: In the
Belarus legislative election, supporters of President Aleksandr Lukashenko have won all
the seats in the House of Representatives, reversing the modest progress towards fair elections seen at the last election.
There is therefore no point in presenting details results. A national summary is available.
| 16 November: In the
Sri Lankan presidential election, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, has defeated
Sajith Premadasa, candidate of the conservative United National Party. Although Rajapaksa headed a coalition of leftist parties, he was elected on a
platform of Sinhala nationalism. National figures are available.
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 | 10 November: in the
Spanish legislative election, the second this year, the minority Socialist government of
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon has retained office after forming a coalition government with the leftist
party Podemos. The conservative People's Party slightly improved its position, while the far-right
party Vox made further gains. National figures are available.
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| 10 November: In the first round of the
Romanian presidential election, incumbent President Klaus Iohannis of the National Liberal Party leads with 38% of the
vote. The Social Democrat Vasilica Dancila is second with 22%. They will face a run-off election on 24 November. National figures are available.
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 | 7 November: In the
Mauritius legislative election, the governing coalition led by Prime Minister
Pravid Jugnauth of the Militant Socialist Movement has been elected for a second term. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in October 2019
 | 28 October: in the
Argentinian presidential election, conservative president Mauricio Macri has been defeated by the Peronist candidate
Alberto Fernández. Since Fernández polled 48% of the vote to Macri's 40%, under Argentinian election law no second round will be held. This is the first time an
incumbent Argentinian president has been denied re-election. Fernández's vice-presidential running-mate was former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
National and province-level figures are available.
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| 28 October: in the
Argentinian legislative election, supporters of the new Peronist President Alberto Fernández have retained their
majority in the Senate, but will be just short of a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. National figures are available.
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| 27 October: In the first round of the
Uruguayan presidential election, the conservative candidate Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou has a narrow lead over
Daniel Martinez, who is trying to win a fourth consecutive presidential term for the leftist Broad Front alliance. A run-off will be held on 20 November.
Department-level figures are available.
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| 27 October: In the Uruguayan legislative election, supporters of the
new conservative President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou have not won majorities in either chamber and will rely on the support of minor parties.
Department-level figures for both chambers are available.
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 | 23 October: In the
Botswana legislative election, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party
of President Mokgweetsi Masisi has been re-elected with a slightly increased majority. The BDP has governed Botswana since independence in 1966.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 21 October: In the
Canadian legislative election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party has lost its
overall majority in the House of Commons, but Trudeau will be able to form a new government with the support of the
New Democrats and the Greens. National and province-level figures, and electoral maps, are available.
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 | 20 October: In the
Bolivian presidential election, President Evo Morales of the Movement for Socialism, seeking an unprecedented fourth
term, leads his conservative rival Carlos Mesa, but has polled only 46% of the vote. As a result, amid allegations of vote-rigging, he has been forced
to resign. Fresh elections will be held in May. National figures are available.
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 | 20 October: in the
Swiss legislative election, the four-party governing coalition which has held
office since 1959 has lost its overall majority, but will remain in office since Swiss politics work largely by consensus. The winners were the two Greens
parties, who now hold 44 of the 200 seats. Within the coalition, the anti-immigration Swiss People's Party was the main loser. A national
summary of seats is available. Canton-level figures will follow.
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 | 15 October: In the
Mozambique presidential election, President Filipe Nyusi of the ruling FRELIMO party has been re-elected
with 73% of the vote. Province-level figures are available.
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| 13 October: in the
Polish legislative election, the right-wing Law and Justice Party government led by
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has been re-elected with itsw majority intact, defeating the centrist Citizens' Platform opposition.
The United Left returned to the legislature but mainly at the expense of other minor parties. National and constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 13 October: In the second round of the
Tunisian presidential election, the independent candidate, Kais Saied, has
defeated Nabil Karoui of the Heart of Tunisia party, with 72% of the vote. Tunisia is the only fully functioning
democracy in the Arab world. Figures are available.
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 | 6 October: in the
Kosovo legislative election, the social-democratic League for Self-Determination led by Albin Kurti has emerged
as the largest party, but by January 2020 had still been unable to form a coalition government. Figures are available.
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 | 6 October: In the
Portuguese legislative election, the Socialist Party government of Prime Minister
Antonio Luis Santos da Costa has been re-elected with an increased share of votes and seats, though still short of an absolute
majority. The government will retain office with the support of the Communists and Left Bloc. Province-level figures and a map
are available.
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Elections in September 2019
 | 29 September: In the
Austrian legislative election, called early after the breakdown of the governing
coalition, the conservative People's Party, led by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, has improved its position, at the
expense of its coalition partner the anti-immigration Freedom Party. On the left, the Social Democrats polled their
worst result ever, losing ground to the resurgent Greens. National figures are available.
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 | 28 September: In the first round of the
Afghanistan presidential election, President Mohammad Ashraf
Ghani has been re-elected with 50.6% of the vote, again defeating former Foreign Minister
Abdullah Abdullah. The results were not announced until 22 December and as usual in Afghanistan are deeply suspect. Even of the
offical figures turnout was only 18%, reflecting widespread scepticism about the electoral process.
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| 17 September: In the
Israeli legislative election, the second election this year, the Likud Party of
right-wing Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and allied right-wing parties have failed to win an overall majority. The
opposition Blue and White coalition has also failed to win a majority. The balance of power is held by the Israel Our
Home party. Negotiations to form a new government again failed, and a third election will be held in March 2020. Figures are available.
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| 15 September: In the first round of the
Tunisian presidential election, called early following the death of President
Beji Caid Essebsi, an independent candidate, Kais Saied, leads with 18% of the vote in a field of 26 candidates.
He will face Nabil Karoui of the Heart of Tunisia party, in a run-off on 13 October. Figures are available.
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 | 9 September: In the
Tuvalu legislative election, a new non-party legislature has been
elected. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in August 2019
 | 24 August: In the
Nauru legislative election, a new non-party legislature has been elected.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 11 August: in the second round of the
Guatemala presidential election, the conservative Alejandro Giammattei
of the Vamos party has defeated former First Lady Sandra Torres of the National Unity of Hope, with
58% of the vote. National figures are available.
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Elections in July 2019
 | 21 July: In the
Japanese House of Councillors (upper house) election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic
Party and its ally the Clean Government Party have retained their majority, against a fragmented opposition. National figures are available.
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 | 21 July: In the
Ukrainian legislative election, supporters of
President Volodymyr Zelensky have won a majority of seats. Voters in Russian-occupied
Crimea and Donbass were unable to take part. National and constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 7 July: In the
Greek legislative election, the conservative New Democracy party led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis has
defeated the SIRIZA party of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, ending Greece's five-year experiment with radical leftist government.
Although ND won a comfortable majority of seats, in terms of votes the result was quite close, with most of ND's gains coming
from minor parties. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in June 2019
 | 22 June: In the
Mauritania presidential election, former General Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
of the ruling Union for the Republic has been elected with 52% of the vote against fragmented opposition.
Figures are available.
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| 16 June: in the first round of the
Guatemala presidential election, former First Lady Sandra Torres of
the social-democratic National Unity of Hope leads with 25% of the vote, followed by the conservative
Alejandro Giammattei on 14%. A run-off will be held on 11 August. National figures are available.
No figures for the legislative election held on the same day are available.
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 | 6 June: in the
Danish legislative election, the liberal-conservative coalition led
by Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has been defeated by the "red bloc" coalition led by the Social Democrat
Mette Frederiksen. The biggest gains on the left were made by the Radical Left and Socialist People's parties, but
the Social Democrats will form a one-party government. The biggest losers were the right-populist Danish People's
Party. District-level figures are available.
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Elections in May 2019
 | 27 May: In the
Madagascar legislative election, the party supporting President Andry Rajoelina has won a
majority of seats, despite polling only 34% of the vote. National and constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 26 May: In the
Belgian legislative election, both the right-wing
Flemish nationalists and the leftwing socialists and greens have made gains, at the
expense of all the partes of the centre-left and centre-right. This will make the process
of forming a new government, always very slow in Belgium, even more difficult. In any case
Prime Minister Charles Michel is leaving to become President of the European Council.
Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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 | 26 May: In the second round of the
Lithuanian presidential election, an independent candidates, Gitanas Nauseda, has
defeated another independent, Ingrida Simonyte, with 66% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 21 May: In the
Malawi presidential election, president Peter Mutharika has been re-elected against a
divided opposition. National figures are available. (This election was later annulled by the courts and a fresh election held in July 2020.)
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| 21 May: In the
Malawi legislative election, president Peter Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party has improved its
position but is far from a majority. The opposition Malawi Congress Party also gained seats. National and constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 19 May: In the
Indian legislative election, held over five stages in April and May, the conservative Bharatiya Janata
Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has again won an absolute majority of seats (and with its allies 65% of the seats), while polling
only 37% of the vote. With about 613 million people voting, this was the largest democratic election in history. Complete constituency-level
figures are available.
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 | 18 May: In the
Australian legislative election, the Liberal-National Coalition government of
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been re-elected with a slight increase in its small majority, defeating the
opposition Australian Labor Party led by Bill Shorten. The result was contrary to the predictions of all the polls
that Labor would win. Constituency-level figures, an election pendulum and constituency maps are available. Full Senate results are also
available.
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 | 13 May: In the
Philippines legislative election, supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte have
retained control of both houses of the Congress. A national summary of the Senate election, and constituency-level figures for
the House of Representatives election, are available.
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| 12 May: In the first round of the
Lithuanian presidential election, two independent candidates, Gitanas Nauseda and
Ingrida �imonyte, lead with 31% each. All party candidates polled poorly. A run-off will be held on 26 May.
National figures are available.
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 | 8 May: In the
South African legislative election, the ruling African National Congress has
won its fifth successive election with a slightly reduced majority in the National Assembly, ensuring that Cyril Ramaphosa will be
re-elected President. National and province-level figures are available.
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| 5 May: In the second round of the
North Macedonian presidential election, the Social Democrat Stevo Pendarovski has defeated
Gordana Davkova of the conservative VMRO-DPMNE. Figures are available.
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 | 5 May: In the
Panamanian presidential election, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen of the
Democratic Revolutionary Party has been elected with 33% of the vote, defeating Romulo Alberto Roux Moses of the
Democratic Change party, who polled 31%. (Panama does not hold run-off elections.) National figures are available.
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| 5 May: In the
Panamanian legislative election, the Democratic Revolutionary Party of President
Laurentino Cortizo Cohen has won the largest number of seats. National and district-level figures are available.
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Elections in April 2019
 | 28 April: In the
Benin legislative election, two blocs allied to President Patrice Talon
have won all the seats after opposition parties were prevented from running. The elections were not free or fair.
Figures are available.
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| 28 April: in the
Spanish legislative election, the minority Socialist government of Prime Minister
Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon has improved its position, and will be able to form a new coalition government with
minor parties. The conservative People's Party, which lost office in June 2018, lost heavily to the new far-right
party Vox. National and regional-level figures are available.
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| 21 April: In the first round of the
North Macedonian presidential election, the Social Democrat Stevo Pendarovski leads Gordana Davkova of
the conservative VMRO-DPMNE. A run-off will be held on 5 May. Figures are available.
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 | 17 April: In the Indonesian
presidential election, President Joko Widowo of the Indonesian Democratic Party (Struggle) (PDI-P) has been re-elected
with 55% of the vote, again defeating Prabowo Subianto of the Great Indonesia Movement. Province-level figures are available.
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| 17 April: In the Indonesian
legislative election, there has been little change in the party strengths. President Joko Widowo's Indonesian
Democratic Party (Struggle) (PDI-P) remains the largest party. National figures are available.
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 | 14 April: In the
Finnish legislative election, the governing centre-right coalition of Prime Minister
Juha Sipila has been defeated, with Sipila's Centre Party losing heavily. The Social Democrat leader Antti Rinne was
able to form a centre-left government, including the Centre Party and the Greens. National figures are available.
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 | 7 April: In the
Andorra legislative election, the Democrats for Andorra led by Xavier Espot Zamora have
lost their majority but have retained government with the support of minor parties. National figures are available.
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 | 6 April: In the
Maldives legislative election, the Maldives Democratic Party of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
has won a large majority. Figures are available.
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 | 3 April: In the
Solomon Islands legislative election, independents candidates have as usual won the
majority of seats. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in March 2019
| 31 March: In the second round of the
Ukrainian presidential election, Volodymyr Zelensky has defeated President Petro
Porochenko with 75% of the vote. Zelensky, a 41-year-old Jewish actor, has never previously held office. National and
regional-level figures are available.
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| 19 April: In the
Israeli legislative election, the Likud Party of right-wing Prime Minister
Binyamin Netanyahu has won the most seats, and right-wing parties have won an overall majority. Since the election,
however, Netanyahu has been unable to form a new government, and fresh elections have been called for 17 September.
This is the first time an Israeli prime minister has failed to form a government after an election. Figures are
available.
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| 31 March: In the first round of the
Ukrainian presidential election, Volodymyr Zelensky, an actor,
leads with 30% of the vote, well ahead of President Petro Porochenko, in a field of 39 candidates.
National and regional-level figures are available.
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| 24 March: In the
Comoros presidential election, called early after constitutional
changes, President Azali Assoumani of the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros has been
re-elected with 60% of the vote. National figures are available.
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 | 24 March: in the
Thailand legislative election, the first since 2011, the
State Power Party led by Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha, who came to power in a
2014 military coup, is the largest party but has won less than a quarter of the vote.
The For Thais Party led by Sudarat Keyuraphan, which has won the last six Thai elections,
has won the largest number of seats. Prayut will be able to form a majority with the support of
minor parties, and is in any case certain of staying in power since the Prime Minister is now
chosen by both houses of the legislature, and the upper house is nominated by the military regime.
National and constituency-level figures are available.
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| 16 March: In the second round of the
Slovak Republic presidential election, the Progressive Slovakia candidate, Zuzana
Caputova, has defeated an independent conservative, Maros Sefcovic, with 58% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 16 March: In the first round of the
Slovak Republic presidential election, the candidate of the centre-left coalition
Progressive Slovakia, Zuzana Caputova, leads with 40% of the vote. A runoff will be held on 30 March. National figures are available.
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 | 10 March: In the
Guinea-Bissa legislative electionu, the ruling PAIGC has
won the largest number of seats, but has lost its majority. Figures are available.
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 | 5 March: In the
Micronesia legislative election, a new legislature has been elected
on a non-partisan basis. Constituency-level figures are available.
 | 3 March: In the
Estonian legislative election, the liberal Reform Party has emerged as the
largest pasrty. But Prime Minister Jiri Ratas of the Centre Party has formed a new centre-right coalition with the
Conservatives and the Union Party. National figures are available.
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Elections in February 2019
 | 24 February: In the
Moldova legislative election, the pro-European coalition led by
Prime Minister Pavel Filip, leader of the Democratic Party, has been re-elected with a reduced majority
over the pro-Russian opposition. The once-powerful Communist Party lost all its seats.
Figures are available.
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 | 24 February: In the
Senegal presidential election, President Macky Sall of the
Alliance of Progressive Forces has been re-elected with 58% of the vote. Figures are available.
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 | 23 February: In the
Nigerian presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari of the
All Progressives Congress has been re-elected with 56% of the vote, defeating Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples
Democratic Party. Turnout was a record low 34%, reflecting popular discontent with Nigeria's corrupt and dysfunctional
political system. National and state-level figures are available.
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| 23 February: In the
Nigerian legislative election, President Muhammadu Buhari's
All Progressives Congress has retained its majorities in both houses of the National Assenbly. Turnout was even lower than in
the presidential election. National, state and constituency-level figures are available for the House of Representatives.
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 | 3 February: In the
El Salvador presidential election, Nayib Armando Bukele Orte of the
Grand Alliance for National Unity has been elected with 53% of the vote, defeating both the left-wing FMLN and the
right-wing ARENA candidates. Figures are available.
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Elections in December 2018
 | 30 December: In the
Bangladesh legislative election, the Awami League of Sheikh Hasina Wazed and its allies have again
won nearly all the seats (288 out of 300), as a result of a boycott by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The election was marked by widespread
electoral fraud and voter intimidation, reflecting the increasingly authoritarian trend of Sheikh Hasina's government. The Electoral Commission has
not yet published full results. I am not in any case inclined to produce seat-by-seat results of such a corrupted election. Semi-complete results
(top three candidates in each seat) are available at the Daily Star website.
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 | 30 December: In the
Democratic Republic of Congo presidential election, the first since 2011, the government of outgoing
president Joseph Kabila has proclaimed Felix Tshisekedi the winner, despite universal belief and much evidence that the opposition candidate
Martin Fayulu won by a wide margin. No official figures have been published, and would in any case be worthless. No figures are available for
the legislative election held on the same day.
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| 20 December: In the
Togo legislative election, President Faure Gnassingbe's Union for the Republic has won most of the seats
after opposition parties again boycotted the elections. No serious opposition to Gnassingbe's regime is allowed. No figures are available.
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| 19 December: In the second round of the
Madagascar presidential election, former president Andry Nirina Rajoelina
has defeated Marc Ravalomanana, also a former president, with 55.7% of the vote. Figures are available.
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 | 9 December: In the
Armenian legislative election, called less than two years after the 2017
election following the forced resignation of President Serge Sargsyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's My Step
alliance has won an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Sargsyan's Republican Party of Armenia has been
wiped out. District-level figures are available.
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Elections in November 2018
| 29 November: In Australia, in the
Victorian state election,
the Labor Party government led by Daniel Andrews has been re-elected with an increased majority.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 28 November: in the second round of the
Georgia presidential election, Salome Zurabishvili of the
Georgian Dream � Democratic Georgia has defeated Grigol Vashadze of the United National
Movement, with 59.5% of the vote. Figures are available.
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 | 14 November: In the
Fiji Islands legislative election, the FijiFirst party of Prime
Minister Frank Bainimarama has been re-elected with a reduced majority. The ethnic-Fijian Social Democratic
Liberal Party improved its position. Figures are available.
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| 7 November: In the first round of the
Madagascar presidential election, Andry Nirina Rajoelina, a former
president, leads Marc Ravalomanana, also a former president, by 39% to 35%, in a field of 36 candidates.
A run-off will be held on 19 December. Figures are available.
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 | 6 November: In the
United States of America legislative election, President Donald Trump's Republican Partty has
retained control of the Senate, but has lost the House of Representatives to the opposition Democratic Party, which
made a net gain of 40 seats. Complete state and district-level figures are available.
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Elections in October 2018
 | 28 October: In the second round of the
Brazilian presidential election, the extreme right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro has defeated
the Workers Party candidate Fernando Haddad, with 55% of the vote. This ends 16 years of left-wing government in Brazil. National and
state-level figures are available.
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| 27 October: in the first round of the
Georgia presidential election, Salome Zurabishvili of the
Georgian Dream � Democratic Georgia leads a field of 24 candidates with 38% of the vote,
followed by Grigol Vashadze of the United National Movement. There will be a run-ff on
28 November. Figures are available.
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| 26 October: In the
Irish presidential election, the incumbent president
Michael D Higgins has been re-elected with 55.8% of the vote on the first count.
Figures are available.
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| 20 October: The
Afghanistan legislative election took place on this date, but results
were not announced until January 2019. Most candidates were independents. Province-level figures are available.
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 | 14 October: In the
Luxembourg legislative election the centre-left coalition government led by the Democratic
Party's Xavier Bettel has been returned with a slightly reduced majority. National and regionl-level figures are available.
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| 7 October: In the first round of the
Brazilian presidential election, the extreme right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro has polled 46% of the
vote, well ahead of the Workers Party candidate Fernando Haddad on 29%. A runoff election will be held on 28 October. National and
state-level figures are available.
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 | 7 October: In the
Bosnia and Herzegovia presidential election, the three ethnic communities,
Bosniaks, Croatians and Serbs, have elected members of the collective presidency. The three members
of the presidency are �efik D�aferovic (Bosniak), �eljko Kom�ic (Croat) and Milorad Dodik (Serb).
Figures are available.
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| 7 October: In the
Bosnia and Herzegovia legislative election, the centre-left coalition led by
Prime Minister Denis Zvizdic of the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action (SDA) has retained its working majority. There was
little change in the strengths of the 14 parties represented in the House of Representatives. District-level figures are available.
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| 7 October: In the Brazilian legislative election,
state-level figures for the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies are available.
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| 7 October: in the
Cameroun presidential election, President Paul Biya, who is 85 and has been in
power since 1982, has been re-elected with 71% of the vote. The election was not regarded as free or
fair. Figures are available.
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 | 7 October: In the
Sao Tome and Principe legislative election, the governing Independent Democratic Action
party has lost its overall majority but is still the largets party. National figures are available.
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 | 6 October: In the
Gabon legislative election, President Ali Bongo Ondimba's Democratic Party has won
54% of the vote and nearly all the seats. National figures are available.
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 | 6 October: In the
Latvian legislative election, seven parties have won seats in the
Saeima (Parliament), with no party winning more than 20% of the vote. It is unclear who will form a new
government. National figures are available.
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Elections in September 2018
| 23 September: In the
Maldives presidential election, the opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
has unexpectedly defeated President Abdulla Yaameen Abdul Gayoom, with 58% of the vote. Figures are available.
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 | 15 September: in the Bhutan
legislative election, the governing People's Democratic Party has been defeated by the Bhutan United Party. National
figures are available.
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 | 9 September: In the
Swedish legislative election, the governing left-wing alliance led by
Social Democrat Prime Minister Stefan L�fven has lost ground, but remains the largest block in the
legislature. The anti-immigration Swedish Democrats hold the balance. Neither the government nor the
conservative coalition led by Ulf Kristersson have been able to win a confidence vote in the new
legislature. National and regional figures are available.
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 | 2 September: In the
Rwanda legislative election, President Paul Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front has
won 40 of the 56 directly-elected members, and will also hold most of the 24 indirectly-elected members. Although
opposition parties won some seats, the elections were not free or fair - no serious opposition to Kagame's
government is allowed. No useable figures seem to be available.
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| 1 September: In the
Mauritania legislative election, President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's Union
for the Republic has won a majority of seats, though it polled only 19% of the vote in a highly fragmented
electorate. No useable figures are available.
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Elections in August 2018
| 12 August: In the second round of the
Mali presidential election, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of the
Rally for Mali has been elected with 67% of the vote, defeating Soumaila Cisse of the Union for the
Republic and Democracy. Figures are available.
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Elections in July 2018
 | 30 July: in the Zimbabwe presidential
elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ZANU-PF party has been elected with just over 50% of the vote,
defeating Nelson Chamisa of the Movement for Democratic Change. Province-level figures are available.
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| 30 July: in the Zimbabwe legislative
elections, the ZANU-PF party has retained its majority in the House of Assembly, defeating the Movement for Democratic
Change. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 29 July: In the first round of the
Mali presidential election, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of the
Rally for Mali leads with 41% of the vote. Figures are available.
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 | 28 July: In the
Cambodia legislative election, the governing Cambodian People's
Party of Prime Minister Hun Sen has won all the seats after the forcible suppression of the opposition.
This marks the end of Cambodian democracy. The elections were not free or fair. A national summary is
given.
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 | 25 July: in the Pakistan
legislative election, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party of Imran Khan has won the largest number of seats, defeating both the
PML(N) party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the Bhutto family's Pakistan Peoples Party. National, Province, Division and
constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 1 July: In the
Mexican presidential election, the leftist candidate Andr�s Manuel L�pez Obrador has been easily
elected with 54% of the vote, defeating candidates of both the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party and the conservative
National Action Party. National and state-level figures are available. Figures for the Senate election held on the same day are also
available.
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Elections in June 2018
 | 24 June: In the
Turkish presidential election, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
of the ruling Justice and Development Party has been re-elected with 52.6% of the vote. The election
seems to have been fairly conducted but in conditions of such severe repression that it cannot be
considered a free election. National and district-level figures are available.
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| 24 June: In the
Turkish legislative election, President Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) has lost its majority in the
Great National Assembly. But the AKP's alliance with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) will ensure Erdogan's continuing dominance.
National and district-level figures are available.
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 | 17 June: In the second round of the
Colombian presidential election, the conservative candidate, Iv�n Duque M�rquez, has
defeated the left-wing candidates Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego, with just over 50% of the vote. Department-level figures for the
first and second rounds are available.
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 | 3 June: In the
Slovenian legislative election, Prime Minister Miro Cerar's
party, the Modern Centre, has lost most of its seats. The winners are the anti-immigration
Slovenian Democratic Party and a new party led by journalist Marjan �arec. Figures are available.
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Elections in May 2018
| 25 May: In the first round of the
Colombian presidential election, the conservative candidate, Iv�n Duque M�rquez, leads with 40% of the vote.
Two left-wing candidates, Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego and Sergio Fajardo Valderrama, trail with 25% and 24% respectively.
A run-off between Duque and Petro will be held on 17 June. National figures are available.
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 | 24 May: in the
Barbados legislative election, the Barbados Labour Party led by Mia Mottley had had a
huge win over the Democratic Labour Party government of Freundel Stuart, winning 72% of the vote and all 30 seats. Mottley
becomes the first female Prime Minister of Barbados. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 20 May: In the
Venezuelan presidential election, President Nicol�s Maduro Moros has been re-elected, with 67% of the vote,
after the main opposition party boycotted the election. The election was neither free nor fair. National figures are available.
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 | 12 May: In the
East Timor legislative election, called early after the legislature elected in 2017 was
deadlocked, the moderate Alliance for Change and Progress led by Jos� Maria Vasconcelos has won a single-seat
majority over the lefist FRETILIN. Figures are available.
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 | 12 May: In the Iraqi legislative
election, the Forward (Sayirun) party, led by the Shi'a cleric Moqtadr al-Sadr, has emerged as the largest party, although
it polled only 14% of the vote in a highly-fragmented electorate. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will retain office with
al-Sadr's support. The election was generally regarded as free and fair. National and Governorate-level figures are
available.
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 | 9 May: in the
Malaysia legislative election, the governing National Front of Prime Minister
Najib Razak has been heavily defeated by an opposition coalition led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who is 92. This is the first time the
National Front has been defeated since Malaya became independent in 1957. The victory was achieved despite the gross rigging of the electoral system in favour of the
ruling party. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 6 May: In the
Lebanese legislative election, the anti-Western alliance led by Hizbollah has won a majority of votes and seats,
defeating the alliance led by Prime Minister Sa'ad al-Hariri. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in April 2018
 | 22 April: in the
Paraguay presidential election, Mario Abdo Ben�tez of the conservative National Republican Association
has been elected, with just under 50% of the vote, defeating the liberal Pedro Efra�n Alegre Sasiain.
National figures are available.
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| 22 April: in the
Paraguay legislative election, the conservative National Republican Association
has retained its majorities in both houses of the Congress. Department-level figures are available.
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 | 15 April: in the
Montenegro presidential election, the long-serving Prime Minister, Milo �ukanovic
of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, has been elected President with 54% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 11 April: In the
Azerbaijan presidential election, President Ilham Aliyev has been
re-elected with 86% of the vote. The election was not free or fair.
Figures are available.
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 | 8 April: In the
Hungarian legislative election, the conservative government of Prime Minister Victor Orban has been re-elected with
its large majority intact. The fascist Jobbik party came second, pushing the Socialists into third place. Figures are available.
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 | 1 April: In the second round of the
Costa Rica presidential election, Carlos Alvarado Quesada of the leftist
Citizen Action has defeated Fabricio Alvarado Mu�oz of the right-wing National Restoration, polling 60% of the vote.
Figures are avaulable.
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Elections in March 2018
 | 26 March: In the
Egyptian presidential election, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been re-elected with 97%
of the vote against token opposition. The election was neither free nor fair. Figures are available.
 | 21 March: In the
Antigua and Barbuda legislative election, the Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party
led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne has re-elected with an increased majority. Figures are available
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| 17 March: In Australia, in the
South Australian state election, the Liberal Party led by
Steven Marshall has defeated the 16-year-old Labor government of Premier Jay Weatherill. Statewide figures for both houses are
available.
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 | 13 March: In the
Grenada legislative election, the New National Party led by Prime Minister Keith Mitchell has again
won all 15 seats, defeating the National Democratic Congress led by Nazim Burke. Figures are available.
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| 11 March: In the
Colombian legislative election, supporters of outgoing conservative
President Juan Manuel Santos have retained their majorities in both chambers of the National
Congress. National and Department-level figures are available.
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 | 11 March: In the
Russian presidential election, President Vladimir Putin
has been elected to a fourth term as President, with 67% of the vote. The elections were not free or fair.
National figures are available.
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 | 7 March: in the first round of the
Sierra Leone presidential election, Julius Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party
and Samura Kamara of the All People's Congress both have 43% of the vote. They will contest a run-off on 31 March.
Figures are available.
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| 7 March: in the
Sierra Leone legislative election, the All People's Congress of outgoing President
Ernest Bai Koroma has fallen just short of a majority of seats (with results from five seats still unknown), well ahead of
President-elect Julius Bio's Sierra Leone People's Party. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 4 March: In the
El Salvador legislative election, the right-wing ARENA party and its allies have won a
majority in the Legislative Assembly, defeating President Salvador S�nchez Cer�n's left-wing FMNL. Department-level figures are available.
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 | 4 March: in the
Italian legislative election, the centre-left coalition led
by former prime minister Matteo Renzi has suffered a heavy defeat - the worst result for the Italian left since 1945. The populist
Five Star Movement has emerged as the largest single party, although it was outpolled by the right-wing coalition of the Northern
League and Forza Italia. The Northern League's Matteo Salvini will get the first opportunity to form a government.
National and regional-level figures are available.
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| 3 March: In Australia, in the
Tasmanian state election, the Liberal
government of Premier Will Hodgman has been re-elecyted with a one-seat majority over Labor and the Greens. Statewide figures are available.
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| 18 February: In the
Armenian presidential election, Dr Armen Sarkissian has been elected President
unopposed by the National Assembly. This follows a constitutional amendment which abolished direct election of the
President and provided that the President must be non-partisan.
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Elections in February 2018
 | 22 February: In the
Djibouti legislative election, President Ismail Omar Guelleh's
party has won most of the seats, after the opposition parties boycotted the election. Figures are available.
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 | 10 February: in the
Monaco legislative election, the governing Horizon Monaco has been heavily defeated by
a breakaway party, First Priority Monaco. Figures are available.
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| 4 February: In the first round of the
Costa Rica presidential election, Fabricio Alvarado Mu�oz of the right-wing
National Restoration leads Carlos Alvarado Quesada of the leftist Citizen Action. Both polled less than 30% of the vote. A run-off will be held on 1
April. Figures are available.
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| 4 February: In the
Costa Rica legislative election, the leftist Party of National Liberation (PLN)
and Citizen Action (AC) have won the largest number of seats, but not a majority. Province-level figures are available.
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 | 4 February: in the second round of the
Cyprus presidential election, President Nikos Anastasiades of the
conservative DISI party has defeated Stavros Malas of the communist AKEL party, with 56% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in January 2018
| 28 January: in the first round of the
Cyprus presidential election, President Nikos Anastasiades of the
conservative DISI party leads with 35% of the vote, ahead of Stavros Malas of the communist AKEL party. The two will
contest a runoff on 4 February. Figures are available.
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| 28 January: In the
Finnish presidential election, incumbent President Sauli Niinist� has been re-elected
with 62% of the vote, ahead of the Greens candidate Pekka Haavisto. Figures are available.
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 | 26-27 January: In the second round of the
Czech Republic presidential election incumbent Prersident Milos Zeman has
narrowly defeated conservative challenger Jiri Drahos, with 51.4% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 12-13 January: In the first round of the
Czech Republic presidential election, incumbent Prersident Milos Zeman, running with
the support of most of the left, leads with 38% of the vote. He will face conservative challenger Jiri Drahos in the second
round. Neither of the traditional major parties, the Social Democrats and the Civic Democrats, contested the election.
National figures are available.
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Elections in December 2017
 | 26 December: In the second round of the
Liberian presidential election, George M Weah of the Coalition For Democratic Change has
defeated Vice-Presisdent Joseph Nyuma Boakai of the Unity Party, with 61% of the vote. Figures are available.
 | 17 December: In the second round of the
Chilean presidential election, former conservative president Sebastian Pi�era Echenique
has defeated the left-wing candidate, Alejandro Guillier Alvarez, with 54% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in November 2017
 | 26 November: In the
Honduras presidential election, President Juan Orlando Hern�ndez Alvarado of
the conservative National Party has been narrowly re-elected, polling 42.9% of the vote. The centre-left
candidate Salvador Alejandro Nasralla Salum polled 41.4%. Figures are available.
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 | 26 November and 7 December: in the
Nepal legislative election, the two Maoist Communist parties have won a majority
of seats between them, defeating the governing Nepal Congress. Khadga Prasad Oli, leader of the
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist�Leninist), will become Primne Minister. National figures are available.
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| 25 November: In Australia, in the
Queensland state election, the
Labor government of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been re-elected with its slender majority intact.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 19 November: In the first round of the
Chilean presidential election, former conservative president Sebastian Pi�era Echenique
leads with 36% of the vote against a divided left-wing opposition. He will contest a runoff against a left-wing
independent, Alejandro Guillier Alvarez, on 17 December. Figures are available.
| 19 November: In the
Chilean legislative election, parties of the broad centre-left have retained a
majority in both houses of the Congress, although the Christian Democracts are no longer in a formal alliance with
the left-wing parties. Figures are available.
| 12 November: in the second round of the
Slovenian presidential election, President Borut Pahor, a Social
Democratic running an independent, has defeated Marjan �arec, a media persoanlity running as a non-party candidate.
Figures are available.
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Elections in October 2017
| 29 October: in the
Argentinian legislative election, President Mauricio Macri's conservative
Cambiemos coalition has improved its position against the Peronist Front for Victory in both houses of the Congress, but
has not won a clear majority. National figures are available.
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| 28 October: In the
Iceland legislative election, called only a year after the last election,
the conservative Independence Party of Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has lost ground while remaining the
largest party. The three left-wing parties have gained seats, but also do not have a majority.
Negotiations among the eight parties to win seats are continuing. Figures are available.
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 | 26 October: in the re-run of the
Kenya presidential election, President Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared
re-elected with 98% of the vote, with a turnout of 39%, meaning that 38% of registered voters voted for him.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga withdrew from the election and urged his supporters not to vote, leaving
Kenyatta opposed only by minor-party candidates.
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| 22 October: In the
Japanese legislative election, the third in five years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic
Party and its ally the Clean Government Party have again been returned to office with their large majority intact. The
opposition was leadersless and fragmented among various minor parties. National and constituency-level figures are available.
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| 22 October: in the first round of the
Slovenian presidential election, President Borut Pahor, a Social
Democratic running an independent, leads with 47% of the vote. He will contest a runoff against Marjan �arec,
another independent, on 12 November. Figures are available.
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| 20 October: In the
Czech Republic legislative election, right-wing and populist parties,
led by Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO 2011), have heavily defeated the Social Democrat-led government. A record nine
parties have won seats. ANO 2011 leader Andrej Babi� will form a multi-party coalition government. National
figures are available.
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| 15 October: In the
Austrian legislative election, the conservative People's Party, led by 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz, has emerged as
the largest party, followed by the anti-immigration Freedom Party. The two will probably form a right-wing coalition government, leaving the
long-governing Social Democrats (whose vote fell only slightly) in opposition. The Greens lost all their seats. National figures are available.
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 | 15 October: In the
Kyrgyz Republic presidential election, Sooronbai S Jeenbekov of the
Social Democratic Party has been elected with 54.7% of the vote. The transition from President Almazbek Atambayev at the completion
of his term will be first democratic transition in any Central Asian state. Figures are available.
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| 10 October: In the first round of the
Liberian presidential election, George M Weah of the Coalition For Democratic Change, with 39%
of the vote, leads Joseph Nyuma Boakai of the Unity Party, with 29%. The two were to face a run-off on 7 November, but
this was postponed to 26 December. Figures are available.
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Elections in September 2017
 | 24 September: In the
German legislative election, the Christian Democratic Party of the Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has
seen sharp decline in its vote, as has its main rival, the Social Democratic Party led by Martin Schulz. Both parties recorded their lowest share
of the vote since 1949 (the SPD vote was the lowest since 1890). The winners were the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the liberal
Free Democrats (FDP). Since Schulz has ruled out a renewal of the CDU-SDP "grand coalition," Merkel will need to form a coalition with the FDP
and the Greens, or else lead a minority government. National figures are available.
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 | 23 September: In the
New Zealand legislative election, the National Party
government of Prime Minister Bill English has fallen four seats short of a majority. The opposition Labour Party has made major gains, mostly at the
expense of the Greens. Labour leader Jacinda Adern will form a coalition government with the right-wing NZ First party and the Greens.
Updated national figures are available.
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| 23 September : In the
Singapore presidential election, Halimah Yacob, nominally an independent but until
recently an MP for the governing People's Action Party, has been elected unopposed. She is Singapore's first female
President.
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 | 11 September: In the
Norwegian legislative election, the coalition government led by Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg has been re-elected with
a reduced majority. District-level figures and a map are available.
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Elections in August 2017
| 8 August: in the
Kenya presidential election, President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected with 54% of the vote,
defeating former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The opposition claimed election fraud, and on 1 September the Supreme Court annulled
the election. A rerun will be held on 26 October, but without Raila Odinga, who has withdrawn. County-level figures are available.
Figures for the legislative election held on the same day are not yet available.
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| 4 August: In the
Rwanda presidential election, President Paul Kagame has been re-elected with 98%
of the vote, against token opposition. National figures are available.
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Elections in July 2017
 | 31 July: In the Republic of Congo
legislative election, President Denis Sassou N'Guesso's Congolese Labour Party (PCdT) has won nearly all the seats. The election was neither
free nor fair. No serious opposition to Sassou N'Guesso's regime is permitted. No figures are available.
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| 30 July: In the
Senegal legislative election, the United in Hope party
of President Macky Sall has suffered some loss of votes, but has retained its majority of seats. Figures are available.
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| 22 July: In the
East Timor legislative election, the lefist FRETILIN, led by Mari Alkatiri, has regained its position as
the largest party, ahead of Xanana Gusm�o's CNRT, but both have lost seats to minor parties. Figures are available.
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| 6 July: In the second round of the
Mongolian presidential election, Khaltmaagiin Battulga of the Democratic Party
has been elected with 58% of the vote. Province-level figures are available.
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 | 24 June to 8 July: In the
Papua New Guinea legislative election, most results from the 111 constituencies have been declared.
Although Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's party, the People's National Congress, won only 27 seats (down from 54), it appears that O'Neill
will secure the support of enough members to stay in office. Partial results are available. (As of 20 August the PNG Election Commission
website is offline).
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Elections in June 2017
 | 25 June: In the
Albanian legislative election, Prime Minister Edi Rama's Socialist Party has been re-elected with
an increased majority. National figures are available.
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 | 11 and 18 June: In the
French legislative election, President Emmanuel Macron's new centrist party, The Republic on the March,
with its allies, has won an absolute majority in the National Assembly. The Socialist Party, which won a large majority in 2012, was nearly wiped out, while the Republicans
(Gaullist right) also lost heavily. The extreme left and the extreme right National Front made only minor gains. National
and some constituency-level figures, plus maps, are available.
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| 8 June: In the
British legislative election, called three years early by Prime Minister Theresa May, the Conservatives have
unexpectedly lost their majority, but will be able to form a minority government with the support of the Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist
Party. The Labour Party led by Jeremy Corbyn has gained seats, while the Scottish Nationalists have lost ground. Constituency-level figures are
available.
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 | 3 June: In the
Lesotho legislative election, Tom Thabane's All Basutho Congress has
returned to government with a comfortable majoity, defeating Pakalitha Mosisili's coalition government
of the Democratic Congress and the Lesotho Congress for Democracy. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 3 June: in the
Malta legislative election, the Maltese Labour Party of Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muscat has
been re-elected with a slightly reduced majority. National figures are available.
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Elections in May 2017
 | 31 May: In the Bahamas
legislative election, the Free National Movement, led by Dr Hubert Minniss, has returned to power after one term, easily
defeating the Progressive Liberal Party government of Prime Minister Perry Christie.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 19 May: In the
Iranian presidential election, President Hassan Rohani, regarded as a
moderate among the ruling Islamic clergy, has been re-elected with 57% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 9 May: in the
Republic of Korea presidential election, called early following the impeachment of
President Park Geun-hye, Mun Jae-in of the liberal Together Democratic Party has been elected with 41% of the vote, against
a divided opposition. National and province-level figures are available.
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| 7 May: In the second round of the
French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron, a pro-European centrist, has defeated the National
Front's Marine Le Pen, polling 66% of the vote. National and regional figures, plus maps, are available.
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| 4 May: In the
Algerian legislative election, the ruling National Liberation Front has again lost seats, polling
only 20% of the vote. As always in Algeria, a large majority of voters did not vote or cast invalid votes. Figures are available.
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Elections in April 2017
| 23 April: In the first round of the
French presidential election, both the ruling Socialists and the main conservative opposition party, the Republicans,
have been eliminated. The second round on 7 May will be contested between Emmanuel Macron, a pro-European centrist leading a newly-created party, and
the National Front's Marine Le Pen. No candidate managed 25% of the vote. National figures are available.
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 | 6 April: In the
Gambia legislative election, President Adama Barrow's United Democratic Party has won a majority of seats.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 2 April: In the
Armenian legislative election, the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia has been returned to office, winning an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
Figures are available.
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 | 2 April: In the second round of the
Ecuadorian presidential election, the left-wing candidate Len�n Moreno Garc�s
has defeated the right-wing candidate Guillermo Lasso Mendoza, polling 51% of the vote. National and province-level
figures and maps are available.
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| 2 April: in the
Serbian presidential election, Aleksandar Vucic of the right-wing
Progressive Party has been elected in the first round with 55% of the vote. Both the liberal Democratic Party and
the extreme-right Radical Party polled poorly. Figures are available.
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Elections in March 2017
 | 26 March: In the
Bulgarian legislative election, called early after the defeat of the government party's
candidate in the November 2016 presidential election, the right-wing Citizens for European
Development of Bulgaria (GERB) remains the largest party, and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will be able to form a new coalition government.
The opposition Socialist Party greatly improved its vote. National and district-level figures are available.
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| 20 March: In the
East Timor presidential election, Francisco Guterres (Lu Olo) of the
left-wing FRETILIN party has been elected with 57% of the vote in the first round. Figures are
available.
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 | 15 March: In the
Netherlands legislative election, Prime Minister Mark Rutte's governing People's
Party (VVD) has retained its position as the largest party, but its coalition partner, the Labour Pary (PvdA), has been
almost wiped out. The anti-immigrant Freedom Party (PVV) has made gains, but not as large as expected. Rutte will form a
new coalition government with the Christian Democrats and liberal Democrats 66 parties. District-level figures, lists of elected
members and maps are available.
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| 11 March: In Australia, in the
Western Australia state election, the Liberal-National
coalition government led by Premier Colin Barnett has been heavily defeated by the Labor Party led by Mark McGowan.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 7 March: In the Micronesia legislative election, a new legislature
has been elected on a non-partisan basis. I have not been able to locate figures for this election.
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Elections in February 2017
| 19 February: In the first round of the
Ecuadorian presidential election, the left-wing candidate Len�n Moreno Garc�s
leads with 39% of the vote. He will contest a runoff on 2 April against the right-wing candidate
Guillermo Lasso Mendoza. National and province-level figures are available.
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| 19 February: In the
Ecuadorian legislative election, the left-wing Alliance for a Proud and
Sovereign Fatherland (PAiS) has retained a narrow majority in the National Assembly despite substantial losses to
the opposition CREO party. National and province-level figures are available.
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 | 12 February: In the
Turkmenistan presidential election, President
Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov has been "re-elected" with a reported 97% of the vote. No opposition to Berdimukhamedov's
regime is permitted. No figures are available.
 | 5 February: In the
Liechtenstein legislative election, the governing coalition of the
Progressive Citizens' Party (FBPL) and the Fatherland Union (VU) led by Adrian Hasler of the FBPL has been returned
with the loss of only one seat. District-level figures are available.
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Elections in December 2016
 | 18 December: In the
Cote d'Ivoire legislative election, President Alassane Ouattara's
Rally of Houphou�tists (RHDP) has won 49% of the vote and a comfortable majority of seats against a scattered opposition.
National, rehional and constituency-level figures are available.
| 11 December: In the
Macedonian legislative election, called early to resolve the crisis which led to the resignation of
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, the conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, now led by Emil Dimitriev, has sustained heavy losses but remains the
largest party. The Social Democrats, led by Zoran Zaev, have made major gains but have not won a majority. The balance is held by parties
representing the Albanian minority. Negotiations for the formation of a new government are continuing. District-level figures are
available.
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| 11 December: In the
Romanian legislative election, the Social Democratic Party of Prime Minister
Sorin Grindeanu has won a plurality of votes and seats in both chambers, and will be able to retain government with
the support of minor parties. National figures are available.
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 | 7 December: In the
Ghana presidential election, Nana A D Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic
Party has defeated President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress. This is the first tim an incumbent President of
Ghana has been defeated, and the second time in December that an incumbent African president has been defeated: hitherto a rare event.
Figures are available.
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| 7 December: In the
Ghana legislative election, President-elect Nana A D Akufo-Addo's New Patriotic
Party won a majority, defeating outgoing President John Dramani Mahama's National Democratic Congress. Constituency-level figures are
available.
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| 6 December: In the re-run of the second round of the
Austrian presidential election, the Greens candidate Dr Alexander Van der Bellen
has defeated Karl Hofer, candidate of the extreme right Freedom Party. Regional-level figures are available.
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| 4 December: in the
Uzbekistan presidential election, held following the death of long-time dictator Islam
Karimov, has chosen successor Shavkat Mirziyoyev been elected with 88% of the vote against token opposition. The elections were
neither free nor fair: no serious opposition to the regime is tolerated. National figures are available.
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| 1 December: In the
Gambia presidential election, Long-time authoritarian President Yahyah Jammeh has been
unexpectedly defeated by opposition candidate Adama Barrow. Jammeh initially conceded defeat but subsequently refused to
stand down, precipitating a political crisis. Figures are available.
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Elections in November 2016
 | 26 November: In the
Kuwait legislative election, the sixth in ten years, a new legislature has
been elected on a non-party basis. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 20 November: In the
Haitian presidential election, postponed from 2015 after disorders, Jovenel Mo�se
of the Haitian Bald Head Party (PHTK) has defeated Jude C�lestin of the Alternative League for Haitian Progress and
Emancipation. Turnout was less than 20%. Figures are available.
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| 20 November: In the
Haitian legislative election, one-third of the Senate has been elected.
Second-round contests for both the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, postponed after the 2015 elections, have also
been conducted. Figures are available.
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| 20 November: In the
San Marino legislative election, the "Adresso.sm"
coalition has wan a majority of seats. Figures are available.
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| 13 November: In the second round of the
Bulgarian presidential election, former Air Force commander Rumen Radev,
running as an independent backed by the Bulgarian Socialist Party, has defeated the candidate of the governing
GERB party, Tsetska Tsacheva Dangovska, with 59% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 13 November: In the second round of the
Moldova presidential election, the Socialist Party candidate, Igor Dodon,
backed by the Communist Party, has defeated the liberal candidate Maia Sandu by 52.1% to 47.9%. Figures are
available.
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| 8 November: In the
United States of America presidential election, the Republican nominee,
real estate promoter Donald J Trump of New York, has defeated the Democratic nominee, former Secretary of State
Hillary R Clinton of New York. Clinton polled 48.2% of the vote to Trump's 46.1%, but because of the US's archaic
and undemocratic election system, Trump won 306 votes in the Electoral College to Clinton's 232. Trump is the
first person to be elected President without ever having held public office or served in the military. State-level
figures and a map are available.
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| 8 November: In the
United States of America legislative election, the Republican Partty has retained control of both
the Senate and the House of Representatives with slightly reduced majorities. Complete state and district-level figures
are available.
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| 6 November: In the first round of the
Bulgarian presidential election, former Air Force commander Rumen Radev,
running as an independent backed by the Bulgarian Socialist Party, leads the candidate of the governing
GERB party, Tsetska Tsacheva Dangovska, by 25% to 22%. A second round will be held on 13 November.
Figures are available.
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 | 6 November: In the
Nicaragua presidential election, President Daniel Ortega of the
Sandinist National Liberation Front has been re-elected with 72% of the vote against token opposition. No genuine opposition candidates were
allowed to run, and the elections were not free or fair. Figures are available. Legislative elections were held on the same day and were also won
by the FSNL, but no useable figures are available.
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 | 1 November: In the
Palau presidential election, President Tommy E Remengesau Jr has
been re-elected in a non-partisan contest. Figures are available. Figures for the legislative elections held on
the same day are also available.
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Elections in October 2016
| 30 October: In the first round of the
Moldova presidential election, the Socialist Party candidate, Igor Dodon,
leads the liberal candidate Maia Sandu by 44.0% to 38.7%. Dodon is backed by the Communist Party and Russian
President Vladimir Putin. Figures are available.
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| 29 October: In the
Iceland legislative election, the conservative Independence
Party of Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson and its ally the Progressive Party have lost their majority,
but the three left-wing parties have not won a majority. The balance of pwer is held by the new Reform Party.
Figures are available.
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| 16 October: In the
Montenegro legislative election, the governing centre-left coalition led by
Prime Minister Milo �ukanovic has retained office with the support of minor parties. After the election
Du�ko Markovic succeded �ukanovic as Prime Minister. Figures are available.
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| 9 and 23 October: In the
Lithuanian legislative election, the Social Democrat government of
Algirdas Butkevicius has been heavily defeated. A new conservative coalition government led by Saulius Skvernelis
of the Lithuanian Peasant Popular Union will take office. National and constituency-level figures are available.
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| 8 October: In the
Georgia legislative election, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili's Georgia Dream
party been re-elected with an increased majority, despite a fall in its vote. Support for the opposition United
National Movement also fell. National and constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 7 October: in the
Moroccan legislative election, the Islamist party, Justice and Development, led by
Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane, has improved its position but still lacks an overall majority. Benkirane will form
a new coalition government. National figures are available.
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 | 2 October: In the
Cape Verde presidential election, President Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the
opposition Movement for Democracy has been re-elected with 74% of the vote, after the opposition PAIGC did not contest the
election. Figures are available.
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Elections in September 2016
 | 20 September: in the
Jordanian legislative election, most elected candidates as always are
nominal independents and supporters of the King's government. Full constituency-level figures and a map
showing the constituencies are available.
This is the first time I have been able to present full figures for a Jordanian election. The election was
judged free and fair, but no serious opposition to the King's government is allowed, and the media is
controlled by government supporters.
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| 18 September: In the
Russian legislative election, United Russia, the party of President
Vladimir Putin, has won an increased majority in the State Duma, recouping the losses it suffered in 2011.
Both the extreme-right Liberal Democrats and the Communists lost ground. No genuinely democratic parties won
seats. The elections were generally regarded as not free or fair. National figures are available.
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| 11 September: In the
Belarus legislative election, supporters of President Aleksandr Lukashenko,
running as non-partisans, have won all but two of the seats in the House of Representatives. No serious opposition
to Lukashenko's regime is permitted, and the elections were not free or fair. National, regional and constituency-
level figures are available, plus constituency maps. This is the first time I have been able to present full figures for an election
in Belarus.
| 11 September: In the
Croatian legislative election, called early after the collapse of the
centre-left coalition government of Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, the conservative Croatian Democratic
Community (HDZ), led by Andrej Plenkovic, will be able to form a government despite a decline in its vote.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 8-10 September: In the
Seychelles legislative election, President James Michel's Party of
the People has been defeated for the first time since Seychelles became a democracy in 1993. A new opposition
alliance, the Seychelles Democratic Union, has won 19 of the 33 seats.
National and constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 4 September: In the
Hong Kong SAR legislative election, pro-Beijing parties have retained their
majority. Both the pro-Beijing and pro-democracy camps have become more fragmented among several parties.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in August 2016
| 27 August: In the
Gabon presidential election, President Ali Bongo Ondimba has been
narrowly re-elected, with 49% of the vote against Jean Ping's 48%. National figures are available.
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 | 11 August: In the
Zambian presidential election, President Edgar Lungu of the ruling
Patriotic Front has defeated Hakainde Hichilema of the opposition UPND. National and provincial
figures are available.
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| 11 August: In the
Zambian legislative election, President Edgar Lungu's
Patriotic Front has won a narrow overall majority in the National Assembly. National
figures are available.
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Elections in July 2016
| 17 July: In the
Sao Tome and Principe presidential election, President
Manuel Pinto da Costa has been defeated by Evaristo do Espirito Santo Carvalho, candidate
of the Independent Democratic Action party (ADI). Figures are available.
|
| 10 July: In the
Japanese House of Councillors (upper house) election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic
Party and its ally the Clean Government Party have won an increased majority. The main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan,
made gains at the expense of minor parties. National figures are available.
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| 9 July: In the
Nauru legislative election, a new non-party legislature has been re-elected.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 2 July: In the
Australian legislative election, the Liberal-National Coalition government of
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been re-elected with a very small majority after surviving a sharp swing to the
opposition Australian Labor Party led by Bill Shorten. The new government will not have a majority in the
Senate. Constituency-level figures for the House of Representatives and state-level figures for the Senate, plus maps, are available.
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Elections in June 2016
| 30 June: In the
Mongolia legislative election, the social-democratic Mongol People's Party led by
Miyeegombyn Enkhbold has defeated the Democratic Party government of Prime Minister Chimediin Saikhanbileg, polling 45%
of the vote but winning 65 of 76 seats in the legislature. Constituency-level figures and maps (both for the first time) are
available.
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| 26 June: in the
Spanish legislative election, which followed the parties' failure to form a government
following the December 2015 election, the People's Party led by Mariano Rajoy has improved its position, but is still far from
a majority, while the Socialist opposition has lost ground. The balance of power is still held by two populist parties, Podemos
and Citizens, as well as regionalist parties. The formation of a new government will depend on further coalition negotiations
among the parties. National, Autonomous Community and constituency-level figures are available.
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| 25 June: In the
Iceland presidential election, Gudni Johannesson, an independent candidate, has
been elected with 38.5% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 5 June: The
Macedonian legislative election scheduled for this date has been postponed
until later in the year following a political crisis arising from a corruption scandal involving both President Gjorgje
Ivanov and former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
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| 5 June: In the second round of the
Peruvian presidential election, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a technocrat, has very narrowly
defeated the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, polling 50.1% of the vote. Figures are available.
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 | 5 June: In the
St Lucia legislative election, the conservative United Workers Party led by
former Prime Minister Stephenson King has returned to office, defeating Prime Minister Kenny Anthony's St Lucia Labour
Party. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in May 2016
| 22 May: In the second round of the
Austrian presidential election, the Greens candidate Dr Alexander Van der Bellen
has very narrowly defeated Karl Hofer, candidate of the extreme right
Freedom Party. Regional-level figures are available.
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| 22 May: In the
Cyprus legislative election, the conservative
Democratic Alliance (DISI) of President Nikos Anastasiades has lost ground, but the main opposition party,
the left-wing AKEL, has lost even more. Minor parties - populist, Green and extreme right - have gained seats at the
expense of the major parties. District-level figures are available.
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| 15 May: In the
Dominican Republic presidential election, President Danilo Medina S�nchez of the
Dominican Liberation Party has been re-elected with 62% of the vote, defeating Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona
of the Modern Revolutionary Party. Figures are available.
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| 9 May: In the
Philippines presidential election, Rodrigo Roa Duterte of the PDP-Laban party
has been elected with 38.6% of the vote, defeating the Liberal candidate, Manuel Araneta Roxas II, who had the support of
outgoing President Aquino. The Liberal candidate for Vice-President, Maria Leonor Robredo, was elected.
Unofficial national figures are available.
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| 9 May: In the
Philippines legislative election, a national summary of voting for the
Senate is available.
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Elections in April 2016
| 24 April: In the first round of the
Austrian presidential election, Karl Hofer, candidate of the extreme right
Freedom Party, leads with the 35% of the vote, followed by the Greens candidate Dr Alexander Van der Bellen. The
candidates of the governing coalition parties, the Social Democrats and the People's Party, polled 22% between them.
Hofer and Van der Bellen will contest a run-off on 22 May. Regional-level figures are available.
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 | 24 April: In the
Equatorial Guinea presidential election, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has been
re-elected with an officially reported 94% of the vote. Equatorial Guinea is a dictatorship and no serious opposition to his
candidacy was permitted. Figures are available.
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| 24 March: in the
Serbian legislative election, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's right-wing but pro-European
Serbian Progressive Party and its allies have been re-elected with a reduced majority. The opposition remains fragmented
among eleven other parties of left and right. Figures are available.
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| 13 April: in the
Republic of Korea legislative election, the conservative New World Party of President Park Geun-hye
has lost its majority in the National Assembly to the three centre-left parties, the Together Democratic Party, the People's Party and the
Justice Party. Province-level figures are available.
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 | 10 April: In the
Chad presidential election, President Idriss Deby has been re-elected to fifth term with a
reported 61.6% of the vote, after opposition parties boycotted the election. The election was neither
free nor fair. No figures are available.
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| 10 April: In the second round of the
Comoros presidential election, Azali Assoumani of the Convention for
the Renewal of the Comoros has been elected in a three-way contest with 41% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 10 April: In the first round of the
Peruvian presidential election, the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori leads with 40%, ahead of
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a technocrat. The candidate of the left came third. Fujimori and Kuczynski will contest a run-off election on 5 June. Figures are available.
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| 10 April: In the
Peruvian legislative election, the right-wing Popular Force party led by
Keiko Fujimori has won a majority in the Congress of the Republic. Department-level figures are available.
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| 8 April: In the
Djibouti presidential election, President Ismail Omar Guelleh
has been re-elected with 87% of the vote after opposition parties boycotted the election. The election was neither
free nor fair. Figures are available.
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Elections in March 2016
| 30 March: In the Republic of Congo
presidential election, President Denis Sassou N'Guesso has been re-elected with 60% of the vote. The election was neither
free nor fair. No serious opposition to Sassou N'Guesso's regime is permitted. Figures are available.
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| 20 March: In the second round of the
Benin presidential election, independent businessman Patrice A G Talon
has defeated Prime Minister Lionel A L Zinsou-Derlin with 65% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 20 March: In the
Cape Verde legislative election, the
Movement for Democracy (MpD) of President Jorge Carlos Fonseca has gained
control of the Legislative Assembly, defeating the leftist African Party for the
Independence of Cape Verde. Figures are available.
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 | 20 March: In the second round of the
Niger presidential election, President Mahamadou Issoufou of the
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism hs won with over 90% of the vote, after the opposition candidate
Hama Amadou boycotted the election. Figures are available.
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| 10 March: In the
Slovak Republic legislative election, the Direction - Social Democrats party of
Prime Minister Robert Fico has lost its majority, but is still the largest party. After the election Fico formed a
coalition government with three centrist parties. National figures are available.
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| 9 March: In the
Kiribati presidential election, Taneti Maamau has been elected
with 60% of the vote.
| 6 March: In the first round of the
Benin presidential election, contested by 33 candidates, Prime Minister
Lionel A L Zinsou-Derlin, of the Forces for an Emerging Benin, and Patrice A G Talon, an independent businessman,
are the leading candidates, although both polled less than 30%. They will contest a run-off on 20 March.
Figures are available.
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 | 4 March: In the
Samoa legislative election, the governing Human Rights Protection
Party of Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi has been returned with an increased majority.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in February 2016
| 26 February: In the
Irish legislative election, the Fine Gael-Labour coalition
government led by Prime Minister Enda Kenny has lost its majority, with Labour losing most of its seats.
But the opposition Fianna Fail party has made only modest gains, with many seats going to Sinn Fein and
other leftist parties, and to independents. The result has been a minority Fine Gael government, with
Fianna Fail guaranteeing support only on confidence and supply. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 25 February: In the
Jamaica legislative election, the Jamaica Labour Party led by former Prime Minister
Andrew Holness has defeated Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller's People's National Party government after one term.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 21 February: In the first round of the
Niger presidential election, President Mahamadou Issoufou of the
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism leads with 48.4% of the vote. He will face a run-off in March
against Hama Amadou of the Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation. The two will contest a
run-off on 20 March. Figures are available.
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| 21 February: In the
Niger legislative election, President Mahamadou Issoufou's
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism has won the largest number of seats. Figures are available.
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 | 18 February: In the
Uganda presidential election, President Yoweri Museveni of the
National Resistance Movement has been re-elected with 60.6% of the vote. The elections were not free or fair. No serious
opposition to President Museveni's government is allowed. Figures are available. No figures are available for the legislative
election held on the same day.
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Elections in January 2016
 | 31 January: In the second round of the
Central African Republic presidential election, Faustin Touad�ra
of the Union for Central African Renewal has been elected with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Anicet Dologu�l�.
No useable figures are available for the legislative election held on the same day.
| 24 January: In the
Portuguese presidential election, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of the conservative
Social Democratic Party has been elected with 52% of the vote. The Socialist Patrty did not contest the election, leaving
Rebelo de Sousa opposed only by candidates of the far left and independents. Figures are available.
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| 22 January: In the
Vanuatu legislative election, 17 different parties have won seats, with none of them
winning more than six seats. Charlot Salwai of the Reunification of Movement for Change formed a
coalition government after the election. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 16 January: in the
Taiwan presidential election, Tsai Ing Wen (Cai Yingwen) of the Democratic
Progressive Party has been elected as Taiwan's first woman president, polling 56% of the vote
against the Kuomintang's Eric Chu (Zhu Lilun). County-level figures are available.
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| 16 January: in the
Taiwan legislative election, President-elect Tsai Ing Wen's Democratic
Progressive Party has won a comfortable majority in the Legislative Assembly. Constituency-level figures and maps
are available.
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| 6 January: In the
Kiribati legislative election, a new National Assembly has been elected on
a non-party basis. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in December 2015
| 30 December: In the first round of the
Central African Republic presidential election, an independent,
Anicet Dologu�l�, leads with 24%. He will contest a run-off against Faustin Touad�ra of the
Union for Central African Renewal on 31 January. Figures are available. The legislative elections held at the same time have been annulled and will be re-run
on 31 January.
| 27 December: The second round of the
Haiti presidential election has been postponed to an unspecified date due to
threats of violence from one of the candidates, Jude C�lestin.
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| 20 December: in the
Spanish legislative election, the People's Party led by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has
suffered a heavy defeat, but the Socialist opposition has also lost ground. The balance of power is held by two
populist parties, Podemos and Citizens, as well as regionalist parties. The formation of a new government will depend
on coalition negotiations among the parties. National figures are available.
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| 18 December: In the second round of the
Seychelles presidential election, President James Michel of the
People's Party has very narrowly defeated opposition leader Wavel Ramkalawan. National figures are available.
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 | 9 December: In the
St Vincent and the Grenadines legislative election, the governing United
Labour Party has been re-elected with its one-seat majority unchanged. National figures are available.
| 6 December: In the
Venezuela legislative election, the opposition Coalition for Democratic
Unity (MUD) has won a sweeping victory over President Maduro's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), ending
17 years of socialist control of the National Assembly. Circumscription-level figures and maps are available.
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| 5 December: In the first round of the
Seychelles presidential election, President James Michel of the
People's Party leads opposition leader Wavel Ramkalawan with 47% of the vote. A second round will be hel on
18 December. National figures are available.
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Elections in November 2015
| October-November: In the
Egyptian legislative election, no voting figures are available. The election was
neither free nor fair and turnout was reportedly very low.
 | 29 November: In the
Burkina Faso presidential election, held following the deposition of
the long-ruling President Blaise Compaor�, Roch Kabor� of the People's Movement for Progress has been elected
with 53% of the vote. Remarkably for an African election, the defeated candidate Z�phirin Diabr� accepted the
result. Figures are available.
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| 29 November: In the
Burkina Faso legislative election, President-elect Roch Kabor�'s
People's Movement for Progress has won the largest number seats, though not an overall majority.
Figures are available.
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| 22 November: in the second round of the
Argentinian presidential election, the conservative Mauricio Macri has
narrowly defeated Daniel Scioli, the Peronist candidate supported by outgoing President Cristina Kirchner.
Macri is the first non-Peronist to win a presidential election in Argentina since 1999. National figures are
available. Details of the Senate election held on 25 October are also available.
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| 16 November: in the
Marshall Islands legislative election, voters have elected a new
legislature on a non-party basis. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 8 November: In the
Burmese legislative election, the National League for Democracy led by Aung San
Suu Kyi has won an overhwhelming victory, sweeping away the military regime's front-party, the Union Solidarity and
Development Party. This is the same result as the last free election in 1990, which the regime refused to accept.
The election was generally regarded as free and fair. National, regional and constituency-level figures for the
lower house are available. Maps for both houses of the legislature are also available.
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| 8 November: In the
Croatian legislative election, the centre-left government Prime Minister Zoran
Milanovic has lost its majority in the legislature, but the conservative Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ), led by
Tomislav Karamarko, has not won a majority. The balance is held by six minor parties, the largest being Bo�o Petrov's
Bridge of Independent Lists. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 3 November: in the Belize
legislative election, Prime Minister Dean Barrow's United Democratic Party has been returned with an
increased majority. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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| 1 November: In the
Azerbaijan legislative election, President Ilham Aliyev's New Azerbaijan
Party and its allies have won most of the seats against only token opposition. The election was boycotted by the opposition
parties, and was not free or fair. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 1 November: In the
Turkish legislative election, held less than five months after the
previous election produced a deadlock, the Justice and Development Party of President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan has regained its majority, at the expense of the two minor parties. Constituency-level figures and maps are
available.
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Elections in October 2015
| 25 October: in the first round of the
Argentinian presidential election, Daniel Scioli, the Peronist candidate
supported by outgoing President Cristina Kirchner, leads with 37%, ahead of the conservative Mauricio Macri with
34%. The second round on 22 November will be decided by the 21% who supported dissident Peronist Sergio Massa.
National figures are available.
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| 25 October: In the first round of the
Cote d'Ivoire presidential election, President Alassane Ouattara has been
re-elected with 83% of the vote. As always in African elections, the opposition has claimed fraud, but in fact
the election seems to reflect Ouattara's genuine popularity. National figures are available.
| 25 October: in the second round of the
Guatemala presidential election, Jimmy Morales, a popular actor linked to
former military regimes, has been elected with 67% of the vote, defeating former First Lady Sandra Torres of
the social-democratic National Unity of Hope. National figures are available.
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| 25 October: In the first round of the
Haiti presidential election, Jovenel Mo�se and Jude C�lestin lead a field
of 56 candidates. A runoff will be held on 27 December. Figures are available. Department and constituency-level
figures for the legislative elections held on the same day are also available.
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| 25 October: in the
Polish legislative election, the right-wing Law and Justice Party led by
former Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski has defeated the centrist Citizens' Platform government of Prime
Minister Ewa Kopacz. The Law and Justice Deputy Leader, Beata Szydlo, will become Prime Minister. The
once-dominant United Left lost all its seats. District-level figures are available.
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 | 25 October: In the
Tanzanian presidential election, Dr John Magufuli of the ruling Party of the
Revolution has been elected with 62% of the vote. National figures are available.
| 23 October: in the
Swiss legislative election, the four-party governing coalition which has held
office since 1959 has been returned with an increased majority, mainly at the expense of the Greens. Within the coalition,
the right-wing anti-immigration Swiss People's Party has strengthened its position. The SVP is now stronger than
any single party has ever been in modern Swiss politics. Canton-level figures are available.
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| 19 October: In the
Canadian legislative election, the Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau has staged a
remarkable comeback, winning majority government after having come a distant third in 2011. Both the ruling Conservative
Party, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and the left-wing New Democrats were heavily defeated. National
figures are available.
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| 11 October: In the
Belarus presidential
election, incumbent president Aleksandr Lukashenko has been re-elected with 83% of
the vote against token opposition. No serious opposition to Lukashenko's regime is
permitted. National figures are available.
| 11 October: In the
Guinea presidential election, President Alpha Cond� has been re-elected
with 58% of the vote, defeating former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo. As always in Africa, the
opposition has claimed there was massive fraud, but EU monitors said the election was flawed but valid.
National figures are available.
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| 4 October: In the
Portuguese legislative election, the coalition of conservative parties
led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has lost its majority, and the three left-wing parties (Socialists,
Communists and Left Bloc) have won a majority of votes and seats. District-level ffigures and maps are available.
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Elections in September 2015
| 21 September: In the
Greek legislative election, the coalition of the left-wing SIRIZA party led by
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the minor Independent Greeks pary has been re-elected with its majority slightly
reduced. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 11 September: In the
Singapore legislative election, the governing People's Action Party led by
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been re-elected with its large majority intact. Its share of the vote rose to nearly 70%.
Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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 | 7 September: In the
Trinidad and Tobago legislative election, the People's National Movement led by
Keith Rowley has returned to office after five years in opposition, defeating the coalition government of
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 6 September: in the first round of the
Guatemala presidential election, Jimmy Morales, a popular actor linked to
former military regimes, leads with 24% of the vote in a field of 14 candidates. He will face a run-off
against former First Lady Sandra Torres of the social-democratic National Unity of Hope on 25 October.
National figures are available.
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Elections in August 2015
| 17 August: In the
Sri Lankan legislative election, President Maithripala Sirisena's
United National Front for Good Governance has won a clear victory over the left-wing United People's Freedom
Alliance of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The UNFGG has fallen just short of a majority, but will be
able to govern with the support of parties representing the Tamil minority. District-level figures and a map are
available.
| 7 August: After several delays,
the first round of the Haiti legislative election has been held. As
always in Haiti, turnout was very low and various irregularities prevented voting in some areas.
Senate figures are available. A second round will be held along with the presidential election on
25 October.
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Elections in July 2015
| 21 July: In the
Burundi presidential election, President Pierre Nkurunziza has been
re-elected with 69% of the vote, after all the opposition candidates withdrew. The elections were not free or
fair. President Nkurunziza's party also won a large majority in the National Assembly. National figures are available.
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Elections in June 2015
| 18 June: in the
Danish legislative election, the liberal-conservative coalition led
by Lars L�kke Rasmussen has very narrowly defeated the the left-wing coalition government of Social
Democrat Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Although the Social Democrats increased their vote, their leftist partners
lost votes and seats. The biggest winners were the right-wing populist Danish People's Party, who
become the largest party on the right, although the Liberal leader Rasmussen will become Prime Minister.
District-level figures and a map are available.
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| 7 June: In the
Mexican legislative election, all three major parties have lost seats in the Chamber
of Deputies to a variety of minor parties. The governing Institutional Revolutionary Party and the conservative
National Action Party have suffered minor losses, while the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution has lost
nearly half its seats. The new National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) has been the biggest winner. National figures
are available.
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| 7 June: In the
Turkish legislative election, the Justice and Development Party of President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost its majority. But since the opposition majority is divided among three ideologically
incompatible parties, it is not clear if they will combine to put the Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, out of office.
District-level figures are available.
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Elections in May 2015
| 25 May: In the
Suriname legislative election, the National Democratic Party of
President (and convicted drug dealer) Desi Bouterse has been been re-elected. National figures are available.
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 | 24 May: In the
Ethiopian legislative election, electoral authorities say that Prime minister
Hailemariam Desalegn�s Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has won all of the 546 seats in the
House of Repesentatives. The elections were neither free nor fair, since no serious opposition to the EPRDF regime is
allowed. No voting figures have been released.
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| 24 May: In the second round of the
Polish presidential election, incumbent President Bronislaw Komorowski has been
defeated by the right-wing candidate Andrzej Duda, who polled 51% of the vote. Komorowski was an independent but was
supported by the governing Civic Platform party. National figures are available.
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| 11 May: In the
Guyana legislative election, the opposition A Partnership for National Unity-Alliance for
Change has gained a one-seat majority in the National Assembly, defeating the left-wing People's Progressive Party-Civic. As a
result the APNU-AFC leader David Granger will succeed the PPP-C's Donald Ramotar as Executive President. National figures are
available.
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| 7 May: In the
British legislative election, the Conservatives led by Prime Minister
David Cameron have won a majority in their own right, mainly at the expense of their coalition partners the
Liberal Democrats, who have been almost wiped out. The Labour Party led by Ed Miliband has lost seats both
to the Conservatives and the Scottish Nationalists. Constituency-level figures are available, plus maps.
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Elections in April 2015
 | 26 April: In the
Kazakhstan presidential election, president
Nursultan Nazarbayev has been re-elected with 97% of the vote. The elections were neither free nor
fair: no serious opposition to President Nazarbayev's regime is tolerated. National figures are available.
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| 16 April: In the
Finnish legislative election, the governing centre-left coalition of Prime Minister
Alexander Stubb has lost its majority, with the Social Democrats suffering the biggest loss. The opposition Centre
Party has made the biggest gains, recovering ground from the far-right True Finns party. Centre Party leader
Juha Sipil� is expected to form a new government. District-level figures and a map are available.
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| 15 April: In the
Togo presidential election, President Faure Gnassingbe has been
re-elected with 58% of the vote, defeating Jean-Pierre Fabre of the National Alliance for Change. As in most
African elections, the opposition claims there has been electoral fraud. Figures are available.
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 | 13 April: In the
Sudanese presidential election, President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir has been re-elected
with 94% of the vote against token opposition, according to official figures. President Bashir's National Congress has
also won a large majority of seats in the National Assembly election held on the same day. The elections were neither free nor
fair: no serious opposition to President Bashir's regime is tolerated. National figures are available.
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Elections in March 2015
| 31 March: In the
Tuvalu legislative election, a new non-party legislature has been
elected. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 29 March: in the
Uzbekistan legislative election, President Islam Karimov has been re-elected with
90% of the vote. The elections were neither free nor fair: no serious opposition to President Karimov's regime is tolerated.
National figures are available.
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| 28 March: In Australia, in the
New South Wales state election, the Liberal-National
coalition government led by Mike Baird has been re-elected with a reduced but still comfortable majority.
Constituency-level figures, a pendulum and maps are available.
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| 28 March: In the
Nigerian presidential election, Muhammadu Buhari of the
All Progressives Congress has defeated President Goodluck Jonathan of the People's
Democratic Party by a wide margin. This is the first time an incumbent Nigerian President has
lost an election. Buhari is a former military ruler who has run for President three times previously.
National figures are available. The APC also appears to have won a majority in both the House of
Representatives and the Senate, but no figures have been published.
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| 6 March: In the
Estonian legislative election, the centre-left coalition
government of Prime Minister Taavi R�ivas of the Reform Party has been re-elected. National
figures are available.
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| 1 March: In the
Andorra legislative election, the Democrats for Andorra led by Antoni Marti have
lost five seats but retained their majority. National figures are available.
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| 1 March: In the
El Salvador legislative election, the right-wing ARENA party and the left-wing FMNL have
approximately the same number of seats. Figures are available.
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| 1 March: In the
Tajikistan legislative election, the People's Democratic
Party of President Emomali Rakhmanov is reported to have won 65% of the vote. Turnout was
reported to be 31%. The elections were neither free nor fair: no serious opposition to President Rakhmanov's regime
is tolerated. . No figures are available.
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Elections in February 2015
| 28 February: In the
Lesotho legislative election, called early after a political
crisis in 2014, Prime Minister Tom Thabane's All Basutho Congress has increased its share of
votes and seats, but has been been replaced by a coalition of the Democratic Congress and the
Lesotho Congress for Democracy, led by Pakalitha Mosisili. National figures are available.
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| 22 February: In the
Comoros legislative election, supporters of President Ahmed Abdallah
Sambi have won the largest number of seats in the National Assembly, but far from a majority.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 16 February: In the
St Kitts and Nevis legislative election, the opposition
People's Action Movement led by Timothy Harris has defeated the St Kitts Nevis Labour Party
of Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in January 2015
| 31 January: In Australia, in the
Queensland state election, the
Australian Labor Party led by Annastacia Palaszczuk has staged a remarkable comeback, defeating Campbell
Newman's Liberal National Party government after only one term. Labor gained 37 seats for a total of 44, one
short of a majority, and will be able to form a government with the support of an independent member.
Preliminary figures are available.
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| 25 January: In the
Greek legislative election, the left-wing SIRIZA party led by Alexis Tsipras
has won just short of a majority of seats, aided by Greece's weighted voting system, and will form a
coalition government with a small right-wing party. The parties favouring the EU-imposed austerity program,
New Democracy and PASOK, were heavily defeated. National figures are available.
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| 20 January: In the
Zambian presidential election, held early following the
death of President Michael Sata, Edgar Lungu of the ruling Patriotic Front has narrowly
defeated Hakainde Hichilema of the opposition UPND. National figures are available.
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| 10 January: In the second round of the
Croatian presidential election, right-wing candidate
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic has narrowly defeated the incumbent President Ivo Josipovic, who
was backed by the governing Social Democrats. Figures are available.
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| 8 January: In the
Sri Lanka presidential election, opposition candidate
Maithripala Sirisena has unexpectedly defeated President Mahinda Rajapaksa of the Sri Lanka
Freedom Party, who was seeking a third term. The upset follows a split in the ruling party
over Rajapaksa's increasingly corrupt and authoritarian rule. Figures are available.
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Elections in December 2014
| 28 December: In the first round of the
Croatian presidential election, the incumbent President
Ivo Josipovic, who is backed by the governing Social Democrats, leads right-wing candidate
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. They will race a run-off on 11 January. Figures are available.
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| 14 December: In the
Japanese legislative election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic
Party and its ally the Clean Government Party have been returned to office with their large majority intact. The
main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, made some modest gains at the expense of minor parties.
National figures are available.
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| 21 December: In the second round of the
Tunisian presidential election, Beji Caid Essebsi of the Call to Tunisia party
has defeated Moncef Marzouki of the Congress of the Republic. At 88, he becomes the only directly democratically
elected head of state in the Arab world. Figures are available.
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| 10 December: In the
Mauritius legislative election, the opposition coalition led by Anerood
Jugnauth of the Militant Socialist Movement has defeated the governing coalition led by the
Mauritius Labour Party under Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 8 December: In the
Dominica legislative election, the Dominica Labour Party government of Prime
Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has been re-elected with a reduced majority. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in November 2014
| 30 November: In the
Moldova legislative election, the pro-European coalition led by
Prime Minister Iurie Leanca, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, has been re-elected with a reduced majority
over the pro-Russian opposition, helped by the break-up of the Communist Party into several smaller parties.
Figures are available.
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| 30 November: In the second round of the
Uruguay presidential election, former president Tabar� V�zquez,
candidate of the governing Broad Front of left-wing parties, has defeated the conservative
candidate, Luis Lacalle, with 56% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 29 November: In Australia, in the
Victorian state election,
the Liberal-National coalition government of Dr Denis Napthine has been defeated after
one term by the Labor Party led by Daniel Andrews. Statewide figures are available.
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| 28 November: In the
Namibian presidential election, Hage Gottfried Geingob of the ruling
SWAPO party has been elected with 81% of the vote, over fragmented and ineffective opposition. In
legislative elections held on the same day, SWAPO has retained its large majority in the National
Assembly. Figures are available.
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 | 27 November: In the
Tonga legislative election, the Friendly Islands Democratic Party, which favours a fully
democratic system, has again won a majority of elected seats in the legislature (though not a majority of votes), but
will be outnumbered by independent members and representatives of the aristocracy. Constituency-level figures and a map are
available.
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| 23 November: In the Tunisian
presidential election, the first free presidential election in the country's history, Beji Caid
Essebsi of the Call to Tunisia party leads Moncef Marzouki of the Congress of the Republic by 39%
to 33% in a field of 27 candidates. They face a run-off on 21 December. Figures are available.
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 | 22 November: In the Bahrain legislative
election, turnout is reported to be 30% as a result of the boycott by Shi'a parties. The election was not free or fair.
Names and votes for winning candidates are available.
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| 19 November: In the
Solomon Islands legislative election, independents candidates have won the
majority of seats. I have not yet been able to locate voting figures.
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| 16 November: The
Lebanon legislative election scheduled for this date has been "postponed"
until 2017, as a result of the country's political crisis relating to the Syrian civil war.
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| 16 November: In the second round of the
Romanian presidential election, the National Liberal Klaus Iohannis
has come from behind to defeat the Social Democrat candidate, Prime Minister
Victor Ponta, with 54% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 4 November: In the
United States of America legislative election, the Republican
Party has won a majority in the Senate and increased its majority in the House of Representatives.
Senate figures are available.
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| 2 November: In the first round of the
Romanian presidential election, the Social Democrat Prime Minister
Victor Ponta has polled 40% of the vote, ahead of the National Liberal Klaus Iohannis with 30%. They
will face a run-off election on 16 November. National figures are available.
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Elections in October 2014
| 29 October: In the first round of the
Uruguay presidential election, former president Tabar� V�zquez,
candidate of the governing Broad Front of left-wing parties, has polled just under 50% of the
vote. A run-off against conservative candidate Luis Lacalle will be held on 30 November. Figures are
available.
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| 26 October: In the second round of the
Brazilian presidential election, President Dilma Rousseff
of the Workers Party has defeated the conservative candidate A�cio Neves with 51% of the vote.
National figures are available.
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| 26 October: In the
Tunisian legislative election, the first under Tunisia's new
constitution, the secular Call to Tunisia has won the largest share of votes and seats, defeating the
Islamist Rebirth Movement. Figures are available.
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| 26 October: In the
Ukrainian legislative election, supporters of
President Petro Porochenko have won a majority of seats. Voters in Russian-occupied
Crimea and Donbass were unable to take part. Figures are available.
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| 24 October: In the
Botswana legislative election, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party
of President Ian Khama has been re-elected with a reduced majority. Constituency-level
figures and maps are available. I have also added constituency-level figures for the 2009 election.
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| 15 October: In the
Mozambique
presidential election, Filipe Nyusi of the ruling FRELIMO party has been elected
with 57% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 15 October: In the
Mozambique
legislative election, the ruling FRELIMO party has won with a reduced majority in the
Assembly of the Republic. National figures are available.
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| 12 October: In the
Bolivian presidential election, President Evo Morales of the Movement
for Socialism has been elected to an unprecedented third term with 61% of the vote. National
figures are available.
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| 12 October: In the
Sao Tome and Principe legislative election, the Independent Democratic Action
party has been re-elected with an increased majority. National figures are available.
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| 5 October: In the
Bosnia and Herzegovia presidential election, the three ethnic communities,
Bosniaks, Croatians and Serbs, have elected members of the collective presidency. The three members
of the presidency are Bakir Izetbegovic (Bosniak), Dragan Covic (Croat) and Mladen Ivanic (Serb).
Figures are available.
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| 5 October: In the
Bosnia and Herzegovia legislative election,
nationalist parties representing each of the three ethnic communities have gained
votes and seats from the multi-ethnic Social Democrats. District-level figures
and a map are available.
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| 5 October: In the first round of the
Brazilian presidential election, President Dilma Rousseff
of the Workers Party leads the conservative candidate A�cio Neves. They will contest a
run-off on 26 October. National figures are available.
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| 5 October: In the
Bulgarian legislative election, called early after the Socialist-led
minority government was defeated in the National Assembly, the right-wing Citizens for European
Development of Bulgaria remains the largest party but has not won a majority. Former Prime Minister
Boyko Borisov will probably be able to form a coalition government. The Socialist Party
polled only 15% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 4 October: In the
Latvian legislative election, Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma's
Unity party and its coalition partners have been re-elected with 58% of the vote and 61 of the 100
seats in the legislature. Regional-level figures and a map are available.
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Elections in September 2014
| 19 September: In the second round of the
Afghanistan presidential election, held on 28 May, Ashraf
Ghani Ahmadzai has been named the winner over former Foreign Minister
Abdullah Abdullah after a prolonged dispute over the counting of the votes. No figures will be made
public.
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| 14 September: In the
Fiji Islands legislative election, the first since
the military coup of 2006, the FijiFirst party of former military ruler Frank Bainimarama
has won a comfortable majority of votes and seats. The ethnic-Fijian Social Democratic
Liberal Party becomes the official opposition, while the Fiji Labour Party won no
seats. The election was generally accepted as free and fair. Figures are available.
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| 14 September: In the
New Zealand legislative election, the National Party
government of Prime Minister John Key has been re-elected, again with just short of a majority. Key
will be able to form a new government with the support of minor parties. Constituency-level figures
and maps are available.
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| 14 September: In the
Swedish legislative election, the governing conservative coalition
of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has lost votes and seats to the extreme right Swedish Democrats.
The opposition Social Democrats have made no gains, but will be able to form a minority
government under Stefan L�fven. District-level figures are available.
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Elections in August 2014
| 10 August: In the
Turkish presidential election, the first direct
presidential election under Turkey's new constitution, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
of the ruling Justice and Development Party has been elected with 52% of the vote.
Natiional figures are available.
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Elections in July 2014
| 13 July: In the
Slovenian legislative election, called early following the collapse
of the previous government, a new party led by law professor Miro Cerar has emerged as the
largest party. The winner of the 2011 election, Positive Slovenia, has been wiped out.
Figures are available.
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| 9 July: In the Indonesia
presidential election, Joko Widowo of the Indonesian Democratic Party (Struggle) (PDI-P) has been elected
with 52% of the vote, defeating Prabowo Subianto of the Great Indonesia Movement. Province-level figures and maps are available.
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Elections in June 2014
 | 25 June: In the
Libyan legislative election, which saw very
low turnout and violence in some areas, most results have been announced.
Only a summary of elected candidates is available.
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| 21 June: In the
Mauritania presidential election, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
of the Union for the Republic has been re-elected with 82% of the vote. Opposition parties
boycotted the election. Figures are available.
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| 15 June: In the second round of the
Colombian presidential election, conservative President Juan
Manuel Santos has defeated Iv�n Zuluaga, the right-wing candidate supported by former President
Alvaro Uribe. National figures are available.
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| 12 June: In the
Antigua and Barbuda legislative election, the Antigua Labor Party
led by Gaston Browne has defeated the governing United Progressive Party
of Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer. Constituency-level figures and a map are available
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| 8 June: in the
Kosovo legislative election, the Albanian-nationalist
Democratic Party of Kosovo led by Hashim Thaci has retained its position as the largest party.
Figures are available.
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Elections in May 2014
| 26 May: In the
Egyptian presidential election, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who
led the military coup that overthrew President Morsi in July 2013, has been elected with 96%
of the vote against token opposition. The election was neither free nor fair. Figures are available.
| 25 May: In the
Belgian legislative election, the coalition government
of Socialists and Christian Democrats led by Prime Minister Elio di Rupo has been returned
with its majority intact. Despite this, in October a new centre-right government led by Charles
Michel has been formed. District-levgel figures and maps are available.
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| 25 May: In the first round of the
Colombian presidential election, President Juan Manuel Santos
has polled only 25% of the vote, trailing Iv�n Zuluaga, with 29%. Zuluaga is being supported
by former President Alvaro Uribe. A run-off will be held on 15 June. National figures are available.
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| 25 May: In the second round of the
Lithuanian presidential election, incumbent independent
President Dalia Grybauskaite has defeated Social Democrat Zigmantas Balcytis, with 58% of
the vote. National figures are available.
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| 25 May: In the
Ukrainian presidential election, non-party candidate
Petro Porochenko has been elected in the first round, with 54% of the vote. Former
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko came a distant second. Pro-Russian and extreme right
nationalist candidates polled poorly. Regional-level figures are available.
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| 20 May: In the
Malawi presidential election, the incumbent president
Joyce Banda, who succeeded Bingu wa Mutharika on his death in 2012, has been defeated by
Peter Mutharika, brother of the late president. National figures are available. No figures
are available for the legislative election held on the same day.
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| 18 May: In the second round of the
Guinea-Bissau presidential election, the ruling PAIGC
candidate, Jos� M�rio Vaz, has been elected with 61% of the vote, ahead of the independent Nuno
Nabiam. National figures are available.
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| 12 May: In the
Indian legislative election, the conservative Bharatiya Janata
Party led by Narendra Modi has won an absolute majority of seats, while polling only 32% of
the vote. The Indian National Congress led by Rahul Gandhi has been heavily defeated after
ten years in power. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 11 May: In the first round of the
Lithuania presidential election, incumbent independent
President Dalia Grybauskaite leads with 46% of the vote, ahead of Social Democrat
Zigmantas Balcytis with 13%. A run-off will be held on 25 May. National figures are available.
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| 4 May: In the
South African legislative election, the ruling African National Congress has
been re-elected with a slightly reduced majority in the National Assembly, ensuring that Jacob Zuma will be
re-elected President. Province-level figures are available.
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| 4 May: In the
Panamanian presidential election, Juan Carlos Varela Rodr�guez of the
centrist Panamanianist Party has been elected with 39% of the vote, defeating the conservative
candidate Jos� Domingo Arias Villalaz, who polled 31%. (Panama does not hold run-off elections.)
National figures are available. Results are not yet available for the legislative election held on the
same day.
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Elections in April 2014
| 30 April: In the
Iraqi legislative election, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's
State of Law party has improved its position, but will still need support from minor parties to
form a new government. With the collapse of the Iraqi National Movement of former
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, the main opposition to Maliki now comes from Islamist parties,
the Sadrist Movement and the Islamic Supreme Council. The election was generally regarded as
free and fair. National figures are available.
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| 27 April: In the second round of the
Macedonian presidential election, Gjorgje Ivanov of the
conservative VMRO-DPMNE has defeated the Social Democrat Stevo Pendarovski with 57% of the
vote. Figures are available.
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| 17 April: In the
Algerian presidential election, Abdelaziz Bouteflika of the ruling
Front for National Liberation has been elected for a fourth term with 81% of the vote, in elections not
regarded as free or fair. As usual in Algeria, the majority of voters did not vote or cast
invalid votes. Figures are available.
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| 13 April: In the first round of the
Guinea-Bissau presidential election, made necessary by a
military coup between the first and second rounds of the 2012 election, the ruling PAIGC candidate,
Jos� M�rio Vaz, leads with 41% of the vote, ahead of an independent, Nuno Nabiam. A second round
will be held on 18 May. Figures are available.
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| 13 April: In the
Guinea-Bissau legislative election, the ruling PAIGC has
won a majority of seats. Figures are available.
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| 13 April: In the first round of the
Macedonian presidential election, Gjorgje Ivanov of the
conservative VMRO-DPMNE has defeated the Social Democrat Stevo Pendarovski with 53% of the
vote. But because he did not poll a majority of all registered voters, as required by the
constitution, a run-off election will be necessary. Figures are available.
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| 13 April: In the
Macedonian legislative election, the conservative VMRO-DPMNE
has won an increased majority in the legislature, while the opposition Social Democrats have
lost seats. Figures are available.
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| 9 April: In the
Hungarian legislative election, the conservative
Alliance of Young Democrats led by Prime Minister Victor Orban has been re-elected with
its large majority only slightly reduced. The fascist Jobbik party polled 20% of the
vote. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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| 9 April: In the
Indonesian legislative election, the opposition
Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle has won the largest share of votes and seats, mainly
at the expense of President Yudhoyono's Democrat Party. District-level figures and maps are available.
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| 6 April: In the second round of the
Costa Rica presidential election, Luis Sol�s Rivera of the leftist
Citizen Action has easily defeated Johnny Araya Monge of the governing National Liberation, polling 77% of
the vote. Figures are available.
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| 5 April: In the
Afghanistan presidential election, former Foreign Minister
Abdullah Abdullah leads with 43% of the vote. He will face a run-off against Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on
28 May. Figures are available.
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Elections in March 2014
| 29 March: In the second round of the
Slovak Republic presidential election, independent candidate Andrej Kiska has
defeated Social Democratic Prime Minister Robert Fico, polling 59% of the vote. Turnout was
only 50%. Figures are available.
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| 22 March: In the
Maldives legislative election, the Progressive Party of Maldives and
its allies, supporters of President Abdulla Yaameen Abdul Gayoom, have won a majority of seats, defeating
the Maldives Democratic Party of former President Mohamed Nasheed. Figures are available.
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| 16 March: in the
Serbian legislative election, Aleksandar Vucic's right-wing
Serbian Progressive Party and its allies have won a large majority of seats. Liberal and centrist
parties have been largely wiped out, leaving the Socialists as the major opposition party.
Figures are available.
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| 15 March: In Australia, in the
South Australian state election, the Labor government of
Premier Jay Weatherill has lost its majority, but will retain office with the support of an independent member.
Statewide figures are available.
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| 15 March: In Australia, in the
Tasmanian state election, the Labor
government of Premier Lara Giddings has been heavily defeated after 16 years in office. The Liberal
Party under Will Hodgman will form a new majority government. Statewide figures are available.
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| 15 March: In the first round of the
Slovak Republic presidential election, Social Democratic Prime Minister Robert
Fico leads independent candidate Andrej Kiska, but has polled only 28% of the vote. A run-off will
be held on 29 March. Figures are available.
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| 9 March: In the
Colombian legislative election, supporters of conservative
President Juan Manuel Santos have retained their majorities in both chambers of the National
Congress. National figures are available.
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| 9 March: In the second round of the
El Salvador presidential election, Salvador S�nchez Cer�n
of the left-wing FMLN has defeated Norman Quijano Gonz�lez of the
right-wing ARENA with 51% of the vote. Department-level figures and maps are available.
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Elections in February 2014
| 20 February: In the
Libyan Constitutional Assembly election, which was marred by
violence and boycotts, partial results have been announced. Only a summary of elected candidates is
available.
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| 7 February: In the first round of the
Costa Rica presidential election, Luis Sol�s Rivera of the leftist
Citizen Action and Johnny Araya Monge of the governing National Liberation are the leading candidates, but
since neither of them has the required 40% of the vote, a runoff will be held in April. Figures are available.
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| 2 February: In the first round of the
El Salvador presidential election, Salvador S�nchez Cer�n
of the left-wing FMLN leads with 48% of the vote, ahead of Norman Quijano Gonz�lez of the
right-wing ARENA. A run-off will be held in March. Figures are available.
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| 2 February: in the
Thailand legislative election, no official results were
released, but unofficial results suggested that the For Thais Party of Prime Minister Yingluck
Shinawatra, won a majority of seats. This was the sixth successive election won by
former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra or his proxies. Due to boycotts and systematic
obstruction of voting by the opposition, turnout was less than 50%. In some provinces no voting
took place. Here is an
analysis of the election
based on unofficial results. On 21 March the Constitutional Court annulled the elections.
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Elections in January 2014
| 5 January: In the
Bangladesh legislative election, the Awami League of Sheikh
Hasina Wazed and its allies have won a large majority of votes and nearly all the seats, as a
result of a boycott by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. National, regional and
constituency-level figures, and constituency maps, are available.
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Elections in December 2013
| 20 December: In the second round of the
Madagascar presidential election, Hery Rajaonarimampianina of
HVHAM has defeated Dr Jean-Louis Robinson of the AVANA party, with 53% of the vote.
Figures are available.
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| 20 December: In the
Madagascar legislative election, the party supporting former
President Andry Rajoelina has won the largest number of seats, but no party has a majority and many
seats were won by independents. National, provincial and constituency-level figures are available.
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| 15 December: In the second round of the
Chilean presidential election, former President Michelle Bachelet of
the centre-left New Majority coalition has defeated Evelyn Matthei of the conservative Alliance for Chile,
polling 62% of the vote. Figures are available.
| 11 August: In the
Mali legislative election, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's
Rally for Mali and its allies have won a majority of seats. Constituency-level figures are
available.
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| 15 December: In the
Turkmenistan legislative election, parties supporting President
Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov have won all the seats. No opposition to Berdimukhamedov's regime is
permitted. No figures are available.
| 5 December: In the
Mauritania legislative election,
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's Union for the Republic has won a majority
of seats, though it polled only 21% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in November 2013
| 24 November: In the
Honduras presidential election, Juan Orlando Hern�ndez Alvarado of
the conservative National Party has been elected despite polling only 37% of the vote. The centre-left vote
was split between the official Liberal candidate and Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, wife of the former President.
Department-level figures are available.
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| 19 November: in the
Nepal legislative election, the Nepal Congress has regained its
traditional dominant position, inflicting a heavy defeat on the Maoist Communist Party which won the
2008 election. National figures are available.
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| 17 November: In the first round of the
Chilean presidential election, former President Michelle Bachelet of
the centre-left New Majority coalition leads Evelyn Matthei of the conservative Alliance for Chile.
A run-off will be held in December. Figures are available.
| 17 November: In the
Chilean legislative election, the centre-left New Majority coalition
has won majorities in both chambers of the legislature. National figures are available.
| 16 November: In the second round of the
Maldives presidential election, Abdulla Yaameen Abdul Gayoom
of the Progressive Party of Maldives has been elected with 51% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 9 November: In the re-run of the first round of
the Maldives presidential election, former President Mohamed
Nasheed of the Maldives Democratic Party again leads, this time with 46% of the vote. Figures are
available.
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| 6 November: In the
Tajikistan presidential election, President Emomali Rakhmanov has
been re-elected with 84% of the vote against token opposition. No serious opposition to his regime is
allowed. Figures are available.
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Elections in October 2013
| 27 October: in the
Argentinian legislative election, the Front for Victory
party of Peronist President Cristina Fern�ndez de Kirchner has maintained its position as the
largest party in both houses of the Congress. National figures are available.
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| 27 October: in the
Georgia presidential election, Giorgi Margvelashvili of the
Georgian Dream � Democratic Georgia party has been elected with 62% of the vote. Figures are
available.
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| 25 October: In the
Czech Republic legislative election, the Social Democrats have emerged
as the largest party as the conservative vote has splintered among several right-wing and populist
parties. A coalition government led by the Social Democrats is the likely outcome. National figures are available.
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| 25 October: In the first round of the
Madagascar presidential election, Dr Jean-Louis
Robinson of the AVANA party, with 21%, leads Hery Rajaonarimampianina of HVHAM, with 16%, in a
large field of candidates. A runoff will be held in December. Figures are available.
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| 20 October: In the
Luxembourg legislative election, the conservative Christian Social
People's Party government of Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has lost its majority. The opposition parties
will form a centre-left coalition government led by Xavier Bettel, ending 34 years of
conservative government. National figures are available.
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| 9 October: In the
Azerbaijan presidential election, President Ilham Aliyev has been
re-elected with 85% of the vote. International observers have described the election as not free and fair.
Figures are available.
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Elections in September 2013
| 30 September: In the
Cameroun legislative election, President Paul Biya's
Democratic Rally of the People of Cameroun has again won most of the seats, after the opposition parties
boycotted the election. The election was judged not to be free or fair. National figures are available.
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| 29 September: In the
Austrian legislative election, the governing coalition of the
Social Democrats and the People's Party has been re-elected with a slightly reduced majority. The
Freedom Party and the Greens have made gains. National figures are available.
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| 28 September: In the
Guinea legislative election, the first since 2002, the Rally of
the Guinean People, the party of President Alpha Cond�, has won the neraly half the seats, and will
have a majority with the support of minor parties. National figures are available.
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| 22 September: In the
German legislative election, the Christian Democrat Party of the Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has
seen a strong rise in its vote. But the Free Democrats, Merkel's coalition partners, have fallen below the 5% threshold and
will be eliminated from the Bundestag. That leaves the three centre-left parties, the SPD, the Greens and The Left, with a
majority of seats (319 to 311), despite polling only 42.7% between them. The centre-left cannot form a government because the
SPD will not co-operate with The Left. That leaves a CDU-SPD "grand coalition" as the most likely outcome.
National, state and constituency-level figures, plus maps, are available.
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| 9 September: In the
Norwegian legislative election, the left-centre coalition of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been
defeated by a coalition of conservative opposition parties. Erna Solberg of the Conservative Party will be the new Prime Minister.
District-level figures are available.
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| 7 September: In the
Australian legislative election, the Australian Labor Party government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
has been defeated by the conservative coalition led by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. The new government will not have a majority in the
Senate. State-level figures for the Senate, and constituency-level figures and maps for the
House of Representatives, are available.
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| 7 September: In the first round of the
Maldives presidential election, former President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives Democratic
Party leads with 45% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in August 2013
| 11 August: In the second round of the
Mali presidential election, Ibrahim Boubacar Ke�ta of the
Rally for Mali has been elected with 77% of the vote, defeating Souma�la Cisse of the Union for the
Republic and Democracy. Figures are available.
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Elections in July 2013
| 31 July: in the Zimbabwe presidential
elections, President Robert Mugabe of the ZANU-PF party has been re-elected with 62% of the vote, defeating Morgan
Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change. Province-level figures are available.
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| 31 July: in the Zimbabwe legislative
elections, President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party has won a large majority in the House of Assembly, defeating the Movement for
Democratic Change. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 28 July: In the
Cambodia legislative election, the governing Cambodian People's
Party of Prime Minister Hun Sen has been re-elected with a sharply reduced majority. The leader of the opposition
National Rescue Party, Sam Rainsy, is disputing the results. Province-level figures are available.
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| 28 July: In the first round of the
Mali presidential election, Ibrahim Boubacar Ke�ta of the
Rally for Mali leads with 39% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 27 July: In the
Kuwait legislative election, the fifth in five years, a new legislature has
been elected on a non-party basis. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 21 July: In the
Japanese House of Councillors (upper house) election, the governing Liberal Democratic Party
and its allies have won a clear majority against the opposition Democratic Party and other parties. National figures are
available.
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| 21 July: in the
Togo legislative election, President Faure Gnassingbe's Union for the Republic
has won a majority. Prefecture-level figures and a map are available.
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Elections in June 2013
| 26 June: In the
Mongolia presidential election, the incumbent President,
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj of the Democratic Party, has been re-elected with just over 50% of the
vote. Figures are available.
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| 23 June: In the
Albania legislative election, the Socialist Party of Edi Rama and its allies have
won a sweeping victory over the long-serving Democratic Party government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha and its
allies. District-level figures are available.
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| 14 June: In the
Iran presidential election, Hassan Rohani of the Combatant Clergy Association, regarded as a
moderate among the ruling Islamic clergy, has been elected with 50.7% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 8 June: In the
Nauru legislative election, the third in three years, a new non-party legislature has been re-elected.
Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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Elections in May 2013
| 31 May: in the
Bhutan legislative election, the governing
Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party has been defeatwed by the People's Democratic Party. National
figures are available.
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| 13 May: In the
Philippines legislative election, supporters of President Benigno C Aquino III have won
majorities in both chambers of the National Congress. Senate figures are available.
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| 12 May: In the
Bulgarian legislative election, the right-wing Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has lost its majority, but remains the largest party in the National Assembly. Plamen Oresharski, a
non-party figure, has formed a government backed by the Socialist leader Sergei Stanishev. National figures are available.
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| 11 May: in the Pakistan
legislative election, the PML(N) party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has won a small overall majority
of seats with less than a third of the vote. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 5 May: in the
Malaysia legislative election, the governing National Front of Prime Minister
Najib Razak been returned to office with a slightly reduced majority. The opposition coalition led by Anwar Ibrahim polled 50.9% of the
vote, but was deprived of victory by gross rigging of the electoral system. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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Elections in April 2013
| 27 April: In the
Iceland legislative election, the conservative Independence
Party and its ally the Progressive Party have won a large majority, defeating the incumbent left-wing
coalition of the social democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement. The likely new Prime Minister
will be Bjarni Benediktsson. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 21 April: in the
Paraguay presidential election, Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara of the
conservative National Republican Association has been elected, ending Paraguay's brief flirtation with
leftist rule. National figures are available.
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| 14 April: In the
Venezuelan presidential election, interim President Nicol�s Maduro
Moros has been narrowly elected following the death of President Chavez, with 50% of the vote, defeating the
liberal opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. National figures are available.
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| 7 April: in the
Montenegro presidential election, the incumbent president, Filip Vujanovic
of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, has been re-elected with 51% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in March 2013
| 9 March: In Australia, in the
Western Australia state election, the Liberal-National
coalition government led by Premier Colin Barnett has been re-elected with an increased majority. Constituency-level
figures and maps are available.
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| 9 March: in the
Malta legislative election, the Maltese Labour Party under Dr Joseph Muscat has
defeated the incumbent Nationalist Party government of Lawrence Gonzi. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 5 March: In the
Micronesia legislative election, a new legislature has been elected
on a non-partisan basis. Constituency-level figures are available.
| 4 March: in the
Kenya presidential election, Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Kenya's first president,
has won a narrow outright majority, defeating Prime Minister Raila Odinga. National figures are available.
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Elections in February 2013
| 24 February: in the second round of the
Cyprus presidential election, Nikos Anastasiades of the
conservative DISI party has defeated Stavros Malas of the communist AKEL party. Figures are available.
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| 24 February: in the
Italian legislative election, the centre-left coalition led
by Pier Luigi Bersani has won a majority in the Chamber of Deputies, defeating the
conservative People of Liberty party of Silvio Berlusconi. The populist Five Star movement came
a strong third and will hold the balance of power in the Senate. Regional-level figures for the Chamber of Deputies
and national figures for the Senate are available.
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| 22 February: In the
Djibouti legislative election, President Ismail Omar Guelleh's
party has won a comfortable majority in the country's first election conducted by proportional
representation. Opposition parties have gained representation, but claim the count was falsified. District-level
figures are available.
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| 21 Febuary: in the
Barbados legislative election, the Democratic Labour Party government of Freundel Stuart has
been re-elected with a reduced majority. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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| 19 February: In the
Grenada legislative election, the New National Party led by Keith Mitchell has returned to
office, winning all 15 seats and defaeting the National Democratic Congress of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas.
Figures are available.
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| 17 February: in the first round of the
Cyprus presidential election, Nikos Anastasiades of the
conservative DISI party leads Stavros Malas of the communist AKEL party. A run-off will be held
on 24 February. Figures are available.
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| 18 February: In the
Armenia presidential election, President Serzh Sargsyan of the Republican Party has been re-elected with 58% of the
vote, defeating Raffi Hovhannisyan of the Heritage party. Figures are available. National figures are available.
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| 17 February: In the
Ecuador presidential election, left-wing incumbent President Rafael Correa
Delgado has been re-elected with 57% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 17 February: In the
Ecuador legislative election, President Correa's PAIS party has won a majority in the
National Assembly. National figures are available.
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| 10 February: in the
Monaco legislative election, the governing Union for
Monaco has been heavily defeated by the opposition party, Horizon Monaco. Figures are available.
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| 3 February: In the
Liechtenstein legislative election, the governing coalition of the
Progressive Citizens' Party (FBPL) and the Fatherland Union (VU) has lost seats in the Landtag to the opposition,
but will form a new government under Adrian Hasler of the FBPL. District-level figures are available.
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Elections in January 2013
| 25 January: In the second round of the
Czech Republic presidential election (the first time the country has
elected its president by direct election), Milos Zeman, a dissident socialist, has defeated Karel Schwarzenberg,
a right-wing populist. National figures are available.
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| 23 January: in the
Jordanian legislative election, I have so far been unable
to find any published figures.
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| 22 January: In the
Israel legislative election, the right-wing Likud-Beiteinu party of
Binyamin Netanyahu and its allies have won exactly half the seats in the Knesset, a worse result than expected,
while a range of opposition parties has won the other half. The formation of a new government will depend on
negotiations among the parties. Figures are available.
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| 11-12 January: In the
Czech Republic presidential election (the first time the country has
elected its president by direct election), renegade candidates from right and left have defeated candidates of
both the governing ODS and the opposition CSSD. Karel Schwarzenberg, a right-wing populist, and Milos Zeman,
a dissident socialist, will contest a run-off on 25 January. National figures are available.
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Elections in December 2012
| 19 December: in the
Republic of Korea presidential election, Park Geun-hye of the conservative
New World Party has been elected with 51% of vote, defeating Moon Jae-in of the Democratic United Party.
National figures are available.
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| 16 December: In the
Japanese legislative election, the opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally
the Clean Government Party have returned to power after less than four years, with a crushing victory over Prime
Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Democratic Party. The new PM is the LDP's Shinzo Abe. The LDP-CGP coalition won
two-thirds of the seats with 39% of the vote, helped by the fragmenting of the party system. Constituency-level figures
and maps are available.
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| 9 December: In the
Romanian legislative election, the Social Liberal Union, a
coalition of centre-left parties supporting Social Democrat Prime Minister Victor Ponta, has won a
sweeping victory, winning large majorities in both chambers of the legislature. County-level figures are available.
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| 7 December: In the
Ghana presidential election, interim President John Dramani Mahama
of the governing National Democratic Congress has defeated Nana A D Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic
Party. Figures are available.
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| 7 December: In the
Ghana legislative election, President John
Dramani Mahama's National Democratic Congress has won a small overall majority,
defeating the New Patriotic Party. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 2 December: in the second
round of the Slovenian presidential
election, Borut Pahor, the candidate supported by the Slovenian Social
Democratic Party, has defeated incumbent president Dr Danilo T�rk, with 67% of the vote.
Figures are available.
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| 2 December: In the
Burkina Faso legislative election, the ruling Congress
for Democracy and Progress has retained control of the National Assembly. Province-level figures
and a map are available.
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| 1 December: In the
Kuwait legislative election, following elections in February which were
annulled, supporters of the government have won all the seats on a very low turnout. Both liberal and
Islamist opposition parties boycotted the elections. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in November 2012
| 17 November: in the
first round of the Sierra Leone
presidential election, President Ernest Bai Koroma of the
All People's Congress has been re-elected with 58% of the vote.
Figures are available.
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| 17 November: in the
Sierra Leone legislative election, President
Koroma's All People's Congress has won a majority in the Parliament. Constituency-level
figures are available.
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| 11 November: In the
San Marino legislative election, the
coalition led by the Christian Democrats has retained a narrow majority.
Figures are available.
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| 11 November: in the first
round of the Slovenian presidential
election, Borut Pahor, the candidate supported by the Slovenian Social
Democratic Party, leads the incumbent president Dr Danilo T�rk. A second round
will be held on 2 December. Figures are available.
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| 6 November: In the
Palau presidential election, Tommy E Remengesau Jr has
defeated incumbent president Johnson Toribiong in a non-partisan
contest. Figures are available. Figures for the legislative election
held on the same day are also available.
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| 6 November: In the
United States of America presidential election, the Democratic Party
incumbent, President Barack H Obama of Illinois, has defeated the Republican Party
candidate, former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, with 51.0% of the popular vote
and 332 Electoral College votes. State-level
figures and a map are available.
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| 6 November: In the
United States of America legislative election, the
Democratic Party has increased its majority in the Senate, while the Republican
Party has retained a reduced majority in the House of Representatives.
Full Senate and House of Representatives figures are available.
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Elections in October 2012
| 30 October: In the
Vanuatu legislative election, Prime Minister Sato Kilman
of the People's Progress Party has won enough support to form a new coalition government.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 28 October: in the
Ukrainian legislative election, President Viktor Yanukhovych's
Russian-dominated Party of the Regions has won the most seats and will have a majority with the support of the
Communists and independents, against a badly divided nationalist and liberal opposition. Constituency-level figures are
available. These are available nowhere else in English!
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| 14 and 28 October: In the
Lithuanian legislative election, the Social Democrats have emerged as the largest
party, defeating the conservative coalition government. Social Democrat leader Algirdas Butkevicius will form a new
government. National and constituency-level figures, plus a map, are available.
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| 14 October: In the
Montenegro legislative election, the governing European Montenegro party of
Prime Minister Milo Dukanovic has lost its overall majority, but will retain office with the support of minor
parties. Figures are available.
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| 12-13 October: In the
Czech Republic Senate election, the opposition Social Democrats have inflicted
a heavy defeat on the ruling Civic Democratic Party, winning an increased majority in the Czech Senate.
District-level figures are available.
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| 7 October: In the
Venezuelan presidential election, the left-wing President Hugo Chavez has
been re-elected with 55% of the vote, defeating the liberal opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.
Province-level figures are available.
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| 1 October: In the
Georgia legislative election, opposition leader
Bidzina Ivanishvili's Georgia Dream party has defeated the United
National Movement of President Mikheil Saakashvili and won a large majority in the
legislature. Figures are available.
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Elections in September 2012
| 12 September: In the
Netherlands legislative election, held early because of
the collapse of the previous government, both the governing liberal People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy and the opposition Labour Party have made gains at the expense of
minor parties of the extreme right and left. They two main parties will form a coalition government.
The election is a victory for pro-EU parties.
National figures are available.
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| 9 September: In the
Hong Kong SAR legislative election, pro-Beijing and
pro-democracy parties have won approximately equal numbers of votes and seats, although the
pro-democracy camp has become more fragmented among several parties. Constituency-level figures
are available.
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Elections in August 2012
 | 31 August: In the
Angola legislative election, the ruling Popular Movement for
the Liberation of Angola has won a large majority of votes, but has lost ground to opposition parties. Province-level
figures and a map are available.
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| 25 August: In Australia, in the
Northern Territory election, the Country
Liberal Party led by Terry Mills has defeated the Australian Labor Party government of Chief Minister
Paul Henderson. Figures and a map are available.
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Elections in July 2012
| 15 July: In the Republic of Congo
legislative election, The Congolese Labour Party of President Denis Sassou N'Guesso has won a
large majority of seats, in elections generally regarded as not free or fair. No figures are
available.
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| 7 July: In the
East Timor legislative election, President Vasconcelos's
CNRT has improved its position, but has not won a majority of seats. Figures are available.
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| 7 July: In the
Libyan legislative election, the first free election in the country's
history, the moderate National Forces Alliance has emerged as the dominant party, defeating
the islamist Justice and Construction Party. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 23 June to 6 July: In the
Papua New Guinea legislative election, supporters of
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill have won enough seats to form a government. No useable figures are
available.
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| 1 July: In the
Mexican presidential election, Enrique Pena Nieto of the
Institutional Revolutionary Party has been elected with 38% of the vote against both conservative
and left-wing candidates. The PRI returns to power after 12 years in opposition. Figures
are available.
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| 1 July: In the
Mexican legislative election, the
Institutional Revolutionary Party has fallen just short of outright majorities in both the Chamber of Deputies and the
Senate, but will have the support of some minor parties. State-level figures for the Senate and national figures for
the Chamber are available.
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| 1 July: In the
Senegal legislative election, the United in Hope party
of President Macky Sall has won a majority of votes and seats. Figures are available.
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Elections in June 2012
| 30 June: In the
Iceland presidential election, President �lafur Ragnar Gr�msson
has been elected to a record fifth term. Figures are available.
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| 28 June: In the
Mongolia legislative election, the opposition Democratic
Party has emerged as the largest party thanks to a split in the ruling Mongol People's Party, but does not have a majority.
Figures are available.
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| 17 June: In the second round of the
Egyptian presidential election, the first free presidential
election in Egyptian history, Mohammed Morsi of the Freedom and Justice Party, a front for the Muslim Brotherhood, has
defeated former prime minister Dr Ahmed Mohammed Shafik. Figures are available.
| 17 June: In the second round of the
French legislative election, President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party and its allies
the Greens and the Radicals have won a majority of seats, defeating the conservative UMP and its allies. National
figures are available.
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| 17 June: In the
Greek legislative election, the second in two months, the parties favouring the EU bailout plan,
the conservative New Democracy and the socialist PASOK, have made modest gains, but enough to gain a small majority Greece's weighted
voting system. The left-wing anti-bailout SIRIZA party has emerged as the official opposition, while minor parties of left and right
lost ground. National figures are available.
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| 10 June: In the first round of the
French legislative election, President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party and its allies
have polled a plurality of votes and are well-placed to win a majority of seats in the second round on 17 June. National
figures are available.
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Elections in May 2012
| 26 May: In the
Lesotho legislative election, the ruling Lesotho Congress for Democracy has been defeated by a
new party, the Democratic Congress. Figures are available.
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| 23 May: In the first round of the
Egyptian presidential election, the first free presidential
election in Egyptian history, the two leading candidates are Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood and
Dr Ahmed Mohammed Shafik, who was Prime Minister under former dictator Hosni Mubarak. A run-off will be
held on 16-17 June. Figures are available.
| 20 May: In the
Dominican Republic presidential election, Danilo Medina S�nchez of the
Dominican Liberation Party has been elected with 51% of the vote, defeating Rafael Hip�lito Mej�a Dom�nguez
of the Dominician Revolutionary Party. Figures are available.
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| 20 May: in the second round of the
Serbian presidential election, Tomislav Nikolic of the right-wing
Progressive Party has defeated incumbent President Boris Tadic of the Democratic
Party. Figures are available.
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| 10 May: In the
Algerian legislative election, the ruling National
Liberation Front has gained seats, falling just short of an overall majority in the National Assembly,
despite polling only 17% of the vote. As always in Algeria, the majority of voters did not vote or cast
invalid votes. Figures are available.
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| 7 May: In the Bahamas
legislative election, the Progressive Liberal Party led by Perry Christie has comfortably defeated the Free National
Movement government of veteran PM Hubert Ingraham. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 6 May: In the
Armenian legislative election, the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia has been returned to office, winning an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 6 May: In the second round of the
French presidential election, the Socialist Party's Fran�ois Hollande
has defeated conservative President Nicholas Sarkozy, polling 52% of the vote. It is the French left's first presidential
election victory since 1988. Regional-level figures are available.
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| 6 May: In the
Greek legislative election, the governing coalition of the conservative
New Democracy and the socialist PASOK parties which favoured the EU bailout plan has lost heavily, polling
only 35% of the vote and falling two seats short of a majority even under Greece's weighted voting system.
The anti-bailout forces are sharply divided between left and right. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 6 May: in the first round of the
Serbian presidential election, centrist President Boris Tadic of the Democratic
Party has a narrow lead over Tomislav Nikolic of the right-wing Progressive Party. They will contest a run-off on
30 May. Figures are available.
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| 6 May: in the
Serbian legislative election, the Choice for a Better Life coalition led by
President Boris Tadic's Democratic Party has lost ground, but the right-wing opposition Let's Get Serbia Moving
coalition has failed to make gains. The main winner is the Socialist Party, which has more than doubled its
representation. Figures are available.
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Elections in April 2012
| 22 April: In the first round of the
French presidential election, President Nicholas Sarkozy trails
the Socialist Party's Fran�ois Hollande. Both candidates polled less than 30% of the vote, making the second round
on 6 May unpredictable. Regional-level figures are available.
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| 21 April: In the second round of the
East Timor presidential election, Jos� Maria Vasconcelos (Tuar Matan Ruak)
of CNRT has defeated Francisco Guterres (Lu Olo) of FRETILIN, with 61% of the vote. Figures are
available.
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| 11 April: in the
Republic of Korea legislative election, the conservative New World Party of
President Lee Myung-bak has defied predictions and won a narrow overall majority. Constituency-level figures
are available. These are not available in English anywhere else. I have also added constituency maps.
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 | 1 April: In 45 by-elections to the
Burmese legislature, the opposition National League for Democracy, which boycotted the
November 2010 elections, has apparently won most of the contests, and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won a seat in
Rangoon. No figures are yet available.
Read all about it.
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Elections in March 2012
| 29 March: In the
Gambia legislative election, President Yahya Jammeh's Alliance for Patriotic
Reorientation and Construction has won nearly all the seats after opposition parties boycotted the election.
Figures are available.
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| 25 March: In the second round of the
Senegal presidential election, Macky Sall of the
Alliance of Progressive Forces has easily defeated long-ruling President Abdoulaye Wade, who was seeking a third term in defiance of the
Constitution. Figures are available.
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| 24 March: In Australia, in the
Queensland state election, Campbell Newman's Liberal National
Party has won a landslide victory against the Australian Labor Party
government of Premier Anna Bligh. Preliminary figures are available.
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| 18 March: In the first round of the
Guinea-Bissau presidential election, caused by the death of President
Malam Bacai Sanha, the ruling PAIGC candidate, Carlos Gomes J�nior, leads with 49% of the vote.
A second round was to have been held on 22 April, but was prevented by a military coup. Figures are available.
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| 17 March: In the first round of the
East Timor presidential election, non-party President Jose Ramos
Horta has been defeated. The two leading candidates, Francisco Guterres of FRETILIN and Tuar Matan Ruak
of CNRT, will contest a run-off on 21 April. Figures are available.
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| 11 March: In the
El Salvador legislative election, the right-wing ARENA party has won a
plurality of seats, ahead of President Mauricio Funes's left-wing FMLN. Department-level figures are available.
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| 10 March: In the
Slovak Republic legislative election, the Direction - Social Democrats party of
Robert Fico has won an absolute majority, defeating the four-party coalition government led by
Iveta Radicov�. National figures are available.
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| 7 March: in the Belize
legislative election, Prime Minister Dean Barrow's United Democratic Party has been returned with a small
majority. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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| 4 March: In the
Russian presidential election, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
has been elected to a third term as President, with 63% of the vote. The elections were generally
regarded as not free or fair. National figures are available.
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Elections in February 2012
| 26 February: In the first round of the
Senegal presidential election, President Abdoulaye Wade leads, but has polled
only 35% of the vote against 13 other candidates. He will contest a runoff against Macky Sall of the
Alliance of Progressive Forces on 25 March. Regional-level figures and maps are available.
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 | 21 February: In the
Yemen presidential election, Vice-President Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi has been
elected unopposed as part of a peace deal following the resignation of President Saleh. Figures are available.
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| 12 February: In the
Turkmenistan presidential election, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov
has been re-elected with a reported 97% of the vote, against only token opposition. No serious opposition to his regime is permitted.
No figures are available.
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| 5 February: In the second round of the
Finnish presidential election, the conservative candidate Sauli Niinist� has defeated
the Greens candidate Pekka Haavisto with 62% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 2 February: In the
Kuwait legislative election, called early, conservative and Islamist candidates have
strengthened their position. No figures are yet available.
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Elections in January 2012
| 22 January: In the first round of the
Finnish presidential election, the conservative candidate Sauli Niinist� leads
with 37% of the vote in a field of eight. He will face a runoff in February against the Greens candidate Pekka Haavisto.
The Social Democrats of outgoing President Tarja Halonen polled only 6%. Figures are available.
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| 15 January: In the
Kazakhstan legislative election, president
Nursultan Nazarbayev's "Light of the Fatherland" party and allied parties have won all the seats, in elections not
regarded as free or fair. Figures are available.
| 14 January: in the
Taiwan presidential election, Ma Ying Jeou of the conservative Nationalist
Party has elected to a second term with 51% of the vote, defeating Tsai Ing Wen of the Democratic Progressive Party.
Figures are available.
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| 14 January: in the
Taiwan legislative election, the conservative Nationalist
Party has retained its majority in the legislature, although the opposition Democratic Progressive Party
has made gains. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 13 January: In the
Kiribati presidential election, President Anote Tong has been re-elected.
| 3 January: Following the third stage of the
Egyptian legislative election, I have now uploaded a complete set of voting
figures for the party-list seats. The Egyptian Election Commission has posted no voting figures for the two-member constituencies,
although the winners are known. I have also updated my maps.
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Elections in December 2011
| 29 December: In the
Jamaica legislative election, the People's National Party led by
Portia Simpson-Miller has returned to power after one term in opposition, defeating the Jamaica Labour Party
government of Andrew Holness. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 17 December: In the
Gabon legislative election, President Ali Bongo Ondimba's Democratic Party has won
74% of the vote and nearly all the seats after the major opposition parties boycotted the election. Province-level
figures are available.
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| 15 December: In the
Cote d'Ivoire legislative election, President Alassane Ouattara's
Rally of Republicans party has won just on half the seats, not a great result considering that the main
opposition party boycotted the election. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
| 4 December: In the
Croatian legislative election, a coalition led by Zoran Milanovic's Social Democrats
have won an absolute majority in the legislature, defeating the conservative Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ)
government of Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. National figures are available.
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| 4 December: In the
Russian legislative election, United Russia, the party of Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin, has suffered a reduction in both votes and seats but has retained its majority in the State Duma.
The elections were generally regarded as not free or fair. National figures are available.
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| 4 December: In the
Slovenia legislative election, the governing Social Democrats of Prime Minister
Borut Pahor have been heavily defeated by a coalition led by Ljubljana mayor Zoran Jankovic. Figures are available.
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Elections in November 2011
| 28 November: In the
Democratic Republic of Congo presidential election, President Joseph Kabila has
been re-elected with 49% the vote, defeating Etienne Tshisekedi. The elections were poorly managed and there was
widespread rigging. Figures are available.
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| 28 November: In the first stage of the
Egyptian legislative election, the first free election in Egyptian history,
two islamist parties, the Freedom and Justice Party and the Party of Light, have won a large majority of
votes and seats in the first nine governorates to vote. The election will continue in stages until January.
Figures are available.
| 25 November: in the
Moroccan legislative election, the Islamist party, Justice and Development, has
emerged as the largest party. Circumscription-level voting figures are available.
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| 21 November: in the
Marshall Islands legislative election, voters have elected a new
legislature on a non-party basis. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 28 August: In the
Guyana legislative election, the ruling People's Progressive Party has been
re-elected, but has lost its majority in the legislature and will rely on the support of a minor party.
National figures are available.
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| 28 November: In the
St Lucia legislative election, the St Lucia Labour Party led by former
Prime Minister Kenny Anthony has defeated the conservative United Workers Party government led by Prime
Minister Stephenson King. National figures are available.
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| 26 November: In the
New Zealand legislative election, the National Party has been re-elected
with an increased plurality of seats, but just short of a majority. Prime Minister John Key will be able to
form a new government with the support of minor parties. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 24 November: In the
Gambia presidential election, President Yahyah Jammeh has been
re-elected with 71% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 20 November: in the
Spanish legislative election, the People's Party led by Mariano Rajoy has won
a majority in the Congress of Deputies, defeating the Socialist government after seven years in office.
Circumscription-level figures are available.
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| 8 November: In the second round of the
Liberian presidential election, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of the
Unity Party has been re-elected with 90% of the vote, after the opposition Congress for
Democratic Change decided not to contest the second round. Figures are available.
| 6 November: in the second round of the
Guatemala presidential election, Otto P�rez Molina of the conservative
Patriotic Party has been elected with 53% of the vote, defeating Manuel Baldiz�n of the Renewed Democratic Liberty.
Department-level figures are available.
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| 6 November: In the
Nicaragua presidential election, President Daniel Ortega of the
Sandinist National Liberation Front has been re-elected with 62% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in October 2011
| 30 October: In the second round of the
Bulgarian presidential election, the candidate of the governing
GERB party, Rosen Plevneliev, has had a surprisingly narrow win (52%) over Ivailo Kalfin of the
Socialist Party. Figures are available.
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| 30 October: In the
Kyrgyz Republic presidential election, Atambayev Almazbek of the
Social Democratic Party has been elected with 63% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 27 October: In the
Irish presidential election, the Labour candidate Michael D Higgins has been
elected with 40% of the vote on the first count, defeating six other candidates. It is the first time Labour
has ever won a national election in Ireland. Figures are available.
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| 23 October: in the
Argentinian presidential election, the Peronist President Cristina Fern�ndez
de Kirchner has been re-elected with 53% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 23 October: In the first round of the
Bulgarian presidential election, the candidate of the governing
GERB party, Rosen Plevneliev, leads with 40% of the vote. He will face a run-off against
Ivailo Kalfin of the Socialist Party on 30 October. Figures are available.
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| 23 October: in the
Swiss legislative election, the Social Democrats have strengthened their position within
the four-party governing coalition, at the expense of the right-wing Swiss People's Party. Canton-level
figures are available.
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| 23 October: In the Tunisian
constituent assembly election, the first free election in Tunisia's history, the Islamist Renaissance party
has emerged as the largest party, with 37% of the vote. Governorate-level figures are available.
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| 11 October: In the first round of the
Liberian presidential election, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of the
Unity Party leads with 43% of the vote. She will face a run-off against Winston Tubman of the Congress for
Democratic Change on 8 November. Figures are available.
| 9 October: in the
Cameroun presidential election, President Paul Biya, who has been in
power since 1982, has been re-elected with 77% of the vote. The election was not regarded as free or
fair. Figures are available.
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| 9 October: in the
Polish legislative election, the liberal Citizens' Platform
party led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk has held its position as the largest party, and will form a coalition
government with the People's Party. District-level figures and a map are available.
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| 1 October: In the
Seychelles legislative election, the People's Party of
President James Michel has won all the seats following a boycott by the main opposition
parties. National figures are available.
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Elections in September 2011
| 20 September: In the
Zambia presidential election, The Patriotic Front candidate, veteran oppositionist
Michael Sata, has defeated President Rupiah Banda of the ruling
Movement for Multiparty Democracy. Preliminary figures are available.
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| 17 September: in the
Danish legislative election, the left-wing coalition led by the
Social Democrat Helle Thorning-Schmidt has defeated the liberal-conservative coalition
government of Lars L�kke Rasmussen. Thorning-Schmidt will become Denmark's first female prime
minister. District-level figures and a map are available.
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| 17 September: In the
Latvian legislative election, called early after a "dissolution referendum," the social-democratic
Harmony Centre party has won the largest number of seats, defeating Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis's
Unity coalition. National figures are available.
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| 11 September: in the first round of the
Guatemala presidential election, Otto P�rez Molina of the conservative Patriotic Party
leads with 36% of the vote. He will face a run-off against Manuel Baldiz�n of the Renewed Democratic Liberty
on 6 November. Department-level figures and maps are available.
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| 11 September: in the
Guatemala legislative election, President-elect Otto P�rez Molina's conservative
Patriotic Party has won the largest number of seats. Department-level figures and a map are available.
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Elections in August 2011
| 27 August : In the
Singapore presidential election, Tony Tan, an independent but generally seen as
the candidate of the governing People's Action Party, has been
narrowly elected over other independent candidates. Figures are available.
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| 21 August: In the second round of the
Cape Verde presidential election, Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the
opposition Movement for Democracy has been elected with 54% of the vote, defeating Manuel Inoc�ncio Sousa of the
ruling PAIGC. Figures are available.
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| 7 August: In the first round of the
Cape Verde presidential election, Jorge Carlos Fonseca of the
opposition Movement for Democracy leads with 38% of the vote. A second round will be held on 21 August.
Figures are available.
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| 7 August: In the second round of the
Sao Tome and Principe presidential election, the independent candidate
Manuel Pinto da Costa has been elected with 53% of vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in July 2011
| 17 July: In the first round of the
Sao Tome and Principe presidential election, the independent candidate
Manuel Pinto da Costa leads with 35% of the vote. A second round will be held on 7 August. Figures are available.
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| 3 July: in the
Thailand legislative election, the For Thais Party led by
Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of the deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has won an overall majority.
This is the fifth successive election won by Thaksin or his proxies. Constituency-level figures are
available.
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Elections in June 2011
| 12 June: In the
Turkish legislative election, the ruling Justice and Development Party of
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected with a slightly reduced majority. Province-level figures
and maps are available.
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| 5 June: In the
Macedonia legislative election, the
conservative-nationalist coalition led by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has been re-elected with an
reduced majority. Figures are available.
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| 5 June: In the second round of the
Peruvian presidential election, the left-wing
candidate Ollanta Humala Tasso has narrowly defeated the right-winger Keiko
Fujimori. Figures are available.
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| 5 June: In the
Portuguese legislative election, the Socialist government of
Prime Minister Jos� S�crates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa has been defeated by the coalition
of conservative parties led by Pedro Passos Coelho. District-level figures are available.
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Elections in May 2011
| 22 May: In the
Cyprus legislative election, both the conservative
Democratic Allience and the left-wing AKEL party have made gains at the expense of minor
parties. Figures are available.
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| 19 May: In the
Seychelles presidential election, President James Michel of the
People's Party has been re-elected with 55% of the vote. District-level figures are available.
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| 7 May: In the
Singapore legislative election, the governing People's Action Party has been
re-elected with its majority somewhat reduced and its share of the vote cut to 60%: the best result ever achieved by the opposition
parties. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 2 May: In the
Canadian legislative election, the governing Conservative Party, led by Prime
Minister Stephen Harper, has won an overall majority. The left-wing New Democrats have
become the official opposition, relegating the Liberals to third place. Province-level figures and maps are available.
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Elections in April 2011
| 25 April: In the
Chad presidential election, President Idriss Deby has been re-elected with 89% of the
vote, after opposition parties boycotted the election. Figures are available.
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| 17 April: In the
Finnish legislative election, the right-wing populist True Finns party has made
major gains, at the expense of all the other parties, with the Centre Party suffering the biggest losses. Figures are available.
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| 16 April: In the
Nigerian presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan of the governing People's
Democratic Party, who succeeded to office on the death of President Yar'adua in 2010, has been elected to a full term with
59% of the vote. National and state-level figures and maps are available.
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| 10 April: In the first round of the
Peruvian presidential election, the left-wing candidate Ollanta Humala Tasso
leads the right-winger Keiko Fujimori, while moderate candidates were eliminated. The two leading candidates will
contest a run-off election. Figures are available.
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| 9 April: In the
Nigerian legislative election, the governing People's Democratic Party of
President Goodluck Jonathan has retained its majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate, although the
opposition has made substantial gains. By all accounts the election was much better conducted and less marred by
corruption than were the 2007 elections. Complete figures are not available, but I have given those which are.
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| 8 April: In the
Djibouti presidential election, President Ismail Omar Guelleh
has been re-elected with 80% of the vote after opposition parties boycotted the election.
| 3 April: In the
Andorra legislative election, the Democrats for Andorra led by Antoni Marti have
defeated the incumbent Social Democrats. Parish-level figures are available.
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| 3 April: In the
Kazakhstan presidential election, president
Nursultan Nazarbayev has been re-elected with 95% of the vote, in elections not
regarded as free or fair. Oblast-level figures are available.
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Elections in March 2011
| 26 March: In Australia, in the
New South Wales state election, the Australian Labor
Party government has been heavily defeated after 16 years in power. The new Premier is Barry O'Farrell of the
Liberal Party. Figures are available.
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| 20 March: In the second round of the
Haiti presidential election, the popular singer Michel Joseph Martelly has been
elected with 68% of the vote, defeating former first lady Mirlande Manigat. Preliminary figures are available.
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| 13 March: In the
Benin presidential election, President Boni Yayi has been re-elected
with 53% of the vote in the first round. Figures are available.
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| 12 March: In the second round of the
Niger presidential election, Mahamadou Issoufou of the
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism has been elected with 58% of the vote.
Figures are available.
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| 6 March: In the
Estonian legislative election, the coalition government led by Prime Minister
Andrus Ansip of the Reform Party has been re-elected. District-level figures are available. I have also uploaded
district-level figures from the 2007 elections.
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| 4 March: In the
Samoa legislative election, the governing Human Rights Protection
Party has been returned with its majority intact. Constituency-level figures and a map
are available.
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Elections in February 2011
| 25 February: In the
Irish legislative election, the long-ruling Fianna Fail
party has suffered the worst defeat in its history in the wake of Ireland's economic crisis.
The Opposition Fine Gael and Labour parties will form a coalition government led by Fine Gael's
Enda Kenny. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 18 February: In the
Uganda presidential election, President Yoweri Museveni of the
National Resistance Movement has been re-elected with 68% of the vote. Figures are available. No figures are
yet available for the legislative elections held at the same time.
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| 13 February: In the
Chad legislative election, President Idriss Deby�s Patriotic
Salvation Movement has won a large majority of seats against a fragmented opposition, although
only a small majority of votes. Department-level figures are available. These figures are
available nowhere else in English. This is the first time I have been able to present detailed
election figures from Chad. I have also provided maps.
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| 6 February: In the
Cape Verde legislative election, the governing
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde has been re-elected with a slightly reduced
majority. Figures are available.
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Elections in January 2011
| 31 January: In the first round of the
Niger presidential election, Mahamadou Issoufou of the
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism leads with 36% of the vote. He will face a run-off in March
against Seyni Oumarou of the National Movement for Society and Development. Figures for the
legislative election held on the same day are also available.
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| 23 January: In the
Central African Republic presidential election, President
Fran�ois Bozize has been re-elected with 66% of the vote. Figures are available. No figures are
available for the legislative elections held at the same time.
| 23 January: In the
Portuguese presidential election, Anibal Cavaco Silva of the conservative
Social Democratic Party has been re-elected with 53% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in December 2010
| 26 December: In the second round of the
Comoros presidential election, Ikililou Dhoinine, who is supported by outgoing President
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, has been elected with 61% of the vote. National figures are available.
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| 19 December: In the
Belarus presidential
election, incumbent president Aleksandr Lukashenko has been re-elected with 80% of
the vote against token opposition. No serious opposition to Lukashenko's regime is
permitted. Figures are available.
| 13 December: In the
St Vincent and the Grenadines legislative
election, the governing United Labour Party has been narrowly re-elected.
Constituency-level figures are available.
| 12 December: in the
Kosovo legislative election, the first since independence, the Albanian-nationalist
Democratic Party of Kosovo led by Hashim Thaci has retained its position as the largest party. Figures are available.
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Elections in November 2010
| 28 November: In the second round of the
Cote d'Ivoire presidential election, the opposition candidate, former Prime Minister
Alassane Ouattara, has defeated President Laurent Gbagbo, polling 54% of the vote. Gbagbo is refusing to accept the result.
Figures are available.
| 28 November: In the first round of the
Haiti presidential election, the opposition candidate Mirlande Manigat leads President
Prevals's chosen successor, Jules Celestin. A runoff will be held on 16 January. Figures are available.
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| 28 November: In the
Moldova legislative election, the third in two years, the coalition led by
Prime Minister Vlad Filat, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, has been re-elected with an increased majority over the
Communist opposition. Figures are available.
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| 25 November: In Australia, in the
Victorian state election, the Australian Labor Party
government of John Brumby has been defeated by the Liberal-National coalition led by Ted
Baillieu. Figures are available.
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| 25 November: In the
Tonga legislative election, the Friendly Islands Democratic Party, which favours a fully democratic system,
has won a majority of elected seats in the legislature (though not a majority of votes), but will still be outnumbered by independent members
and representatives of the aristocracy. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 21 November: In the
Burkina Faso presidential election, President Blaise Compaor� has been re-elected
with 80% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 7 November: In the
Azerbaijan legislative election, President Ilham Aliyev's New Azerbaijan
Party has won a majority of seats against only token opposition. International observers have described the election
as not free and fair. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 7 November: In the
Burmese legislative election, the Union Solidarity and Development Party, which is a front for the military regime, has won two-
thirds of the seats. The elections were generally regarded as fraudulent. National and state-level figures are
available.
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| 7 November: In the first round of the
Comoros presidential election, Ikililou Dhoinine, who is supported by outgoing President
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, leads the count. A second round will be held on 26 December. National figures are available.
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| 7 November: In the second round of the
Guinea presidential election, the first free election in the country's
history, veteran opposition leader Alpha Cond� has narrowly defeated former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo.
National figures are available.
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| 2 November: In the
United States of America legislative election, the Democratic Party
has retained its majority in the Senate, but the Republican Party has won a majority in the House of Representatives.
Full Senate and House of Representatives figures are available, plus maps.
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Elections in October 2010
| 31 October: In the first round of the
Cote d'Ivoire presidential election, the first for ten
years, President Laurent Gbagbo leads the opposition candidate, former Prime Minister
Alassane Ouattara, with 38% of the vote. Gbagbo and Outtara will contest a run-off election.
Figures are available.
| 31 October: In the
Tanzanian presidential election,
Jakaya Kikwete of the ruling Party of the Revolution has been re-elected with
62% of the vote. Figures are available. The ruling party has also retained a comfortable
majority in the National Assembly. Constituency-level figures for this election are also
available.
| 30 October: In the second round of the
Brazilian presidential election, Dilma Rousseff of the
governing Workers Party has defeated the conservative candidate Jos� Serra with 55% of the
vote, and will become Brazil's first woman president on 1 January. National and state-level figures are
available, plus maps.
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| 15-16 October: In the
Czech Republic Senate election, the Social Democrats, recovering strongly from
their defeat in the May elections, have won an absolute majority in the Czech Senate. District-level figures are available.
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| 10 October: In the
Kyrgyz Republic legislative election, the Kyrgyz nationalist party the Idealistic Democratic Political Party
has won the largest number of seats. Figures are available.
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| 3 October: In the
Bosnia and Herzegovia presidential election, the three ethnic communities, Bosniaks, Croatians and Serbs, have
elected members of the collective presidency. As in 2006, Social Democrats have won two of the three positions. In the legislative elections
held on the same day, the Social Democrats have retained their position as the largest party. Figures are available.
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| 3 October: In the first round of the
Brazilian presidential election, Dilma Rousseff of the
governing Workers Party leads the conservative candidate Jos� Serra. They will contest a run-off on
30 October. National and state-level figures are
available, plus maps.
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| 3 October: In the
Brazilian legislative election, the centre-left coalition led by
the Workers Party has won increased majorities in both houses of the Congress. National and state-level
figures are available, plus a map.
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| 2 October: In the
Latvian legislative election, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis's
Unity coalition has won the largest number of seats, and he will probably be able to form a new
government. National figures are available.
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Elections in September 2010
| 26 September: In the
Venezuela legislative election, President Chavez's United Socialist
Party of Venezuela has won a majority in the National Assembly, but has failed to win a majority of votes or the
two-thirds majority of seats needed to pass "organic" laws. While Chavez has claimed victory, the result is
generally seen as a setback. National, state and constituency-level figures are available.
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| 19 September: The second round of the
Guinea presidential election, due on this date, has been postponed
to a date yet to be determined following allegations of vote-rigging in the first round.
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| 19 September: In the
Swedish legislative election, the governing conservative coalition of
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has lost its parliamentary majority, but the opposition Social Democrats have
also lost ground. The balance of power is now held by the extreme right Swedish Democrats. County-level
figures and maps are available.
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| 18 September: The
Afghanistan legislative election took place on this date, but results
will not be announced until October
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| 16 September: In the
Tuvalu legislative election, a new non-party legislature has been
elected. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in August 2010
| 21 August: In the
Australian legislative election, the governing Australian Labor Party of Prime
Minister Julia Gillard has lost its majority in the House of Representatives, but the conservative coalition led
by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has failed to win a majority. Labor will form a minority government with the support
of three independent members and one Greens member. National and state figures for both houses, a pendulum and maps are
available.
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| 9 August: In the
Rwanda presidential election, President Paul Kagame has been re-elected with 93%
of the vote, against token opposition and amid violence and intimidation of opponents. National figures are available.
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| 4 August: In the
Solomon Islands legislative election, the Solomon Islands Democratic
Party has emerged as the largest party, but independents and minor parties hold the majority of seats.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 1 August: In the
Sao Tome and Principe legislative election, the opposition Independent Democratic Action
party has won the largest number of seats, almost wiping out President Fradique de Menezes's
Democratic Movement of the Forces for Change. National figures are available.
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Elections in July 2010
| 23 July: In the
Burundi legislative election, supporters of
President Pierre Nkurunziza have won 81 of the 106 seats in the National Assembly after most
opposition parties boycotted the election. No figures are available.
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| 11 July: In the
Japanese House of Councillors (upper house) election, the governing Democratic Party
has lost ground to the opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its allies. National figures are available.
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| 4 July: In the second round of the
Polish presidential election, the centrist candidate Bronislaw Komorowski has defdeated
the right-wing candidate Jaroslaw Kaczynski, with 53% of the vote. National figures are available.
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Elections in June 2010
| 28 June: In the
Burundi presidential election, President Pierre Nkurunziza has been
re-elected unopposed afer the opposition boycotted the election. National figures are available.
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| 27 June: In the first round of the
Guinea presidential election, the first free election in the country's
history, former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo leads with 39% of the vote. He will contest a runoff
against veteran opposition leader Alpha Cond� on 1 August. National figures are available.
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| 20 June: In the second round of the
Colombian presidential election, Juan Manuel Santos Calder�n,
candidate of outgoing President Uribe's Social Party of National Unity, has defeated the Green Party
candidate Antanas Mockus by a wide margin. National figures are available.
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| 19 June: In the
Nauru legislative election, the second in three months, all but one member
of the non-party legislature have been re-elected. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 13 June: In the
Belgian legislative election, both the Flemish nationalists and the Socialists have made gains at the expense of the governing liberals of Prime Minister Yves Leterme. National figures are available.
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| 12 June: In the
Slovak Republic legislative election, the governing Direction party of
Prime Minister Robert Fico has improved its position in the legislature. National figures are available.
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| 9 June: In the
Netherlands legislative election, the liberal People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy has emerged as the largest party, and the centre-right has increased its overall
majority. National figures are available.
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Elections in May 2010
| 29 May: In the
Czech Republic legislative election, both the main parties,
the conservative ODS and the Social Democrats, have lost seats to new right-wing populist
parties. A right-wing coalition government is the likely outcome. District-level figures are available.
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| 25 May: In the
Suriname legislative election, the Mega Combination party of
former dictator and convicted drug dealer Desi Bouterse has emerged as the largest party.
National figures are available.
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| 24 May: In the
Trinidad and Tobago legislative election, the ruling
People's National Movement pf Prime Minister Patrick Manning has been defeated by a coalition
of opposition parties led by Kamla Persad-Bissessar, who will become the country's first
female Prime Minister. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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| 23 May: In the
Ethiopian legislative election, electoral authorities say that the ruling
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front has won all but two of the 546 seats in the House of
Repesentatives. The opposition claims the election were rigged, and international observers say there were serious irregularities. Official results have not yet been released.
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| 16 May: In the
Dominican Republic legislative election, the
Dominican Liberation Party of President Leonel Fernandez has won majorities in both houses
of the Congress. National and province-level figures are available.
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| 10 May: In the
Philippines presidential election, Benigno Aquino III
of the Philippines Liberal Party has been elected with 41% of the vote, defeating former
President Joseph Estrada and other candidates. National figures are available.
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| 10 May: In the
Philippines legislative election, the LAKAS-CMD party of outgoing
President Gloria Arroyo has fallen just short of a majority in the House of Representatives. National, regional and
constituency-level figures are available. This is the first time I've been able to present detailed figures from
the Philippines.
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| 6 May: In the
British legislative election, the Labour Party of Prime Minister
Gordon Brown has lost its majority, but the Conservatives led by David Cameron have failed to win a
majority. The Liberal Democrats and other minor parties hold the balance of power and will determine
who can form a government. Constituency-level figures are available, plus maps.
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| 5 May: In the
Mauritius legislative election, the governing coalition led by the
Mauritius Labour Party under Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam has been returned to office
with an increased majority. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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Elections in April 2010
| 25 April: In the
Austrian presidential election, the incumbent Socialist president,
Dr Heinz Fischer, has been re-elected with 79% of the vote, opposed only by minor party candidates.
National figures are available.
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| 25 April: In the second round of the
Hungarian legislative election, the conservative
Alliance of Young Democrats led by Victor Orban has completed its crushing victory over the
Socialist Party of Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai, winning an absolute majority of seats.
Constituency-level figures are available, plus maps.
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| 24 April: In the
Nauru legislative election, all members of the non-party
legislature have been re-elected. Constituency-level figures are available.
|
 | 11-15 April: In the
Southern Sudan presidential election, the leader of the
Sudan People's Liberation Movement, Salva Kiir, has been elected President with 93% of the vote.
Southern Sudan will become independent in July. National figures are available.
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| 11-15 April: In the
Sudanese presidential election, President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir has been elected
with 68% of the vote, according to official figures. Observers described the election as "not meeting
international standards". National figures are available.
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| 10 April: In the
Sri Lankan legislative election, the left-wing
United People's Freedom Alliance of President Mahinda Rajapaksa has had a very big victory
over the opposition United National Party. District-level figures are available.
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Elections in March 2010
| 20 March: In Australia, in the
South Australian state election, the Labor government of
Premier Mike Rann has been returned with an only slightly reduced majority, despite a large swing to the opposition
Liberal party. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 20 March: In Australia, in the
Tasmanian state election, the Labor government of
Premier David Bartlett has lost its majority, but will form a minority government with the
support of the Greens. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 14 March: In the
Colombia legislative election, supporters of President
Alvaro Uribe have won large majorities in both chambers of the National Congress. Department-level
figures are available.
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| 7 March: In the
Iraq legislative election, the Iraqi National Movement of former
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has won a narrow plurality of seats over Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's
State of Law party. Negotiations with various minor parties will determine the composition of
the new government. Governorate-level figures are available.
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| 4 March: In the
Togo presidential election, President Faure Gnassingbe has been
re-elected with 61% of the vote, defeating Jean-Pierre Fabre of the United Forces for Change.
The opposition claims there has been electoral fraud, but observers from the European Union and the African
Union say the election was conducted cleanly. Figures are available.
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Elections in February 2010
| 18 February: In
Niger, a military coup has deposed President Mamadou Tandja. In 2009
Tandja suspended Niger's constitution because he wanted a third term as President. The military
junta headed by Commander Salou Djibo says it wants to turn Niger into "an example of democracy and
of good governance."
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| 7 February: In the
Costa Rica presidential election, Laura Chinchilla of the governing National
Liberation party has been elected, with 46% of the vote against a divided opposition. She becomes Costa Rica's
first female President. Figures are available.
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| 7 February: In the second round of the
Ukrainian presidential election, Viktor Yanukhovych of the Party of the
Regions has defeated Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Figures are available.
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Elections in January 2010
| 26 January: In the
Sri Lanka presidential election, President Mahinda Rajapakse of the Sri Lanka
Freedom Party has been elected to a second term with 54% of the vote, defeating General Sarath Fonseka of the
United National Party. Figures are available.
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| 25 January: In the
St Kitts and Nevis legislative election, the St Kitts Nevis Labour Party of
Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas has been re-elected with a reduced majority. Constituency-level figures and a map
are available.
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| 17 January: In the second round of the
Chilean presidential election, Sebastian Pinera of the conservative
National Renovation party has defeated the Christian Democract Eduardo Frei with 51% of the vote. This is
first time Chile has elected a right-wing president since 1958. Figures are available. Constituency-level figures
for the Chamber of Deputies election held on the same day as the first round of the presidential election are also
available.
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| 10 January: In the second round of the
Croatian presidential election, the Social Democrat candidate,
Ivo Josipovic, has defeated right-wing independent candidate Milan Bandic with 60% of the vote. The
mainstream conservative candidate, Andrija Hebrang, was eliminated in the first round.
Figures are available.
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Elections in December 2009
| 20 December: In the
Comoros legislative election, supporters of President Ahmed Abdallah
Sambi have won a comfortable majority in the National Assembly. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 18 December: In the
Dominica legislative election, the Dominica Labour Party government of Prime
Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has been re-elected with an increased majority. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 6 December: In the
Bolivian presidential election, President Evo Morales of the Movement
for Socialism has been re-elected with 63% of the vote. Figures are available. Figures are now also available for the legislative
election held on the same day.
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| 6 December: In the second round of the
Romanian presidential election, President Traian Basescu of the
Democratic Liberal Party has very narrowly defeated Mircea Geoana of the Social Democratic Party. Geoana has not
conceded defeat. Figures are available.
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Elections in November 2009
| 29 November: In the
Equatorial Guinea presidential election, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has been
re-elected with an officially reported 95% of the vote. Equatorial Guinea is a dictatorship and no serious opposition to his
candidacy was permitted. Figures are available.
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| 29 November: In the
Honduras presidential election, Porfirio Lobo Sosa of the conservative National Party
has been elected with 56% of the vote. Despite calls for a boycott from deposed president Jose Manuel Zelaya, turnout was
only slightly down. In legislative elections held the same day, the National Party
won a majority in the National Assembly. Department-level figures are available.
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| 29 October: In the second round of the Uruguay
presidential election, the veteran left-winger Jos� Alberto Mujica Cordano has defeated the conservative
Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera with 54% of the vote. Figures are
available.
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| 27 November: In the
Namibian presidential election, President Hifikepunye Pohamba of the ruling
SWAPO party has been re-elected with 75% of the vote. In legislative elections held on the same day,
SWAPO has retained its large majority in the National Assembly. Figures are available.
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Elections in October 2009
| 28 October: In the Mozambique
presidential election, President Armando Guebuza of the ruling FRELIMO party has been re-elected
with 75% of the vote. Province-level figures are available. In legislative elections
held on the same day, FRELIMO has won an increased majority of seats.
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| 25 October: In the Tunisian
presidential election, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been re-elected with nearly
90% of the vote. No effective opposition to President Ben Ali's rule is allowed. Figures are
available.
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| 16 October: In the
Botswana legislative election, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party
of President Ian Khama has been re-elected with an increased majority. Constituency-level
figures are available.
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| 9 October: The legislative elections in the
Czech Republic, set for this date, have been postponed until June 2010
following a court decision that the process for setting the election date was invalid. An interim government
will hold office until the elections.
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| 4 October: In the
Greek legislative election, the left-wing PASOK party of George Papandreou has
defeated the New Democracy government of Kostas Karamanlis. Papandreou's father and grandfather were also prime
ministers of Greece. District-level figures and maps are available.
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Elections in September 2009
| 27 September: In the
German legislative election, the Christian Democrat Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has been
re-elected in a stronger position. She will be able to end the "grand coalition" with the Social Democrats, who suffered heavy
losses, and form a coalition with the Free Democrats. Preliminary figures are available.
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| 27 September: In the
Portuguese legislative election, the Socialist Prime Minister, Jos� S�crates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa,
will be able to form a new government with the support of left-wing parties. Preliminary figures are available.
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 | 20 September: In the
Macau legislative election, pro-Beijing candidates have won a majority of the
directly-elected seats, although pro-democracy groups made some gains. Figures are available.
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| 14 September: In the
Norwegian legislative election, the left-centre coalition of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been
re-elected with a slightly reduced majority, despite polling substantially fewer votes than the conservative opposition parties.
District-level figures are available.
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Elections in August 2009
| 30 August: In the
Gabon presidential election, Ali Bongo Ondimba, son of the late President Omar Bongo, has been
elected with 41% of the vote against a divided opposition. Figures are available.
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| 30 August: In the
Japan legislative election, the opposition Democratic Party of Japan led by Yukio Hatoyama has
achieved the greatest electoral victory in modern Japanese history, winning more than two-thirds of the seats and crushing
the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Prime Minister Taro Aso. National, prefectural and constituency-level figures are available.
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| 20 August: In the
Afghanistan presidential election, President Hamid Karzai has been
re-elected with 54% of the vote, according to unofficial but apparently final figures. Most observers believe
there was massive vote-rigging in the election. Figures are available.
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Elections in July 2009
| 29 July: In the
Moldova legislative election, which follows the annullment of the
election held in April, the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, led by
Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii, has been defeated after eight years in power. Vlad Filat, leader
of the Liberal Democratic Party, is likely to become Prime Minister. Figures are available.
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| 23 July: In the
Kyrgyz Republic presidential election, President Kurmanbek Bakiev has been elected with
76% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 18 July: In the
Mauritania presidential election, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of
the Union for the Republic has been elected with 52% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 8 July: In the Republic of Congo
presidential election, President Denis Sassou N'Guesso has been re-elected with 78% of the vote. Figures are
available.
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| 8 July: In the Indonesia
presidential election, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been re-elected with more than 60% of the vote,
defeating former President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Vice-President Jusuf Kalla. Province-level figures are available.
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| 5 July: In the
Bulgaria legislative election, the right-wing Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
led by Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov has decisively defeated the Socialist government of Sergei Stanishev. Figures are available.
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| 5 July: In the
Mexico legislative election, the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party has made major
gains, at the expense both of President Felipe Calderon's National Action Party and of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution. Figures are available.
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Elections in June 2009
| 28 June: In the
Albania legislative election, the Democratic Party of Prime Minister Sali Berisha and its
allies have won 70 seats, one short of a majority, but ahead of the Socialist Party of Edi Rama and its allies, who have 66.
After the election a minor party, the Socialist Movement for Integration, which won four seats, announced that it would support
a Democratic Party government, thus averting a political crisis.
District-level figures and maps are available.
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| 28 June: In the
Argentina legislative election, the Front for Victory of President Cristina Fern�ndez de Kirchner
has lost its majority in both houses of the Argentine Congress, although it remains the largest single party. State-level figures are available.
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| 28 June: In the
Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Malam Bacai Sanha of the ruling PAIGC leads in the
first round. A second round will be held on 26 July. Figures are available.
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| 12 June: In the
Iran presidential election, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been re-elected with 62% of
the vote, defeating the reformist candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi, according to official figures. The legitimacy of this result has
been widely disputed inside and outside Iran. The official figures are available.
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| 7 June: In the
Lebanon legislative election, the March 14 Alliance of parties supporting Sa'ad al-Hariri and
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has been returned with its majority unchanged, defdeating an anti-Western alliance led by
Hizbollah. Constituency-level figures are available.
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 | 4 June: In the
European Union legislative election, the centre-right European People's Party has emerged at the largest
party, gaining seats from the Party of European Socialists. Figures from all member states are available.
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| 6 June: In the
Luxembourg legislative election, the conservative Christian Social People's Party
government of Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has been re-elected with an increased majority. Figures are available.
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Elections in May 2009
| 24 May: In the
Mongolia presidential election, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj of the opposition
Democratic Party has defeated the incumbent President, Nambariin Enkhbayar of the Mongol People's
Revolutionary Party. Figures are available.
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| 19 May: In the
Malawi presidential election, the incumbent president Bingu wa Mutharika has been
re-elected with 66% of the vote. Figures are available. No figures are available yet for the parliamentary election held on
the same day.
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| 17 May: In the
Lithuania presidential election, the independent candidate Dalia Grybauskaite has
been elected in the first round with a remarkable 69% of the vote. She will be Lithuania's first
female head of state. Figures are available.
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| 16 May: In the
Kuwait legislative election, four women have been elected to the
National Assembly, for the first time in the country's history. Apparently liberal candidates generally have done
well, but I have seen no figures giving party identities. Names and vote totals of elected candidates
are available.
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| 16 April to 13 May: In the
India legislative election, the Indian National Congress led by Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh won an increased number of seats, and will be able to form a new government with the support of
various allies. Both the conservative BJP opposition and the parties of the Left Front suffered losses.
National, state and constituency level figures are available.
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| 9 May: In the
Maldives legislative election, the first multi-party legislative election ever held in the
country, the Maldives Democratic Party of President Mohamed Nasheed and the Maldivian Peoples Party have won approximately
equal numbers of seats, with the balance held by independents. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 3 May: In the
Panama presidential election, Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal of the
conservative Democratic Change coalition has been elected with 60% of the vote. In the legislative election
held on the same day, Martinelli's supporters have won a majority in the National Assembly. District-level figures are available.
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Elections in April 2009
| 26 April: In the
Ecuador presidential election, left-wing incumbent President Rafael Correa Delgado has
been re-elected with 52% of the vote. Province-level figures are available.
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| 26 April: In the
Andorra legislative election, the Social Democrats led by Jaume Bartumeu Cassany have defeated the
incumbent Liberals. Parish-level figures are available.
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| 25 April: In the
Iceland legislative election, the left-wing coalition of the social democratic
Alliance and the Left-Green Movement, led by Johanna Sigurdardottir has defeated the incumbent conservatives.
Constituency-level figures and a constituency map are available.
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| 22 April: In the
South Africa legislative election, the ruling African National Congress has won
a large majority in the National Assembly, ensuring that Jacob Zuma will be elected President. The ANC has failed,
however, to retain its two-thirds majority in the Assembly. Figures are available.
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| 19 April: In the
Haiti Senate election, very few voters have taken part following the barring of candidates of
the Lavalas Party of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. No figures are available.
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| 9 April: In the
Algeria presidential election, Abdelaziz Bouteflika of the ruling
Front for National Liberation has been elected for a third term with 90% of the vote against only token
opposition. Figures are available.
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| 9 April: In the Indonesia
legislative election, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democrat Party and Vice-President Jusuf Kalla's Golkar
party have polled
about 35% of the vote between them, but but have not won a majority of seats. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 5 April: In the second round of the
Macedonia presidential election, Gjorgje Ivanov of the conservative party VMRO?DPMNE
has defeated the Social Democrat Ljubomir Frckoski with 63% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 5 April: In the
Moldova legislative election, the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, led by
Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii, has won an increased majority in the national Parliament.
Figures are available. (These elections have since been annulled. See July 2009.)
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| 4 April: In the second round of the
Slovakia presidential election, incumbent Social Democratic president Ivan Gasparovic
has defeated Iveta Radicova of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union, with 55% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in March 2009
| 29 March: In the
Montenegro legislative election, the governing European Montenegro party of
Prime Minister Milo Dukanovic has been returned with an increased majority. Figures are available.
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| 21 March: In Australia, in the
Queensland state election, the Australian Labor Party
government of Premier Anna Bligh has been re-elected with a reduced majority. Bligh is the first woman to be
elected premier of an Australian state. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 15 March: In the
El Salvador presidential election, Mauricio Funes of the left-wing FMLN
has defeated Rodrigo �vila of the ruling right-wing ARENA: the first time the left has won an election in El Salvador since
the restoration of democracy in 1980.
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| 12 March: In the
Antigua and Barbuda legislative election, the governing United Progressive Party
of Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has been returned to office with a reduced majority. Constituency-level figures
and a map are available. I have also added constituency-level results for the 2004 election.
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Elections in February 2009
| 10 February: In the
Israel legislative election, the governing centrist Kadima party led by Tzipi Livni has won the
largest number of seats in the Knesset, closely followed by the right-wing Likud party of Binyamin Netanyahu. Overall, rightist
parties have a majority of seats, but the formation of a new government will depend on negotiations among the parties.
Figures are available.
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| 8 February: In the
Liechtenstein legislative election, the governing coalition of the
Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) and the Fatherland Union (VU) has won all but one of the 25 seats in the Landtag, but the VU has
displaced the FBP as the leading party. The new Prime Minister will be the VU's Klaus Tsch�tscher. Figures are available.
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Elections in January 2009
| 18 January: In the
El Salvador legislative election, the governing ARENA party has lost seats
in the National Assembly, although the opposition Farabundo Mart� National Liberation Front has not gained a
majority. Department-level figures and maps are available.
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Elections in December 2008
| 28 December: In the second round of the
Ghana presidential election, John Atta-Mills of the opposition National Democratic Congress
has defeated Nana A D Akufo-Addo of the governing New Patriotic Party. Figures are available.
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| 18 December: In the
Bangladesh legislative election, the first for seven years, the Awami League of Sheikh Hasina Wazed and its allies
have won an overwhelming victory, defeating the Bangladesh Nationalist Party of Khaleda Zia. National, regional and
constituency-level figures are available.
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| 14 December: In the
Turkmenistan legislative election, members of the ruling Democratic Party of Turkmenistan and
other supporters of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov have won all 125 seats in the Turkmenistan Mejlis.
Human Rights Watch commented: "The conditions are not in place to hold a free and fair election that would be a meaningful reflection of the will of the people."
No figures are available.
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| 7 December: In the
Ghana legislative election, the opposition National Democratic Congress
has gained a one-seat majority, defeating the governing New Patriotic Party. National, regional and
constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in November 2008
| 30 November: In the
Romanian legislative election, the Democratic-Liberal Party and an alliance led by the
Social Democratic Party have won an almost equal number of seats, with minor parties having the balance of power. County-level figures are available.
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| 16 November: In the
Guinea-Bissau legislative election, the ruling African Independence Party of Guinea and
Cape Verde has won a comfortable majority in the National People's Assembly. Figures are available.
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| 7 November: In the
New Zealand legislative election, the National party led by John Key
has defeated the Labour Party government of Prime Minister Helen Clark. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 4 November: In the
Palau presidential election, Johnson Toribiong has defeated Elias Chin in a non-partisan
contest. Figures are available. Figures for the legislative elections held on the same day are also available.
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| 4 November: In the
United States of America presidential election, the Democratic Party
candidate, Senator Barack H Obama of Illinois, has defeated the Republican Party candidate, Senator
John S McCain of Arizona, with 52.4% of the popular vote and 365 Electoral College votes. State-level
figures and a map are available.
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| 4 November: In the
United States of America legislative election, the Democratic Party
has won increased majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Full Senate and House of Representatives figures are available.
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Elections in October 2008
| 30 October: In the
Zambia presidential election, Rupiah Banda of the ruling
Movement for Multiparty Democracy has been elected with 40% of the vote, defeating three
other candidates. Figures are available.
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| 29 October: In the second round of the
Maldives presidential election, the country's first free presidential
election, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who has been in power for 30 years, has been defeated by
Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives Democratic Party. Figures are available.
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| 24 October: In the
Czech Republic Senate election, the opposition Social Democrats and Communists
have won 24 of the 27 seats up for election, weakening the coalition government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek.
Figures and maps are available.
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| 24 October: In the
Lithuanian legislative election, held in two rounds on 12 and 24 October,
the governing Social Democrats appear to have been defeated by a coalition of conservative parties.
Figures are available.
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| 18 October: In Australia, in the
Australian Capital Territory legislative election, the Australian Labor
Party led by Jon Stanhope has lost its majority in the Legislative Assembly and will be dependent on the Greens to form a
new government. Figures are available.
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| 15 October: In the
Azerbaijan presidential election, President Ilham Aliyev has been
re-elected with 88% of the vote. International observers have described the election as not free and fair.
Figures are available.
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| 14 October: In the
Canadian legislative election, the governing Conservative Party, led by Prime
Minister Stephen Harper, has improved its position in the House of Commons, but failed to win an overall majority.
Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 8 October: In the first round of the
Maldives presidential election, the country's first free presidential
election, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom leads with 40% of the vote over Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives Democratic Party.
Figures are available.
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| 8 October: In the
Slovenian legislative election, the governing Slovenian Democratic Party of
Prime Minister Janez Jansa hasd been defeated by a coalition led by the Social Democrat leader Borut Pahor. Figures are available.
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Elections in September 2008
| 28 September: In the
Austrian legislative election, the governing coalition of the Social Democrats and
the People's Party has been re-elected, but has suffered heavy losses to the Freedom Party and the Alliance for the
Future of Austria. Figures are available.
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| 15 September: In the
Rwanda legislative election, the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front has won a
large majority of votes and seats. Figures are available.
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| 7 September: In the
Hong Kong SAR legislative election, pro- and anti-Beijing parties have
won approximately equal numbers of votes and seats. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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| 6 September: In Australia, in the
Western Australia state election, the Liberal Party
led by Colin Barnett has defeated the Australian Labor Party government of Premier Alan Carpenter, ending Labor's
six-year monopoly of Australia's state and territory governments. Figures and a map are available.
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| 5 September: In the
Angola legislative election, the first for 16 years, the ruling Popular
Movement for the Liberation of Angola has won a large majority of votes and seats. Figures and a map are available.
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| 2 September: In the
Vanuatu legislative election, the Vanaaku Party has won the largest number of seats, but
will need several coalition partners to form a government. Figures are available.
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Elections in August 2008
| 10 August: In Australia, in the
Northern Territory election, the Australian Labor
Party government of Chief Minister Paul Henderson has been returned with a reduced majority. Figures are available.
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Elections in July 2008
| 27 July: In the
Cambodia legislative election, the governing Cambodian People's
Party of Prime Minister Hun Sen has been re-elected with an increased majority. Figures are available.
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| 8 July: In the
Grenada legislative election, the governing New National Party of Prime
Minister Keith Mitchell has been defeated by the National Democratic Congress led by Tillman Thomas.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in June 2008
| 29 June: In the
Mongolia legislative election, the governing Mongolian People's Revolutionary
Party has retained its majority in the legislature, the Great People's Khural. No figures are yet available.
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| 28 June: In the
Iceland presidential election, the incumbent president, �lafur Ragnar Gr�msson,
has been re-elected unopposed.
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| 27 June: in the second round of the
Zimbabwe presidential elections, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has
withdrawn, leaving President Robert Mugabe to be elected unopposed, but lacking any electoral legitimacy.
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| 1 June: In the
Macedonia legislative election, the conservative-
nationalist coalition led by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has been re-elected with an
increased majority. Figures are available.
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Elections in May 2008
| 21 May: In the
Georgia legislative election, the United
National Movement of President Mikheil Saakashvili has retained control of the
legislature with a reduced but still large majority. Figures are available.
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| 16 May: In the
Dominican Republic presidential election, the incumbent President
Leonel Antonio Fern�ndez Reyna of the Dominican Liberation Party has been re-elected with
53% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 11 May: In the
Serbia legislative election, the pro-Western and pro-reform parties,
led by Boris Tadic's party For European Serbia, have won an increased majority over the
anti-Western parties. Figures are available.
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Elections in April 2008
| 26 April: In the
Nauru legislative election, a new legislature has been elected on a non-party basis.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 24 April: In the
Tonga legislative election, candidates favouring a fully democratic system
have again won a majority of elected seats in the legislature, but will still be outnumbered by members
representing the aristocracy or appointed by the king. Figures are available.
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| 20 April: in the
Paraguay presidential election, the leftist candidate Fernando Lugo has defeated the conservative
Blanca Ovelar, ending 60 years of conservative rule. Figures are available. In the
legislative election on the same day parties supportive of President-elect Lugo have won majorities
in both houses of the Congress.
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| 13 and 14 April: in the
Italian legislative election, the conservative People of Liberty party of Silvio Berlusconi will be
able to form a government with the support of the regionalist Northern League, defeating the new centre-left Democratic Party led by
Walter Veltroni. For the first time since World War II, there will be no communists in the Italian parliament. Figures
are available.
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| 10 April: in the
Nepal constituent assembly election, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has won the
most seats. District and constituency-level figures are available.
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| 9 April: in the
Republic of Korea legislative election, the conservative Grand National Party of President
Lee Myung-bak has won a narrow overall majority, and is likely to have the support of several minor parties. Unofficial figures
are available.
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| 6 April: in the
Montenegro presidential election, the incumbent president, Filip Vujanovic
of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, has been re-elected with 51% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in March 2008
| 29 March: in the
Zimbabwe legislative elections, President
Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF has lost its majority of elected members in the national legislature, to a combination of
the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and minor
parties. Figures are available.
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| 22 March: in the
Bhutan legislative election, the country's first ever election, the
Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party has won a large majority of votes and seats. Constituency-level
figures are available.
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| 22 March: in the
Taiwan presidential election, Ma Ying-jeou of the conservative Nationalist
Party has defeated Hsieh Chang-ting of the Democratic Progressive Party. Figures are available.
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| 14 March: in the
Iranian legislative election, supporters of President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are reported to have won a large majority. The elections are generally
regarded as rigged, with no parties allowed and most anti-government candidates being barred. No figures have been
published.
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| 9 March: in the
Spanish legislative election, the Socialist government of Prime Minister Jos?Luis Rodr�guez Zapatero has been
returned to office with its majority intact. Circumscription-level figures are available.
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| 8 March: in the
Malaysia legislative election, the governing National Front of Prime Minister
Abdullah Badawi been returned to office with a sharply reduced majority, its worst result since 1969. National, state and
constituency-level figures are available.
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| 8 March: in the
Malta legislative election, the Maltese Labour Party has won the election in terms of seats gained. But
because the Maltese constitution stipulates that the party gaining a plurality of votes must win a majority of seats, and because the
Nationalists polled about 1,500 more votes than Labour (though not a majority), extra seats will be allocated to the Nationalists to give them an
artificial majority. Figures are available.
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| 2 March: in the
Russian presidential election, Dmitrii Medvedev, the candidate backed by outgoing
President Vladimir Putin, has been elected with 70% of the vote. The elections were generally regarded as fraudulent. Since it is this
archive's view that Russia is no longer a democracy, only a national summary is provided.
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Elections in February 2008
| 24 February: in the second round of the
Cyprus presidential election, the communist Dimitris Christofias has defeated the conservative Ioannis Kasoulidis,
becoming the first communist ever to win a free national election in an EU country. Figures are available.
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| 21 Febuary: in the
Barbados legislative election, the Democratic Labour Party led by David Thompson has
defeated the Barbados Labor Party government of Arthur Owen. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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| 19 February: in the Armenian presidential election,
Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan of the Republican Party has defeated former president Levon Ter-Petrossian. Figures are available.
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| 18 February: in the Pakistan legislative election,
the PML(Q) party of President Pervez Musharraf has been heavily defeated. The Pakistan People's Party is the largest party, and will be able to form a
coalition government. National, provincial and constituency-level figures, plus constituency maps, are available.
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| 7 February: in the Belize legislative election,
the opposition United Democratic Party led by Dean Barrow has defeated the governing People's United Party led by Said Musa.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 3 February: in the
Monaco legislative election, the governing Union for
Monaco has won most of the seats. Figures are available.
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| 3 February: in the second round of the
Serbian presidential election, the incumbent president, Boris Tadic of the Democratic Party, has narrowly defeated
Tomislav Nikolic of the Radical Party. Figures are available.
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Elections in January 2008
| 15 January: in the
Barbados legislative election, the opposition Democratic Labour Party of David Thompson has
defeated the Barbados Labour Party government led by Owen Arthur. Constituency-level figures and a map are available.
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| 12 January: in the
Republic of China (Taiwan) legislative election, the opposition Nationalist Party
(KMT) has had a landslide victory over the Democratic Progressive Party of President Chen Shui-bian.
Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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| 5 January: in the
Georgia presidential election, incumbent President Mikheil Saakashvili has a
small overall lead with counting incomplete. Updated figures are available.
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Elections in December 2007
| 27 December: in the
Kenya presidential election, incumbent President Mwai Kibaki is claiming a
narrow victory over the opposition candidate, Raila Odinga. The result is the result of massive vote-rigging
and is being hotly disputed. What appear to be official figures are available.
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| 27 December: in the
Kenya legislative election, the Orange Democratic Movement of opposition
leader Raila Odinga has won the largest number of seats, but not an overall majority. Constituency-level
figures are available.
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| 23 December: in the
Thailand legislative election, the People's Power Party of Samak Sundaravej has won the
largest number of seats but has not won a majority. Figures and maps are available.
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| 23 December: in the
Uzbekistan legislative election, President Islam Karimov has been re-elected with
90% of the vote, in elections not regarded as free or fair. National figures are available.
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| 19 December: in the
Republic of Korea presidential election, Lee Myung-bak of the conservative Grand National Party
has been elected with 48% of vote, defeating Chung Dong-young of the United New Democratic Party with 26%. Province-level figures and maps are
available.
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| 2 December: in the
Russian legislative election, United Russia, the party backed by President Vladimir Putin,
has won a large majority of votes and seats. The elections were generally regarded as fraudulent. Since it is this
archive's view that Russia is no longer a democracy, only a national summary is provided.
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Elections in November 2007
| 24 November: in the
Australian legislative election the Australian Labor Party led by
Kevin Rudd has defeated the Coalition government of Prime Minister John Howard.
Preliminary figures are available. My comprehensive pre-election guide remains available
here.
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| 20 November: in the
Jordanian legislative election, most elected candidates as always are nominal independents and
supporters of the government. District-level figures are available.
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| 19 November: in the
Marshall Islands legislative election, voters have elected a new
legislature on a non-party basis. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 17 November: in the
Croatian legislative election, the Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ) of Prime Minister
Ivo Sanader has been re-elected, although the opposition Social Democrats have made the biggest gains. District-level
figures are available.
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| 17 November: in the
Kosovo legislative election, the Albanian-nationalist Democratic Party of Kosovo led by
Hashim Thaci has won the largest number of seats. Figures are available.
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| 13 November: in the
Danish legislative election, the liberal-conservative coalition
government of Anders Fogh Rasmussen has been returned with a reduced majority. District-level figures are available.
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| 11 November: in the second round of the
Slovenian presidential election, Dr Danilo T�rk, the candidate supported
by the Slovenian Social Democratic Party, has been elected. Figures are available.
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| 5 November: in the
Trinidad and Tobago legislative election, the People's National Movement of
Prime Minister Patrick Manning has been returned with an increased majority. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 4 November: in the second round of the
Guatemala presidential election, Alvaro Colom Caballeros of the
National Unity of Hope has defeated Otto Fernando Perez Molina of the Patriotic Party. Figures are available.
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Elections in October 2007
| 28 October: in the
Argentinian presidential election, the Peronist candidate Cristina Fern�ndez
de Kirchner, wife of the outgoing president, has been elected on the first round. Figures are available. Figures are
also available for the Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections held on the same day.
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| 21 October: in the
Polish legislative election, the liberal Citizens' Platform party led by
Donald Tusk has defeated Jaroslaw Kaczynski's conservative government. District-level figures are available.
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| 21 October: in the
Swiss legislative election, the right-wing Swiss People's Party has
strengthened its position within the four-party governing coalition. Canton-level figures are available.
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| 14 October: in the
Togo legislative election, President Faure Gnassingb?s Rally for the
Togolese People has won a majority. Prefecture-level figures are available.
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Elections in September 2007
| 30 September: in the
Ecuador Constituent Assembly election, supporters of President
Rafael Correa Delgado have won a large majority. Figures are available.
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| 30 September: in the
Ukrainian legislative election, supporters of President Viktor Yushchenko and
former Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko have won a majority. Regional-level figures are available.
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| 16 September: in the
Greek legislative election the New Democracy government of Costas Karamanlis
has been re-elected with a reduced majority. District-level figures and maps are available.
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| 9 September: in the
Guatemala legislative election, the social-democratic
National Unity of Hope (UNE) has won the largest number of seats. Figures are available.
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| 8 September: in the second round of the
Sierra Leone presidential election, Ernest Bai Koroma of the
All People's Congress has been elected with 54% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 7 September: in the
Moroccan legislative election, the Independence Party of Abbas El Fassi has
energed as the largest party. Circumscription-level figures are available.
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| 3 September: in the
Jamaica legislative election, the Jamaica Labour Party of Bruce Golding
has defeated the incumbent People's National party government, which had been in power for 18 years.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in August 2007
| 18 August: In the
Kazakhstan legislative election, president
Nursultan Nazarbayev's "Light of the Fatherland" party has won all the seats, in elections not
regarded as free or fair. Figures are available.
| 11 August: in the
Sierra Leone legislative election, the All People's Congress has won
the largest number of seats. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in July 2007
| 30 June to 10 July: Counting in the
Papua New Guinea legislative election is still not concluded, but
I have given up waiting and have posted the constituency figures as they stand.
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| 29 July: In the
Japanese upper house legislative election, the ruling Liberal Democratic
Party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has suffered heavy losses to the opposition Democratic Party.
Prefecture-level figures are available.
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| 22 July: In the
Turkish legislative election, the ruling Justice and Development Party of
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected with a greatly increased vote and comfortable majority.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in June 2007
| 30 June: In the
East Timor legislative election, FRETILIN and CNRT have emerged as the
largest parties, but neither has won a majority of seats. Figures are available.
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| 24 June: The
Togo legislative election scheduled for this date has been postponed indefinitely.
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| 17 June: In the second round of the
French legislative election, supporters of President Nicholas Sarkozy
have won a comfortable majority in the National Assembly, but the Socialist opposition has polled better
than was expected after the first round. Constituency-level figures and maps are now available.
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| 10 June: In the
Belgian legislative election, the liberal-socialist
government of Guy Verhofstadt has resigned after losing ground to the opposition
Christian Democrats. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 3 June: In the
Senegal legislative election, the party of President
Abdoulaye Wade has won almost all the seats after the opposition parties boycotted the
election. Figures are available.
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Elections in May 2007
| 24 May: In the
Irish legislative election, the Fianna Fail-led government
of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has been returned, although the Opposition Fine Gael party
made the biggest gains. Constituency-level figures are
available.
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| 17 May: In the
Algerian legislative election, the ruling National
Liberation Front has lost its overall majority in the National Assembly but remains the
largest party. As in 2002, the election was marked by very low turnout. Figures are available.
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| 14 May: In the
Philippines legislative election, parties opposed to President
Gloria Arroyo have won nine out of twelve Senate seats contested. Figures are available. As usual, no
figures are available for the House of Representatives elections.
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| 12 May: In the
Armenian legislative election, the ruling
Republican Party of Armenia and its allies have been returned with an increased majority, in elections
generally held to be fair. Figures are
available.
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| 12 May: In the
Iceland legislative election, the coalition government of Prime Minister Geir
Haarde has been returned with a reduced majority. Constituency-level figures are
available.
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| 10 May: In the
Seychelles legislative election, the ruling Seychelles People Progressive Front
has been returned with an unchanged majority. Figures are
available.
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| 8 May: In the second round of the
East Timor presidential election, Jose Ramos Horta, the current Prime Minister, has defeated Francisco Guterres of FRETILIN with 69% of the vote. Figures are
available.
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| 6 May: In the
Burkina Faso legislative election, the ruling Congress for Democracy and
Progress has retained control of the National Assembly. Figures are available.
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| 6 May: In the second round of the
French presidential election, Nicholas Sarkozy of the
Union for a Popular Movement has won with 53% of the vote, defeating the Socialist Party's S�gol�ne Royal.
Department-level figures and maps are now available.
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| 4 May: In the Bahamas
legislative election, the Free National Movement of Hubert Ingraham has defeated the incumbent
Progressive Liberal Party government. Constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in April 2007
| 29 April: In the
Mali presidential election, President
Amadou Toumani Tour?has been re-elected with 71% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 21 April: In the
Nigerian presidential election, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of the
ruling People's Democratic Party has been elected with 69% of the vote. Figures are available. Full constituency-level
figures are also available for the leglsative elections held on the same day.
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Elections in March 2007
| 25 March: In the second round of the
Mauritania presidential election, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi has been
elected with 53% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 24 March: In Australia, in the
New South Wales state election, the Australian Labor
Party government of Premier Morris Iemma has been returned with a slightly reduced majority. Figures are available.
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| 18 March: In the
Finnish legislative election, the conservative National Rally party and the
Greens have made gains at the expense of the Centre Party and the Social Democrats. The National Rally and the
Centre Party are expected to form a new centre-right government. District-level figures and maps are available.
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| 4 March: In the
Estonian legislative election, the free market Reform Party of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip
made major gains, and will form a new three-party coalition government. Figures are available.
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Elections in February 2007
| 25 February: In the
Senegal presidential election, President Abdoulaye Wade has been re-elected with
56% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 17 February: In the
Lesotho legislative election, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy has won a majority of votes
and seats. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 11 February: In the
Turkmenistan presidential election, Acting President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has
been elected President with 89% of the vote. Only members of the ruling party were allowed to stand. OSCE
observers described the election as "absolutely not free and fair." Figures are available.
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Elections in January 2007
| 25 January: In the
Gambia legislative election, President Yahya Jammeh's Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
has won a large majority. Figures are available.
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| 21 January: In the
Serbia legislative election, The four pro-Western and pro-reform parties,
led by Boris Tadic's Democratic Party, have won a clear majority over the anti-Western Radicals and
Socialists. Figures are available.
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Elections in December 2006
| 11 December: In the
St Lucia legislative election, The conservative United Workers Party led by
Sir John Compton (who was first PM of St Lucia in 1964) has defeated the incumbent St Lucia Labour Party government.
Figures are available.
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| 3 December: In the
Madagascar presidential election, President Marc Ravalomanana has
been re-elected with 55% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 3 December: In the
Venezuelan presidential election, the left-wing President Hugo Chavez Friaz has
been re-elected with 62% of the vote, defeating the opposition candidate Manuel Antonio Rosales Guerrero.
Figures are available.
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Elections in November 2006
| 26 November: In the second round of the
Ecuadorian presidential election, the left-wing candidate Rafael Correa
has defeated the liberal candidate Alvaro Noboa, polling 56.7% of the vote. Updated figures are available. Updated figures
for the 15 October legislative election are also available.
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| 25 November: In Australia, in the
Victorian state election, the Australian Labor Party
government of Steve Bracks has been re-elected with a slightly reduced majority. Figures are available.
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| 22 November: In the
Netherlands legislative election, the conservative Christian Democrats of
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende have retained their position as the largest party, but will face difficult negotiations to form
a majority coalition government. Figures are available.
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| 7 November: In the
United States legislative election, the opposition Democratic Party has gained
control of both houses of the Congress from the Republican Party of President George W. Bush. Final figures for the
Senate and House, plus updated maps of House districts, are now available.
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| 5 November: In the
Nicaragua presidential election, former President Daniel Ortega of the
Sandinist National Liberation Front has returned to office after polling 38% of the vote in a five-candidate
race. Figures are available.
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Elections in October 2006
| 29 October: In the second round of the
Brazilian presidential election, incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
has been re-elected with 60% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 29 October: In the second round of the
Bulgarian presidential election, the incumbent Socialist candidate Georgy Parvanov
has been re-elected with 76% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 29 October: In the second round of the
Democratic Republic of Congo presidential election, President Joseph Kabila has
been re-elected with 58% the vote, defeating Vice-President Jean Pierre Bemba with 42%. Figures are available.
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| 7 October: In the
Latvian legislative election, the governing coalition of Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis has
returned to office. Figures are available.
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| 1 October: In the
Austrian legislative election, the incumbent Austrian People's Party government of
Chancellor Wolfgang Sch�ssel his lost its majority, but the opposition Social Democrats led by Alfred Gusenbauer also
lack a majority. A "grand coalition" between the two parties is a possible outcome. State-level figures are available.
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| 1 October: In the
Bosnia and Herzegovia presidential election, the three ethnic communities, Bosniaks, Croatians and Serbs, have
elected members of the collective presidency. Social Democrats have won two of the three positions. Figures are available.
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| 1 October: In the
Brazilian legislative election, parties opposed to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
have won a majority of seats in the Senate and improved their position in the Chamber of Deputies.
State-level figures are available.
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Elections in September 2006
| 28 September: In the
Zambian presidential election, President Levy P Mwanawasa of the Movement for
Multi-party Democracy has been re-elected with 43% of the vote over Michael C Sata of the Patriotic Front and
Hakainde Hichilema of the United Democratic Alliance. Figures are available.
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| 24 September: In the
Gambia presidential election, President Yahyah Jammeh has been
re-elected with 67% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 23 September: In the
Yemen presidential election, President Ali 'Abdullah Salih has been
re-elected with 77% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 17 September: In the
Swedish legislative election, the centre-right coalition led by Fredrik Reinfeldt of the
Moderate Party has won a majority over the Social Democrats. District-level figures and maps are available.
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| 10 September: In the
Montenegro legislative election, the country's first since becoming independent,
the Coalition for European Montenegro of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic has won a majority. Figures are available.
|
| 9 September: In Australia, in the
Queensland state election, the Australian Labor Party government of
Peter Beattie has been re-elected
with a slightly reduced majority. Preliminary constituency-level figures are available.
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Elections in August 2006
| 28 August: In the
Guyana legislative election, the ruling People's Progressive Party has been re-elected
with an increased majority and 54% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 3 August: In the
Tuvalu legislative election, a new legislature has been elected on a non-party basis.
Figures are available.
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Elections in July 2006
| 30 July: In the
Democratic Republic of Congo presidential election, the first free
election in the country since 1960, President Joseph Kabila
has polled 44.8% of the vote, while his nearest rival, Vice-President Jean Pierre Bemba, has polled 20%. A run off will be
held in October. Figures are available. Figures are also available for the legislative election held on the same day.
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| 30 July: In the
Sao Tome and Principe presidential election, President Fradique De Menzes
of the Independent Democratic Action party has been re-elected with
60% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 28 July: In the
Seychelles presidential election, President James Michel of the
Progressive Front of the Seychelles People has been
re-elected with 54% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 5 July: In the
Macedonia legislative election, the conservative nationalist VMRO-DPMNE coalition of
Nikola Gruevski has defeated the incumbent Social Democratic government. District-level figures and maps are
available.
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Elections in June 2006
| 2 July: In the
Mexican presidential election, the conservative Felipe de Jesus Calderon
Hinojosa of the National Action Party has
narrowly defeated the leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Party of the Democratic Revolution. Final figures
are available. Figures for the Senate and Chamber of Deputies elections held on the same day are also available.
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| 17 June: In the
Slovakia legislative election, the centre-left Direction party of Robert Fico has emerged as the largest party. Figures are available.
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| 5 June: In the second round of the
Peruvian presidential election, former President Alan Garc�a P�rez has
defeated Ollanta Humala Tasso with 54% of the vote. Figures are available. District-level figures for the
legislative elections held on the same day are also available.
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| 4 June: In the
San Marino legislative election, the Christian Democrats have won the
largest number of seats. Figures are available.
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| 2 and 3 June: In the
Czech Republic legislative election, the conservative Civic Democratic Union and
its allies have won exactly half the seats, while the ruling Social Democrats and the Communists have retained the other half, creating a deadlock.
Figures are available.
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Elections in May 2006
| 28 May: In the
Colombia presidential election, Conservative President Alvaro Uribe has been elected to a second term with 62% of the vote. Figures are available.
|
| 21 May: In the
Cyprus legislative election, supporters of President Tassos Papadopoulos have won a
majority in the legislature. Figures are available.
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| 16 May: In the second round of the
Comoros presidential election, Ahmed Abdallah Sambi has been elected with 58% of
the vote. Figures are available.
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| 16 May: In the
Dominican Republic legislative election, the Party of Dominican Liberation of
President Leonel Fern�ndez Reyna has won majorities in both chambers. Figures are available.
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| 6 May: In the
Fiji Islands legislative election, the governing Fiji United Party, which represents
ethnic Fijians, has been returned with a narrow majority over the Fiji Labor Party, which is dominated by ethnic
Indians. Figures are available.
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| 6 May: In the
Singapore legislative election, the governing People's Action Party has been
re-elected with its majority intact but some decline in its level of support. Figures are available.
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| 3 May: In the
Chad presidential election, President Idriss Deby has been re-elected with 64% of the
vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in April 2006
| 23 April: In the second round of the
Hungarian legislative election, the governing Hungarian Socialist Party and its
allies have defeated the opposition Alliance of Free Democrats. Figures are available.
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| 9 April: In the
Italian legislative election, the centre-left Olive Tree coalition has won a very
narrow victory over the incumbent
rightist House of Freedom coaliion of Silvio Berlusconi. Figures and maps are available.
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| 5 April: In the
Solomon Islands legislative election, the Prime Minister, Sir Allen Kemakeza,
has resigned following the loss of many seats. Figures are available.
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| 2 April: Following the
Thailand legislative election, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has resigned, despite the fact that his Thais Love Thais party won 61% of valid votes and an overwhelming
majority of seats, following a boycott by the opposition
parties. Preliminary figures are available.
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Elections in March 2006
| 31 March: In the
Samoa legislative election, the governing Human Rights Protection Party has won an
increased majority. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 28 March: In the
Israel legislative election, Acting Prime Minister's Ehud Olmert's Kadima
Party has won enough seats to be able to form a centre-left coalition government with Labour and other parties.
Figures are available.
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| 26 March: In the
Ukraine legislative election, supporters of opposition leaders Viktor Yanukovitch and
Julia Timoshenko have made major gains, mainly at the expense of the Communists but also at the expense of supporters of
President Viktor Yushchenko. Figures are available.
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| 26 March: In the
S�o Tom?and Pr�ncipe legislative election, the Democratic Movement of the Forces for Change has
won a majority of seats. Figures are available.
|
| 19 March: In the
Belarus presidential election, President Aleksandr Lukashenko has been re-elected
with an officially reported 87% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 19 March: In the second round of the
Benin presidential election, independent candidate Boni Yayi has been elected
with 74% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 12 March: In the
South Australian and
Tasmanian state elections, Australian Labor
Party governments have been easily re-elected. Preliminary figures are available.
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| 12 March: In the
Colombia legislative election, supporters of President �lvaro Uribe have
retained control of both houses of the Congress. Figures are available.
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| 12 March: In the
El Salvador legislative election, the conservative ARENA party and its allies
have retained control of the Legislative Assembly. Figures are available.
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Elections in February 2006
| 23 February: In the
Uganda presidential election, President Yoweri Museveni of the
National Resistance Movement has been re-elected with 59% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 12 February: In the
Cape Verde presidential election, President Pedro Verona Rodrigues Pires of the
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde has been re-elected with 51% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 6 February: In the
Haiti presidential election, Rene Preval of the radical Lespwa (Hope) coalition has been declared the winner
with 51% of the vote. Final figures are available. Figures are also available for the Senate election held on the same day.
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| 5 February: In the
Costa Rica presidential election, Oscar Arias Sanchez of the National Liberation
party holds a narrow lead over Otton Solis Fallas of the Citizen Action party. Figures are available. Figures from the
legislative elections held on the same day are also available.
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Elections in January 2006
| 29 January: In the second round of the
Finnish presidential election, incumbent Social Democratic President Tarja
Halonen has defeated Sauli Niinisto of the National Rally with 51% of the vote. Figures are available.
|
 | 25 January: In the
Palestinian Territories legislative election, the Islamist party Change and
Reform (Hamas) has defeated the incumbent Fatah Movement government. Figures are available.
|
| 23 January: In the
Canadian legislative election, the Conservative Party led by
Stephen Harper will form a minority government following the defeat of Paul Martin's Liberal
government. Figures are available.
|
| 22 January: In the
Cape Verde legislative election, the governing
African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde has been re-elected with an increased majority. Figures are available.
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| 22 January: In the
Portuguese presidential election, Anibal Cavaco Silva of the conservative Social Democratic Party has defeated former President Mario Soares. Figures are available.
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| 18 January: In the second round of the
Chilean presidential election, Michelle Bachelet of the centre-left Democratic
Coalition has defeated Sebasti�n Pi�era of the conservative National Renewal. Figures are available.
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Elections in December 2005
| 18 December: In the
Bolivian presidential election, Evo Morales of
the left-wing Movement for Socialism has been elected with 54% of the votes.
Figures are available.
| 18 December: In the
Bolivian legislative election, the left-wing
Movement for Socialism has won the largest number of seats. Constituency-level
figures are available.
| 15 December: In the
Iraqi legislative election, the Shia-led
Unified Iraqi Coalition has fallen just short of winning a majority of seats.
Governorate-level figures are available.
| 14 December: In the
Tanzanian presidential election,
Jakaya Kikwete of the ruling Revolutionary State Party has been elected with
80% of the vote. Figures are available. The ruling party has also won almost all the
seats in the National Assembly.
| 11 December: In the
Chilean legislative election, the ruling
Democratic Concertation of centre-left parties has retained control of both houses of
the Congress. District-level figures are available.
| 7 December: In the
St Vincent and the Grenadines legislative
election, the governing United Labour Party has been comfortably re-elected.
Constituency-level figures are available.
| 4 December: In the
Kazakhstan presidential election, president
Nursultan Nazarbayev has been re-elected with 91% of the vote, in elections not
regarded as free or fair. Figures are available.
| 4 December: In the
Venezuelan legislative election, parties
supporting President Hugo Chavez have won all the seats as a result of an
opposition boycott. District-level figures are available.
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Elections in November 2005
| 27 November: In the
Gabon presidential election, El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba has
been re-elected with 79% of the vote. Figures are available.
| 27 November: In the
Honduras presidential election, Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales
of the Liberal Party of Honduras has been elected with just under 50% of the vote.
Figures are available.
| 26 November: In the
Zimbabwe Senate election, the ruling ZANU-PF has won most of
the seats, since the election was boycotted by the opposition. Constituency-level figures are
available.
| 17 November: In the
Sri Lanka presidential election, Mahinda Rajapaksa of the
left-wing United Peoples Freedom Alliance has been elected with 50% of the vote. Figures are available.
| 13 November: In the
Burkina Faso presidential election,
president Blaise Compaore has been re-elected with 80% of the vote. Figures are available.
| 9 November: In the second round of the
Liberian presidential election, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of the
Unity Party has been elected with 59% of the vote. She is the first woman to be elected president
of an African country. Figures are available. Constituency-level figures are also available for
the legislative election held on the same day.
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Elections in October 2005
| 23 October: In the
Argentine legislative election, the Peronist Front for
Victory has won the most seats in both chambers of the Congress. Figures are available.
| 23 October: In the second round of the
Polish presidential election, Lech Kaczynski of the nationalist
Law and Justice party has defeated Donald Tusk of the Citizens' Platform with 54% of the vote.
Figures are available.
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Elections in September 2005
| 25 September: In the
Macau legislative election, no party has won more then two seats.
Figures are available.
| 25 September: In the
Polish legislative election, the nationalist Law and Justice party
and the conservative Citizens' Platform have emerged as the largest parties, heavily defeating the
governing Democratic Left Alliance. District-level figures are available.
| 18 September: In the
Afghanistan legislative election, the country has held its
first ever democratic legislative election. Province-level figures are available.
| 18 September: In the
German legislative election, The ruling coalition of SPD and
Greens have lost their majority in the Bundestag, but the the centre-right
coalition of the CDU-CSU and FPD is also short of a majority. The Left has the balance of power.
The CDU-CSU and SPD will form a "grand coalition" government. Constituency-level figures are
available.
| 17 September: In the
New Zealand legislative election, the governing Labour Party of
Prime Minister Helen Clark has been returned with a reduced majority. Constituency-level figures are
available.
| 12 September: In the
Norwegian legislative election, the Labour Party led by
Jens Stoltenberg and its allies have defeated the incumbent conservative government. District-level
figures are available.
| 11 September: In the
Japanese legislative election, the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party
under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has been returned with an increased majority. Constituency-level figures are
available.
| 7 September: In the
Egyptian presidential election, the first contested presidential
election in Egyptian history, President Hosni Mubarak has been re-elected with 88% of the vote.
Figures are available.
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Elections in July 2005
| 29 July: In the
Burundi presidential election, the
National Council for the Defence of Democracy has won a majority of seats. Figures are available.
| 24 July: In the
Guinea-Bissau presidential election, Joao Bernardo Vieira
has been elected president with 52% of the vote. Figures are available.
| 3 July: In the
Mauritius legislative election, the liberal Social Alliance
has defeated the left-wing Militant Socialist Movement. Constituency-level figures are
available.
| 3 July: In the
Albanian legislative election, the conservative Democratic Party of Albania
of Prime Minister Sali Berisha has defeated the Socialist Party of Albania. Constituency-level figures are
available.
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Elections in June 2005
| 25 June: In the
Bulgarian legislative election, the Coalition for
Bulgaria, led by the Socialist Party, has defeated the incumbent National Movement for Simeon II.
District-level figures are available.
| 24 June: In the second round of the
Iranian presidential election, the radical candidate
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has defeated the establishment candidate Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani with
63% of the vote. Figures are available.
| 19 June: In the
Lebanese legislative election, parties supporting the
anti-Syrian reformist Sa?ad Hariri have won a clear majority of seats. Constituency-level figures are
available.
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Elections in May 2005
| 25 May: In the
Suriname legislative election, the governing New Front for Democracy
has lost its parliamentary majority. District-level figures are available.
| 22 May: In the
Mongolian presidential election, Nambariin Enkhbayar of the
Mongol People's Revolutionary Party has been elected with 54% of the vote.
Figures are available.
| 15 May: In the
Ethiopian legislative election, the governing coalition, the
Ethiopian People?s Revolutionary Democratic Front, has won a majority,
but the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy has for the first time won a significant number of
seats. Constituency-level figures are
available.
| 8 May: In the
Central African Republic presidential election, the military ruler
Fran�ois Bozize has been elected president with 64% of the vote. Figures are available. No figures are
available for the legislative elections held at the same time.
| 5 May: In the
British legislative election, the Labour government of Prime
Minister Tony Blair has been re-elected with a reduced majority. Constituency-level figures are
available.
| 5 May: In the
Dominican legislative election, the Dominica Labour Party government of
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has been re-elected with an increased majority. Constituency-level figures are
available.
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Elections in April 2005
| 24 April: In the
Andorra legislative election, the conservative Liberal Party of Andorra
has retained its majority. Constituency-level figures are available.
| 24 April: In the
Togolese presidential election, President Faure Gnassingbe has been
re-elected wih 60% of the vote. Figures are available.
| 8 April: In the
Djibouti presidential election, President Ismail Omar Guelleh
has been re-elected unopposed after opposition parties boycotted the election.
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Elections in March 2005
| 31 March: In the
Zimbabwe legislative election, the ZANU-PF party of
President Robert Mugabe has increased its majority. Constituency-level figures are available.
| 17 March: In the
Tonga legislative election, the Human Rights
and Democracy Movement In Tonga has won a majority of the elected seats in the legislature.
Constituency-level figures are available.
| 13 March: In the
Kyrgyz Republic legislative election, the counting of votes has
been terminated by the violent overthrow of the government. Some figures are available.
| 13 March: In the
Liechtenstein legislative election, the governing coalition of the
Progressive Citizens' Party and the Fatherland Union have won most of the seats. Figures are available.
| 8 March: In the
Micronesia legislative election, partial figures are available.
| 6 March: In the
Moldova legislative election, the Communist Party of the Republic of
Moldova has been returned to power with a reduced majority. Figures are available.
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Elections in February 2005
| 20 February: In the
Portuguese legislative election, the Socialist Party led by
Jose Socrates has defeated the incumbent conservative government of Pedro Santana Lopes.
District-level figures are available.
| 8 February: In the
Danish legislative election, the Liberal Party of Denmark
led by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has
won the largest number of seats and will be able to form a government.
District-level figures are available.
| 6 February: In the
Thai legislative election, the Thais Love Thais party of
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been returned with a greatly increased majority. Figures are available.
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Elections in January 2005
| 31 January: In the
Iraqi legislative election, the first free election ever held in the
country, the Shia-led United Iraqi Alliance has won a narrow majority of seats.
Governorate-level figures are available.
| 22 January: In the
Maldives legislative election, supporters of President
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom have won the largest number of seats. Constituency-level figures are available.
| 16 January: In the second round of the
Croatian presidential election, President Stipe Mesic has been
re-elected with 66% of the vote. Figures are available.
| 9 January: In the
Palestinian Territories presidential election,
Mahmoud Abbas of the Fatah party has been elected with 67% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in December 2004
| 26 December: In the re-run of the second
round of the Ukrainian presidential election, the
reformist Viktor Yushchenko has defeated the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukhovych with 54% of the
vote. Figures are available.
|
| 12 December: In the second round of the
Romanian presidential election, Traian Basescu of the
Justice and Truth Alliance has defeated Adrian Nastase of the Social Democratic Party.
Figures are available.
|
| 7 December: In the
Ghana presidential election, President John Agyekum Kufuor
of the New Patriotic Party has been re-elected with 52% of the vote. In legislative elections
held on the same day, the NPP has won a comfortable majority of seats. Figures are available.
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| 4 December: In the second round of the
Niger presidential election, Mamadou Tandja of the
National Movement for Society and Development has defeated Mahamadou Issoufou of the
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism, with 65% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 2 December: In the Mozambique
presidential election, Armando Guebuza of the long-ruling FRELIMO party has been elected
with 65% of the vote. Province-level figures are available. In legislative elections
held on the same day, FRELIMO has won an increased majority of seats.
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Elections in November 2004
| 28 November: In the first round of the
Romanian presidential election, Adrian Nastase of the Social
Democratic Party leads Traian Basescu of the Justice and Truth Alliance. They will contest a
second round on 12 December. Figures are available.
|
| 28 November: In the
Romanian legislative election, the Social
Democratic Party and its allies have won the largest number of seats in the Chamber of
Deputies, but not a majority. Circumscription-level figures are available.
|
| 21 November: In the second
round of the Ukrainian presidential election, the
the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukhovych leads the reformist Viktor Yushchenko with 51.5% of the
vote. Yushchenko has refused to accept the result. Figures are available.
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| 16 November: In the first round of the
Niger presidential election, Mamadou Tandja of the
National Movement for Society and Development leads Mahamadou Issoufou of the
Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism. Figures are available. Figures for the
legislative election held on the same day are also available.
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| 2 November: In the
United States of America presidential election, Republican President
George W Bush has defeated the Democratic candidate, Senator John F Kerry of Massachusetts, with 50.7%
of the popular vote and 286 Electoral College votes. State-level figures and a map are
available.
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| 2 November: In the
United States of America legislative election, the Republican Party
has retained control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Full Senate and House of
Representatives figures and maps are available.
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Elections in October 2004
| 31 October: In the
Uruguay presidential election, President Tabar� V�zquez Rosas has been
re-elected with 52% of the vote. Figures are available.
|
| 21 November: In the first
round of the Ukrainian presidential election, the
the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukhovych and the reformist Viktor Yushchenko have almost equal vote totals, and will
contest a runoff on 21 November. Figures are available.
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| 30 October: In the
Botswana legislative election, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party
has been re-elected with an increased majority. Constituency-level igures are available.
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| 25 October: In the
St Kitts and Nevis legislative election, the St Kitts Nevis Labour Party of
Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas has been re-elected with a reduced majority. Constituency-level figures and a map
are available.
|
| 24 October: In the
Lithuanian legislative election, held in two rounds on 10 and 24 October,
the Labour Party and the Working for Lithuania Party have won the largest numbers of seats. Constituency-level
figures are available.
|
| 24 October: In the Tunisian
presidential election, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been re-elected with 94% of the vote. No effective
opposition to President Ben Ali's rule is allowed. Figures are
available.
|
| 24 October: In the Tunisian
legislative election, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's Constitutional Democratic Rally has won a large majority
of votes and seats. No effective opposition to President Ben Ali's rule is allowed. Governorate-level figures are
available.
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| 23 October: in the
Kosovo legislative election, the moderate nationalist Kosovo Democratic League
has won the largest number of seats. Figures are available.
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| 23 October: In the
Nauru legislative election, a new legislature has been elected on a non-party basis.
Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 18 October: In the
Belarus legislative election, so-called independents who are actually supporters
of President Aleksandr Lukashenko have won nearly all the seats. No figures are available, only a list of members
elected.
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| 11 October: in the
Cameroun presidential election, President Paul Biya, who has been in
power since 1982, has been re-elected with 75% of the vote. The election was not regarded as free or
fair. Figures are available.
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| 3 October: In the
Slovenia legislative election, the Slovenian Democratic Party has won the largest
number of seats, gaining seats from the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia. Figures are available.
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Elections in September 2004
| 24 September: In the second round of the Indonesia
presidential election, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democrat Party has defeated President Megawati Sukarnoputri, polling
60% of the vote. Figures are available.
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Elections in July 2004
| 11 July: In the
Japanese Upper House election, the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party
has maintained its position. Constituency-level figures are
available.
| 24 September: In the first round of the Indonesia
presidential election, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democrat Party leads President Megawati Sukarnoputri. They will contest
a second round in September. Figures are available.
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| 5 July: In the
Vanuatu legislative election, the Vanaaku Party has won the largest number of seats, but
will need several coalition partners to form a government. Figures are available.
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Elections in June 2004
| 28 June: In the
Canadian legislative election, the Liberal Party government of Paul Martin has lost its
majority, and will need the support of minor parties to retain government. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 27 June: In the second round of the
Lithuania presidential election, the non-party candidate Valdas Adamkus has defeated the
New Democratic Party candidate, Kazimira Prunskiene, with 52% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 27 June: in the second round of the
Serbian presidential election, Boris Tadic of the Democratic Party has defeated
Tomislav Nikolic of the Radical Party. Figures are available.
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| 13 June: In the first round of the
Lithuania presidential election, the non-party candidate Valdas Adamkus leads with 31% of
the vote, ahead of the New Democratic Party candidate, Kazimira Prunskiene. They will contest a second round on 27 June.
Figures are available.
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| 13 June: In the
Luxembourg legislative election, the conservative Christian Social People's Party
government of Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has been re-elected with an increased majority. Figures are available.
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| 13 June: in the first round of the
Serbian presidential election, Tomislav Nikolic of the Radical Party, with
30% of the vote, leads Boris Tadic of the Democratic Party. A run-off will be held on 27 June. Figures are
available.
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Elections in May 2004
| 20 May: In the
Malawi presidential election, the incumbent president Bingu wa Mutharika has been
re-elected with 35% of the vote over a divided opposition. Figures are available.
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| 16 May: In the
Dominican Republic presidential election, Leonel
Fern�ndez Reyna of the Dominican Liberation Party has defeated President Hip�lito Mej�a Dom�nguez. Figures are
available.
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| 5 May: In the
Philippines presidential election, President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo of the LAKAS Party has been elected to a term in her own right with 40% of the vote, defeating
Fernando Poe and other candidates. National figures are available. Full results are also available for
the Senate and House of Representatives elections held on the same day.
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| 2 May: In the
Panama presidential election, Mart�n Torrijos of the Democratic
Revolutionary Party has been elected with 47% of the vote. National figures are available.
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Elections in April 2004
| 28 April: In the second round of the
Macedonia presidential election, Branko Crvenkovski of the
Social Democratic Union has defeated Sashko Kedev of the right-wing VMRO. Figures are available.
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| 25 April: In the
Austrian presidential election, the Socialist candidate,
Dr Heinz Fischer, has defeated the conservative Dr Benita Ferrero-Waldner with 52% of the vote. Figures
are available.
| 20 April to 10 May: In the
India legislative election, the conservative BJP government of Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been defeated by the Indian National Congress, which will be able to form a new
government with the support of various allies. National, state and constituency level figures are available.
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| 17 April: In the second round of the
Slovakia presidential election, Social Democratic Ivan Gasparovic
has defeated the right-wing President Vladimir Meciar, with 59% of the vote. Figures are available.
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| 14 April: In the first round of the
Macedonia presidential election, Branko Crvenkovski of the
Social Democratic Union leads with 42% of the vote, ahead of Sashko Kedev of the right-wing VMRO. Figures are available.
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| 8 April: In the
Algeria presidential election, Abdelaziz Bouteflika of the ruling
Front for National Liberation has been elected for a second term with 85% of the vote against only token
opposition. Figures are available.
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| 4 April: In the first round of the
Slovakia presidential election, the right-wing President Vladimir
Meciar leads with 32% of the vote, ahead of the Social Democratic Ivan Gasparovic. Figures are available.
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| 2 April: In the
Sri Lankan legislative election, the left-wing United People's
Freedom Alliance of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has defeated the opposition United National
Party, but does not have an absolute majority. District-level figures are available.
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Elections in March 2004
| 28 March: in the
Georgia legislative election, President Saakashvili's
National Movement - Democrats has won a large majority of votes and seats. Figures are available.
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| 28 March: In the
Guinea-Bissau legislative election, the African Independence Party of Guinea and
Cape Verde has won the largest number of seats in the National People's Assembly, but not a majority.
Figures are available.
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| 23 March: In the
Antigua and Barbuda legislative election, the United
Progressive Party of Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has defeated Lester Bird's Antigua Labour
Party, ending the Bird family's long dominance of Antigua politics. Constituency-level figures
are available.
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| 21 March: In the
El Salvador presidential election, Tony Saca of the
right-wing ARENA pas defeated Schafik Handal of the left-wing FMLN. Figures are available.
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| 21 March: in the
Malaysia legislative election, the governing National Front of Prime
Minister Abdullah Badawi been returned to office with an increased majority. Constituency-level
figures and maps are available.
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| 20 March: in the
Taiwan presidential election,
President of Chen Shui-Bian of the Democratic Progressive Party has been very narrowly re-elected,
defeating Dr Lien Chan of the conservative Nationalist Party. Figures are available.
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| 20 March: in the
Taiwan legislative election, the
Democratic Progressive Party has slightly improved its position over the conservative Nationalist Party,
but will not have a majority in the Legislative Council. Constituency-level figures are available.
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| 14 March: In the
Russian presidential election, President
Vladimir Putin has been elected to a second term with 71% of the vote. The elections were generally
regarded as not free or fair. National figures are available.
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| 14 March: in the
Spanish legislative election,
the Socialist government of Jose Luis Zapatero has been re-elected with an increased majority,
defeating the People's Party led by Mariano Rajoy. Circumscription-level figures are available.
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| 7 March: In the
Greek legislative election, the
conservative New Democracy party led by Kostas Karamanlis has defeated the socialist PASOK,
led by George Papandreou. Constituency-level figures and maps are available.
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Elections in January 2004
| 4 January: in the
Georgia presidential election,
Mikhail Saakashvili has been elected president with 96% of the vote against only token opposition.
Figures are available.
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