European Elections 2019
23-26 May: European Parliament
Election of 705 members of the European Parliament in 27 member states. Varied electoral systems used in different countries. Five year term.
National Elections 2019
24 February: Moldova, Parliament
Election of 101 members of sole chamber of parliament for a four year term. Mixed electoral system of party lists and individual constituencies with a 6 per cent threshold.
3 March: Estonia, Parliament
Election of 101 representatives in 12 multi-member constituencies. Four year term.
16 March: Slovakia, Presidency
Direct election of the President for a five year term. Run-off possible on 30 March if no candidate obtains a majority of all votes cast.
31 March: Ukraine, Presidency
Direct election of the President for a five year term. Provision for second round on 21 April if no absolute majority obtained by any candidate in first round.
7 April: Andorra, Parliament
28 members of the General Council to be elected for a four year term. Mixed voting system with 14 members elected by first-past-the-post in seven constituencies and 14 via a proportional top-up list.
14 April: Finland, Parliament
200 members of sole chamber to be elected for a four year term by proportional representation in 13 multi-member constituencies.
April (date tbc): Macedonia, Presidency
Direct election of the President for a five year term.
12 May: Lithuania, Presidency
Direct election of the President for a five year term. Provision for second round if no absolute majority obtained by any candidate in first round.
26 May: Belgium, Parliament
Election of 150 deputies to the Federal Parliament in 11 districts, based on provinces. Five year term.
27 May: Netherlands, Senate
Upper chamber of Parliament to be elected indirectly by provincial councillors, following provincial elections of 20 March.
June (date tbc): Denmark, Parliament
179 members of Folketing (sole chamber) to be elected for a four year term.
June (date tbc): Latvia, Presidency
Indirect election of the President by members of Parliament for a four year term.
6 October: Portugal, Parliament
Election of 230 members of sole chamber for a four year term.
20 October: Switzerland, Parliament
200 members of Nationalrat to be elected for a four year term.
27 October: Ukraine, Parliament
Election of 423 of 450 parliamentary seats split equally between first-past-the-post in single member constituencies, and party lists in a single nationwide constituency with a 5 per cent threshold. Five year term.
October (date tbc): Greece, Parliament
300 members of the sole chamber to be elected: 250 via proportional representation with a 50-seat bonus awarded to the largest party. 3 per cent threshold.
October (date tbc): Poland, Parliament
460 members of the Sejm and 100 Senators to be elected for a four year term.
November (date tbc): Romania, Presidency
Direct election of the President with provision for a second-round run off. Five year term.
December (date tbc): Croatia, Presidency
Direct election of the President with provision for a second-round run off. Five year term.
Regional and local elections 2019
3 March: Lithuania, municipal elections.
10 & 24 March: Austria, local elections in Salzburg.
17 & 24 March: Monaco, Communal Council election.
20 March: Netherlands, provincial elections.
24 March: Liechtenstein, local elections.
2 May: United Kingdom, local elections.
24 May: Ireland, local elections.
26 May: Belgium, regional elections.
26 May: Germany, Bremen regional election.
26 May: Germany, local elections in 10 states.
26 May: Greece, regional and municipal elections.
26 May: Spain, regional, provincial and municipal elections.
June (date tbc): Albania, municipal elections.
1 September: Germany, regional elections in Brandenburg and Sachsen.
22 September: Portugal, regional election in Madeira.
27 October: Germany, regional election in Thuringen.
Referenda 2019
10 February: Switzerland, referendum on planning law.
24 February: Moldova, referenda on reducing number of parliamentary deputies and introducing a recall mechanism.
19 May: Switzerland, provisional referendum date.
24 May: Ireland, referenda on divorce and voting rights.
20 October: Switzerland, provisional referendum date.
24 November: Switzerland, provisional referendum date.