This is a list of direct, national elections (sometimes called General Elections) that will/did take place around the world in 2005.
Country |
Date |
Electee (elected party) |
Change or Return* |
Other information |
Croatia |
2 January and 16 January |
Stjepan Mesic |
Return |
Croatian presidential election, 2005 |
Palestine |
9 January |
Mahmoud Abbas |
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Palestinian presidential election, 2005 |
Maldives |
22 January |
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Iraq |
30 January |
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Iraqi National Assembly election, 2005 |
Thailand |
6 February |
Thai Rak Thai |
Return |
Thailand legislative election, 2005 |
Denmark |
8 February |
Venstre |
Return |
Danish parliamentary election, 2005 |
Portugal |
20 February |
PS |
Change |
Portuguese legislative election, 2005 |
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
20 February |
CTP |
Return |
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Anguilla |
21 February |
AUF |
Return |
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Kyrgyzstan |
27 February and 13 March |
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Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, 2005 |
Moldova |
6 March |
PCRM |
Return |
Moldovan parliamentary elections, 2005 |
Micronesia |
8 March |
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Liechtenstein |
11 March and 13 March |
FBP |
Return |
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Central African Republic |
13 March and 8 May |
François Bozizé |
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Central African Republic elections, 2005 |
Central African Republic |
13 March and 8 May |
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Central African Republic parliamentary elections, 2005 |
Tonga |
17 March |
HRDMT |
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Zimbabwe |
31 March |
ZANU-PF |
Return |
Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005 |
Djibouti |
8 April |
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh |
Return |
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Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
17 April |
Mehmet Ali Talat |
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Andorra |
24 April |
PLA |
Return |
Andorran parliamentary election, 2005 |
Togo |
24 April |
Faure Gnassingbé |
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Togolese presidential election, 2005 |
Dominica |
5 May |
DLP |
Return |
|
United Kingdom |
5 May |
Labour |
Return |
UK general election, 2005 |
Cayman Islands |
11 May |
PPM |
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Ethiopia |
15 May and 21 August |
EPRDF |
Return |
Ethiopian general elections, 2005 |
Mongolia |
22 May |
Nambaryn Enkhbayar |
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Suriname |
25 May |
NF |
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Lebanon |
29 May, 5 June, 12 June, and 19 June |
Rafik Hariri Martyr List |
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Lebanese general election, 2005 |
Iran |
17 June and 24 June |
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
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Iranian presidential election, 2005 |
Bulgaria |
25 June |
KzB |
Change |
Bulgarian parliamentary election, 2005 |
Guinea-Bissau |
19 June and 24 July |
João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira |
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Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2005 |
Albania |
3 July |
PDS |
Change |
Albania general election, 2005 |
Mauritius |
3 July |
Social Alliance Coalition |
Change |
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Burundi |
4 July |
CNDD-FDD |
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Burundi elections, 2005 |
Kyrgyzstan |
10 July |
Kurmanbek Bakiyev |
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Kyrgyz presidential election, 2005 |
Egypt |
7 September |
Hosni Mubarak |
Return |
Egyptian presidential election, 2005 |
Japan |
11 September |
LDP |
Return |
Japan general election, 2005 |
Norway |
12 September |
Red-Green Coalition |
Change |
Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005 |
New Zealand |
17 September |
Labour |
Return |
New Zealand general election, 2005 |
Germany |
18 September |
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German federal election, 2005 |
Afghanistan |
18 September |
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Afghan parliamentary election, 2005 |
Poland |
25 September |
PiS-PO |
Change |
Polish parliamentary election, 2005 |
Somaliland |
29 September |
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Somaliland parliamentary election, 2005 |
Poland |
9 October |
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Polish presidential election, 2005 |
Liberia |
11 October |
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Liberian legislative elections, 2005 |
Liberia |
11 October and 8 November |
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Liberian presidential elections, 2005 |
Argentina |
23 October |
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Argentinian congress, 2005 |
United States of America |
08 November |
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USA Gubernatorial & Mayoral Race and Initiatives, 2005 |
Burkina Faso |
13 November |
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Burkina Faso presidential election, 2005 |
Zimbabwe |
26 November |
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Zimbabwe senate election, 2005 |
Gabon |
27 November |
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Gabonese presidential election, 2005 |
Chile |
11 December |
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Chilean presidential election, 2005 |
Chile |
11 December |
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Chilean parliamentary election, 2005 |
Tanzania |
14 December |
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Tanzanian presidential elections, 2005 |
Tanzania |
14 December |
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Tanzanian parliamentary elections, 2005 |