This local electoral calendar for 2017 lists the subnational elections held in 2017. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.
January
- 8 January: India, Maharashtra, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (4th phase)
- 22 January:
- Tanzania, Dimani, National Assembly by-election
- Zimbabwe, Bikita West, House of Assembly by-election
- 23 January: Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago, House of Assembly
- 27–28 January: Czech Republic, Most, Senate (revote)
- 28 January: Ivory Coast, District 92 and District 126, National Assembly by-elections
- 29 January:
- Haiti, Communal Boards (CASEC), Communal Assemblies (ASEC) and City Delegates (DV)
- Japan, Gifu, Governor
- 31 January: Bangladesh, Tangail-4, House of the Nation by-election
February
- 1 February: India, Nagaland,
Urban Local Bodies (election nullified)
- 4 February: India
- Amritsar, House of the People by-election
- Goa, Legislative Assembly
- Punjab, Legislative Assembly
- 5 February: Austria, Graz, City Council, City Senate, District Councils and Migrant Advisory Board
- 11 February:
- India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (1st phase)
- Nigeria, Yobe, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- 12 February:
- Mauritius, Rodrigues, Regional Assembly
- Switzerland
- Aargau, referendums
- Basel-Stadt, referendums
- Grisons, referendum
- Neuchâtel, referendums
- Schwyz, referendums
- Thurgau, referendum
- Ticino, referendums
- Vaud, referendum
- 13 February: India, Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase)
- 14 February: United States, Oklahoma City, City Council (1st round)
- 15 February:
- India
- Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase)
- Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
- Uttarakhand, Legislative Assembly
- Indonesia, Governors, Regents and Mayors
- Jakarta, Governor (1st round)
- 16 February: India, Maharashtra, District Councils and Township Councils (1st phase)
- 17 February: India, Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase)
- 19 February: India
- Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (4th phase)
- Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (3rd phase)
- 21 February: India
- Maharashtra, District Councils, Township Councils (2nd phase) and Municipal Corporations
- Mumbai, Municipal Corporation
- Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (5th phase)
- 23 February:
- India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (4th phase)
- United Kingdom, Copeland and Stoke-on-Trent Central, House of Commons by-elections
- 24 February: Djibouti, Regional Assemblies, Mayors and Communal Assemblies (1st round)
- 25 February:
- New Zealand, Mount Albert, Parliament by-election
- Nigeria
- Gombe, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- Taraba, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- 27 February: India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (5th phase)
March
- 2 March: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Assembly
- 4 March: India
- Manipur, Legislative Assembly (1st phase)
- Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (6th phase)
- 5 March: Switzerland, Valais, Council of State (1st round) and Grand Council
- 7 March:
- Federated States of Micronesia, Chuuk, Governor, House of Representatives and Senate
- United States, Los Angeles, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
- 8 March: India
- Manipur, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
- Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (7th phase)
- 11 March: Australia, Western Australia, Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council
- 12 March: Switzerland, Solothurn, Executive Council (1st round) and Cantonal Council
- 17 March: Djibouti, Regional Assemblies, Mayors and Communal Assemblies (2nd round)
- 19 March: Switzerland, Valais, Council of State (2nd round)
- 22 March: Bangladesh, Gaibandha-1, National Parliament by-election
- United States, Louisiana, Circuit Courts of Appeal (1st round)
- 26 March:
- Germany, Saarland, Parliament
- Japan, Chiba, Governor
- 27 March: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbuda, Council
- 30 March: Bangladesh
- Sunamganj-2, House of the Nation by-election
- Comilla, Mayor and City Corporation
April
- 1 April: Myanmar
- Ann, Chaungzon, Dagon Seikkan, East Dagon, Hlaingthaya, Kawhmu, Kyethi, Mong Hsu and Monywa, House of Representatives by-elections
- Bago constituency 4, Chin constituency 3 and Yangon constituency 6, House of Nationalities by-elections
- 2 April: Switzerland, Neuchâtel, Council of State and Grand Council
- 3 April: Canada, Calgary Heritage, Calgary Midnapore, Markham—Thornhill, Ottawa—Vanier and Saint-Laurent, House of Commons by-elections
- 4 April:
- Greenland, Municipal Councils and Settlement Councils
- United States
- Anchorage, Assembly
- Colorado Springs, City Council
- Las Vegas, City Council (1st round)
- Oklahoma City, City Council (2nd round)
- St. Louis, Mayor and Board of Aldermen
- Wisconsin, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
- 8 April: U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas/St. John district, Parliament special election
- 9 April:
- Finland, Municipal Councils
- India, Srinagar, House of the People by-election
- Japan, Akita, Governor
- 11 April: United States, Kansas's 4th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
- 12 April:
- India, Malappuram, House of the People by-election
- South Korea, Sangju-Gunwi-Uiseong-Cheongsong, National Assembly by-election
- Uganda, Kamuli, Parliament by-election
- 19 April: Indonesia, Jakarta, Governor (2nd round)
- 22 April: Nigeria, Ebonyi, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- 23 April:
- India, Delhi, Municipal Corporations
- Japan, Nagoya, Mayor
- Switzerland, Solothurn, Executive Council (2nd round)
- 29 April: United States, Louisiana, Circuit Courts of Appeal (2nd round)
- 30 April: Switzerland
- Appenzell Innerrhoden, Landsgemeinde
- Vaud, Council of State (1st round) and Grand Council
May
- 4 May:
- India, Mizoram, Mara Autonomous District, Council
- United Kingdom, Local elections
- England, County Councils, Unitary Authorities, Metropolitan Borough Council and Mayors
- Buckinghamshire, County Council
- Cambridgeshire, Mayor and County Council
- Cornwall, Council
- Cumbria, County Council
- Derbyshire, County Council
- Devon, County Council
- Dorset, County Council
- Durham, County Council
- East Sussex, County Council
- Essex, County Council
- Gloucestershire, County Council
- Greater Manchester, Mayor
- Hampshire, County Council
- Hertfordshire, County Council
- Isle of Wight, Council
- Isles of Scilly, Council
- Kent, County Council
- Lancashire, County Council
- Leicestershire, County Council
- Lincolnshire, County Council
- Liverpool City Region, Mayor
- Norfolk, County Council
- North Yorkshire, County Council
- Northamptonshire, County Council
- Northumberland, County Council
- Nottinghamshire, County Council
- Oxfordshire, County Council
- Shropshire, Council
- Somerset, County Council
- Staffordshire, County Council
- Suffolk, County Council
- Surrey, County Council
- Tees Valley City Region, Mayor
- Warwickshire, County Council
- West of England, Mayor
- West Midlands, Mayor
- West Sussex, County Council
- Wiltshire, Council
- Worcestershire, County Council
- Scotland, Councils
- Wales, Councils
- 6 May:
- Australia, Tasmania, (Launceston, Murchison and Rumney) Legislative Council
- Maldives, City Councils, Atoll Councils and Island Councils
- United States
- Arlington, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
- Dallas, City Council (1st round)
- El Paso, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
- Fort Worth, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
- San Antonio, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
- 7 May:
- Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Parliament
- Italy, Aosta Valley and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Switzerland, Glarus, Landsgemeinde
- 9 May:
- Canada, British Columbia, Legislative Assembly
- United States, Omaha, Mayor and City Council
- 13 May: Palestine, West Bank, Municipal Councils (1st round)
- 14 May:
- Abkhazia, Gudauta, People's Assembly by-election
- Armenia, Yerevan, City Council
- Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Parliament
- Nepal, Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Ward Chairs and Ward Members (1st phase)
- 16 May: United States, Los Angeles, City Council (2nd round)
- 17 May: Cook Islands, Avatiu-Ruatonga-Palmerston, Parliament by-election
- 19 May: Iran, City Councils and Village Councils
- 21 May:
- Croatia, County Prefects, County Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
- India, Bihar, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (1st phase)
- Switzerland
- Aargau, referendum
- Basel-Landschaft, referendums
- Basel-Stadt, referendums
- Bern, referendums
- Fribourg, referendum
- Geneva, referendums
- Lucerne, referendums
- Obwalden, referendums
- Schaffhausen, referendums
- Schwyz, referendums
- Solothurn, referendum
- Ticino, referendum
- Uri, referendum
- Valais, referendum
- Vaud, Council of State (2nd round)
- Zug, referendums
- Zürich, referendums
- 25 May: United States, Montana's at-large congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
- 27 May: Canada, Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, President
- 30 May: Canada, Nova Scotia, House of Assembly
June
- 3 June:
- Latvia, Municipal Councils
- Nigeria, Benue, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- United States, Cherokee Nation, Tribal Council (1st round)
- 4 June:
- Argentina, La Rioja, Provincial Legislature
- Cambodia, Commune Chiefs and Commune Councils
- Croatia, County Prefects, County Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
- India, Bihar, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (2nd phase)
- Mexico, State elections
- Coahuila, Governor, Congress, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Mexico State, Governor
- Nayarit, Governor, Congress, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Veracruz, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- 6 June: United States, California's 34th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
- 7 June: India, Bihar, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (3rd phase)
- 8 June: United Kingdom, Scotland, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Parliament by-election
- 10 June: United States
- Arlington, City Council (2nd round)
- Dallas, City Council (2nd round)
- El Paso, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
- Fort Worth, City Council (2nd round)
- San Antonio, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
- 11 June:
- India, Goa, Village Councils (1st phase)
- Italy, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
- 13 June: United States, Las Vegas, City Council (2nd round)
- 17 June: India, Assam, Karbi Anglong, Autonomous Council
- 18 June: Switzerland, Bernese Jura, Moutier, Join the Canton of Jura referendum
- 20 June: United States, Georgia's 6th congressional district and South Carolina's 5th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special elections
- 25 June:
- Italy, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
- Japan, Shizuoka, Governor
- 28 June: Nepal, Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Ward Chairs and Ward Members (2nd phase)
- 29 June: Uganda, Kyadondo East, Parliament by-election
July
- 1 July:
- India, Goa, Village Councils (2nd phase)
- Nigeria, Jigawa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- 2 July: Japan
- Hyōgo, Governor
- Tokyo, Metropolitan Assembly
- 8 July: Nigeria, Osun West, Senate by-election
- 15 July:
- Nigeria, Kebbi, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- Pakistan, NA-260, National Assembly by-election
- 16 July:
- Republic of the Congo, Departmental Councils and Municipal Councils (1st round)
- Zimbabwe, Chiwundura, National Assembly by-election
- 18 July: Syria, Saraqib, City Council
- 19 July: Tuvalu, Vaitupu, Parliament by-election
- 22 July:
- Nigeria, Lagos, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- United States, Cherokee Nation, Tribal Council (2nd round)
- 23 July: Argentina, Chaco, Chamber of Deputies
- 26 July: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Legislative Council
- 29 July: Palestine, West Bank, Municipal Councils (2nd round)
- 30 July:
- Republic of the Congo, Departmental Councils and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
- Japan, Yokohama, Mayor
August
- 6 August: Brazil, Amazonas, Governor special election (1st round)
- 8 August: Kenya, Governors and County Assemblies
- 15 August: Jordan, Governorate Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- 17 August: Cook Islands, Ivirua, Parliament by-election
- 26 August: Australia, Northern Territory, Mayors, City Councils, Town Councils, Regional Councils and Shire Councils
- 27 August:
- Brazil, Amazonas, Governor special election (2nd round)
- Japan, Ibaraki, Governor
- 29 August: United States, Phoenix, City Council
- 31 August: Uganda, Kalungu, Parliament by-election
September
- 3 September: Chile, Easter Island, Referendum
- 9 September: Australia, New South Wales, Mayors, Regional Councils, City Councils and Shire Councils
- 10 September: Russia, State Duma by-elections, Federal Subject Heads, Federal Subject Legislatures, Municipal Heads, Municipal Councils, District Councils, Village Councils and Local referendums
- Belgorod Oblast, Governor
- Bryansk Oblast, District 77, State Duma by-election
- Buryatia, Head
- Kaliningrad Oblast, Governor
- Karelia (Republic), Head
- Kirov Oblast, Governor
- Krasnodar Krai, Legislative Assembly
- Leningrad Oblast, District 112, State Duma by-election
- Mari El, Head
- Mordovia, Head
- Moscow, Municipal Councils
- North Ossetia–Alania, Parliament
- Novgorod Oblast, Governor
- Penza Oblast, Legislative Assembly
- Perm Krai, Governor
- Ryazan Oblast, Governor
- Sakhalin Oblast, Duma
- Saratov Oblast, Governor and Duma
- Sevastopol, Governor
- Sverdlovsk Oblast, Governor
- Tomsk Oblast, Governor
- Udmurtia, Head and State Council
- Yaroslavl Oblast, Governor
- 11 September: Norway, Sámi Parliament
- 17 September:
- Pakistan, NA-120, National Assembly by-election
- Switzerland, Bernese Jura, Belprahon and Sorvilier, Join the Canton of Jura referendum
- 18 September: Nepal, Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Ward Chairs and Ward Members (3rd phase)
- 22 September: Syria, Rojava, Communes
- 24 September:
- Germany
- Berlin, Tegel Airport referendum
- Bremen, Extension of Parliamentary Term Length referendum
- Duisburg, Lord Mayor
- Switzerland
- Basel-Landschaft, referendums
- Geneva, referendum
- Lucerne, referendum
- Neuchâtel, referendums
- Schaffhausen, referendums
- Schwyz, referendums
- Solothurn, referendum
- Ticino, referendums
- Uri, referendums
- Zürich, referendums
- 25 September: Iraq, Kurdistan Region, Independence Referendum
- 26 September: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Mayors and City Councils
- 30 September: Lesotho
- Hololo, Thupa-Kubu and Teyateyaneng, National Assembly by-elections
- Municipal Councils and Community Councils
October
- 1 October:
- Austria, Burgenland, Mayors (1st round) and Municipal Councils
- Portugal, Municipal Chambers, Municipal Assemblies and Parish Assemblies
- Spain, Catalonia, Independence Referendum
- 3 October: United States, Albuquerque, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
- 7 October: India, Manipur, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils
- 8 October:
- Argentina, Corrientes, Governor, Chamber of Deputies, Senate, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Luxembourg, Communal Councils
- 10 October: United States, Raleigh, Mayor (1st round) and City Council
- 11 October: India, Gurdaspur, House of the People by-election
- 14 October: United States, Louisiana, Public Service Commission, Treasurer special election (1st round) and Circuit Courts of Appeal
- New Orleans, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
- 14–15 October: Republic of Macedonia, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
- 15 October:
- Austria, Tyrol, 2026 Olympics Bid referendum
- Estonia, Municipal Councils
- Germany, Lower Saxony, Parliament
- Venezuela, Governors
- 16 October: Canada, Alberta, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Calgary, Mayor, City Council and School Trustees
- Edmonton, Mayor, City Council and School Trustees
- 17 October: Malawi, Lilongwe City South East, Lilongwe Msozi North and Nsanje Lalanje, National Assembly by-elections
- 21 October:
- Australia
- Christmas Island, Shire Council
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Shire Council
- Western Australia, Mayors, Regional Councils, City Councils and Shire Councils
- Georgia, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- 22 October:
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires, Chamber of Deputies, Senate and Municipal Councils
- Buenos Aires City, City Legislature
- Catamarca, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- Corrientes, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Formosa, Chamber of Deputies
- Jujuy, Provincial Legislature
- Mendoza, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- Misiones, House of Representatives
- Salta, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- San Luis, Chamber of Deputies, Senate and Referendum
- Santiago del Estero, Governor, Chamber of Deputies, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Italy
- Lombardy, Regional Autonomy referendum
- Veneto, Regional Autonomy referendum
- Belluno, Provincial Autonomy referendum
- Japan
- Aomori District 4, Ehime District 3 and Niigata District 5, House of Representatives by-elections
- Miyagi, Governor
- Kosovo, Mayors (1st round) and Municipal Councils
- 23 October: Canada, Lac-Saint-Jean and Sturgeon River—Parkland, House of Commons by-elections
- 26 October: Pakistan, NA-4, National Assembly by-election
- 27 October: Brazil, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, South Region Separatist referendum
- 28–29 October: Republic of Macedonia, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
- 29 October:
- Austria, Burgenland, Mayors (2nd round)
- Brazil, Niterói, Armament of Municipal Guard referendum
- 30 October:
- Canada, Nunavut, Legislative Assembly
- Jamaica, Saint Andrew Southern, Saint Andrew South Western and Saint Mary South Eastern, House of Representatives by-elections
November
- 3 November: India, Sikkim, District Councils and Village Councils
- 4 November:
- Nigeria, Enugu, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- Slovakia, Governors and Regional Councils
- 5 November:
- Canada, Quebec, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- Montreal, Mayor and City Council
- Quebec City, Mayor and City Council
- Italy, Sicily, Regional Assembly
- Nicaragua, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- 7 November: United States, State and Local elections
- Utah's 3rd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
- Maine, Medicaid Expansion referendum
- New Jersey, Governor, General Assembly and Senate
- New York, Pension Forfeiture for Convicted Officials constitutional referendum and Constitutional Convention referendum
- Ohio, Drug Price Relief referendum
- Pennsylvania, Supreme Court and Superior Court retention elections, and Supreme Court, Commonwealth Court and Superior Court
- Virginia, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and House of Delegates
- Washington, Court of Appeals
- Atlanta, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
- Aurora, CO, City Council
- Boston, Mayor and City Council
- Charlotte, Mayor and City Council
- Cincinnati, Mayor and City Council
- Cleveland, Mayor and City Council
- Columbus, City Council
- Detroit, Mayor and City Council
- Flint, Mayor recall election
- King County, Executive and Council
- Seattle, Mayor and City Council
- Miami, Mayor and City Commission (1st round)
- Minneapolis, Mayor, City Council, Board of Estimate and Taxation and Park and Recreation Board
- New York City, Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate and City Council
- Pittsburgh, Mayor and City Council
- Raleigh, Mayor (2nd round)
- Tucson, City Council
- Wichita, City Council
- 9 November: India, Himachal Pradesh, Legislative Assembly
- 11 November:
- Nigeria, Akwa Ibom, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- United States, New York City, Borough Presidents
- 12 November:
- Equatorial Guinea, Municipal Councils
- Japan, Hiroshima, Governor
- Republic of Macedonia, Čair, Mayors and Municipal Councils (3rd round)
- 14 November: United States, Albuquerque, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
- 18 November:
- Nigeria
- Anambra, Governor
- Kwara, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- United States, Louisiana, Treasurer special election (2nd round)
- New Orleans, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
- 19 November:
- Chile, Regional Councils
- Kosovo, Mayors (2nd round)
- 21 November:
- Denmark, Regional Councils and Municipal Councils
- United States, Miami, City Commission (2nd round)
- 22 November: India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (1st phase)
- 23 November: Algeria, State Assemblies and Municipal Councils
- 25 November: Australia, Queensland, Legislative Assembly
- 26 November:
- Cuba, Municipal Assemblies (1st round)
- Honduras, Mayors and Municipal Councils
- India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (2nd phase)
- Nepal, Provincial Assemblies (1st round)
- Switzerland
- Basel-Landschaft, referendums
- Neuchâtel, referendums
- Nidwalden, referendum
- Obwalden, referendum
- Schaffhausen, referendums
- Thurgau, referendum
- 29 November: India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (3rd phase)
- 30 November: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Ascension Island, Council by-election
December
- 1 December: Syria, Rojava, Regional Councils, Canton Councils, Area Councils and District Councils
- 2 December: Australia, New England, House of Representatives by-election
- 3 December:
- Cuba, Municipal Assemblies (2nd round)
- France, Corsica, Assembly (1st round)
- 5 December: United States, Atlanta, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
- 7 December: Nepal, Provincial Assemblies (2nd round)
- 9 December: India, Gujarat, Legislative Assembly (1st phase)
- 10 December:
- France, Corsica, Assembly (2nd round)
- Venezuela, Mayors
- Zulia, Governor special election
- 11 December: Canada, Battlefords—Lloydminster, Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, Scarborough—Agincourt and South Surrey—White Rock, House of Commons by-elections
- 12 December: United States, Alabama, U.S. Senate special election
- 14 December: India, Gujarat, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
- 16 December: Australia, Bennelong, House of Representatives by-election
- 17 December: India, Punjab, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils
- 18 December: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Nevis, Island Assembly
- 21 December:
- Bangladesh, Rangpur, Mayor and City Corporation
- Spain, Catalonia, Parliament
- 23 December: Nigeria, Ekiti, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
- 24 December: Uzbekistan, Tashkent, District Councils
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