Wikipedia:WikiProject Elections and Referendums/Elections and referendums

This page lists the various election templates around the world. Those that are thought to be complete are marked with a Y Those where both the list of elections and the set of articles are complete are marked by YY

{{Abkhazian elections}}

Adding Abkhaz ASSR elections may be possible, but those were non-competitive, of course--Antemister (talk) 21:36, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

The Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia was founded the 31 March 1921. Add the soviet election from that time on.--Antemister (talk) 16:28, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Afghan elections}}

Most likely complete, no inconsistant data for election before 1964--Antemister (talk) 20:39, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, one cannot be sure if there were election before 1931, because the 1923 constitution mentions an elected parliament, but I do not believe that such took place, due the political instability. Nohlen implys that there were no election before 1931. See also [1]--Antemister (talk) 16:23, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Åland elections}}

YFrom at least 1922 on, there were elections every three years. One may add that years, but this list has to be reviewed by a speaker of the swedish language.--Antemister (talk) 21:36, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Elections in 1922, 1926, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1971 and 1975, p215--Antemister (talk) 20:24, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Added. Any idea if this is complete? Number 57 15:36, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes, as autonomy was granted in 1922.--Antemister (talk) 19:12, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

{{Albanian elections}}

Missing dates from 1928-1945. No elections before 1920?--Number 57

No election before 1914; due to wartime conditions, the constitution of 1914 did not come into force. There was no real election in 1920, the article should be deleted. Some district councils sent 56 delegates to the city of Lushnje to form a "National Assembly". First regular election in 1921, but 1921 and 1923 were also indirect. No election in 1924, this one was promised by the rebell government of Fan Noli. Next one in 1928, and them "regularly" (meaning very four years) at until 1939, always indirect. Next election after the war.(according to Sternberger/Nohlen and Braunias)--Antemister (talk) 14:47, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Complete it.--Antemister (talk) 16:08, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

You may be right about 1920 (although some sources claim there was one), but the US Library of Congress states there was an election in March 1924 whilst this source claims there were elections in late 1924. Confusing. Should I add elections in 1932 and 1936? Number 57 14:22, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

What is currently in that template for that timeis rather weird... Needs a second check @Number 57:, I am back here, can you have a look into The Times, if you still have access? Otherwise will have to dig into literature again.--Antemister (talk) 12:34, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

@Antemister: I'm afraid I no longer have Times access. Cheers, Number 57 13:52, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Not so good, so literature.--Antemister (talk) 14:03, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

What is written here for the time before 1945 seems to be completely wrong. [2] contains a full chronology, will have a look at it.--Antemister (talk) 14:36, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Had a look into the book, it tells: Feb 1920 (p143), nov-dec 1920 (p154, 156), feb 1921 (p160) aug 1922 (by-election, p195) nov 1923 CA election postponed to jan 1924 (p213, 215), then april 1924 (p247), jul 1928, (p291), sep 1932 (p337) jan 1937 (p383). The 1943 one seems very unlikely, but I try to find out more.--Antemister (talk) 20:16, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

{{Alderney elections}}

I minor topic, yes, but a I have some data: every two years from 1948 on. First normal election in 1916, some members elected every three years, some members of the parliament were elected annually. No election from 1940 until ???) Use the Times' archive--Antemister (talk) 14:47, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Algerian elections}}

Y Elections date from 1871 (first Algerian election to the National Assembly of France).--Number 57

OK, Algeria is difficult. From 1898 on, a partly elected, powerless bodys did exist, need precise data. Nohlens book mentions elected "conseils generaux" existed from 1860 to 1870, but I do not know if those had been institution for whole Algeria of only for the Departments.--Antemister (talk) 16:46, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

See fr:Délégations Financières Algériennes (1898-1945): Triannual election from 1898 to 1945, add them.--Antemister (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

OK, so I assume elections every three years from 1898 to 1943 (and then it seems it was abolished and replaced by the Assemblée Financière de l'Algérie in 1945)? Will add if you think that's right! Number 57 22:44, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Hm, more difficult than I thought at first: According to the online parts of that book and [3], there were elections in 1898, 1913, 1920 and 1938. That means that 1920 was an irregular one, presumably due to the war. In 1940, the FD where suspended. What happened after Operation Torch in 1942? Did not find any information about an re-election. Nohlen writes that the FD were "not aktive from 1939 to 1945". The Assemblée Financière Algérienne, founded in 1947, was appointed.--Antemister (talk) 20:11, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Had a look into [4] for solving that problem: According to it, the election took place in 1898, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1910, 1913, then a war-time gap, next one in 1920, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938. Numerous by-elections took place, which means there might some differnet information.--Antemister (talk) 20:59, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

OK, I've added all these dates. Do you think it's complete now? Number 57 13:13, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Complete, but create another section.--Antemister (talk) 16:52, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{American Samoan elections}}

First legislative election in 1948[5][6], then every two years, a referendum in 1966 about the re-unification with Westsamoa?--Antemister (talk) 19:59, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

Added referendums (1966 was just constitution). Not sure you're right about elections as the second link suggests a Congressional election in 1953. Number 57 22:40, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

That's strange, there are no early elections in USA... Theory: Every election is held in the late year, so one can assume that there was a single postponement in that year, due to those changes.--Antemister (talk) 21:17, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

But 1956, 1958, 1960 are correct, look at [7]. Also needs a review.--Antemister (talk) 12:48, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

1953 was special because of an reorganisation of the Fono[8], these reports also contain some data on the elections, but no results.--Antemister (talk) 14:03, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

{{Andorran elections}}

Y Missing all elections pre-1933 and those between 1933 and 1981.--Number 57

Before 1933, there were only indirect municipal elections; the municipal councils sent delegates to the "Council of the Valleys. First direct elections in 1933, from that year on every two years for a four-year term. No direct elections between 1941 and 1947.--Antemister (talk) 14:47, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

So 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941(?), 1947, 1949... until 1981? Number 57 15:56, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes, read [9] for 1941, I do not have access. In 1947, direct election were resumed.[10]--Antemister (talk) 17:02, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

OK, added all those between 1933 and 1981. Now complete. Number 57 11:22, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

What did happen in 1941? Did it take place?--Antemister (talk) 16:54, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Yes, as I assume. The newspaper article is from october, while the election usually took plac earlier.--Antemister (talk) 16:56, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Angolan elections}}

A Legislative Council was created in 1922, and another one established in 1955. The only date I can find for an election to the latter is 1959.

Portuguese elections were also held in Angola, but I do not know over what timespan. I have found one reference to Angolan MPs being elected in 1822. Number 57 13:31, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Angola remains (like the other portugese colonies) a difficult subject, although it seems that it possible to reconstruct at least the years from constitutional docuemnts and this, a book on the history of colonial parliaments in Africa.--Antemister (talk) 18:01, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

The first electoral body, not mentioneed in that book but in the chapter of the Nohlen book, were established in 1917, the decree is online at [11], chapter III deals with the governing council, and as far as I understand it, with a term of two years (art. 109). As the drecee is dated to November 28, 1917, it is hard to beleive that the election took place in 1917, but anyway, a speaker of the protugese language has to read the decree. The next constituion of Angola, dates from 1928, but the term remains the same, two years (have the text in english from the BFSP). A first indication of the election date comes from the 1933 organic charter of the portugese empire, which declares the governing councils dissolved to December 31, 1934, meaning fresh elections 1935, not only in Angola but also in Mocambique, (for the other portugese colonies, The organic charter does not provide details concering the selection of the non-official members from date date on). Anyway, like all portugese colonies, the whole issue requires a second check, as there are potentially contradictive data in the general colonial charters. @Number 57:, what are the source for the years 1955 and 1959?--Antemister (talk) 16:54, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

@Antemister: This source is the one for the creation of a new LegCo in 1955. This one mentions the 1959 election. Number 57 17:10, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

OK, did some more attempts in the meantime, but did not find out more. Even years 1918-1932 and odd years 1935-1971 (an election in 1957 is mentioned in the nohlen book). Have you found anything for the 1960s?--Antemister (talk) 21:25, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

{{Anguillan elections}}

Use [12], it seems that it contains the necceassary data[13].--Antemister (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

{{Antigua and Barbuda elections}}

Yes is complete!--Antemister (talk) 12:50, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

{{Argentine elections}}

Y Early Parliamentary election missing--Antemister (talk) 20:39, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

You find ready-made data in that and that book, the problem is the time from 1810 to 1852, as there was no centralized state as we know it know, but instead a rather loose confederation of autonomous provinces. We will not find data for them. How to deal with that time? At first, we need someone speaking spanish having some knowledge about that topic.--Antemister (talk) 19:08, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Seems we are really lucky here, having a look into the numerous SYB issues let me find some nice data: SYB77/78 quotes a compilation of government documents of argentinia published during the 19th century. The data is avaiable online [14].--Antemister (talk) 20:16, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Biannual legislative elections from 1854 in any even year on for a four years term (the german Nohlen book on latin american elections, p31). If you add them, the template for the modern Argentinia is complete. I also have complete data for the pre-1912 presidential elections by an electoral college.--Antemister (talk) 19:45, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

OK, I've added the post-1854 legislative elections. Number 57 10:18, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Two presidential elections are missing, 1854 and 1860, then ist should be complete.--Antemister (talk) 20:19, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Were they elected using the same system as 1862–1910? If so, I'll rename that article. Number 57 20:36, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Not sure. Those two election are in the same table, but the text implies something special with the first two election, will have to ask a speaker of the spanish language.--Antemister (talk) 20:42, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

OK. In the meantime I have added the years to the template. Number 57 20:49, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Ochoa mentions 1853 and 1859, strange...--Antemister (talk) 16:30, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

He seem sto be wrong...--Antemister (talk) 20:50, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

The pre-unification period is coverned by [15][16].--Antemister (talk) 20:50, 29 November 2012 (UTC) But hard to use for election dates... se if there is something better by now.--Antemister (talk) 12:52, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

{{Armenian elections}}

Missing Soviet-era elections.--Number 57

Can be added easily.--Antemister (talk) 16:55, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Aruban elections}}

Complete for the time of autonomy. Are elections before 1986 notable?--Antemister (talk) 20:16, 17 May 2012 (UTC) The nl:Staten van Aruba did exist at least from 1951 on, seems that there were election from 1941 on[17][18]--Antemister (talk) 20:24, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

{{Austrian elections}}

Y Imperial Council elections has gaps (1848-1861).--Number 57

Because there was no election during that time. Then complete, OK?--Antemister (talk) 21:33, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Azerbaijani elections}}

Missing 1917 CA (was this a public election?) and Soviet-era election.--Number 57

According to Nohlen, the 1917 election took place in the Transcaucasian Federation, there were members also from Georgia and Armenia, and the Azerbaijani members of that "Sejm" formed the Azerbaijani CA after the dissolution of that federation. Other than Georgia and Armenia, there were no election in the DR of Azerbaijan. Soviet elections see there--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Include the 1917 one, but mark it, as this one formed the parliament of the state. Add the soviet elections.--Antemister (talk) 16:58, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Bahamian elections}}

I was able to find data from Michael Craton, A History of the Bahamas (1962, an excellent book) which has relatively much data about the Bahamas Assembly. Founded in 1729, there was no fixed frequency of elections, in 1795 it was fixed to seven years. Election in 1784 and 1764, an early election in 1832, followed by one in 1839. I tried to fill in the missing years, and there are no disaccord if you use 1794, 1801, 1808, 1815, 1822, 1829, 1832, 1839, 1846, 1853, 1860, 1867, 1874, 1881, 1888, 1895, 1902, 1909. Next election 1919, due to WWI, then an election in 1927 and 1938 and 1949. One can assume that 1945 was an election, and of course an early one between 1927 and 1938. Is it possible to find find something about that? Besides this, there is a problem we have with many election during the 19th and sometimes the ealry 20th century: Not the polling day but the day of the first convention of parliament is recorded. As a read often in that book that "election were held in the late year" and "the new assembly convened in the early year", this might explain some differences of one year, and can cause minor mistakes.--Antemister (talk) 21:17, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Complete data might be found in [19] and [20].--Antemister (talk) 20:33, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

According to [21], it is possible to reconstruct more data. As between 1729 and 1795, no fixed term did exist, the assembly was dissolved only by the governor. That happened in 1731 and 1743. If I understand the book correctly, there was no more full election in that period, as vacant seats caused by death or resignation were filled by numerous by-elections.--Antemister (talk) 22:04, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Concerning the 19th century, there is the problem I mentioned above. Polling day and day of the first convention of parliament. Might be in differnet years. I try to correct the list above by using the new book I have: There was also an election in December 1833, as two dissolution took place in order to abolish slavery. In an election 1834, the first blacks had been elected. Elections took place in 1882, 1889, 1858, 1869, Craton writes that from 1844 on the Assembly "ran its full term for the first in in the 19th century", this means there were early elections between 1800 and 1830. Having this information, I correct the timeline according to this: 1729, 1731, 1743, 1764, 1770, 1772, 1784, 1794, (1801), [], 1817, 1818, 1820 [], 1832, 1833, 1839, 1844, 1851, 1858, 1864, 1869, (1875), 1882, 1889, (1896, 1903, 1910), 1919, [], 1928, 1935, 1942, 1949, 1956, 1963. Will try to fill the gaps...--Antemister (talk) 13:21, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

p89f confirms that the septenial act was suspended during WWI, and has data for the 1903 election.--Antemister (talk) 15:56, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

By using [22], it is possible to impprove the data: an additional one in 1772(p164), the 1784 election took place in December 1784 and February 1785 (p191), the 1832 was in January and there was no one in late 1833, but one in January 1834 (p438).--Antemister (talk) 18:09, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the book does not contain more data in order to the last gaps. But it was helpful, though, as its bibliography mentions [23], which might contain those information. It is not available in Germany, but in the UK and the US. The RX will get access to it.--Antemister (talk) 19:07, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

@Antemister: I obtained the two books (The Bahamian Parliament 1729-2004 and A history of the Bahamas House of Assembly). From this I determined that there were elections in 1729, 1731 (?), 1734, 1741 (?), 1770 (?), 1772 (?), 1784, 1794, 1832, 1833, 1858, 1864, 1868, 1882, 1889, 1928 (?), 1935 (?). The 1833 one was definitely in December (the Nassau polling took place on 17 December). The book agree with what you have, so I think we can assume your other dates are probably correct. I have enough data to start two articles and possibly a couple of others. Number 57 19:24, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

OK, just a short answer now: The Bahamian Parliament 1729-2004 I already obtained and scanned it completely, didn't you get it? There is plenty of unsorted stuff on my HD. Did you scan A history of the Bahamas House of Assembly? I already thought of buying a copy of it and donating it to a german library during the next weeks.--Antemister (talk) 20:51, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

No, I'm not able to scan at the British library (or even take photos on my phone). However, the A history of was fairly useless as a source, and contained far less information than the other one - it was mostly about acts passed rather than any detail on elections, although there was an interesting bit about the 1784–1794 interlude (the "long parliament"), which was followed by a 10-day "short parliament" in 1794, so there may have been two elections that year. If you want to check something from it, I can get access to it again. In the meantime I have created Bahamian general election, 1729 and Bahamian general election, 1833 as they had full results (at least in terms of the elected candidates). Number 57 21:00, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

{{Bahraini elections}}

YY It's rather easy to complete the elections in arab countries...--Antemister (talk) 21:17, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Bangladeshi elections}}

There was a pre-independence parliament:[24], Election in 1937 (Indian Provincial Elections, 1937[25]) and 1946, Area Handbook Pakistan, p229[26](remove the "-" between "india" and "netzone", the spam filter does no allow that link), then in 1954ibid, p230 (Peter Heß, Bangladesh, tragödie einer Staatsgründung, p16)but the period between 1958 and 1970 is difficult due to the indirect basic democrat system. I assume that the provincial assemblies were elected the same time as the NA (1960/1962 and 1964/1965), but that needs to be confirmed (EWY, SYB).--Antemister (talk) 20:15, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

OK, found an interesting article[27], which also conatains useful data: (indirect) Provincial elections in 1962 and 1965, add them.

Added the 1946, 1954 and 1962 provincial elections. Can't see where it says there was a 1965 one in that source. Number 57 15:58, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Eh, the last paragraphs deal with the election of "965" [sic, p92], p95 mentions provincial elections.--Antemister (talk) 19:18, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

I understood from reading it that the 1965 election was that of the Pakistani president, not an Assembly. Number 57 21:04, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

There was both a presidential and a legislative election, for the national and the provincial parliaments, using the "Basic Democrat" system.--Antemister (talk) 21:50, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Completed it.--Antemister (talk) 16:37, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Barbadian elections}}

The country in the world with the highest number of national elections in his history? The assembly was founded in 1639, and from 1660 on, there were annual elections (An act limiting the Assemblies Continuance, Barbados. Acts of assembly passed in the Island of Barbados from 1648 to 1718. London, 1721, p11) Before, there were unregular elections, because the term was not fixed. Will be hard to find out those dates. Annaul elections until 1938, then biannual[28][29] Does it make sense to add them? The by-election was 2011.--Antemister (talk) 20:24, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Did read through several PD books about that topic, and found out the following what happend before 1660: Well, one in 1639[30], presumably in 1645 (Some memoirs of the first settlement of Barbados, p21), p266f and maybe one in 1650 p199, 271, one in 1952 p283 And, that's funny, there was no election in 1876[p88] We cannot be sure if there were more election before 1660, this book might be helpful.--Antemister (talk) 20:25, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Perhaps a solution would be to write 1660–1938 as a link to the annual elections. I've done this on the template, and added the biannual ones. Re the ones before. Were there definite elections in 1639, 1645, 1650, 1652 (I assume you meant this rather than 1952!). Number 57 15:42, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

That is what I found out from those books. Only for 1652 the word "election", for the other years, the book say that a "new" assembly convened.--Antemister (talk) 19:22, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

{{Basque elections}}

Complete, as there was no parliament before 1980.--Antemister (talk) 16:15, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Belarusian elections}}

Complete post-independence, but missing articles (and maybe dates) in Soviet era.--Number 57

Easy to add the soviet ones, wasn't there one about 1920?--Antemister (talk) 20:24, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

{{Belgian elections}}

YY Missing the dates for the two elections in 1870.--Number 57 OK, that's a minor issue.--Antemister (talk) 12:22, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Belizean elections}}

First election in 1936 and 1939 and ???maybe 1942, 1945, 1948, 1951??? (need to be confirmed by a SYB) Then, there might had been some early election in the 19th century--Antemister (talk) 12:00, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

There was an election in 1945 (Nigel Bolland, Belize: A new Nation in Central America, p106) Elected LegA from 1854 to 1871, election every four years, early elections possible (Bolland, p22) Do not believe in early election, according several PD books[31][32]--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Should be possible to complete it.--Antemister (talk) 16:19, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

With what dates? 1854, 1858, 1862, 1866, 1870. 1936, 1939, 1942, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1954? Number 57 15:35, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Beninese elections}}

Y I completed the german one.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Bermudan elections}}

Believe that is the best one[33]--Antemister (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

That book wont help, it has 16 pages, but it is possible find much dates quite easy. According to p95, the term was reduced from seven to five years in 1918, and there is no disaccord if you add those years. For the time before 1918, [34] is of some help: YOu can go back using the seven-year-term until 1883. If you want to gu back further, this might be difficult... You will have to use those three-volume-book:[35][36][37] written by H C Wilkinson. This article may also help[38]--Antemister (talk) 15:52, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

So 1883, 1890, 1897, 1904, 1911, 1918, 1923, 1928, 1933, 1938, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963? Number 57 15:36, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Let's continue with the topic that was the last I researched two years ago. The method used was not very eloborate: I used he Wilkinson book and HathiTrust, where the book is searchable, but not readable. I searched for terms like "assembly", "convention", or "election", then comparing it to the printed book. I figured out the following years (vol./p.). Volume 1 covers the period from the founding of the colony to the dissolution of the Somer's Island Company, containing that dates: 1622 (I/190, was the second election, I/193), 1624 (I/197), 1627 (I/199), 1646 (I/263,403), 1663 (I/314, 403), 1673 (I/353), 1683 (I/403). On my notes, I crossed out the following information: 1639, 1641, no election between 1624 and 1639 (I/179). Two more notes are on the sheet: (I/138) should contain information on the "first assembly", no year mentioned, and an election in 1623, citing "Craton, p409", but that guy wrote books about the Bahamas... (Really, you should not keep such notes for years, you forget much).

Volume II, 1684-1784, no fixed period yet (II/172): 1687 (II, 28, 171), 1691 (II/171), 1726 (II/191), 1742 (II/199), 1748 (II/206), 1755 (II/215), 1760 (II/218), 1762 (II/222), 1768 (II/350), 1769 (II/174), 1776 (II/389), 1780 (II/409), 1785 (II/434). You see there is a large gap between 1691 and 1726 - this is not complete.

Volume III: no election between 1785 and 1795 (III/56f), 1795 (III/88), 1798 (III/204), 1807 (for times in 15 months), 1808 (two times, III/255), 1809 (III/256), 1812 (III/263, 278), 1836 (III/520), 1849 (III/674), 1850 (III/674), 1852 (III/673), 1857 (III/661), 1871 III/770, 890). Once again a large gap, and for the later period, the data seems to become incomplete.

Of course don't believe that the dataset is complete, but, like the Bahamas, it seems unlikely to find better ones, as Wilkonsons are really outstanding (2000 pages for the small island). A gap remains for the late 19th century. The digitized archive of the Royal Gazette might help, but my first attempts were not really successful. May be your's?--Antemister (talk) 17:08, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

{{Bhutanese elections}}

Most likely complete--Antemister (talk) 20:39, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Is correct for election in the modern, western sense, but we include also non-democratic ones. And those happend every three years from 1953 on. The problem here are the numerous by-elections.--Antemister (talk) 21:42, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Should we add every year...?--Antemister (talk) 21:17, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Every year with a full election - by-elections don't need to be included. So 1953, 1956, 1959 until 2004? Number 57 15:59, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Seems to be the best solution...--Antemister (talk) 17:08, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Bolivian elections}}

Data in that book [39]--Antemister (talk) 16:12, 20 May 2012 (UTC) No, useless for that topic.--Antemister (talk) 21:02, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

The template is more complete as we know that from other latin american one. I copied the relevant pages from that book mentioned as source for the years before 1855.--Antemister (talk) 21:02, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

This [40] might cover the pre-1825 era.--Antemister (talk) 18:35, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

{{Bosnian elections}}

Unknown if there were any more elections in the Austro-Hungarian era.--Number 57

"In Bosnien-Herzegowina [...] war [...] überhaupt keine demokratische Mitsprache dieser Art vorgesehen" Marie-Janine Calic: Geschichte Jugoslawiens im 20. Jahrhundert. C. H. Beck, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-406-60646-5, S. 58--Antemister (talk) 21:17, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Botswana elections}}

LegCo election in 1961[41], before there was a European and African Advisory council, each from 1920 on, in case of the latter one, I assume annual elections[42], no data concerning the EAC--Antemister (talk) 13:35, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Eh, sorry, the AAC was not elected, but appointed by the chiefs.--Antemister (talk) 21:18, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Most historical laws of Bechuanaland are online [43], but the laws about the european advisory council is not there. Need to find a printed version.--Antemister (talk) 16:24, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

The whole issue is extremely strange. I had a look in to the complete collection of the laws of the Bechuanaland Protectorate, the 1977 Nohlen book, the British and Foreign State Papers and the amazingly complete german Verfassungsregister. None of them contains or at least mentions a law introducing an elected European Advisory Council. There is a law from 1947 in the State Papers concerning the introduction of an elected advisory council in 1948 (triannual elections), which does not refer to an earlier law. Is it possible that this institution was unofficial...? Research continues...--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

I finally found the missing data, using[44]. Part 5 about Bechuanaland, Basutoland and Swaziland, devotes less than a page about the EAC. Founded in 1920, it first convened in 1921, and was elected for three years. That means election in 1921, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1936, 1939, 19342, 1945, and then 1948, 1951, 1954, 1957. According to [45], I do not believe that an election took place in 1960.--Antemister (talk) 16:03, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

I reckon there may have been a 1960 election as the EAC was only dissolved when the LegCo came into being in 1961, so 1921, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1936, 1939, 1942, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1960? Number 57 15:46, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Brazilian elections}}

Seems to be complete, which is the source? More data in that book--Antemister (talk) 16:12, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Even before starting with that project here, I had a look into two books about the 20th century election system in Brazil[www.books.google.de/books?id=GzEbYUKSIZ0C][46]. Both contain a chapter on election during the empire, with a table on election dates. Both do not claim to be complete, but they confirm most of the data presented here. Numerous book had been publishes on that topic in portugese. I will try to find a complete set of data. That article[47], also in portugese, provides some information. Was the first election in 1822 or 1824?--Antemister (talk) 20:18, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

I obtained[48] and completed the template according to the table on p122. Just one was missing. Note that, as usual for the 19th century latin america, the date of the opening of parliament is recorded and not the polling day, so in a few cases it might be possible that those events took place in different years. That book is a highly valuable work on that topic, about 150 pages cover the imperial period. As usual, the data for that period is poor and very incomplete. The book has also a chapter on pre-independence elections, as it seems that one took place about 1821, but a will ask a speaker of the portugese language to confirm that.--Antemister (talk) 15:51, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

It seems to be that the pre-independence election was for the portugese parliament.--Antemister (talk) 17:10, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{British Virgin Islands elections}}

Have a look into[49][50]--Antemister (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

The British Virgin Islands (a Chronology) only confirms one election date (1773), but refers to the creation of a legislature (1735), changes to the franchise (1776), a recommended dissolution (1777), a reduction in elected members (1859) and then elections being abolished in 1867 and not coming back until 1950 (so that period is definitely out).

A history of the British Virgin Islands was a disappointment as it was a large book but didn't have much in it - the only election mentioned is the 1773 one.

However, I did also find The constitutional history of the Virgin Islands, which was possibly the most useful. It gave more detail about the 1773 election, and noted that it was the first election (see the details at British Virgin Islands general election, 1773). It also made passing reference to parliamentary terms starting in 1834, 1854 and 1859, and agreed with the 1867 abolition of the Legislative Council. From the three together, the only certain date pre-1950 appears to be 1773, but other possibilities are 1776, 1777, 1834, 1854 and 1859. Number 57 21:07, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

A History of the British Virgin Islands 1672 to 1970 detail an election in 1735. It goes onto state that the Assembly created in 1773 had a term of three years, although it's not clear whether this applies from 1773 or 1774. The book refers to the opposition refusing to take the oath of allegience and elections being called in 1777 (it's not clear whether this was an early election after the people elected in 1776 refused to take office). It makes reference to "free negroes and coloureds" being able to elect a member to the Assembly in 1818 (but not if an election was held), and confirms elections in March 1837 and 1838 after a dissolution. It was dissolved six times between 1841 and 1849, and mention is made of elections in 1858, 1862, 1865 and 1867.

The book also mentions a "General Legislature of the Leeward Islands", which may warrant further investigation. Number 57 19:00, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

{{Bruneian elections}}

No, first (indirect) elections in 1962 [p49--Antemister (talk) 20:11, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Bulgarian elections}}

Y But missing articles on some elections in 1880s and 1890s.--Number 57

{{Burkinabé elections}}

Y I completed the german one.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Burmese elections}}

YY Complete according to WP articles--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Burundian elections}}

YY Complete, there were some pre-independence municipal and lokal elections, but those were rather indirect and should not be included here.--Antemister (talk) 22:12, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Cambodian elections}}

Very incomplete, see talk page--Antemister (talk) 20:33, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Cameroonian elections}}

An additional election in British Cameroon in 1957 and a referendum in 1959.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Added the election. The referendum was only in North Cameroons, which is included on the Nigerian template. Is this now complete? Number 57 22:40, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

You should add that referendum here, but only in the caption of the template. It is called Northern Cameroons referendum, 1959, and readers will be confused if they do not find it here.--Antemister (talk) 16:18, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Canada elections}}

YY Complete.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Cape Verdean elections}}

A Legislative Council with 21 members was created in 1963. I can't yet find dates for the elections. Number 57 13:54, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

{{Catalan elections}}

Complete, as there was no parliament before 1980, exept 1932.--Antemister (talk) 16:18, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Caymanian elections}}

You may know that relatively detailed article, which tells us that much data ist unknown. But I have some doubt about the notability of the election before 1959 - those had been election for a municipal council of a small town, perhaps not more than a larger village.--Antemister (talk) 19:08, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Central African Republic elections}}

YY Includes the TA, complete--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Chadian elections}}

Y Miising the 1958 referendum.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Added. Is this now complete? 15:42, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes.--Antemister (talk) 17:11, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Chilean elections}}

Complete? Source?--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

The spanish WP has a complete set of articles for that country. Most are unsourced, other cite [51]. Is it neccessary to have a look into that book?--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Believe not.--Antemister (talk) 16:21, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Colombian elections}}

Incomplete, of course, the data might be found in that book, unfortunately not online.--Antemister (talk) 11:01, 6 May 2012 (UTC) Or this and this--Antemister (talk) 16:12, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

I obtained a copy of [52], a complete sourcebook on columbian election results. Unfortunately, there is a gap for the legislative elections between about 1900 and 1930. This book [53] offers background information. @Number57, the copy of the Nohlen book I have access to misses many pages on Columbia, what happened during that time?--Antemister (talk) 17:38, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Nohlen does not list any legislative elections between 1900 and 1931 (only presidential elections in 1914, 1918, 1922, 1926 and 1930). The text at the start of the chapter possibly alludes to elections in 1905 and 1910 ("In 1905 and 1910 new constitutional reforms were introduced... they made provision for minority representation in parliament". It also says "in 1910 the direct vote was re-established for presidential elections", "For Senatorial elevtions up to 1908..." "In 1905 the limited multiple vote was established". Nothing concrete I'm afraid. Number 57 18:09, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

See also [54] for presidential elections and [55] for congress elections.--Antemister (talk) 16:31, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Comorian elections}}

In 1946, 1952?, 1957, 1959, need a SYB or EWY for the gap between 1959 and 1972--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Election in 1971 http://www.keesings.com/search?kssp_search_phrase=comoro+islands&x=25&y=4&kssp_sortby=Oldest_First&&kssp_time_start_value[m]=1&kssp_time_start_value[y]=1959&&kssp_time_stop_value[m]=6&kssp_time_stop_value[y]=1976&kssp_date_range_type=publication&kssp_selected_tab=article&kssp_tp_id=id458530fc49bc1&kssp_a_id=24922n01xco&kssp_rspn=1&kssp_v_id=17] --Antemister (talk) 12:06, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Election in December 1972 (Africa south of the Sahara, 1974, p248): Result: "Union" parties in favour of independence from France 34 Seats, Parti du mouvement mahorais 5 Seats.--Antemister (talk) 20:28, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

So definite elections in 1946, 1957, 1959, 1971? Will add if you could confirm. The 1972 one is already on the template. Number 57 10:43, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

1946, 1952, 1957 are just the normal French TAs, see the 1978 Nohlen book, which has some information about it, 1959 is also mentioned there. In December 1961, a new constitutional law came into force, which increased the size of the parliament. The term was five years from then on, 1971 was an early election.--Antemister (talk) 11:29, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

It is logical if you add 1962 and 1967, but we need some thing to conform this. Maybe [56] or [57].--Antemister (talk) 13:39, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

OK, I added 1946, 1952, 1957 and 1959. Number 57 16:51, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Cook Islands elections}}

Y

The WP article is relatively detailed and reliable, only the european members are not really easy.--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

Need a SYB or EWY--Antemister (talk) 19:53, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Should be 1946, 1949, 1952, 1955, then need another SYB.--Antemister (talk) 21:28, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Elections in October 1958 [[58] p283. One can assume the next elections in 1961, another one in 1964 should not have taken place.--Antemister (talk) 16:16, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

I've added 1946-1958. Need to fill the gap until 1968. Number 57 11:22, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Corrected, that was no problem. The native members of the Legco were (s)elected by local councils, so their elections are not notable here. Now complete.--Antemister (talk) 20:28, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Costa Rican elections}}

Misses the data during the time of the central american federation. Source of data?--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

That and that article. This one is fully accessible online--Antemister (talk) 19:08, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

So that looks like 1825, 1829, 1833, 1835, 1837 and 1841 to be added. All seem to be parliamentary only and then the equivalent to the President elected by the parliament? Number 57 16:59, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Croatian elections}}

Unknown whether Austro-Hungarian era is complete.--Number 57

For the yoguslavian time [59]--Antemister (talk) 21:58, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

OK, but one can expect that the pre-1914 elections are complete, because in the whole Austrian Empire, the electoral history began in 1861.--Antemister (talk) 16:21, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Split the Austro-Hungrian dates and create a seperate template, this makes it confusing, as most reader expect to find only election in modern Croatia.--Antemister (talk) 17:19, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Cuban elections}}

Complete, were there absolutely no indirect elections from 1959 to 1976?--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Cypriot elections}}

Y Pre-independence articles added.

Missing pre-independence elections.--Number 57 From 1882 on, every five years. Unfortunately, early election had been possible, so this topic need further research. LegCo dissolved in 1931 following civil unrest (SYB1955). Popular election of bishop Makarios in 1950. No other pre-independence election.--Antemister (talk) 12:22, 6 May 2012 (UTC) Added 1950 informal referendum. Number 57 00:13, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Dates for all pre-independence elections: [60]--Antemister (talk) 17:58, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

{{Czech elections}}

Y Although some local elections missing articles.--Number 57

A Czech provided me the pre-independence data[61]--Antemister (talk) 20:37, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

OK, I added them. Number 57 21:12, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Czechoslovakian elections}}

Y Missing several articles for the Communist era.--Number 57

Dates complete. Data for the early fraudulent communist era elction can be found in Sternberger/Nohlen. Some doubt about the lokal elections: Surely 1938, not 1935 and 1939?--Antemister (talk) 12:22, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Danish elections}}

Template is complete according to Nohlen & Stöver, but IP has claimed there were other elections not listed in book Number 57

Well, a German Danish explained: The 1848 election was not the folketing (which was founded in 1849), but for a CA, you should not put it into the group of the folketing elections. A dk:Folketingsvalget 1865 did exist. What is the "Rigsraadet's Folketing"? Sternberger/Nohlen does not contain tables for that period.--Antemister (talk) 09:36, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

Compare with danish equivalent. The 1848 election took place October 23, for a Imperial Constituent assembly.--Antemister (talk) 17:25, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Democratic Republic of the Congo elections}}}}

YY There were no pre-independence election in Belgian Congo, except some municipal ones from 1957 on--Antemister (talk) 18:17, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Djiboutian elections}}

I completed the german one.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

This source (which has quite a lot of detail about early elections) mentioned elections in 1952. It also described changes to the electoral system in 1950 when elections were due, but does not explicitly state there was an election that year. What was your source for a 1950 election, and would a 1952 one also be possible (it would certainly fit with a five-year term, given that the next election was in 1957). Number 57 15:29, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

The same source also mentions Representative Council elections in 1955. Number 57 13:03, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

{{Dominican elections}}

This[62]--Antemister (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

{{Dominican Republic elections}}

See that book--Antemister (talk) 16:12, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Dutch general elections}}

Missing dates between 1796 and 1848, missing articles between 1848 and 1888.--Number 57

No, the template is complete, there were no direct elections before 1848. What's the source for 1796? Nohlens book has data for the time between 1848 and 1888, but only seat contribution.--Antemister (talk) 15:21, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

{{Dutch Senate elections}}

Strange thing, not really in the scope of that project, as the elections are indirect. It does exist from the early 19th century. Will ask somenone who knows it...--Antemister (talk) 16:44, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{East Timorese elections}}

Maybe a LegCo election about 1973. I asked an expert on that topic.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Was told that no national election took place during the 1970s, as it was annexed by Indonesia before.--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Then complete.--Antemister (talk) 16:39, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Actually, the source was wrong. There was a Legislative Assembly election in 1973, which I have created an article about. A 14-member Legislative Council was created in 1933, but I do not know if they were elected or not. There was also a provincial/legislative council during the Indonesian occupation period. Number 57 15:49, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

{{Ecuadorian elections}}

A complete set of data for the presidential elections was available [63], but, as usual for latin america, the book contains on legislative ones during the 19th century. It may be possible to reconstruct datafor those ones, simply by adding four year term after any new constitutions, as it seems that every early election is mentioned in that book.--Antemister (talk) 20:25, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Constitutional history of Ecuador lists those CAs (were they all elcted?), this article [64] contains data for pre-1830 elections.--Antemister (talk) 20:30, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

[65] Has full data for all presidential election. Have that already, legislative ones are under investigation.--Antemister (talk) 17:28, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Egyptian elections}}

Missing elections between 1883 and 1923, Shura Council election articles incomplete.--Number 57

The colonial Legco was elected for six years, elections should have taken place in 1889, 1895, 1901, 1907, 1913, see History of the Egyptian parliament, verified by old SYBs.--Antemister (talk) 19:53, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Doing some research on the history of egypt's numerous constitutions, I found [66] and out that the template is still not complete. the first election took place in 1866, from then on very three years, 1869, 1872, 1875, 1878. In 1879 it was dissolved and restored in 1881[67] History of the Egyptian parliament writes that there were only three legislative terms. It is a copyvio from[68] Something is wrong here... Is it possible to find something in the times?--Antemister (talk) 20:05, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

OK, I have added the post-1883 elections. I will have a look in the Times later. Number 57 11:22, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Can you have a look into the Times? Otherwise, that topic needs further investigation.--Antemister (talk) 17:31, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Equatorial Guinean elections}}

YY The 1963 legislative election did not take place...--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Complete.--Antemister (talk) 17:30, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

@Antemister: One in 1973 has been identified. Number 57 22:28, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

{{Eritrean elections}}

Y Hm, there were no elections yet, so it's complete--Antemister (talk) 18:17, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Wait: Were there election between 1952 und 1962, as an autonomous region, or later, as a province of Ethiopa?--Antemister (talk) 20:46, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

There were elections in 1952 and 1956 (Handbuch Eritrea, S. 32, Nohlen, S.331f)--Antemister (talk) 11:35, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Now complete.--Antemister (talk) 17:29, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Estonian elections}}

Add the soviet era elections--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Ethiopian elections}}

YY No elections before 1957 or between 1973 and 1987? --Number 57

First one in 1957, no ones between 1973 and 1987, that's correct--Antemister (talk) 21:46, 2 May 2012 (UTC)>

{{Faroese elections}}

Source of data?--Antemister (talk) 21:46, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

That's it [69] Election before 1906?--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland elections}}

Y Complete, of course--Antemister (talk) 18:17, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Fijian elections}}

Y Nice, complete data online--Antemister (talk) 21:54, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Finnish elections}}

Y No election dates prior to universal suffrage in 1907. No, there were elections to a Landtag from 1863 on with limited franchise. Nohlen's book contains a table, but the data may be incomplete. I asked an WP author from FInland to verify the data.--Antemister (talk) 21:30, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Complete.--Antemister (talk) 17:30, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{French elections}}

Hm, France should be complete...--Antemister (talk) 16:49, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{French Polynesian elections}}

Every five years, do not believ in early election, but need to confirm what happened before about 1960. SYB.--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Gabonese elections}}

Y Includes the TA, should be complete.--Antemister (talk) 21:46, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Gambian elections}}

YY Complete--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Georgian elections}}

Add the soviet union ones.--Antemister (talk) 13:34, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

{{German elections}}

Y No articles on German confederation/Zollparlament elections.--Number 57

German WP has of course articles de:Zollparlamentswahl 1868 or de:Frankfurter Nationalversammlung. There were no election for the federal parliament of the german federation--Antemister (talk) 21:10, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Ghanaian elections}}

YY Incomplete, there was a partly elective Legislative council from 1925 on.--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

You may find the data here. A german author of the WP having lived in Ghana for some time and contributing to the topic of african election told me that those "election", in which only some seats were elected, cannot be counted as normal elections--Antemister (talk) 19:58, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

No public elections before the war. The "elected" members were delegates of (elected) provincial parliaments.--Antemister (talk) 16:51, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Remove the 1925 one, then complete.--Antemister (talk) 16:22, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

OK, done. Number 57 15:46, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Gibraltar elections}}

First Legco in 1950, but a city council was created in 1921. Please try to verify if the city council was more than a municipal one, by using british newspapers. Otherwise, we need a SYB or EWY--Antemister (talk) 21:09, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Can you have a look into the Times for the time before 1950?--Antemister (talk) 16:23, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Nothing there I'm afraid. Number 57 16:09, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Greek elections}}

Elections before 1843?--Number 57

Yes, there had been indirect election in 1823, 1825-1826, 1828, 1831--Antemister (talk) 21:09, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Greenlandic elections}}

The Grønlands Landsråd before 1979 was elected every four years. For Details, we need a SYB or EWY--Antemister (talk) 21:09, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

The Greenland Provincial Council was first elected in 1951 and had a four-year-term, so add 1951, 1955, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975., and see also [70]. Before 1951, elections were indirect.--Antemister (talk) 22:13, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Added all those years. Number 57 17:02, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Grenadian elections}}

First elections of the modern period in 1925.[71] Still need data for the old representaive system. Times' archive might help for the time between 1925 and 1951.--Antemister (talk) 15:53, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

{{Guamanian elections}}

Incomplete, legislative elections in any even year from 1950 on, gubernatorial ones complete.--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Guatemalan elections}}

A difficult one: Try the following public domain books, according to Vanhanen: [72][73][74], and I try to find better books.--Antemister (talk) 22:14, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Using[75], it is possible to trace the guatemalan elections bach to 1820. For the early elections, it is hard to disambiguate if the text refers to the Captaincy General of Guatemala (the later Central American Federation), or the the later State of Guatemale, so it is neceassary to have a look into other sources. The first election there was a municipal one in Guatemala city in 1820, won by José Cecilio del Valle, wo became Alcalde there (do not include it into the template. de:Gabino Gaínza mentions an election in 1821 for the Captaincy General. The next election took place in 1822 (p23), after Mexico annexed the Captaincy General. According to the book, it was an election of delegates from the Captaincy General, to the Mexican congress. It should be added to both the Central American and Maxican template. In 1825, a federal election took place in the whole federation. I assume - we need the constitution - that the state assemblies were elected the same time. An early election in Guatemala in late 1826, and a popular election of a president on March 1, 1827 (p31). A Federal election in 1830(p38), and a presidential one by parliament in Guatemala in August 1829(p41).--Antemister (talk) 16:38, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Presidential election in 1831 (p41, direct) and 1835 (p47, direct). Federal presidential election in 1834 (p47). Legislative and presidential election in Guatemala in October and December 1837. Legislative one in 1838. CA election in 1838 (p90).--Antemister (talk) 12:24, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

CA election in 1840 (p139), CA election in 1841, elected Carrera as President, he refused to take office, and the assembly elects Lopez as head os state (p144). Paz elected as president by parliament in 1842 (p149). Dissolution of the CA and elections of a council of state scheduled for March 19, 1844 (p161), and the members were appointed by president Paz in May. A constituent council elected in December 1844 elected carrera as president. Next CA elected in 1848 (p200), it electes Martinez as president. He resigns, parliment elects escobar, after his resignation Parades. Next CA election in 1851, followed by a presidential election by parliament (p268f), then legislative elections in 1852(p273). Carrera declared president for life by the assembly in december 1854 (p279). The word "election" not appear in the book on the pages covering that time, but the assembly did convene regularly, which means that elections should have taken place, regularly (p304).--Antemister (talk) 15:42, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Assembly election in 1863(p324), in August and September (p328). Election of a new president by an extended parliament after the death of Carrera (p332). Presidential election in 1869 by that extended parliament, which was newly elected (p337). Legislative election in 1870. That's the content of that sophisticated book on that topic. For the post-1850 presidential election, Ochoa/Vanhanen is of course the preferred source. It should be rather complete, at least the post-1834 period. In any case, some more information or legislative ones is required.--Antemister (talk) 13:49, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

{{Guernsey elections}}

First in 1900[76], the Times may solve the problem.--Antemister (talk) 16:55, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Guinea-Bissau elections}}

As far as I can work out, the first territorial elections were to a Legislative Council created in 1963. I know there was an election in 1969, but do not have the other dates. There were also elections to the Portuguese parliament, but I don't yet know when these started. Number 57 12:42, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

{{Guinean elections}}

Y Complete.--Antemister (talk) 21:09, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Guyanese elections}}

Here, various Dutch-style elected institution existed from the late 17th century onwards. As for other countries of that region and time, electoral data seems to be unavaiable. Data is avaiable from 1891 onwards, the year a crown colony system was introduced. Elections took place in 1892, 1897, 1901[77] the term was five years p81. Do not know more data at the moment, but quite many books do exist [78][79][80][81][82][83]. Can you try to use the Times to find out more data?--Antemister (talk) 21:07, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

Using [84], I was able to find out more dates: October 1926, the last one under the 1891 constitution (p353), and September/October 1930, under a new constitution (p360). A by election took place in 1923 (p353). Only few data is available for these two ones, and the 1892 one (p313). Some scattered information on concerning pre-1891 local elections are also available. That TOC [85] mentions an election in 1916. Using the five-year-term, it is easy complete the series by adding 1906, 1911 and 1921. Those articles [86][87] tells us that there were elections only in 1935 and 1947 after 1930. At the moment, it is not entirely claer if there was no election between 1947 and 1953. Number57, can you use the Times to answer that question?--Antemister (talk) 09:15, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

I didn't realise you had written this, but through my own research I found and wrote articles about elections in 1892, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1911, 1916, 1921, 1926, 1930, 1935 and 1947. There was no election between 1947 and 1953. There do seem to have been (possibly indirect) elections for various bodies (e.g. he Court of Policy) since the Dutch period, but I haven't found any sources yet that cover it in any detail beyond mentioning that there was an elected body. Number 57 21:55, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Having spent some time writing about Guyanese elections, there were regular (I think) elections for the Financial Representatives (6 members of the legislature) from the 1810s until 1892, but I have not found out any more than that. There were also occasional indirect elections to the Court of Policy via the College of Keizers (an electoral college), which itself may have also been occasionally elected. Number 57 16:52, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

{{Haitian elections}}

One can expect that the data can be found in: Claude Moïse: Constitutions et lutte de pouvoir en Haïti. Band 1: La faillite des classes dirigeantes (1804-1915) Les Presses de l'Université d'Etat d'Haiti, Port-au-Prince 2009 ISBN 978-99935-57-07-4

One can imagine that this one is one of the most difficult one we hve, but it seems possible to complete it, because much was wirtten about that time. I started to find the dates using the book of Moise, [88], [89] and, most important [90]. Pre-independence elections took place [91]. In 1801, a CA was formed, partly appointed and partly elected[92][Janvier, p2), Toussaint elected governal general by the assembly[93] The first constitution provided for an election in 1803, but it seems that it took not place due to the war. In 1806, the next CA was elected (23. October, Janvier p49,75) It seems to be that in some constituancies in the South and the West, elections were repeated illigaly in November. In the southern Republic of Haiti, "mittelbare" senate election took place in 1809, 1812, 1815 (in 1806, the senate was elected by the CA, Janvier p111). Presidential elections in the South by the Senate took place in 1807 (Moise, p60), 1811, 1815, 1816[94]. In the North, no elections took place from 1806 to 1820. After the reunification of 1820, a period of political stability began. Elections to a Chamber of Deputies took place in 1817, 1822, 1827, 1832, 1837, 1842, each in February.(Janvier p150 A CA was elected in 1843 (Janvier, p154). Boyer was elected as persident for life by the Senate in 1818[95].--Antemister (talk) 16:58, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

An election to a colonial assembly in 1790 (Sundstrahl, p50), relected in 1791[96]--Antemister (talk) 14:49, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Presidential election by the State Council in 1845 (Janvier p190, Moise p162) and 1847 (Janvier, p228)

I could continue in that way, but there is a better solution: [97] has a complete list of the lower chamber elections. 1817, 1822, 1827, 1832, 1837, 1842, 1843, 1847, 1852, 1857, 1862, 1863, 1867, 1870, 1873, 1875, 1879, 1882?, 1887, 1890, 1893, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1902 [sic!], 1905, 1908, 1911, 1914, 1917. For the post-1930-period, some there are some differences to the Nohlen book: 1930, 1932, 1936 (convened 1937), 1941, 1946, 1950, again 1950 or 1951, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1967, 1973, 1979, 1984, 1987 (convened 1988), 1990/1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2006. Note that the 1801 and 1806 CAs should be in lower house sections, but 1809, 1812 and 1815 were elections for the senate, the single chamber at that time.--Antemister (talk) 22:41, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

The book also contains a list of deputies and senators, but only alphabetical and not chronological.--Antemister (talk) 22:42, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Use Ochoa/Vanhanen for presidential election by parliament.--Antemister (talk) 22:44, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

OK, have added all the dates above to the template. Number 57 17:08, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

For 1809, 1812, 1815, a speaker of the french language should have a look at the relevant part of the Constitution of 1806 (art. 40-60). As I understand the text, these "elections" were rather co-options, as the voters submitted a list of candidates to the Senate, which chose the new senators from the names on that list. Please try confirm that.--Antemister (talk) 18:22, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Honduran elections}}

That book may contain the data.--Antemister (talk) 19:08, 13 May 2, 012 (UTC)

According to Nohlen, in president and parliament were elected the same day. Using Ochoa/Vanhanen, elections took place in 1848, 1856, 1860, 1864, 1866, 1869, 1875, 1877, 1881, 1883, 1887, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1898, 1903, 1911, 1915, 1919. This book, p46, has a tbale of some election result, it provides use some minor differences (1877, 1880, 1883, 1887, 1891, 1894, 1898, 1902, 1911, 1915, 1919. I assume that the cause of this are the different definition of the election day, the day of election of the electoral college or the day the electoral college elects the candidate. I recommand to use the earlier date. The time before is more difficult. According to Nohlen, parliamentary election took place every two years, and it seems that the president was elected by parliament. I tried to find out the dates, just using the WP: According to Juan Francisco de Molina, a CA was elected in 1838, and another one in 1847[98][99]. In 1840, Francisco Ferrera was elected president by the fist Legislative Assembly[100] (not the 1838 CA, so I assume that an election took place in 1839, then you can add 1841, 1843, 1845.--Antemister (talk) 18:13, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

I've added all the post-1848 elections and the two Constituent Assembly ones. I think we have to be careful about assuming the 1839, 1841, 1843 and 1845 ones. The book is helpful, although contradicts Nohlen re election in 1915 or 1916. I will check my Nohlen book tonight. Number 57 09:35, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Nohlen definitely states 1916. I notice his figures are quite different to some of the ones in the Banana Republic book though. Number 57 19:33, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

That's not surprising, as Nohlen often describes that problem. As WP is not a paper, it seems to be the best solution to add both.--Antemister (talk) 22:07, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

And one in November 1851 (Woodward, Rafeal Carrera, p242)--Antemister (talk) 15:02, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

{{Hong Kong elections}}

YY First-ever election in 1985. Complete--Antemister (talk) 20:21, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Hungarian elections}}

Do you know someone speaking hungarian? He can read [101] and hu:Magyarországi_országgyűlési_választások--Antemister (talk) 16:25, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Icelandic elections}}

What's the source. Election from 1843 on, but Nohlens table goes back only to 1874.--Antemister (talk) 16:28, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Icelandic Wikipedia. Number 57 16:11, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Indian elections}}

Complete.--Antemister (talk) 20:32, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

{{Indonesian elections}}

Y Now complete--Antemister (talk) 21:46, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Iranian elections}}

Most likely complete--Antemister (talk) 21:46, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Iraqi elections}}

seems to be complete--Antemister (talk) 21:46, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

I read

• Erich Topf: Die Staatenbildungen in den arabischen Teilen der Türkei seit dem Weltkriege nach Entstehung, Bedeutung und Lebensfähigkeit (= Hamburgische Universität. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiet der Auslandskunde. Band 31. Reihe A. Rechts- und Staatswissenschaften. Band 3). Friedrichsen, de Gruyter & Co, Hamburg 1929.

while doing research for a different project, and I found on page 93, footnote 1 some notes about the 1921 referendum. The author notes that neither 1919 nor 1921 a real referundum took place. No further information about the 1919 one is provided, but a source is mentioned. I'll have a look.--Antemister (talk) 19:26, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

{{Irish elections}}

YY Hm, there should be more than one Senate election...?--Antemister (talk) 16:56, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

There was only one public one. The electoral system (STV across a 19-seat nationwide constituency, with 76 contesting candidates) meant it took over a month to do the various counts and recounts, and the public election of the body was subsequently scrapped. The template is therefore complete. Number 57 21:59, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

{{Israeli elections}}

Y Article on 1944 Assembly election missing.--Number 57

You should not include the mandate of palestine LegCo election, should be moved to the palestinean one--Antemister (talk) 20:57, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

The "International Almanac of Electoral History" has data for the 1944 election, wil send it to you.--Antemister (talk) 20:45, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

{{Italian elections}}

YY Only post-unification elections - none for previous constituent states.--Number 57

Well, the template is complete, the pre-unification states (there were election, but Nohlen does not provide data) need their own templates.--Antemister (talk) 18:17, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Ivorian elections}}

Y I completed the german one.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Jamaican elections}}

Y The ORS was abolished in 1866 p77, until the 1884 constitution, the LegCo was wholly nominated. From then on, the template has some gaps: 1889, 1894, 1896, 1901 (Henry A Will, Constitutional change in the British West Indies, p320, the book has also some data). The issue with the ORS will be a topic in which Jamaica is not the only country. From 1677 to 1863, election took place here, but it seems impossible to find out anything about them (country to small and far away, few published material etc.). If you add just the few of the dozens of elections where data is avaiable, the uninformed reader might assume that there was an election in 1677, but none druing the 18th century. My recommandation: Remove the ORS elections, and at a footnote which reads like From 1677 to 1863, election to the House of Assembly of the Old Representative System took place. No data is avaiable. You may also link the 1677 and 1863 election, where data is avaiable.--Antemister (talk) 22:29, 6 February 2013 (UTC)

If you add those dates, you can declare it as complete.--Antemister (talk) 16:29, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Have done. Number 57 16:16, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Japanese elections}}

There was a House of Peers (Japan), the predecessor of today's House of Councillors, elected under extremely restricted franchise. First elected in 1890, there were election every seven yeears until 1946. A Japanese very active in the topic of japanese politics in the German WP told me that there were no early elections during that time, as that body had few powers.--Antemister (talk) 21:30, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

Since I suppose this is referring to the discussion we once had on my talk page in de.wp, a correction: I don't know what gave you the idea that the House of Peers had few powers – it was essentially equal to the House of Representatives in powers. It was even politically more important in a way: Many prime ministers of the Empire were non-members of the Diet, but several were appointed from the upper house, only very few from the elected lower house, even during the "Taishō democracy" [If I don't miss anyone, there were only three active members of the House of Representatives to be appointed prime minister: Hara, Hamaguchi, Inukai]. The House of Peers consisted in large parts of the same group of nobles and bureaucrats who also dominated cabinets during much of the Empire. It would often agree with the government anyway. In that sense, you could say that the lower house was more important because it was there where the main potential for political confrontation lay and where the government had to make concessions to get things done, especially in the early years when the oligarchs had few permanent allies among the political parties, and later in partisan confrontations. But during the era of party cabinets that was also sometimes reversed, as with the [already watered-down] cabinet-proposed women's suffrage bill that was rejected by the upper house.

The [partial] upper house *elections* were rather unimportant, though. – 1. You had asked for *popular* elections. 15 top taxpayers – granted: they were technically commoners – voting out of, for example in Tōkyō-fu, a population of roughly 1.5 million in 1890 hardly constitute a popular election, the mutual peerage election in the three lower ranks was an election among nobles anyway, and the Imperial Academy elections were only introduced in 1925 and only elected a few members. 2. The majority of House of Peers members was hereditary, appointed for life or elected in mutual elections among nobles – as of 1890, out of 251 members, 45 were elected in mutual elections by the 15 top taxpayers in each prefecture [though these members, too, were technically part of the group of members appointed by the Emperor; compare members by presentation in the Prussian House of Peers], that leaves 206 bureaucrats and nobles; of the latter, 105 were determined in mutual peerage elections, 41 were automatically members (Imperial family & top two nobility ranks), and 61 were other Imperial appointments, see NDL 2005: Ōyama, p. 49 Also, I think, the lifelong-appointed & hereditary members included the vast majority of the more prominent upper house members who held important posts in government; but until someone creates a comprehensive list, I wouldn't swear to that. 3. And the House of Peers was non-partisan ("one man, one party"), though there were parliamentary groups, and in the early 20th century/Taishō democracy, some of these would be aligned with a major party. In contrast, general lower house elections elected, as the name implies, the whole lower house at a time, were partisan (though effectively not so in some one-party dominated places, but that hasn't changed to the day), campaigns carried political debate into the whole country and increasingly broader segments of the population, and were for these reasons, the only notable popular elections on the national level (though initially also highly restricted to about 1 % of the population).

Politics and policies in the Empire were in large part determined by unelected institutions (genrō, privy council, army, navy, high-level bureaucrats, etc.), the Diet was only one of many actors struggling for influence in the Meiji state, and partial elections to one chamber of the Diet with a handful of rich people electing one to represent them (who is not likely to have very "dangerous" positions to the government – are the 15 richest citizens of a prefecture likely to include a pacifist or a socialist and then elect him to the House of Peers? I guess it may have been somewhat interesting in some places in the early years when bourgeois liberalism, including the idea of elected representation itself, was also still a "dangerous" ideology to some oligarchs.) are rather irrelevant to the whole process. As upper house elections had much less impact than lower house elections, they are simply ignored by many observers as far as I'm aware – many more general works about politics/history in the Empire fail to even mention them. More interesting would be, in my view, the early Meiji elections to prefectural assemblies (created in 1878) and muncipal assemblies (created in 1880) – these were the oligarchs' first experiment to allow [and at the same time: contain] popular representation, and on the other side, "we, the people" [then even more: wealthy only] and our elected representatives still had a more united position in demanding a constitution and a national assembly from the government (Freedom and People's Rights Movement). --Asakura Akira (talk) 12:35, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

{{Jersey elections}}

Use the Times.--Antemister (talk) 17:23, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Jordanian elections}}

YY Completed--Antemister (talk) 21:08, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Kazakhstani elections}}

Did exist from 1920 on, as the (first) Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Republic.--Antemister (talk) 20:29, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Kenyan elections}}

Complete, Nohlens book does not mention 1931 and 1938--Antemister (talk) 21:24, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Kiribati elections}}

Seems that there was one after the secession of the Ellice Islands. EWY. SYB.--Antemister (talk) 19:28, 13 May 2012 (UTC) Presumably in 1976[102]--Antemister (talk) 20:21, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

SYB77/78 says 1974 the LegCo was replaced by the HA and elected for a four-year-term, the parliaments website says 1976...--Antemister (talk) 20:44, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Assume: 1974 the last one for GE-Islands, 1976 the first G-Islands one.--Antemister (talk) 21:58, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Right: Elections in 1974 for the GE-Islands, the size of the parliament was reduced after the secession, this is not in disaccord to the website.--Antemister (talk) 21:23, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Kosovan elections}}

There was an illegal election in 1992--Antemister (talk) 21:08, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Add the Yugoslav-era-elections, from 1946.--Antemister (talk) 20:29, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Kuwaiti elections}}

YY Complete.--Antemister (talk) 20:29, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Kyrgyzstani elections}}

There was the (second) Kirghiz Autonomous Soviet Republic, that's more difficult.--Antemister (talk) 20:29, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Laotian elections}}

Very incomplete, see talk page--Antemister (talk) 20:33, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Latvian elections}}

Missing Soviet-era elections

{{Lebanese elections}}

Y Complete [103]--Antemister (talk) 18:17, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

No, not complete, have a look at the source.--Antemister (talk) 20:29, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

And two more elections in 1922 and 1925 for a represenative council (Longrigg, p150, 127)

Done. Are there any more, or is that now complete? Number 57 10:25, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Should be so...--Antemister (talk) 21:29, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Lesotho elections}}

There were some indirect lokal election from 1948 on--Antemister (talk) 10:01, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

A 99-member Basutoland council existed from 1910 (SYB1955), looking for data.--Antemister (talk) 21:52, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

The Basutoland Council was wholly appointed, first indirect elections for an NA in 1960[104] District councils elected few members to the BC, at least in 1948 and 1950, do not believe in their notability, as those seem to be rather appointments but indirect elections--Antemister (talk) 13:35, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Further Information:[105]--Antemister (talk) 19:23, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Liberian elections}}

Y One can expect that the template is complete.--Antemister (talk) 18:17, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Libyan elections}}

There were pre-independence "elections" in Cyrenaika and Tripolitania, Nohlens book does not contain data or dates--Antemister (talk) 21:08, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

In Cyreneika, a parliament was elected indirect in 1919, which convened five times until 1923 (was there another election? Need a SYB), then, 1950 a first assembly was elected in Cyrenaika and, indirectly, in Fezzan. Election in the later (until 1963) autonomous provinces might be relevant here. EWY.--Antemister (talk) 14:54, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

I used [106] for further research, but information ist sparesely: After independence, the governments of the three provinces were dissolved, and new one, including legislative assemblies, "installed". That should mean elected, or not? That took place in (early) 1952 (the same day as the national election?) (p205). The term was four years (p197). One early election of a provincial legislative assembly is mentioned: In January 1954, the Tripolitania assembly had was dissolved and new elections took place in April 1954 (p240-248). That means, in the Cyreneika and Fezzan, elections took place in 1952, 1956 and 1960, like the national ones, in Tripolitania in 1952, 1954, 1958 and 1962. The provinces were abolished in 1963[107], so one cannot be 100 per cent sure if the 1962 one took place, but I assume it was.--Antemister (talk) 21:24, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

According to that book, a parliament did exist in 1919 also in Tripolitania. No information about an election, but the Legge fondamentale per la Tripolitania might answer that question, but I assume that it was, as the author states that the basic laws were similar.--Antemister (talk) 18:09, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Liechtenstein elections}}

Elections since 1918 only.--Number 57

There were legislative election from 1862 on, every three years, each election, half of the deputy were elected for a six year term--Antemister (talk) 18:17, 27 February 2012 (UTC) Lowered to four years in 1878.--Antemister (talk) 09:44, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Won't help us, as there were early elections, but that is interesting: All Liechtenstein newspapers from 1860 on avaiable online, without any restriction.--Antemister (talk) 09:44, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

In 1862 and 1868 (Nohlen), then 1866[108], 1906[109], 1914[110], 1875[111], 1877[112], 1886[113], 1890[114], 1894[115], 1898[116], 1910[117], 1914[118] Something is wrong for the pre-1880 period...--Antemister (talk) 18:13, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

No newspapers were published from 1868 to 1873[119]!

Are the first three years (out of order) correct? And was there a 1902?--Number 57

Eh, I did not finish with this one yet.--Antemister (talk) 20:38, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

OK, according to Die Thätigkeit des liechtensteinischen Landtages im 19. Jahrhunderte Vol 1. p156, an election in 1869 and 1872 (p169). Of course there was one in 1902[120] Then it should be complete.--Antemister (talk) 16:50, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

I've added 1862 1866 1868 1869 1872 1875 1877 1886 1890 1894 1898 1902 1906 1910 1914 to the template, is that complete? Number 57 16:19, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Lithuanian elections}}

Missing Soviet-era elections Number 57

{{Luxembourgian elections}}

Missing elections between 1848 and 1915 Number 57

Sternberger/Nohlen has some data, but further research is neceassary: First indirect election in 1845, then in 1853, then ???maybe in 1857 and 1860 and...???. From 1868 on every three years for a six-year-term, early election had been possible. See List of Prime Ministers of Luxembourg and its sources, need someone with better abilities in French--Antemister (talk) 21:36, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Before I start further research, can you check if you find some dates using the Times?--Antemister (talk) 22:21, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

Nothing I'm afraid. Perhaps too small. Number 57 22:31, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

{{Macanese elections}}

pt:Assembleia Legislativa de Macau contains details about the parliament before 1999.--Antemister (talk) 21:36, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Macedonian elections}}

Add yugoslavian dates.--Antemister (talk) 17:26, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Mahoran elections}}

Before 1974 a part the the comores, the comorian election should be a second line. Two referendums in 1976 (SYB77/78). EWY, SYB for dates before 2004, easy.--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Election in 1977 [121], (...) 1988 (EWY1989) 1991, 1994, 1997, 2001, Referendum in 2000 (not 2001)--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Two referendums in 1976 added, 2000 referendum corrected. Number 57 00:13, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Early election in 1982 (forget the source, fo god's sake), according to the three-year-term, I assume 1980 and 1985.--Antemister (talk) 12:40, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Malagasy elections}}

Includes the TAs, should be complete.--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

It appears an assembly (délégations économiques et financieres) was established in 1924, which was at least partially elected. Number 57 16:22, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

{{Malawian elections}}

There were elction for an legislative council in 1955, 1958, 1959 (Nohlen's book)--Antemister (talk) 21:08, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

According to the Times the first elections took place in 1956. I cannot find any reference to elections in 1958 (this may be the election in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland) nor 1959 (although two extra African members were co-opted onto the Legislative Council in 1959 as part of constitutional reforms that also extended the life of the Council beyond the planned end date of May 1960, presumably until the 1961 elections). Number 57 23:13, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

{{Malaysian general elections}}

YY Complete. First election in 1955.--Antemister (talk) 21:36, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Maldivian elections}}

Incomplete, elections from about 1950 on. SYB. EWY--Antemister (talk) 17:29, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

Referendum in 1952[122]--Antemister (talk) 19:23, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Added a couple more referendums. Number 57 00:13, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Found some data for that extremely difficult case: The 1954 Constition (Found in Hellmuth Hecker, Die Republik im Indischen Ozean, Verfassungsentwicklung und Rechtsstellung der Malediven) provided for election every five years. And [123] tells us that in 1964 female suffrage was introduced. So I assume election in 1954, 1959 and 1964. For the Parliament of the secessionist United Suvadives Republic, complete data is avaiable[124]. The issue is still not solved: Was an election in 1969 or 1970, and there might me election before 1954. The constitution provided for elected parliaments, but Hecker does not mention if they really took place. There was a popular election in 1952, when Mohamed Amin Didi was elected as the new sultan (who chosse to be president later)--Antemister (talk) 14:25, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

This[125] implys an election in 1954. Here one in 1952[126], but was that an election?--Antemister (talk) 21:49, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

God knows, it's rather complex and contradictory. I wonder whether it might be worth e-mailing the Majlis if their website comes back online. Number 57 22:31, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Have had a look into [127], which made this topic even more difficult: According to a letter from the governor of Ceylon from 1934, the elected institutions according the 1932 constitution "appear[s] to have existed on paper only" (p22), but some pages later (p26), it writes that in 1932 "the first formal legislative assembly came into being". The book does not write anything on elections or constitutional developements until 1952. It seems that the 1952 referendum was also a presidential election, 98% voted in favor of president Mohamed Amin Didi (p26). An elected parliament (Senate of 80, Lower House of 46 including 13 woman) came into being (in 1952 or 1953?) The parliament was dissolved after "barely a year". A new parliament was elected after Mohamed Amin Didi's death. This was in 1954. The book refers mostly to british newspapers, including the Times. Can you find something there, including the election about 1970?--Antemister (talk) 20:59, 31 August 2012 (UTC) Far East and Australasia 1969 (p257) tells us that 81% of the voter voted in favor in the 1968 Referendum.--Antemister (talk) 21:37, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

I've checked the Times archive and there are three stories about the Maldives in 1954, but none mention an election. There are no stories at all about the islands in 1970! There is more detailed data on the 1968 referendum here, which has already been used in the article. Number 57 10:29, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Stays difficult: Ostheimer, The politics of Western Indian Ocean Islands does not have any data on election there. Did bot find a source which that decides if 1969 or 1970 was an election. According to Nohlen, die 1970 one was held in February. Assuming a five-year-term, an election in 1969 as well as 1970 seems not to be logical. My assumption: Most election were held in the late year (November), so one can assume that 1975 was postponed for some months, and the five-year-term was interrupted between 1975 and 1979. So, 1969 might be the date more logical. So add: 1954, 1959, 1964 and 1969, as well as the Suvadiva election. For the period before 1952, a had a look into [128] (many parts of it can be found here[129]). This is not more than an small small booklet, postcard size, published by the local Ministry of Information. Nothing about election is told there, although only some few sentences cover the post-1932-period. According to Ostheimer, the the Majlis (=legislature) was the appointed cabinet. SO I assume no election before 1952, but well, one cannot be really sure. Have to wait until some new book answers this question.--Antemister (talk) 10:46, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Malian elections}}

Y Complete, includes the TAs.--Antemister (talk) 16:59, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Maltese elections}}

YY Missing elections before 1921. --Number 57

Where there early election? Do not believe so. We need that constitution--Antemister (talk) 09:44, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Really, I was able to obtain a sourcebook on maltese election. It is in maltese, but one can easily understand the tables.--Antemister (talk) 17:46, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Do you have the dates/tables? Number 57 21:20, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Will send the PDF to you at some time, at the moment add 1849, 1854, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1883, 1888, 1889, 1892, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1904 (Jan), 1904 (Feb), 1904 (Apr), 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917. Quite a lot.--Antemister (talk) 16:57, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Cool. I've added them to the template. Number 57 14:08, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

The book you sent me says 1849 was the first elections, so now complete (and working on the articles). Number 57 23:49, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Also, the book includes details of three elections to the now-defunct Senate in 1921, 1927 and 1932. These were all part of the general elections, so I have added the results to those articles. Number 57 18:12, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

{{Manx elections}}

Seems to be complete, if the include only the modern elections. Source?--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Marshall Islands elections}}

The district legislature (Marshall Islands Congress) was founded in November 1949 p59, the term was two years (Far East and Australasia, 1969). Add.--Antemister (talk) 15:22, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Is that every two years until 1977? Number 57 17:09, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Eh, really, you should not rely on a single source... According to Meller:1968, the District legislature was found in 1949 and had annual elections until 1958 and from 1958 on, biannual election. The first election seems to have taken place in 1950, the first one of the 1958 charter in 1959, as both one went in force in the very late year.--Antemister (talk) 14:51, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

So 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977? Number 57 16:20, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Mauritanian elections}}

Y Includes the TAs, should be complete--Antemister (talk) 09:44, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Mauritian elections}}

Indirect election every two years from 1791 until 1803 for a colonial assembly. Then captured by the UK. First council of government election in 1886 every five years exept 1941 to 1946 (was there no election during that time? Need a SYB) LegCo from 1948 on.--Antemister (talk) 09:44, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Mexican elections}}

Complete? Source?--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

According to Ochoa, the president was elected by an electorla college in 1857, 1861, 1867, 1871, 1872, 1877, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904 1910, 1911, add them (before 1857 by parliament in 1824, 1828, 1833, 1837, 1843, 1846, 1848, 1850). p100, 348 This dates corresond with legislative one in the template. According to [130], legislative election took place in 1821. Was that first regency elected?--Antemister (talk) 21:12, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Iturbide was elected emperor by parliament in 1822.--Antemister (talk) 21:17, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Micronesian elections}}

YY Complete, as the FSM were founded in 1979 by unification of Yap, Truk, Ponape and Kosrae, now the federal states of Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. Yap, Truk and Ponape had distrct legislature before, elected for two years (Yap), three years (Truk) and four years (term staggered, (how?) Ponape) (EWY75). Know some data for Yap: 1978 was the election for the sixth distrikt legislature, that means elections in 1976, 1974, 1972, 1970, 1968. [131] (In fact, all that does not matter for that template, just want to note this here, for future templates for the Micronesian states.) Ponape had an election in 1971[132].--Antemister (talk) 19:28, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

District Legislatures (Congresses) did exist before the unification. 1951 (Yap, two years), 1952 (Ponape, four years, but "Term staggered" Ponape District Congress until 1963, Ponape District Legislature, created after an referendum in 1949). Data from p59 and Far East and Australasia, 1969. Information for the two other ones will follow.--Antemister (talk) 15:32, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

All other XXX District Congresses were renamed to XXX District Legislatures in 1965, the year the Congress of Micronesia was founded. It covered the whole TTPI, not only Micronesia, see the talk page.--Antemister (talk) 15:38, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

According to Meller, 1969: Truk had a legislature from 1957 on, with triannual election until 1963, and biannual elections from then on. Elections in 1957, 1960, 1963 and so on. Ponape had triannual elections from 1952 on - 1952, 1955, 1958, and election every four years from 1958 on. Yap had biannual elections from 1959 on. Kosrea became an separate district in 1977.--Antemister (talk) 15:10, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Moldovan elections}}

Soviet-era election articles missing

{{Monegasque elections}}

Y Complete, no election before 1911.--Antemister (talk) 09:44, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Mongolian elections}}

Y Add the indirect one, as I did it in the german version.--Antemister (talk) 09:10, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Montenegrin elections}}

No articles on early 20th century or Yugoslav-era elections

Add the yugoslav ones.--Antemister (talk) 16:58, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

According to the Parliament website, the template is now complete (the website does not mention the 1905 elections, but the Times say they were the first elections). Number 57 15:14, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

{{Montserratian elections}}

Look:[133]

A bit of investigation: From "Politics in British Montserrat" by Howard Fergus:

• In 1852 the Montserrat Council and Assembly were combined into a single body with 12 members, four appointed and eight elected (2 from St Anthony, St George and St Peter, and one from Plymouth and St Patrick's (p11)
• The number of appointed members was increased to five in 1861 (p11)
• The franchiase was restricted to men owning at least one acre of land with a cottage, or 20 acres under cultivation, or receiving a rent of £10 per annum. (p11)
• In 1866 the Council voted to abolish itself and was replaced with an appointed body (p11)
• Representative government was reintroduced in 1937. The franchise was restricted to people paying rent of £12/year or who had paid 15/- of direct tax the previous year. The Council consisted of nine members; four elected, three officials and two appointed by the Governor (p12). I have created an article on the 1937 elections, but cannot find anything about elections after that.
• The next change was universal suffrage in 1952 (we have articles since that point)

A bit more from various sources: There may have been an election in 1943. This makes me think the three-year term that continued from 1952 was already in place, potentially giving elections in 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 and then 1952. Number 57 15:07, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

This is further supported by the fact that there were elections in the same years in neighbouring St Kitts.

More from Montserrat: History of a Caribbean Colony:

• In 1837 there were 5 electoral districts returning a total of 15 members. Although the population owas 7,119, only 144 people were qualified to vote and only 75 had voted in the most recent elections (not stated when) (p78)
• An ex-slave was elected to the Assembly in 1842 (p79)
• General elections in 1813 and 1820 (p71)

From Five of the Leeward Islands 1834–1870 by Douglas Hall:

• Elections held in 1836 (p163)
• Elections held in December 1866 (p175)

{{Moroccan elections}}

First-ever elections in 1963?Number 57

There were elections to rather powerless advisory concils from 1947 on, every three years.--Antemister (talk) 09:44, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

So 1947, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959 and 1962? Then the first parliamentary elections in 1963? Number 57 10:09, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

From Sternberger et al:

• 1947 elections to the CG
  • Two sections of the CG - one French and one Moroccan
  • French section had 77 seats, of which 19 were elected by the first college (farmers and mixed), 24 by the second college (industry and craftspeople) and 34 by the third college (direct election). The direct elections were carried out in 14 constituencies ranging in size from 7 seats (Casablanca) to one. The seats with one member also elected a deputy. (page 1275)
    • Registered voters: 33,319 in Casablanca, 14,556 in Rabat, 7,933 in Meknes, 1,145 in Taza. Turnout 17,693, 7,788, 4,483, 718 respectively (p1287)
  • Moroccan section had 73 seats, of which 32 were elected by the first college (farmers and mixed), 21 by the second college (industry and craftspeople) and 20 by the third college (direct election). The direct elections were carried out in six constituencies (1 or 3 seats in size), which elected 10 members, and a further 10 elected by wage earners (Lohnempfanger), 2 by former soldiers and 6 by committes of the Jewish community (p1276)
• 1951 elections to the CG
  • Registered voters: 10,364 in Casablanca, 3,000 in Safi, 665 in Agadir, 981 in Port-Lyautey, 2,098 in Sale, 1,365 in Petit Jean and 1,384 in Khemisset. Turnout: 9,940, 2916, 633, 913, 2060, 1272, 1145 respectively (p1292)
• 1956 elections to the CNC
  • Parties & seats: PI 10, PDI 6, Liberals 6, UMT 10, Farmers (PI-naher Großgrundbesitz) 18, 4 UMCIA, 5 Handel/Handwerk, 12 liberal professions/sports/youth/cultural organisations, 4 Ulema, 1 Rabbi - total 76

{{Mozambican elections}}

A Legislative Council was created after WWI, possibly at the same time as Angola's. By the 1960s it consisted of 27 members elected for 4-year terms (of which 9 were popularly-elected). Portuguese elections also took place. Number 57 14:22, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

{{Nagorno-Karabakh elections}}

Also here, the post-1990 period should be complete, but one can the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast election.--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Namibian elections}}

One can expect that it's complete.--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Nauruan elections}}

YY Strange: Universal suffrage from 1951 on, but the first electoral law in 1965. Source for the dates 1966 and 1968? Need SYB or EWY. SYB 1955 says nothing about a legislature, but "the Administrator [...] has all the powers of government, administrative, legislative and juducial".--Antemister (talk) 20:21, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

SYB 7374 tells us that the first LegCO was "established" in Jan 1966, and an election took place 29 Jan. 1972.--Antemister (talk) 21:58, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

But first election for a "Nauru Local Government Council" in 1951. (Area Handbook Oceania, p256)--Antemister (talk) 20:31, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

1966, 1968: SYB72/73--Antemister (talk) 20:46, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

There was an elected council before 1966 (SYB1965)--Antemister (talk) 16:55, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

That book might answer the question:[134]--Antemister (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

That book in fact answers the question: Island Council election in 1951, 1955, 1959 and 1963. The book also has the results.--Antemister (talk) 15:46, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Added to the template. Any others? Number 57 17:10, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

No, complete.--Antemister (talk) 16:08, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

I found another election in the book you sent me - for a Constitutional Convention in 1967. I've created articles for all the elections now. There were some elections before 1951 - for Chiefs, but they only occurred when the previous chief died. Number 57 15:25, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

{{Nepalese elections}}

YY No elections before 1959, exept some municipal ones. Complete.--Antemister (talk) 20:46, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Netherlands Antilles elections}}

The Netherland Antilles were founded in 1948, so it not complete. nl:Staten van de Nederlandse Antillen contains the data, unfortunately unsourced.--Antemister (talk) 20:16, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

{{New Caledonian elections}}

Y Nice, complete data avaiable online--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

see also: fr:Modèle:Palette Scrutins en France sous la Cinquième République--Antemister (talk) 13:34, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Then complete.--Antemister (talk) 16:08, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{New Zealand elections}}

YY Assume completeness.--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Nicaraguan elections}}

This book and, better, this and this book and this website--Antemister (talk) 16:12, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

That website[135].--Antemister (talk) 20:11, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

FFor Nicaragua, a german book does exist [136], but for the federation period, I need the help of the constition concerning term ans electoral system, but I start here, using also frequently [137]: First presidential election in 1824 (won by Manuel Antonio de la Cerda), first CA election in 1825, In 1826, 1827?, 1829? and 1830, the president was elected by the parliament. In 1829, it was the second parliament which elected the president. (Check constituion) Next election of the president in 1832 or 1833, and in 1834 (seems to be also election of the parliament) and 1835 (by the parliament), 1837 general election. 1838 election of CA. Although the 1838 constitution provided for "mittelbare Wahlen", there were election by parliament from 1838 to 1841. That happened six times, see the list of presidents. As in 1843 and 1853 no 2/3 majority was achieved, there was again an election by parliament. Elections in 1845 and 1847, for 1849 and later see Ochoa/Vanhanen. For legislative elections, I need the constitution, and according to some WP articles, the acting presidents of that time were also elected (or at least confirmed by parliament). In 1854, a CA was elected, and a presidential election by parliament. Fake presidential election in 1856, and an election for a CA and the president in 1857. Regular elections until 1893.--Antemister (talk) 21:16, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

The 1838 constituion provided for annual election to the lower and biannual ones to the upper house. The Senate elections took place in even years.--Antemister (talk) 22:33, 8 February 2013 (UTC)

From the 1859 election on, regular elections took place until 1891, see Ochoa/Vanhanen. The term for the senators was six, for the deputies four years, and biannual elections took place. In fact, the data in Ochoa/Vanhanen mentions the inauguartion of the president and the opening of the parliament, not the election itself, so you have to add the the year before to the template.--Antemister (talk) 11:52, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

A legislative election in 1895, a CA followed in 1896, and until 1902 annual election for parts of the parliament. In 1898, a presidential election by parliament. In 1901, a presidential election, and in 1906, the next legislative election. A legislative election and a presidnetail election by parlimant in 1910.

Well that was a diffucult one, I sum up in order to check if there was a mistake: President by parliament: 1826, 1827, 1829, 1830, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1839, 1839, 1839, 1839, 1839, 1840, 1843, 1853, 1854, 1898, 1910. Presidential elections: 1825, 1837, 1841, 1843, 1847, 1849, 1851, 1853, 1856, 1857, 1862, 1866, 1870, 1874, 1878, 1882, 1886, 1890, 1901. Legislative election: 1825 (CA) (constition has information, but is spanish, numerous ones did occur) 1837, 1838 (CA), 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853 (CA), 1857 (CA), 1858, 1862, 1864, 1866, 1868, 1870, 1872, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1895, 1896 (CA) 1906, 1910 (CA).--Antemister (talk) 13:24, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Note: The german book, a PhD thesis, is a very sophisticated one, referring to archival sources with more than 1800 references. The hard-to-read small typeface contains also relatively detailed data on presidential election.--Antemister (talk) 13:39, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Nigerian elections}}

Election in British Cameroon should not be part of that template.--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

I updated the german one, two issues: Sternberger/Nohlen writes that there were "no elected africans before 1922" in the Legco (africans, not members), but I do not believe there were elected europeans before 1922, as only four of the 46 members in 1923 were elected. Some regional elections took place during the decolonisation period. For the pre-1947 election, see J. Wheare: The Nigerian Legislative Council Longon 1950 and T N Tmuno: Nigeria and Elective Representation 1923-1947 London/Ibadan 1966--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

I've added the regional elections in the 1950s. Number 57 23:41, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

Still not complete, see the german one.--Antemister (talk) 09:11, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

From Sternberger et al: Lagos seats for the LegCo (p1545):

• 1923 1,649 voted from c. 4,000 RVs, NNDP win all 3 seats
• 1928 3,011 RVs, NNDP win all 3
• 1933 1,118 RVs, NNDP win all 3
• 1938 908 RVs, 792 voted, NYM win all 3 seats, NNDP 0
• 1947 5,379 RVs, 3,573 voted, NNDP + NCNC win all three seats, NYM boycotted

{{Nigerien elections}}

Y I completed the german one.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Niuean elections}}

Y Election in 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1987, as long there were no early elections--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC) SYB 7374 already notes an Island assembly, need an older SYB.--Antemister (talk) 21:58, 20 May 2012 (UTC) It did exist (SYB1965), according to it, "legislative measures apply as in the case of the Cook Islands"--Antemister (talk) 16:55, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

The elected Legislative Assembly was founded in 1960[138] p133 As everything was like on the Cook Island (and according to the later data), add triannual election in 1960, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972. Further data might be found in [139] nad [140]. Before 1960, there was a Island Council, whose members were selected by local fonos.--Antemister (talk) 16:04, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Have added 1960–1987 elections. Complete? Number 57 11:22, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes.--Antemister (talk) 16:06, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{North Korean elections}}

YY Funny but complete--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Northern Cyprus elections}}

Y Seems to be complete, says the german WP. More referendums?--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Two more referendums added. Number 57 00:13, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Seems to be complete now.--Antemister (talk) 16:05, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Northern Mariana Islands elections}}

The district legislature was founded in 1963[141], it was elected for three years (Far East and Australasia, 1969). One can add 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975. Is there a source for 1970?--Antemister (talk) 18:22, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

This information is correct according to Meller1969.--Antemister (talk) 15:26, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

OK, have added those years and removed 1970. Complete? Number 57 16:22, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Norwegian elections}}

YY Were there any elections before 1814? Number 57

No, Sternberger/Nohlen, p891--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Omani elections}}

Y Complete, I assume?--Antemister (talk) 16:04, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

I think so. This book refers to the 2007 elections as being for a sixth term, which equates to what is on the template. Number 57 10:02, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Pakistani elections}}

Indirect parlamentary elections in 1960/1962 and 1964/1965 (parlamential and presidential). You should not include indian elections.--Antemister (talk) 19:53, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Another indirect legislative election in 1955 9231--Antemister (talk) 20:15, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Add those dates.--Antemister (talk) 16:06, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

So 1955, 1960, 1962, 1964–65 or 1955, 1960–62, 1964–65? Number 57 10:04, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

1955, 1960–62, 1964–65 is correct, as in the first year the elections of the Basic Democrats took place, and in the second year, the elections of the deputies.--Antemister (talk) 17:01, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Added. Complete? Number 57 16:23, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Palauan elections}}

If one combines the information that elections to the Palau congress took place from about 1958 on from Nohlens book and the four year term from EWY75, one can add 1976, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1960, 1956, 1952, 1948. What was the first election? The Palau congress did exist in 1958...--Antemister (talk) 19:39, 2 September 2012 (UTC) The Palau district legislature was founded in 1947[http://books.google.de/books/about/Overreaching_in_paradise.html?id=xFB0AAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y p59), so election seem to have taken place a year earlier (same system like in the US, I think).--Antemister (talk) 15:09, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

So 1946, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976? Number 57 10:05, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

According to Meller, The Congress of Micronesia (1969), p51, a really sophisticated book on that topic: Palau was the first district of the TTPI with a legislature, the first session took place in July 1947, so the first election took place in that year. But in 1948, the the powers of the legislature were changed, and a new one was elected (that's why I also found 1948 as the year that legislature was founded) Biannual elections in even years took place until 1963. In that year, a new charter enlarged the term to four years. I am not 100 % sure if the next election took place in 1963 or 1964, I assume 1964. Will try to verify that using an Pacific Islands Year Book.--Antemister (talk) 14:41, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Wasn't there an election for a Constitutional Convention in 1978 or 1979?[142]

{{Palestinian elections}}

YY Misses the 1923 mandate of palestine LegCo election, were there more of them?--Antemister (talk) 20:57, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Panamanian elections}}

As Panama gained independence in 1903, it should be complete.--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Well, the template is complete for the modern period, but from 1855 to 1886, the area was part of the federal colombian state, including elections. The book on colombian election has should contain at least the years. Were there elections during the secessionist periods?--Antemister (talk) 21:09, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Papua New Guinean elections}}

Y Three pre-independence election according to Nohlen, so it should be complete.--Antemister (talk) 20:21, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Pre-independence data [143]--Antemister (talk) 21:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Paraguayan elections}}

For that country, it seems that there is no ready-made electoral data: Useful might be [144][145].--Antemister (talk) 21:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC) You find the electoral history of paraguay here:[146], also [147], this article[148] has dates for the time between 1840 and 1870. According to "Paraguay im 19. Jahrhundert", there were "congresses" in 1811 (do not know if elected[149]), 1813 (elected), 1814. No congress until 1840, the year of death of dictator Francia. The book often cites Washburn, more details in es:Independencia del Paraguay.--Antemister (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

The German RX tries to find out some data for pre1940 election. No direct presidential elctions before 1940.--Antemister (talk) 17:57, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

{{People's Republic of China elections}}

YY Complete, although they are indirect, biut that has is an exception.--Antemister (talk) 17:03, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Peruvian elections}}

This website is of little help, and you find ready-made data in those books?--Antemister (talk) 19:08, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Many infos [150], will be able to see one of these books.--Antemister (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

This book [151] mentions legislative elections in 1809, 1810-1812, 1813, 1814, 1822, 1825, the 1809 one for the Junta (Peninsular War) (seems to be have taken place in the whole spanish america), this one [152], also with numerous tables mentions 1825, 1828, 1834, 1839, 1855, 1863. This seems logical (what was between 1839 and 1855?), but I do not know if those tables are complete. ONPE traces back to 1895, much longer than usual for latin america, which means that there is a gap between 1863 and 1895.--Antemister (talk) 20:54, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

My dates are not complete... see es:Historia republicana del Perú, which mentions mauch more dates. See also the bibliography there, and other spanisch books on that topic[153][154][155].--Antemister (talk) 17:54, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

OK, I now have a source for the perioid between 1826 and 1895. This large book [156] has a complete list of all deputies from 1822 to 1965. According to it, new congresses convened in 1822 (1823, seems to be a by-election), 1826 (but elected in 1825, see above), 1827, 1829, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1835 (South Peru), 1836 (North Peru), 1839 (elected in the whole federation? do not belive so...), 1845, 1849, 1851, 1853, 1855, 1858, 1860 (July and November), 1862, 1867 (election maybe in 1866), 1868, 1872, 1876, 1879, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1889, 1892, 1895, 1901, 1907, 1913, 1919, 1924, 1929. The main problem of this list is: By-elections seem to have been taken in many years, and it is hard to deteremine from that list if a really "new" congress convened in that years. Number 57, DO you want the list? Using Ochoa/Vanhanen, presidential elections took place in 1845, 1851, 1858, 1862, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1886, 1890, 1894, 1895, 1899, 1903, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1915, 1919, 1924, 1929. Using List of Presidents of Peru, popular elections took place in 1821, 1822, 1823, 1827, 1833.--Antemister (talk) 16:53, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Philippine elections}}

YY Do not see any gaps...--Antemister (talk) 21:08, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Polish elections}}

The royal elections should not be part of that template. First, because they were not public elections, second, because they did not take part in the modern polish state.--Antemister (talk) 16:13, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Portuguese elections}}

Missing parliamentary elections before 1878 and presidential elections in the Novo Estado.--Number 57

Dates are complete, try to visit [157] for data before 1878, but those results are rather boring. Do not include the indirect presidential elections.--Antemister (talk) 21:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Puerto Rican elections}}

Can you explain the gap between 1904 and 1920?--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

I believe I can: Election every two years.--Antemister (talk) 13:12, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Qatari elections}}

YNumber 57

OK.--Antemister (talk) 16:03, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Republic of China elections}}

Y There is a problem: 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934 were not popular election, but rather appointments by the government. Should we include them?--Antemister (talk) 20:57, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

OK, remove 1928-1934.--Antemister (talk) 20:37, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

OK, removed. Number 57 21:12, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Republic of the Congo elections}}

YNumber 57

OK.--Antemister (talk) 16:02, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Romanian elections}}

Are election dates before 1919 correct?

{{Rwandan elections}}

YY Indirect local elections in 1953, 1956 and 1960, not relevant here. Complete.--Antemister (talk) 16:01, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Saint Barthélemy elections}}

YY Complete, as this territory was founded 2007.--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Saint Helena elections}}

From Sternberger et al (p1801):

• 1963 Advisory Council (created 1939 initially with 6 appointed members by the Governor - Friendly Societies could nominate 2 and Association of Flax Workers one) with 16 members - half officials and appointed unofficials and half elected - two from Jamestown and six from single member districts.
• 1966 constitutional order created a Legislative Council with 2 officials (Government Secretary and the Treasurer) and 12 elected members.

{{Saint Kitts and Nevis elections}}

From Five of the Leeward Islands 1834–1870:

• In 1868 St Kitts had a 20-member Legislative Council of which 3 were ex-officio members, seven were nominated and 10 elected. Nevis had a 10-member Council with the same proportion of members. (p177)
• In 1838 there were 159 registered voters in Nevis, of which 78 had voted in the previous elections (LC had 15 members and 5 distericts). 104 had voted in St Kitts & Anguilla for a 25 member LC with 10 districts (p150)

From Out of the Crowded Vagueness: A history of the islands of St Kitts, Nevis & Anguilla

• In 1855 only 166 people of a population of 21,000 on St Kitts was eligible to vote (p186)
• Elections held in 1856; only 47 people voted, electing 22 members. one parish could not return members as it only had one voter, who was in Europe at the time. (p186-187)

From Whither Bound St. Kitts-Nevis

• The St Kitts House of Assembly was elected annually. Voters had to own at least 10 acres of freehold land or earn at least £10 a year, entitling all white landowners to vote (p31)
• From 1727 the HoA had 24 members. Parishes acted as electoral districts and treurned 2, 3 or 4 members each. The Nevis Assembly had 15 members, with each of the five parishes returning three members (p31)
• In 1855 only 166 of the 20,741 population was eligible to vote. Only 81 people voted in 1853, 24 in 1854, 47 in 1856 (p34)
• In 1866 a new system was established - a legislature of 20 members, of which 10 were elected and 10 nominated (includnig the Attorney General, Colonial Secretary and the Auditor General). St George returned two members and the others one each. (p35) The measures were introduced to the existing Assembly on 5/6/66 and approved by a vote of 15-7 a week later. The Upper House endorsed it on 19 April. Similar reforms were passed in Nevis at the same time (p36)

{{Saint Lucian elections}}

Some data, some gaps concerning the time of World War II.--Antemister (talk) 16:12, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Saint Martin elections}}

Founded in 2007, complete.--Antemister (talk) 12:40, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Saint Pierre and Miquelon elections}}

From 1946 on(SYB77/78). EWY.--Antemister (talk) 12:51, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Salvadoran elections}}

The data can be found here--Antemister (talk) 20:21, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Sammarinese elections}}

YY Complete, first modern-style election in 1906.--Antemister (talk) 15:56, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Samoan elections}}

Of course, there is a huge gap... [books.google.de/books?hl=de&id=4jNCAAAAIAAJ That book from 1934] might contain data for the early Fono elections. A LegCo was introduced in 1921 (SYB 1955), need other SYBs to find out if it was elected.--Antemister (talk) 20:21, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

A contacted a german national living there for years. He told me that the members fono were "selected" not "elected". Family members discussed who should become matai sometimes for years, as they feared a "wrong" decision. They did not use majority vote, even today, majority vote is used only for the national parliament, not for local bodies. So remove the 1873 entry. Concerning the LegCo. First election in 1923[158], then in 1926[159]. Another source (do not remember, sorry) confirm the three year term. Last election presumably in 1938[160], as political activity was suspended during WWII[161]. By the way, Leota L. I. Ale: Samoan Fono a Faipule (Legislature), 1873-1993: Composition and Changes in a Hundred-and-Twenty Years. Apia 1995, might contain data about the Fono before 1948, but the book is unavailable.--Antemister (talk) 14:50, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

OK, I've removed the 1873 election and added 1923–1938 elections. However, this source does mention election in 1875, but I assume this may refer to the "selected" votes you refer to? Do you think this is now complete, or may there have been an election in 1945? Number 57 15:32, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Asofou So'o writes in Nohlens book writes about "elections", but in fact, this is not correct. In [162], he describes the old electoral system of Samoa in a more precise way. Do not believe in an election immediately after the war, at the same time the status of Samoa as a trusteeship territory was changed.--Antemister (talk) 17:24, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

{{Sark general elections}}

A minor topic, use the Times.--Antemister (talk) 15:53, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Saudi Arabian elections}}

YYNumber 57

Really.--Antemister (talk) 15:55, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Senegalese elections}}

Y I completed the german one, see there--Antemister (talk) 09:22, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Serbia and Montenegro elections}}

YY OK, should be complete--Antemister (talk) 20:57, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Serbian elections}}

According to Nohlen: First election 1858, from then on every three years. New constitution in 1869 and first election in 1870 (ß) No information on the term. Try to use the Times. Add the data for yugoslavian elections.--Antemister (talk) 15:52, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Do you mean that the sub-federal parliaments held elections in the same years as the federal parliament? Number 57 10:07, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Using the times, I've found a few more elections, so we now have 1858, 1861, 1864, 1867, 1870, 1884, 1886 (Apr), 1886 (Sep), 1888 (???), 1888 (Nov), 1889, 1893 (Mar), 1893 (May), 1896, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2012. Number 57 18:12, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Using the Times, I found more in 1875, 1877 and 1880. The 1896 one was in 1895. Number 57 18:10, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

First election in 1848, according to p326 of this sophisticated german book [163]. The election law provided for a three year term, but the next regular election was in 1858 then.--Antemister (talk) 19:56, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

{{Seychellois elections}}

There were election to an legislative council in 1948, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1967--Antemister (talk) 22:12, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

You find some data for 1967 in Ostheimers book...--Antemister (talk) 15:01, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

{{Sierra Leonean elections}}

Need a SYB or EWY for the early legco elections.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

OK, according to Sternberger/Nohlen, a partly elected LegCo was founded in the colony in 1924, for election were held, the SYB (1938, 1945) tells us that the term was for years, that means I guess 1924, 1929, 1934, 1939, then 1945 a Protectorate Assembly (there was the "colony" and "protectorate" in Sierra Leone). The data need to be confirmed by another SYB.--Antemister (talk) 08:50, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

It appears that the term was actually five years, as I have confirmation of elections in 1929, 1934 and 1939. HC Bankole Bright and Politics in Colonial Sierra Leone appears to be an excellent source. Number 57 17:49, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

{{Singaporean elections}}

YY Most likely complete--Antemister (talk) 09:22, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Slovak elections}}

Y Should be complete, source?--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

complete according to[164]--Antemister (talk) 20:37, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Slovenian elections}}

Add the data for yugoslavian elections.--Antemister (talk) 15:42, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Solomon Islands elections}}

"First general elections" for a Governing Council in 1970, then in 1973 (SYB7374), need an earlier SYB if there were some Advisory Councils before 1970.--Antemister (talk) 11:42, 20 May 2012 (UTC) Some data from [165] 1964 and 1967, but the text implys that there was an advisory council and/or some elected members in the LegCo--Antemister (talk) 21:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC) History of the Solomon Islands says: "First eletions in 1964"--Antemister (talk) 21:37, 24 May 2012 (UTC) An adviory council did exist from 1936 to 1942 (Wight, The Developement of the Legislative council, p69)

{{Somali elections}}

A Legco election in British-somaliland in 1959, then complete for the colonial period. No election after 1984? 2004 und 2009 were not popular election.--Antemister (talk) 09:22, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Somaliland elections}}

YY Should be complete, add the Legco election in 1959--Antemister (talk) 21:43, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

{{South African elections}}

YY Missing pre-1910 elections, including ones in Boer Republics.--Number 57 But the Republic of South Africa is complete, the Boer republics were different countries--Antemister (talk) 19:07, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

{{South Korean elections}}

YY Complete--Antemister (talk) 09:22, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

{{South Ossetian elections}}

Expect it as complete for the post-1990 period. Easy add the soviet-period dates--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

{{South Sudanese elections}}

Add the 2010 election in the Sudan, as the south sudanese parliament was elected at that time--Antemister (talk) 09:22, 3 April 2012 (UTC) :And there were election to a People's Assembly in 1973 and 1980, the time there was an autonomous south sudan. (Source: Various SYB issues)--Antemister (talk) 21:22, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Now complete.--Antemister (talk) 20:37, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Soviet elections}}

I do not really believe that this ("POV-red") template does make sense. It does not include those numerous election every year from 1918 to 1936, but the later rather western-style Zettel falten election. As those templates usually concentrate on nationwide direct elections, this one include regional ones as well as indirect election of the higher leaders. This one should be reduced to rather normal one, mentioning only the supreme soviet elections. The regional elections (what happened from 1959-1985?) as well the post-soviet ones should the transferred to the templates of the successor states.--Antemister (talk) 21:58, 17 February 2012 (UTC)

Did some research on that topic: From 1918 to 1936 there were those numerous election of local soviets, which then elected the higher-ranking soviets including the Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union. You should not include that election, as the terms were at first only three months, later one year, as detailed data will not be avaiable in western-language books and the results are rather boring. I recommand an article Soviet Union elections, 1918-1936. The 1936 constitution introduced normal western-style single party direct elections to the Supreme Soviets of the union and the SSRs for a four year term. Local soviets and those of the autonomous republics were elected every to years. The 1977 constitution extended the terms to five and two-and-a-half years, respectively. Elections took place in 1937, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989. Local election took palce after 1936 in (as mentioned by the way in the "Länderkunde") 1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985. As I do not believe in early election or anything like that, it should be possible to fill the gap between 1936 and 1989. (References: Walter Grottian, Das sowjetische Regierungssystem, 1965; Gordon B Smith: Soviet politics: Continuity and contradiction, 1988; Hellmuth G. Bütow, Länderbericht Sowjetunion, 1986, i do not know what happenend 1989 to 1992, as the books are to old). You can fill the gap in the templates of the former SSRs, please note that not all were not founded in the same year. There should be a single template for the local elections, and the General Secretary elections should be removed, as those were not popular elections.--Antemister (talk) 19:11, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

OK, one by one:

- Supreme Soviet - all elections from 1937 onwards are on the template. Is the 1929 election one of those you are talking about from 1918-1936? Were they every year?

- Local elections - are these the same thing as the regional elections already on the templates, or are they another level?

- General secretary elections - were some popular elections (1987 has voting figures of over 100m)? If this is the case, then perhaps the non-public ones should be put in brackets like on {{Finnish elections}}

Number 57 20:21, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

• The 1929 election should be one of those, as there were still some competition at time, before the consolidation of power of the CPSU. Karl Braunias, Das parlamentarische Wahlrecht, 1932, writes that from 1918 to 1922 the term was three months, from 1922 to 1929 one year and from 1929 to 1936 two years, sometimes the term was extended. From 1918 to 1929, of course, there were elections every year, do not know what exaktly happened later. There are some incomplete tables as well in Braunias and Nohlen (quoting J. Towster, Political Power in the USSR 1917-1947, New York, 1952, but an in wünschenswerten Grade umfassenden, exakten und detaillierten Zahlen für die Jahre 1918-1936 fehlt es leider. (Have copys of the respektive chapters, wills send them to you)
• Local (municipal) and regional (oblast etc.) elections took place at the same, so that the elections already listed in the template should be correct, but, of course, the template is heavily incomplete yet.
• Be careful: The general secretary is a party office, not a state one, that means, at first, the dates should not appear in such a template. As those articles about the General secretary elections are completely without any reference I recommand a deletion: They do not conatin any useful information, no information about the electoral system, no date of the election, no numbers of votes, only the usual 100%-result. I do not really believe that those are hoax articles, but we should be careful about those ones, all of them were created by the same user from russia.

--Antemister (talk) 22:10, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

OK, let's continue with that topic, as I have more data. Having had a look into

• Gabriele Kötschau: Das Wahlsystem der UdSSR unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Wahlen zum Obersten Sowjet der UdSSR. Flensburg 1981

(never thought that a PhD thesis of one of those backbenchers in the german state parliaments ist worth anything, but here... well, interesting to know on what kind of topic those guy write in order to obtain the two additional letters in theri name...) answered most of the questions here. Before the 1936 constitution, there were no usual western-style elctions, but the pyramide system, were the lower bodies elect the higher ones. Usually, we do not include such indirect election, but there should be some exception here. The highest body, the Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union was elected in that way in 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1935, 1936. Include them into the template. Such Congress of Soviets were also elected in the republics, usually at the same time. The "usually" (as Towster writes) is the main problem for us if we want the templates for the now-independent states. Was already able to find lists of soviet congresses for Russia[166], Belarus[167] and the Ukraine[168]. You see that Belarus had two in 1924 and one in 1926 instead 1927. Add them to the templates. hope that it will be possible to find such lists for the other now-independent states. And still we know nothing about possible local election during that time. That leads to another issue: Does it make sense to include the local elections in the templates. Is it possible to write adequate articles about them? From my german viewpoint, no, those we already have will be deleted if I translate them into german. So I recommand to remove them from the template, as well as the 1939 Western Ukraine/Western Belarus one. Only the 1987 one might be interesting the WP, as this one was the first one with more than one candidate[169]. The local and republican (but not the union one) election of 1989 were postponed to March 1990(EWY 1991) We have article about that one - the 1990 election in the templates of the now-independent states.--Antemister (talk) 21:33, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

I've added the national elections to the Soviet template, and I agree that local elections would probably struggle for articles. Were all those congresses for Russia, Belarus etc? Russia had four in 1918 alone. Number 57 09:17, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Hmm, do not really understand the last question... Any soviet republic as well as the union did have those congresses, independent from each other republic. The deputies were elected by the local soviet. There's a sketch in Mrs. Kötschaus book which does explain that system. Yes, there were many such congresses in the early period, as there those numerous elections at that time.--Antemister (talk) 21:31, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Some more info in [170]

Additional information, taken from N N Alexejew, Die Entwicklung des russischen Staates in den Jahren 1923 bis 1925. Public elections to the local soviets took place only weeks before the congresses, but there had been delays in the elections (the book explicitely mentions 1925) of some months. In any case one can assume the the years of the congresses are also the years of the local elections. That fits in with the information about the term of "first three months, then one years, later two years". If I understand that article correctly, extraordinary congresses did not require a re-election of local soviets.--Antemister (talk) 10:04, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

In fact, that meeans that the elections of 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1395, 1936 were in fact only local (but, in fact also indirect legislative) election. Add those dates for any template of former soviet republics, if those had already been founded at that time.--Antemister (talk) 17:11, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Spanish elections}}

Indirect elections in 1810, 1813, 1820, 1822, according to Sternberger/Nohlen and de:Cortes (Ständeversammlung). Elections took place in 1967 and 1971 using that rather strange electoral system provided by the 1967 Organic Law of he spanish state, ignored by many publications.--Antemister (talk) 11:42, 20 May 2012 (UTC) Data for the early elections [171]--Antemister (talk) 17:14, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Sri Lankan elections}}

Complete, according to WP articles--Antemister (talk) 09:22, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Sudanese elections}}

Complete, there was an indirect eletion in 1948--Antemister (talk) 09:22, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Surinamese elections}}

From 1866 on (Nohlen), every four years (SYB1945), the four-year-term for the whole time from 1866 to 1949?--Antemister (talk) 13:12, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Swazi elections}}

There was a "white", semi-elective advisory council from 1950 on and a white referendum in 1961, do not have precise data.--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC) No, from 1921 on (SYB1955)--Antemister (talk) 21:52, 6 May 2012 (UTC) Abolished 1944?[172]--Antemister (talk) 13:35, 27 May 2012 (UTC) The white referendum appears to have been in 1962 and has been added. Number 57 22:13, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

I have the data for the advisory council: I used the official yearbook (1937) for the period from 1921 to 1935 and some catalog record of the "Minutes of the ... session of the ... Advisory Council of the Swaziland" The year 1938 is from that document [173]. The results are: 1921, 1923, 1926, 1928, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1961.--Antemister (talk) 16:20, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Are those the years of election? Number 57 17:11, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

In fact, not the date of election, but the date of the first convention of parliament. But here, this should have happened in the same year.--Antemister (talk) 15:39, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Added. Now complete? Number 57 10:11, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Swedish elections}}

Incomplete. An elected Reichstag did exist from 1809 on.--Antemister (talk) 15:36, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Swiss elections}}

Complete, of course, for the post-1848 period. Have some doubt if it does make sense to include the 1798 and 1802 referendum in der Helvetic republic.--Antemister (talk) 15:33, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Syrian elections}}

Y Complete--Antemister (talk) 21:28, 16 February 2012 (UTC)||

Not complete, in 1928, there was an election for a CA, but I do not know if it took place in every state.--Antemister (talk) 17:48, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

The 1928 one is already on the template. Is that the only missing one? Number 57 10:26, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

1928 is here, but (was) not in german one... Complete here.--Antemister (talk) 21:28, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

I recommand to create an additional template for the pre-unification election.--Antemister (talk) 15:30, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Tajikistani elections}}

Also complete it with the pre-1937 election.--Antemister (talk) 15:30, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Which ones? Same as USSR? Number 57 10:12, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Tanzanian elections}}

YY Complete, no election before 1957--Antemister (talk) 22:12, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

{{Thai elections}}

One can expect that it is complete, as Nohlen's book should not have gaps.--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Togolese elections}}

Y I completed the german one.--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

{{Tokelauan elections}}

"No legislature by 1970" (Area Handbook Oceania, p234)--Antemister (talk) 20:31, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

First legislative elections in 1999 (EWY2008), but from 1987 on every three years, there were elections for "Faipule" (leaders of each of the three islands)--Antemister (talk) 20:52, 27 May 2012 (UTC)

Complete it.--Antemister (talk) 15:28, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Added. Complete? Number 57 10:13, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Tongan elections}}

Seems to be complete.--Antemister (talk) 20:43, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Transnistrian elections}}

Y There was no Transnistria before 1991.--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Trinidad and Tobago elections}}

Y According to the time, elected members were only introduced in 1925, so this may be complete. Number 57 11:51, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

That's the same Nohlen says, what's the source for the pre-war-elections.--Antemister (talk) 20:29, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

The Times confirms elections in 1925 and 1938, and this source backs up the others except 1941. This source suggests that 1941 may have been a by-election for some additional elected seats added to the Council, so I will remove 1941 from the template as it may not have been a full election. Number 57 20:58, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

{{Tunisian elections}}

Nohlen mentions a powerless "High Council" from 1922 on, it seems that some of the members were elected by Frenchman in Tunisia. Notability?--Antemister (talk) 10:05, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

If there were elections, I think it's definitely worth noting them if we can find dates. Number 57 11:03, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Will try to find the relevant law.--Antemister (talk) 15:27, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Turkish elections}}

A first, indirect election according to the constitution of 1876 took place in 1877 (four-year-term), but the same year, the constitution was suspended for 30 years. Next election in 1908, then in 1912 (convened not before 1914 due to the Balkan Wars), then in 1919. The first election to the modern Turkish NA took place in 1920, only some of the deputies were elected, others were from the parliament of 1919, in Istanbul, suspended by the occupying forces/UK. I completed the german one.--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

According to sources I've been using, the first and second elections were both held in 1877. I think this one may now be complete? Number 57 10:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Should be complete now.--Antemister (talk) 22:07, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

I have been contacted off-wiki by an editor who claims there was only one election in 1877. However, the sources are fairly clear on this. I won't mark it complete until our discussion is over. Number 57 09:28, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Turkmenistani elections}}

Add the soviet-era elections.--Antemister (talk) 15:21, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Turks and Caicos Islands elections}}

Have a look into [174] and [175]--Antemister (talk) 13:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

First election in 1960, as before the islands were part of Jamaica. So add 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972.--Antemister (talk) 15:26, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Added. Complete? Number 57 10:14, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

@Antemister: I have done a bit more research and found there were elections during three periods of the islands' history; annual elections between 1797 and 1804, elections between 1849 and 1873 (I only know the year of the 1849 one) and then from 1962 onwards. Not sure where you got 1960 from, but the ones in the 1960s were 1962, 1965, 1968 and 1969 (see here and here). I will try the British library to get details of the 1849–1873 elections. Number 57 10:29, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

{{Tuvaluan elections}}

There was at least one election before 1977 (Nohlen, p824), presumably in 1975. EWY. SYB. Please do not include those of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.--Antemister (talk) 19:28, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Solved: Toaripi Lauti was elected Chief Minister at the first session of Tuvalus new parliament, in 1975 (Nohlen, p624). Hmm, next page says first election in 1977, strange.--Antemister (talk) 20:43, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

First election in 1977 is correct, the first parliament was compoesed of the Ellice Islands members of the last GE-Parliament.--Antemister (talk) 21:23, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Great an one template for the four election on the GE-Islands, otherwise, this might be confusing.--Antemister (talk) 15:23, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Ugandan elections}}

Seems to be complete, it seems that there was no election before 1958, but one should have a look into a SYB--Antemister (talk) 21:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC) SYB1955 says nothing about election.--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

{{Ukrainian elections}}

Standard...--Antemister (talk) 15:20, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{United Arab Emirates elections}}

YY Frist-ever election in 2006[176]. Complete.--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

{{United Kingdom elections}}

YY--Number 57

Sure.--Antemister (talk) 15:23, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Uruguayan elections}}

You find the data here, p92. There were no presidentail election, but there is the question if there were referendums during the 19th century--Antemister (talk) 22:12, 26 February 2012 (UTC) Does the 2005 Nohlen book tell us something about possible referendums during the 19th century?--Antemister (talk) 17:48, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
Unfortunately not. Number 57 21:50, 8 March 2012 (UTC) No referendums before 1917 according to the new source. Number 57 22:40, 4 June 2012 (UTC)

{{US Virgin Islands elections}}

Although there is a rather long electoral history, it does not make sense to start before 1954, as no central parliament did exist before[177]. Add biannual election.--Antemister (talk) 15:19, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Biannual since 1952? Number 57 10:16, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Uzbekistani elections}}

Standard thing, add the Soviet election since foundation.--Antemister (talk) 15:19, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Vanuatuan elections}}

There was a pre-independence advisory council. Sourse for the year 1957? Re-election in 1969[178]--Antemister (talk) 20:44, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

EWY, SYB does not have data.--Antemister (talk) 20:44, 17 May 2012 (UTC) 1957, OK, that was Nohlen--Antemister (talk) 21:54, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Elections in November 1975, but parliament convenes first in November 1976, dissolved in early 1977 (EWY 1984)--Antemister (talk) 21:23, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Have had a look into several books concerning that strange AC, few data is avaiable about it. Found out the following, using Kalkot Matas Kele-Kele, New Hebrides, the road to independence: The AC was a powerless body, elected indirectly by local council. First election of course in 1957, and the 1969 election was for six years, so one add 1963. I have doubts if it is necessary o have it here, especcially because of its election system. The book also conatins detailed data for the election , will send that to you.--Antemister (talk) 20:44, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Please complete the template.--Antemister (talk) 15:11, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Added 1963 and 1969. Complete? Number 57 10:17, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Venezuelan elections}}

A long article about the history of the parliament, seems that it tells us enough to complete the template, need someone speaking spanish.--Antemister (talk) 19:08, 13 May 2012 (UTC) That book--Antemister (talk) 16:12, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Data in [179][180].--Antemister (talk) 21:44, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Detailed data for presidential election in 1830, 1834, 1838, 1842, 1846, 1850, 1854 is avaiable in [181], for the later years, Ochoa/Vanhanen has 1850, 1855(???) 1857, 1860, 1864, 1873, 1877, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1893, 1897, 1936, 1941, 1947. During the time between 1908 and 1935, Juan Vicente Gómez ruled as a dictator, but at least in 1910, 1915 and 1929 presidential election by parliament took place, as Gomez installed puppet presidents in 1914 and 1929. I bought [182] directly in Venezuela, but the chapter on pre-1947 elections is short. Legislative elections are more difficult, as usual, but Nohlen tells us that biannual elections for the congress took place before 1946. It should not be difficult to complete it, but minor istakes might occur then. [183] Might solve the whole thing for the 19th century, also have that one, but it is spanish.--Antemister (talk) 12:40, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

The election until 1858 were indirect (electoral college elected president and deputies, 1857 by parliament), from 1881 to 1891 the president was elected by a federal council, and again, the fake presidential elections between 1901 and 1946 were conducted by parliament.--Antemister (talk) 13:25, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

The source of data in Vanhanens book is Moron, A History of Venezuela, which I have here right now and I try to continue from 1857 on. In 1858, a CA was elected. In 1859 Manuel Felipe de Tovar was "declared president" (by Congress?), and elected in 1860. In 1863, a national assembly was appointed and elected Falcon as president. Another CA was elected in late 1863 and confirmed the president. Presidential election in 1864 (and also a legislative one seems logical) Coup d'Etat in 1868, legislative elections in 1869, elected Jose Ruperto as president. As the book does notmention exception, biannual legislative election sshould have taken place from 1869 on. CA elected in 1878, in 1879 Guzman Blanco was proclaimed "Supreme Director" (by that CA, but no election. Regular election from 1880 on. No presidential election in 1892, but an elected CA prolonged the term of the president. Presidential elections in 1893 and 1897, as the book does not mention exceptions, legislative ones in 1893, 1895, 1897. No election until 1910, when a (newly elected) parliament elected Gomez as president. Such elections continued in 1914, 1915, 1922, 1929, 1931. For the legislative elections during that time, th einformation can be found in [184]. In 1935 the Lopez Contreras was elected acting presidnet by the ministers and confirmed by president. Lopez Contreras was elected president by congress in 1936, next election in 1941. Then data by Nohlen.--Antemister (talk) 14:44, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Vietnamese elections}}

Very incomplete, see talk page--Antemister (talk) 20:33, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Concerning Cochinchina: The 1949 election which I added for South Vietnam was in fact only in Cochinchina (did not know about the long electoral history there at that time). Then, add any even year from 1880 to 1922 to the Cochinchina section. I can provide you some data, but this a very incomplete.--Antemister (talk) 21:48, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Wallis and Futuna elections}}

Every five years, will confirm that for the time about 1960.--Antemister (talk) 13:34, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

It seems taht there is no problem to add: 1946, 1952, 1957 (the usual TA elections, see africa), then 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, there will be no gaps.--Antemister (talk) 21:46, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

{{Western Saharan elections}}

From Sternberger et al, elections in 1963 (p1739), 1965 (p1739), 1967, 1973 (p1740). 1973 elections were on 11 June.(p1740)

The election were for the Djema'a.--Antemister (talk) 10:25, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

{{Yemeni elections}}

Y There was a elected pre-independence legislative council in Aden[185], election in 1955, 1959, 1964 (postponed from 1962)--Antemister (talk) 19:07, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

I've added these to the template, plus a municipal election in Aden in 1949. Number 57 16:03, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Complete now.--Antemister (talk) 15:10, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

{{Yugoslavian elections}}

For post-breakup elections, see {{Serbia and Montenegro elections}}.--Number 57

This one should be complete--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

No, not complete: 1945, 1950, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1974, (Vanhanen) 1978, 1982, 1986 ("private communication"). Was an federal election in 1989 or 1990?--Antemister (talk) 14:52, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

No election in 1989 or 1990 ("private Communication")--Antemister (talk) 17:34, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

OK, I've removed the 1989 one. Complete? Number 57 10:18, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

I found another one in 1931 from the old Nohlen et al book. Number 57 11:57, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Missing elections for the assemblies of Kosovo and Vojvodina during the 1940s-80s. Sladnick (talk) 07:50, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

{{Zambian elections}}

most likely complete, no elections before 1926, according to Nohlen's book.--Antemister (talk) 13:23, 6 May 2012 (UTC)

There were elections to an Advisory Council, possibly starting in 1918 (it was established in 1917). Number 57 18:54, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

{{Zimbabwean elections}}

YYmost likely complete--Antemister (talk) 21:28, 16 February 2012 (UTC) The very elaborate articles on colonial electionsare based on

• Source Book of Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898–1962 ed. by F.M.G. Willson (Department of Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury 1963)
• Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894–1964 by F.M.G. Willson and G.C. Passmore, assisted by Margaret T. Mitchell (Source Book No. 3, Department of Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury 1966)

can you have a look into them, if these books are also the source for the article on the 1953 federal election, and if they can be used for the 1958 and 1962 federal election?--Antemister (talk) 17:20, 22 February 2015 (UTC)