Elections

Individual, dated elections held in a specific country or jurisdiction, from national head-of-state and legislative contests to referendums decided by popular vote, such as the 1860 United States presidential election, the United Kingdom general election of 1945, and a country's founding post-independence election. This is distinct from the abstract electoral systems and procedures filed under Political Mechanisms (first-past-the-post, proportional representation, the electoral college), the standing bodies that administer voting filed under Institutions, and the broader run of political Events that are not elections. Belongs here: a specific election, identified by its country, office contested and date, whose outcome and significance can be described. Does not belong here: an electoral system or voting method as a general mechanism, filed under Political Mechanisms; an electoral commission or similar standing body, filed under Institutions; and a non-electoral political event such as a coup, treaty or protest, filed under Events.