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Oceania Elects Calendar

The table below considers national parliament, presidential, and regional elections in Oceanian states and territories, including national parliament by-elections. It includes all regional elections and some local elections where these are held on a national basis or involve a capital city. “National parliament” in bicameral systems refers to the lower house unless specified otherwise.

The tilde (~) indicates that the election will occur in or around that month and no election date has been set yet. If only a month is mentioned, the election will take place in the month, but no date has been set yet. Elections in states marked with the asterisks (*) are not considered free or fair.

2025
🇻🇺 Vanuatu National parliament
Port Vila Northern Ward Constituency by-election
16 January
🇦🇺 Australia Victoria regional parliament Prahran by-election
Victoria regional parliament Werribee by-election
8 February
🇫🇲 Micronesia National parliament
Chuuk regional parliament
4 March
🇦🇺 Australia Western Australia regional parliament 8 March
🇦🇺 Australia Tasmania regional parliament (Upper House) Montgomery periodic election
Tasmania regional parliament (Upper House) Nelson periodic election
Tasmania regional parliament (Upper House) Pembroke periodic election
3 May
🇦🇺 Australia National parliament by 24 May
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea* Local (nationwide) 21 June-4 July
🇦🇺 Australia Northern Territory local elections 23 August
🇵🇬 Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)* Regional parliament
Regional president
8 September
🇳🇷 Nauru National parliament
Presidential
by September
🇳🇿 New Zealand Local (Wellington and Auckland (mayor + parliament) + nationwide) 11 October
🇦🇺 Australia Western Australia local elections 18 October
🇨🇽 Christmas Island Parliament 18 October
🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Parliament 18 October
🇵🇼 Palau Ngaraard regional parliament
Ngchesar regional parliament
Koror regional parliament
by 30 November
🇹🇴 Tonga National parliament by 30 November
🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands Local (Mayor) November
🇳🇨 New Caledonia Parliament ~November
2026
🇹🇰 Tokelau National parliament by January
🇦🇺 Australia South Australia regional parliament
South Australia First Nations Voice to Parliament
21 March
🇼🇸 Samoa National parliament by April
🇳🇺 Niue National parliament by May
🇨🇰 Cook Islands National parliament by August
🇦🇺 Australia Tasmania local elections 5-27 October
🇦🇺 Australia Victoria regional parliament 28 November
🇦🇺 Australia South Australia local elections November
🇳🇿 New Zealand National parliament by 19 December
🇫🇯 Fiji National parliament by December
2027
🇦🇺 Australia New South Wales regional parliament by 27 March
🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna Parliament ~March
🇫🇲 Micronesia Presidential by May
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea* National parliament by July
🇻🇺 Vanuatu Presidential July
🇼🇸 Samoa O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) August
🇫🇯 Fiji Presidential October
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands National parliament 15 November
2028
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands Presidential January
🇹🇻 Tuvalu National parliament by February
🇦🇺 Australia Queensland local elections 28 March
🇵🇫 French Polynesia Parliament ~April
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands National parliament by 2 May
🇦🇺 Australia Tasmanian regional parliament by 3 June
🇦🇺 Australia Northern Territory regional parliament 22 August
🇦🇺 Australia New South Wales local elections 9 September
🇰🇮 Kiribati National parliament (first round) by September
🇦🇺 Australia Capital Territory regional parliament 21 October
🇦🇺 Australia Queensland regional parliament
Victoria local elections
28 October
🇵🇼 Palau Presidential
National parliament
7 November
🇰🇮 Kiribati Presidential by November