Last year with no elections?

[Beet]

What was the last full calendar year which passed during which there were no elections held anywhere in the world?

[J. J.]

Okay, does this include private organizations?

If public, are you referring to local or national elections, or both?

[Vincent]

There is always elections, somewhere in the world.

[WMS]

If public, are you referring to local or national elections, or both?

Good question. NM has held school board and some municipal elections every odd-numbered year since at least 1978 (the last major rewrite of the NM state constitution), so that would stretch the year back at least that far.

[Beet]

If public, are you referring to local or national elections, or both?

Good question. NM has held school board and some municipal elections every odd-numbered year since at least 1978 (the last major rewrite of the NM state constitution), so that would stretch the year back at least that far.

I had elections of national scale, such as nationwide parliamentary or executive elections in mind, but it would also be interesting to include local elections, in which case it probably extends way before 1978.

[jokerman]

Do by election do you mean popular elections? 

[WMS]

If public, are you referring to local or national elections, or both?

Good question. NM has held school board and some municipal elections every odd-numbered year since at least 1978 (the last major rewrite of the NM state constitution), so that would stretch the year back at least that far.

I had elections of national scale, such as nationwide parliamentary or executive elections in mind, but it would also be interesting to include local elections, in which case it probably extends way before 1978.

It's probably best to leave local elections out of it, or you may never find a year until before the 20th century.

[Beet]

Do by election do you mean popular elections? 

Yes of course. I don't think we'll ever know how many times a ship's officers took a vote on whether or not to wait out the storm.

[Erc]

For all years 1790-2004, even years have had US Midterms or Presidential Elections, so I'll leave those out.

2005: UK General Election
2003: Mauritanian Presidential Election
2001: UK General Election
1999: Mozambique Presidential Election
1997: UK General Election
1995: Russian Parliamentary Elections
1993: Russian Parliamentary Elections
1991: Bangladeshi General Election
1989: Uruguayan Presidential Election
1987: UK General Election
1985: Liberian Presidential Election
1983: UK General Election
1981: Nepalese General Election
1979: UK General Election
1977: Sri Lankan General Election
1975: Australian Federal Election
1973: Israeli General Election
1971: Indian General Election
1969: Irish General Election
1967: South Vietnam Presidential Election
1965: Canadian Federal Election
1963: Canadian Federal Election
1961: West German Federal Election
1959: UK General Election
1957: Canadian Federal Election
1955: UK General Election
1953: Canadian Federal Election
1951: UK General Election
1949: Canadian Federal Election
1947: Danish General Election
1945: UK General Election
1943: Irish General Election
1941: Colombian Congressional Elections
1939: Colombian Congressional Elections
1937: Irish General Election
1935: New Zealand General Election
1933: Irish General Election
1931: UK General Election
1929: UK General Election
1927: Liberian Presidential Elections
1925: Irish Free State Senate Elections
1923: UK General Election
1921: Canadian Federal Elections
1919: New Zealand General Election
1917: Canadian Federal Elections
1915: Norwegian Parliamentary Election
1913: Australian Federal Elections
1911: Canadian Federal Elections
1909: Colombian Congressional Elections
1907: Ecuador Presidential Election
1905: General Election, The Netherlands
1903: Australian Federal Election
1901: General Election, The Netherlands

If anyone wants to attack the 19th Century, be my guest.