Elections 1872
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Other events
The list of elections in 1872 includes parliamentary elections, presidential elections, referendums, and other national and sub-national votes that were held worldwide in 1872.
The suffrage at that time typically did not correspond to the suffrage principles of direct, secret and equal voting. Typically at the time, only small parts of the population were entitled to vote, and women were not entitled to vote .
Events
| country | date | Link to election 1872 | Link to the last election | comment |
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.svg){kind=small} Liechtenstein
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1-8 March | State election in Liechtenstein | 1869 | |
.svg){kind=small} United States
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from June 4th | Election to the United States House of Representatives | 1870 | |
 Austria-Hungary
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June 12th - July 9th | Parliamentary election in Hungary | 1869 | |
.svg){kind=small} Canada
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July 20th - October 12th | Canadian General Election | 1867 | |
 Switzerland
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October 27 | Swiss parliamentary elections | 1869 | |
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United States
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November 5th | Presidential election in the United States | 1868 |