Fixed-term election

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A Fixed-term election is an election that occurs on a set date, and cannot be changed by the incumbent politician.

Fixed-term elections are common for mayors and presidents, but less common for prime ministers and other members of a parliamentary system of government.

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Presidential elections in the United States occur every four years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.
Elections of the Flemish regional parliament occur at the same day of European Parliament elections, which is every five years.
The Canadian province of Ontario adopted a legislative bill in 2004 requiring a fixed-term election about every 4 years. The 2007 elections will be the first fixed-term election.