The following elections occurred in the year 1971.
Africa
Asia
- 1971 Indonesian legislative election
- 1971 Iranian legislative election
- 1971 Kuwaiti general election
- 1971 Nepalese Rastriya Panchayat election
- 1971 Philippine Senate election
India
- 1971 Indian general election
- 1951–1971 Indian general elections
- Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1971
- Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1971
- 1971 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election
Australia
Europe
- 1971 Belgian general election
- 1971 Danish parliamentary election
- 1971 Dutch general election
- 1971 Icelandic parliamentary election
- 1971 Maltese general election
- 1971 Norwegian local elections
Austria
France
Germany
United Kingdom
- 1971 Liverpool Scotland by-election
- 1971 Macclesfield by-election
- 1971 Southampton Itchen by-election
- 1971 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election
- 1971 Widnes by-election
United Kingdom local
English local
- 1971 Lambeth Council election
- 1971 Lewisham Council election
- 1971 Newham Council election
- 1971 Southwark Council election
North America
Canada
- 1971 Alberta general election
- 1971 Edmonton municipal election
- 1971 New Democratic Party leadership election
- 1971 Newfoundland general election
- 1971 Ontario general election
- 1971 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election
- 1971 Saskatchewan general election
Caribbean
- 1971 Antigua and Barbuda general election
- 1971 Barbadian general election
- 1971 Haitian referendum
- 1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election