The following elections occurred in the year 1983.
Africa
- 1983 Cameroonian parliamentary election
- 1983 Equatorial Guinean legislative election
- 1983 Kenyan general election
- 1983 Malagasy parliamentary election
- 1983 Malawian general election
- 1983 Mauritian general election
- 1983 Nigerian parliamentary election
- 1983 Nigerian presidential election
- 1983 Rwandan parliamentary election
- 1983 Rwandan presidential election
- 1983 Senegalese general election
- 1983 Seychellois parliamentary election
- 1983 Swazi parliamentary election
- 1983 Zambian general election
Asia
- 1983 Japanese House of Councillors election
- 1983 Japanese general election
- 1983 Republic of China legislative election
- 1983 Sarawak state election
- 1983 Turkish general election
Europe
- 1983 Åland legislative election
- 1983 Finnish parliamentary election
- 1983 Icelandic parliamentary election
- 1983 Irish presidential election
- 1983 Italian general election
- 1983 Norwegian local elections
- 1983 Portuguese legislative election
- 1983 Austrian legislative election
- 1983 French municipal elections
Germany
Spain
United Kingdom
- 1983 Bermondsey by-election
- 1983 Darlington by-election
- 1983 United Kingdom general election
- 1983 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
- 1983 Penrith and The Border by-election
United Kingdom local
English local
- 1983 Bristol City Council election
- 1983 Manchester Council election
- 1983 Trafford Council election
- 1993 Wiltshire Council election
- 1983 Wolverhampton Council election
North America
Canada
- 1983 British Columbia general election
- 1983 Edmonton municipal election
- 1983 Manitoba municipal elections
- 1983 Northwest Territories general election
- 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership election
- 1983 Winnipeg municipal election
Caribbean
United States
- 1983 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1983 Louisiana gubernatorial election
- 1983 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1983 Louisiana gubernatorial election
Oceania
- March 1983 Cook Islands general election
- November 1983 Cook Islands general election
- 1983 Vanuatuan general election
Australia
- 1983 Australian federal election
- 1983 Bragg state by-election
- 1983 Bruce by-election
- 1983 Moreton by-election
- 1983 Northern Territory general election
- 1983 Queensland state election
- 1983 Wannon by-election
- 1983 Western Australian state election