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by-election
[ bahy-i-lek-shuhn ]
noun
- a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
by-election
noun
- (in the United Kingdom and other countries of the Commonwealth) an election held during the life of a parliament to fill a vacant seat in the lower chamber
- (in the US) a special election to fill a vacant elective position with an unexpired term
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of by-election1
Example Sentences
The by-election is the first since Labour won the general election last summer and it will take place on 1 May.
The by-election has been triggered by the resignation of Mike Amesbury, following him receiving a suspended prison sentence for assault.
His comments came after Ms Sturgeon spent time helping her election agent, Mhairi Hunter, win a by-election for a seat on Glasgow City Council this week.
He said information would soon be released about a by-election to replace Gould.
If at least 10% of his constituents had voted to remove Amesbury, a by-election would have been called - potentially ousting him as MP.
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