Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant.
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Examples for "by-election"
Examples for "by-election"
1The government lost its majority late last year after losing a by-election.
2The Electoral Commissioner said the new changes worked well during the by-election.
3There were no great shocks in the Tipperary South by-election result yesterday.
4Mrs Goodman said a by-election would remove the issue of vote splitting.
5He said the by-election result had implications that went beyond the electorate.
1Certainly we would want to see free and fair by-elections, she said.
2On Thursday the party gained another seat in Norwich City Council's by-elections.
3In by-elections in 2012, contested by the NLD, it won one seat.
4Following the mess in Tlokwe, other by-elections throughout the country were postponed.
5Drapier: Bertie Ahern made an uncharacteristic error on the timing of the by-elections.
1Far longer than in any of last year's municipal and special elections.
2Some of the special elections success reflects startup progressive groups rallying voters.
3The race was the latest of several closely watched special elections ahead of November's contests.
4Republican lawmakers praised the high court's action to throw out the order requiring special elections.
5Despite the string of losses in special elections, some Democrats said there were reasons to be encouraged.
1A special election will be scheduled to determine a replacement for Franks.
2A special election to fill the seat has not yet been scheduled.
3A special election to fill Coburn's seat will be held in Oklahoma.
4A special election was held in November, 1874, to fill that vacancy.
5I know he's sick or we wouldn't be having this special election.