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Meanings of byelection in English

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Usage of byelection in English
1
The government loses Sinclair just weeks before a key byelection in Fife.
The Guardian
2
A byelection could be held shortly before the UK leaves the EU.
The Guardian
3
Counting was taking place early this morning after voting in yesterday's byelection.
The Irish Times
4
Most vitally, he comes with no dreaded byelection consequences for the Government.
The Irish Times
5
For Miliband, the message is that a byelection victory means nothing long-term.
The Guardian
6
Others may wait until shortly before the election to avoid a byelection.
The Guardian
7
The battle of the left looms in the Dublin South West byelection.
The Irish Times
8
On Friday he said he did not intend to trigger a byelection.
The Guardian
9
Labour also endured the embarrassment of coming fifth in the Henley byelection.
The Guardian
10
The Government fired the starting gun for the Carlow-Kilkenny byelection on Wednesday.
The Irish Times
11
Put aside the precise date of the Glenrothes byelection just for now.
The Guardian
12
Shatter's smile reflected the sweet victory for Fine Gael in the byelection.
The Irish Times
13
Dad came third in the byelection, but it did have 15 candidates.
The Guardian
14
Meanwhile, Goroka is itself is gearing up for a byelection next month.
Radio NZ
15
He ought to be asking why his man isn't walking this byelection.
The Guardian
16
He said: There may well be a byelection in Greater Manchester next year.
The Guardian
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