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Meanings of special election in English
Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant.
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Examples for "by-election"
Examples for "by-election"
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The government lost its majority late last year after losing a by-election.
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The Electoral Commissioner said the new changes worked well during the by-election.
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There were no great shocks in the Tipperary South by-election result yesterday.
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Mrs Goodman said a by-election would remove the issue of vote splitting.
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He said the by-election result had implications that went beyond the electorate.
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Certainly we would want to see free and fair by-elections, she said.
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On Thursday the party gained another seat in Norwich City Council's by-elections.
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In by-elections in 2012, contested by the NLD, it won one seat.
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Following the mess in Tlokwe, other by-elections throughout the country were postponed.
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Drapier: Bertie Ahern made an uncharacteristic error on the timing of the by-elections.
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Far longer than in any of last year's municipal and special elections.
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Some of the special elections success reflects startup progressive groups rallying voters.
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The race was the latest of several closely watched special elections ahead of November's contests.
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Republican lawmakers praised the high court's action to throw out the order requiring special elections.
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Despite the string of losses in special elections, some Democrats said there were reasons to be encouraged.
Usage of special election in English
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A special election will be scheduled to determine a replacement for Franks.
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A special election to fill the seat has not yet been scheduled.
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A special election to fill Coburn's seat will be held in Oklahoma.
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A special election was held in November, 1874, to fill that vacancy.
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I know he's sick or we wouldn't be having this special election.
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Voters now have to approve the measures at a May 17 special election.
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Chiesa said he would not compete for the seat in the special election.
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Voters will choose his replacement in a special election in November.
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Barber served out the rest of her term after winning a special election.
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She would hold the seat until a special election in 2018.
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Loeffler is vying to keep her seat in a special election in November.
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Illinois will hold a special election to fill his vacant seat.
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A special election called by the governor will fill her seat.
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Polls show it is headed for a tight finish in Tuesday's special election.
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They made a feint of allowing the special election to go by default.
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However, Tiberi resigned before finishing his term, forcing the special election to replace him.
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