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By-election

A by-election (also spelled bye-election in Ireland, and also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India) is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.

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By-election

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see also · 58
By-election → Alberta, Assembly, Australia, Australian, British Columbia, Brunswick, By-elections, CanadaAlberta, Columbia, DominicaFalkland Islands, Dáil, Falkland Islands, France, Hong Kong, Hungarian, ItalyLiberia, Jamaican, Korea, Labrador, LiberiaMalaysia
has impact · 40
By-election → Beaver River, Bloc Québécois, BQ, By-elections, Canada, CCF, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, Commons, Deborah Grey's, For, Gilles Duceppe's, Hong Kong, Hong Kong's, House, In Canada, In Hong Kong, January, Laurier, Legislative Council, Liberal
related to In mixed systems · 24
By-election → Abe, Bundestag, By-elections, Confusingly, Darren Hughes, Ersatzwahl, Exceptions, German Bundestag, House, If, In, January, Japan, Louisa Wall, March, Mixed-member, New Zealand, New Zealand Labour Party's, Parliament, Representatives
related to In single-member constituencies · 21
By-election → At, Australia, By-elections, Canada, Commonwealth, Constitution, Election Day, France, French National Assembly, House, However, If, In, Italy, New Zealand, Representatives, Senate, Special, This, United Kingdom
has effect · 14
By-election → Andrea Horwath's, By-elections, Conservative, Democrats, Examples, For, In, James Callaghan, John Major, Labour, Ontario, Ontario New Democratic Party, Scott Brown's, United States Senate
related to Origins · 11
By-election → Cavalier Parliament, Charles II, Commons, Cromwell, During, England, House, Reformation Parliament, The, This, Thomas Cromwell
related to In multi-member constituencies · 6
By-election → For, However, Instead, Turkey, Typically, When
related to Predictive value · 5
By-election → Furthermore, Non-experts, Representatives, The, United States House
related to In executive positions · 4
By-election → By-elections, Gubernatorial, Many, United States
is a · 1
By-election → snap election by definition

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By-electionis asnap election by definition0.90text
Franceinstance ofas well as non-Commonwealth countries0.80text
Italyinstance ofas well as non-Commonwealth countries0.80text
presidentsinstance ofIn executive positionsBy-elections are also possible on directly-elected executive positions0.80text
governorsinstance ofIn executive positionsBy-elections are also possible on directly-elected executive positions0.80text
mayorsinstance ofIn executive positionsBy-elections are also possible on directly-elected executive positions0.80text
By-electionhas effectBy-elections0.60section
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By-electionhas effectExamples0.60section
By-electionhas effectLabour0.60section
By-electionhas effectJames Callaghan0.60section
By-electionhas effectConservative0.60section

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