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by-election Definition

by·-election (i lek′s̸hən)

noun

a special election held in the interval between regular elections, esp. one held to fill a vacancy in the British House of Commons

by-election Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contest: The BNP is contesting the by-election in Bridge ward, Redbridge, which takes place on 13 July.
  • win: In 1993, they won a by-election in the London boro of Tower Hamlets with their ' rights for whites ' campaign.
  • fight: Later in the year fought a parish council by-election.
  • lose: Blair first ran for Parliament as a Labor Party candidate in 1982, when he lost a by-election for the Beaconsfield constituency.

Preposition: in

  • constituency: There was a Westminster by-election in the constituency of Upper Bann.
  • ward: Mr Cunningham has been announced as the Scottish Socialist Party's candidate for West Dunbartonshire Council by-election in the ward on June 15.

Adjective modifier

  • parliamentary: He previously fought a parliamentary by-election in Newham North-East in 1994.
  • forthcoming: Following Oli's victory, Hartlepool Respect are meeting on Friday evening to select a candidate to stand in the forthcoming by-election.
  • upcoming: The victims from both sides of the community in South Armagh wish him every success in the upcoming by-election.
  • postal: It will be only the third postal by-election ever held in Scotland.
  • recent: I would also like to welcome Sue Mayne, who was successful in winning the recent by-election in Kings Ward.
  • subsequent: They were within 100 votes of winning Village ward, also in Barking, in a subsequent council by-election.

Modifies a noun

  • victory: Fri 10th Feb 2006: Shock Lib Dem by-election victory pointer to Bromley in May.
  • defeat: A crisis moment for New Labor came in September with the Brent East by-election defeat.
  • candidate: Mr Salmond was speaking in support of the party's by-election candidate Douglas Chapman.
  • campaign: He denied Labor was showing panic by hurling large numbers of MPs into the by-election campaign.
  • result: The Parish by-election results of 9th December show that the issues are more open.

Noun used with modifier

  • council: The BNP fared far worse in an Ashfield council by-election in Hucknall West ward on the same day.
  • ward: Today Lewisham Telegraph Hill ward by-election tomorrow err where exactly max?
  • shock: The new probe follows the shock by-election victory of SNP councilor Billy McAllister in the Labor stronghold.

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