BY-ELECTION Definition & Meaning

by-election

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[bahy-i-lek-shuhn]

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noun

a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.

by-election

noun

(in the United Kingdom and other countries of the Commonwealth) an election held during the life of a parliament to fill a vacant seat in the lower chamber
(in the US) a special election to fill a vacant elective position with an unexpired term

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of by-election¹

First recorded in 1875–80; by- + election

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The first minister told the programme he had been "standing up to Farage for months" and this had been crystallised during the by-election campaign.

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Both the SNP and Labour lost vote share in this by-election but the punishment for the SNP, in power at Holyrood for the last 18 years, was far greater.

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The by-election result follows a difficult period for Scottish Labour since it swept the SNP aside in last summer's general election.

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Labour won a Westminster by-election in this area less than two years ago with a majority of about 9,500.

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In what is the first Scottish Parliament by-election since 2019, parties are aiming to build momentum ahead of next year's Holyrood elections.

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