Elections A by election occasionally also spelled bye election , and known in the United States and the Philippines as a special election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections. Usually, a by election occurs when the incumbent has died ..., for example because of a recall election recall , Nobility ennoblement , or a sufficiently serious criminal conviction. By elections have also been called as a result of a constituency election being ... re election upon being appointed to a political minister ministerial post. The subsequent by elections ... through single member constituencies , whether Two round system with or first past the post election system without a runoff election runoff round. This includes most Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth ... representation constituency becomes vacant, the consequences vary. For example, a by election may be held to fill just the vacancy or all the seats in the constituency become up for grabs in the by election ..., the death of Donald Dewar resulted in a by election for the constituency of Glasgow Anniesland ... in multi member constituencies by the single transferable vote . Alternatives to holding a by election ... from those losing candidates from the previous election, who choose to contest the recount to fill ... general election examples date September 2011 nominating another candidate with the same affiliation ... Major 1992 7 . In the United States, United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010 Scott Brown s election in 2010 ended the filibuster proof majority formerly enjoyed by Democratic ... by election in 2004 allowed the Ontario New Democratic Party Ontario NDP to regain official ... and breakthroughs By election upsets can have a psychological impact by creating a sense of momentum for one party or a sense of impending defeat for a government. Deborah Grey s 1989 by election victory ... important momentum for the new party. Similarly, the upset 1960 by election victory of Walter Pitman ... more details
Preston by election may may refer to one of several by election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Preston UK Parliament constituency Preston , in Lancashire Preston by election, 1903 Preston by election, 1915 Preston by election, 1929 Preston by election, 1940 Preston by election, 1946 Preston by election, 2000 disambig ... more details
1832 election may refer to Newfoundland general election, 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 United States presidential election, 1832 disambig ... more details
Aberdare by election could refer to two by election by elections held for the Parliament of the United Kingdom Aberdare by election, 1946 Aberdare by election, 1954 disamb ... more details
Blackburn by election may refer to Blackburn by election, 1853 Blackburn by election, 1869 Blackburn by election, 1875 disambig fr lection partielle Blackburn ... more details
Henley by election may refer to either of three by election s in the United Kingdom Parliament UK parliamentary constituency of Henley UK Parliament constituency Henley Henley by election, 1917 Henley by election, 1932 Henley by election, 2008 disambig ... more details
Paisley by election may refer to one of five parliamentary by elections held in the constituency of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland Paisley by election, 1884 Paisley by election, 1891 Paisley by election, 1920 Paisley by election, 1948 Paisley by election, 1961 See also Paisley South by election disambiguation disambig ... more details
Greenock by election may refer to one of six by elections for the British House of Commons constituency of Greenock, in Renfrewshire, Scotland Greenock by election, 1845 Greenock by election, 1878 Greenock by election, 1884 Greenock by election, 1936 Greenock by election, 1941 Greenock by election, 1955 See also Greenock UK Parliament constituency disambig ... more details
wiktionary election An election is a political process. Election may also refer to Election novel Election novel , by Tom Perrotta Election 1999 film Election 1999 film , an American comedy directed by Alexander Payne Election 2005 film Election 2005 film , a Hong Kong action thriller directed by Johnnie To Election TV series Election TV series Predestination , a religious concept A List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes Series One 1994 first series episode of the TV series The Vicar of Dibley Leader election , a concept in distributed computing disambig it Election ... more details
1980 election may refer to In Australia Australian federal election, 1980 Queensland state election, 1980 Western Australian state election, 1980 In Canada Canadian federal election, 1980 Toronto municipal election, 1980 In Chile Chilean national plebiscite, 1980 In Germany German federal election, 1980 In Iran Iranian presidential election, 1980 In New Zealand East Coast Bays by election, 1980 Northern Maori by election, 1980 Onehunga by election, 1980 In Portugal Portuguese legislative election, 1980 Portuguese presidential election, 1980 In the United Kingdom Glasgow Central by election, 1980 In the United States North Dakota United States Senate election, 1980 United States House elections, 1980 United States Senate elections, 1980 United States presidential election, 1980 In Zimbabwe Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1980 disambig Category 1980 elections ... more details
Rochdale by election may refer to one of three by elections held for the British House of Commons constituency of Rochdale in Lancashire Rochdale by election, 1940 , an unopposed war time election Rochdale by election, 1958 , the first televised election in the UK Rochdale by election, 1972 See also Rochdale List of United Kingdom by elections disambig ... more details
Wilton by election may refer to one of several parliamentary by elections held for the British House of Commons constituency of Wilton in Wiltshire Wilton by election, 1841 Wilton by election, 1855 Wilton by election, 1877 Wilton by election, 1900 Wilton by election, 1918 See also Wilton UK Parliament constituency disambig ... more details
Barnsley by election may refer to Barnsley by election, 1897 , played a role in development of the ILP Barnsley by election, 1938 Barnsley by election, 1953 Barnsley East by election, 1996 , caused loss of Conservatives parliamentary majority Barnsley Central by election, 2011 , followed the jailing of Eric Illsley Lib Dem vote collapsed disambig ... more details
1924 Election could refer to one of two elections United States presidential election, 1924 United Kingdom general election, 1924 disambig ... more details
1976 election may refer to In Barbados Barbadian legislative election, 1976 In Canada Quebec general election, 1976 Toronto municipal election, 1976 In El Salvador Salvadoran legislative election, 1976 In Germany German federal election, 1976 In Ireland German federal election, 1976 In Italy Italian general election, 1976 In Portugal Portuguese legislative election, 1976 Portuguese presidential election, 1976 In Sweden Swedish general election, 1976 In the United States United States House elections, 1976 United States Senate elections, 1976 United States presidential election, 1976 disambig Category 1976 elections ... more details
1964 election may refer to In Canada Northwest Territories general election, 1964 Saskatchewan general election, 1964 In Chile Chilean presidential election, 1964 In Denmark Danish parliamentary election, 1964 In Luxembourg Luxembourgian legislative election, 1964 In Malaysia Malaysian general election, 1964 In Sweden Swedish general election, 1964 In the United Kingdom Greater London Council election, 1964 United Kingdom general election, 1964 In the United States United States presidential election, 1964 United States House elections, 1964 United States Senate elections, 1964 North Dakota United States Senate election, 1964 1964 Republican National Convention disambig ... more details
1836 election may refer to Chilean presidential election, 1836 United States presidential election, 1836 United States House of Representatives elections, 1836 disambig ... more details
Fake election may refer to A mock election , held for educational purposes, or An election with a high degree of electoral fraud . disambig Category Elections ... more details
Portsmouth by election may refer to one of two by elections held for the British House of Commons constituency of Portsmouth Portsmouth by election, 1900 Portsmouth by election, 1916 disambig ... more details
1816 election may refer to French legislative election, 1816 United States presidential election, 1816 United States House of Representatives elections, 1816 disambig ... more details
1820 election can refer to French legislative election, 1820 United States presidential election, 1820 United States House of Representatives elections, 1820 disambig ... more details
1824 election may refer to French legislative election, 1824 United States presidential election, 1824 United States House of Representatives elections, 1824 disambig ... more details
1968 election may refer to the following Canadian federal election, 1968 Danish parliamentary election, 1968 Salvadoran legislative election, 1968 Fijian by elections, 1968 Italian general election, 1968 Luxembourgian legislative election, 1968 Swedish general election, 1968 Warwick and Leamington by election, 1968 United States House elections, 1968 United States Senate elections, 1968 United States presidential election, 1968 disambig Category 1968 elections de Wahlen 1968 ... more details
Election Night usually refers to the evening after an Election Day politics election day , when the votes are being counted and everyone is waiting for the election result. Election Night can also refer to Election Night The West Wing Election Night episode 72 of The West Wing TV series The West Wing TV series . Election Night film Election Night film , a short Danish film disambig ... more details
1832 election may refer to Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1812 United Kingdom general election, 1812 United States presidential election, 1812 United States House of Representatives elections, 1812 disambig ... more details
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