by-election (redirected from By-elections)

by-e·lec·tion also bye-e·lec·tion (b-lkshn)

n.

A special election held between general elections to fill a vacancy, as for a parliamentary seat.

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by-election, bye-election

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (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

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the US) a special election to fill a vacant elective position with an unexpired term

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

by-election - a special election between regular elections bye-election election - a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight"

Translations

by-election [ˈbaɪɪˌlekʃən] N → elección f parcial MARGINAL SEAT

BY-ELECTION

Se denomina by-election en el Reino Unido y otros países de la Commonwealth a las elecciones convocadas con carácter excepcional cuando un escaño queda desierto por fallecimiento o dimisión de un parlamentario (Member of Parliament). Dichas elecciones tienen lugar únicamente en el área electoral representada por el citado parlamentario, su constituency.