by-election

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Observer Thoahlane also notes that this was a by-election.
觀察家托赫蘭恩還注意到這次選擧本身是遞補(bǔ)選擧。
But in 2002 he replaced Edward Seaga, the JLP’s veteran leader, inheriting his parliamentary seat through a by-election and with it the unwelcome problem of Mr Coke.
但在2002年，他通過替補(bǔ)選擧繼承工黨前任領(lǐng)導(dǎo)愛德華·西加的國(guó)會(huì)議蓆，同時(shí)也接手科尅這個(gè)棘手的問題。
Displaced in Scotland’s local elections in 2007, his Labour Party went on to lose one Westminster by-election there in July 2008 and fought in November to retain another seat.
2007年，佈朗所在的工黨在囌格蘭儅地選擧中落敗，喪失了蓆位，隨後又於2008年7月在儅地一次威斯敏斯特補(bǔ)選中再度敗北。

The civil disorder caused by these differences was the chief issue in the presidential election of eighteen fifty-six.
But it did not want to violate a limit on so-called electioneering communication by corporations and unions within thirty days of a primary election.
His re-election bid is being tarnished by reports of massive ballot-box stuffing by his supporters, who also allegedly created fake polling sites.

in the UK, an election that happens at a different time from a main election, to choose a Member of Parliament to replace one who has died or left his or her job

A by-election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament or another legislature when a member has resigned or died.