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- noun Plural form of
byelection .
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Examples
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"I don't see a downside for them calling the byelections now.
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As Premier Christy Clark puts off the decision to call byelections in the ridings of Port Moody- Coquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope, local newspapers are turning their eye to political affairs in their area.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROBERT MATAS 2012
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The Minister Stephen Harper yesterday called byelections for Nov. 9 to fill four vacant seats in the House of Commons.
WN.com - Articles related to Tobacco traders fired up over ban 2009
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Premier Gordon Campbell has called byelections in two ridings vacated by MLAs now running for federal or civic posts.
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I have no doubt the Tories went all-out to win this seat, as most parties do in byelections which is one reason the NDP has done well in recent provincial byelections in Ontario - they can throw everything they have at one district / riding, rather than spreading their resources.
Tories take Lab West Ed Hollett 2007
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The newly and deservedly knighted Professor David Butler, dean of all experts on British electoral behaviour, summed up his experience of parliamentary byelections in the following terms: Politicians have learned to become increasingly blase about byelections, at least until the last year of a parliament.
Oldham East and Saddleworth byelection: Trouble for the Tories | Editorial 2011
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Clearly there was tactical voting between the two parties, as often happens in byelections, but possibly now with longer-term implications for the coalition in other contests.
Oldham East and Saddleworth byelection: Trouble for the Tories | Editorial 2011
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Debbie Abrahams's victory must, nevertheless, be weighed against the fact that government candidates rarely gain seats at byelections not since 1982 and that, in the shape of the spending cuts and tax hikes, Labour had potent issues around which to mobilise a protest vote.
Oldham East and Saddleworth byelection: Trouble for the Tories | Editorial 2011
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Snap appears to come up from the Lib Dems whereever there are byelections.
EXCLUSIVE - New Lib Dem "Magazine" Style Leaflet to hit the streets tomorrow Norfolk Blogger 2009
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Unionist MPs resigned their seats and forced byelections to prove "Ulster said no".
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