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Bye-election   /baɪ-ɪlˈɛkʃən/   Listen
Bye-election

noun
1.
A special election between regular elections.  Synonym: by-election.





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"Bye-election" Quotes from Famous Books



... we proceed. [He refers to his notes.] Two years ago a bye-election took place for the ...
— The Master of Mrs. Chilvers • Jerome K. Jerome
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... which seemed more or less remote, came suddenly to the forefront of Raymond Ironsyde's life, for ill-health hastened the retirement of the sitting member and a parliamentary bye-election was ...
— The Spinners • Eden Phillpotts
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... no jetty, so our steamer anchored out in the channel. Here Mr. (now Sir Robert) Philp joined us from a tour of inspection of the company's branches. He had not long before been returned at a bye-election for Musgrave. When leaving, he and I boarded the steamer in a boat belonging to the company, with a black crew dressed in white shirts, which gave them quite a picturesque effect. On reaching Cairns, Mr. Philp included me in his party to go by rail to Redlynch, the ...
— Reminiscences of Queensland - 1862-1869 • William Henry Corfield
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