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Bedfordshire by-election, 1875

The byelection was fought due to the resignation of the incumbent Liberal MP, Francis Bassett.

British Columbia general election, 1871

The byelection was due to resignations February 9, 1874 of A. Bunster and Amor De Cosmos upon winning seats in the federal election January 22, 1874 (in Vancouver and Victoria federal ridings, respectively).

Christian Heritage Party of Canada candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election

Jean Blaquière (Verchères, QC) (won party leadership in 1994, stepped down, 1995) (also ran in 1995 byelection)

Cockermouth by-election, 1879

The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Isaac Fletcher.

CODCO

Malone ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Parliament in a Newfoundland byelection in 2000, losing narrowly to Loyola Hearn.

County Limerick by-election, 1871

The byelection was fought due to the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, William Monsell, becoming Postmaster General.

Edinburgh and St. Andrews Universities by-election, 1873

The byelection was held due to the incumbent Liberal MP, Lyon Playfair, becoming Postmaster General.

Gironde's 8th constituency

It was initially represented in the XIIIth legislature by Marie-Hélène des Esgaulx, of the Union for a Popular Movement, but was won by François Deluga of the Socialist Party in a byelection after des Esgaulx was elected to the Senate in 2008.

Hackney by-election, 1874

The byelection was fought due to the void Election of the incumbent Liberal MP, John Holms.

Hamilton South by-election, 1999

The seat had fallen vacant in a Parliamentary recess, and the law does not permit a byelection to be called during a recess if the sitting member resigns by taking the Chiltern Hundreds.

July 2006 in Oceania

The opposition Cook Islands Party wins a byelection in Matavera, leaving the Government without a majority.

Roscommon by-election, 1873

The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Fitzstephen French.

Sebastian Paul

Dr. Sebastain Paul,(educated at Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala)made his electoral debut in the 1997 Lok Sabha byelection in Ernakulam (Lok Sabha Constituency) when he defeated Antony Isaac of the INC.

Southern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election, 1872

The byelection was fought due to the Resignation of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Viscount Milton.

Steve Butland

Marie in a special byelection in 1996, following the controversial resignation of Joe Fratesi.

Woolwich West by-election, 1943

The byelection was held due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Kingsley Wood.


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