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Regarding the British Parliament, an election held to fill a seat in the House of Commons that has become vacant due to the death, resignation or ennoblement of a Member of Parliament. By-elections occur between the regular elections (i.e. general elections) at which a new Parliament is elected; a by-election, by contrast, only concerns the constituency that needs to send a new representative to Parliament.

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	~~In the context of~~ the [[UK Parliament]], an election held to fill a seat in the [[House of Commons]] that has become vacant due to the death, resignation or [[ennoblement]] ~~etc.~~ of ~~the former~~ Member of Parliament. By-elections occur between ~~those~~ regular elections ~~in which a new Parliament (in its entirety) is elected~~ (i.e. ~~the~~ ''general elections''); ~~by contrast,~~ a by-election only concerns the ~~particular~~ constituency that needs to send a new representative to Parliament.		Regarding the British [[Parliament]], an election held to fill a seat in the [[House of Commons]] that has become vacant due to the death, resignation or [[ennoblement]] of a Member of Parliament. By-elections occur between the regular elections (i.e. ''general elections'') at which a new Parliament is elected; a by-election, by contrast, only concerns the constituency that needs to send a new representative to Parliament.