By-Election

(1) A by-election shall take place

1. if an election has not been held in a constituency or a polling district,

2. if a constituency candidate dies after the approval of the constituency nomination but before the election.

(2) The by-election shall take place not later than three weeks after the day of the gen-eral election if subsection (1) number 1 applies. It may be held on the day of the general election and shall take place not later than six weeks after the day of the general election if subsection (1) number 2 applies. The date of the by-election shall be set by the Land Returning Officer.

(3) The by-election shall take place in accordance with the same regulations and on the same basis as the general election.

(4) In the case of a by-election, the provisional result of the general election shall be de-termined, established and released immediately after the general election has been held on the basis of the votes cast.