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Article 43
 

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 general election if Paragraph (1), no. 1 applies and not later than six weeks after the day of the general election if Paragraph (1), no. 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.