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Section 21
 

1) If the seat of a representative elected from individual list has become vacant, s/he shall be replaced by the next candidate who has obtained the most votes.


(2) If a representative elected from county, compensatory or capital city list is eliminated, s/he shall be replaced by the candidate notified by the nominating organisation from the list originally notified. If a representative elected from a capital compensatory city list is elected as mayor or Lord Mayor during a by-election, s/he shall be replaced by the candidate notified by the nominating organisation from the list originally notified. If the nominating organisation does not notify the candidate by the deadline determined in Section 207/A of Act XXXVI of 2013 on Electoral Procedure, the vacant seat will be taken by the candidate coming next in the list.


(3) If there is no more candidate in the individual list, compensatory list, county list or the capital city list, then no by-election shall be called, the mandate will remain unfilled until the next general elections


(4) If the number of representatives elected on individual list, county list or capital city list becomes less than necessary for operating the body of representatives or the assembly, then by-election shall be called for the vacant seats.