UK parliamentary by-elections
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This article is about by-elections to the lower house. For by-elections to the upper house, see by-elections to the House of Lords.
In the United Kingdom, a parliamentary by-election occurs following a vacancy arising in the House of Commons. They are often seen as a test of the rival political parties' fortunes between general elections.