By-elections ( it, elezioni suppletive) are held in

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whenever a parliamentary seat becomes vacant in either the

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or the Senate of the Republic. By-elections were introduced by the electoral law of 2017.

Overview

The new Italian electoral law approved in 2017 and nicknamed ''

Rosatellum The Italian electoral law of 2017, colloquially known by the nickname ''Rosatellum bis'' or simply ''Rosatellum'' after Ettore Rosato, the Democratic Party (PD) leader in the Chamber of Deputies who first proposed the new law, is a parallel voti ...

'', provides the election of members of Parliament in 232

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s for the

and in 116 for the Senate of the Republic. Whenever a seat of this kind becomes vacant, a

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

is called, and a new representative is elected.

List of by-elections

2019 Italian by-elections The 2019 Italian by-elections were the elections called to fill seats of the Parliament that had become vacant after the 2018 general elections. Overview The new Italian electoral law approved in 2017 and nicknamed ''Rosatellum'', provide ...

2020 Italian by-elections The 2020 Italian by-elections were called to fill seats in the Parliament that became vacant after the 2018 general elections. In 2020, by-elections were held for the Chamber of Deputies the Senate of the Republic. Overview The new Italian ...

2021 Italian by-elections The 2021 Italian by-elections were held to replace members of the Italian Parliament. The elections were held on 3–4 October 2021. List Chamber of Deputies Tuscany 12: Siena An election was held in the constituency of Siena, Tuscany to re ...

2022 Italian by-elections One by-election was held in Italy in 2022. List Chamber of Deputies Lazio 1: Rome, Trionfale The by-election in the constituency of ''Trionfale'' (Rome) was held on 16 January 2022 to replace Roberto Gualtieri (Democratic Party). He was e ...

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