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

single-member district A single-member district is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders. Single-member districts are also sometimes called single-winner vo ...

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 * 2020 Italian by-elections * 2021 Italian by-elections * 2022 Italian by-elections

References

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