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1. News - World - UNITED KINGDOM

   British PM Cameron faces poll battering by anti-EU party UKIP

   Posted May 03rd 2013, 12:00am by Reuters

   ... News World David Cameron By-Election Reuters in Ashford Council elections in UK set to underline threat to ruling Conservatives posed by anti-EU party Britain's ruling Conservatives were yesterday at risk of losing hundreds of seats in local polls amid a surge in popularity for the anti-European Union UK Independence Party (UKIP). The elections will go some way ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1228533/british-pm-cameron-faces-poll-battering-anti-eu-party-ukip
2. Officials face by-elections dilemma

   Posted Feb 11th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Elections Politics By-Election Albert Wong and Fanny W. Y Fung What do you do when your boss implies that voting in by-elections amounts to condoning an abuse of process, yet you have a statutory duty to promote elections? This is the dilemma facing the government which is duty-bound to organise by-elections for five lawmakers who resigned last month, even though the chief ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/706002/officials-face-elections-dilemma
3. News - World - BRITAIN

   Big gains for anti-EU party in Britain's local elections

   Posted May 04th 2013, 12:00am by Reuters

   ... News World Britain By-Election European Union Reuters in London UK Independence Party garners a stunning 26pc of vote, in blow to Cameron's Tories The UK Independence Party made big gains in local elections, siphoning support from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in a vote that underlined the threat the anti-EU party poses to his re-election chances ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1229552/big-gains-anti-eu-party-britains-local-elections
4. News - Asia - AUSTRALIA

   Pressure on Julia Gillard amid poll slump

   Posted Mar 21st 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News Asia Australia Julia Gillard By-Election Agence France-Presse in Sydney Chief whip admits there is unrest in the party but dismisses talk of leadership challenge A key Australian government figure yesterday confirmed pre-election unrest within the Labor Party over Prime Minister Julia Gillard's leadership, but claimed there was no leadership challenge likely against her ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1195760/pressure-julia-gillard-amid-poll-slump
5. News - World - CANADA

   Liberals score shock win in British Columbia polls

   Posted May 16th 2013, 12:00am by BLOOM

   ... News World British Columbia Liberal Party of Canada By-Election Bloomberg in Vancouver Liberals' premier Christy Clark pulls off an amazing election victory that contradicts the surveys which showed her heading for defeat British Columbia's centre-right premier Christy Clark has scored a stunning election victory, contradicting every poll to trounce the opposition ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1238391/liberals-score-shock-win-british-columbia-polls
6. News - Asia - SINGAPORE

   Singapore police to probe 'Straits Times' over by-election poll

   Posted Jan 15th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News Asia The Straits Times By-election Poll Police Agence France-Presse in Singapore Police said they were investigating top daily The Straits Times over a voter survey it conducted ahead of a by-election in apparent breach of a law against polls during the campaign. The by-election on January 26 is for a seat left vacant when the former speaker of parliament, Michael Palmer, stepped down ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1128072/singapore-police-probe-straits-times-over-election-poll
7. News - Asia - SINGAPORE

   Singapore's ruling People's Action Party faces by-election test

   Posted Jan 10th 2013, 12:00am by AGENCIES

   ... News Asia Singapore By-Election Lee Hsien Loong Agencies Poll after ex-parliamentary Speaker quit over affair will take place amid growing discontent Singapore's governing party faces a poll test this month to fill the seat of the ex-parliamentary Speaker who quit over an affair, officials said, at a time of growing criticism of its rule. The January 26 by-election will give ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1124173/singapores-ruling-peoples-action-party-faces-election-test
8. Lawyers back polls for Legco vacancies

   Posted Jul 31st 2011, 12:00am

   ... to retain by-elections to fill midterm vacancies in the Legislative Council, in the face of the government's bid to ban them. Hong Kong Law Society president Junius Ho Kwan-yiu ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/974997/lawyers-back-polls-legco-vacancies
9. News - Asia - SINGAPORE

   Singapore's ruling party loses key by-election

   Posted Jan 27th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News Asia Singapore By-Election People's Action Party Workers' Party Agence France-Presse in Singapore People’s Action Party suffers another blow, despite vowing to go on a spending spree Singapore's ruling party suffered a rebuke yesterday when it lost a parliamentary by-election despite promising more reforms and massive public spending to appease a restive ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1136816/singapores-ruling-party-loses-key-election
10. News - Asia - SINGAPORE: ANALYSIS

    By-election defeat for Singapore's ruling party

    Posted Jan 28th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

    ... to the opposition in a by-election dominated by debate over the rising cost of living and immigration. It was the second by-election defeat in eight months for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1137440/election-defeat-singapores-ruling-party

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