Election Terminology Quiz

a piece of paper, which voters who are unable to be present at an election can vote on or send in by post

victory; the winning of an election with extremely large number of votes

to decide not to use your vote

an election which happens at a different time from a main election, to choose a member of parliament or representative to replace one that has died or left their job

a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job

having an equal or nearly equal number of members with opposing opinions, so that no decisions can be made

a political area or position in parliament which can be won by only a small number of votes because support for the main political parties is equally divided among the people voting

the place where people vote