 
 <prompt> text: ```By-elections wey dem fit also spell as bye-election (wey dem sabi as special elections for United States, and bypolls for India) na elections wey dem dey use to fill elected offices wey don become vacant between general elections.

Most times, these elections dey happen after the person wey dey office don die or resign, but e fit happen too when the person wey dey office no fit continue to dey office again (because of recall, ennoblement, criminal conviction, or failure to maintain minimum attendance). E no too common, but these elections fit happen when constituency election dey cancel because of voting irregularities.

For United States, dem dey call these contests "special elections" because e no dey always happen on Election Day like regular congressional elections. One study wey happen for 2016 about special elections to United States House of Representatives find out say "while candidate characteristics dey affect special election outcomes, presidential approval dey predict special election outcomes too. And we still find out say the effect of presidential approval on special election outcomes don increase from 1995 reach 2014, with the 2002 midterm election being an important point for nationalization of special elections."

The way wey dem dey fill vacant seat for House of Commons of England na something wey Thomas Cromwell develop during the Reformation Parliament of the 16th century; before, seat go just remain empty when member die. Cromwell come up with new election wey king go call at the time wey king like. This one make am easy to ensure say the seat go dey give person wey dey support the crown.

Answers to the questions:

1. Wetin dem dey call special elections?
2. Why dem dey special?
3. Wetin dey influence these elections?
4. Wetin be the main thing?
5. How you take know? Wetin dem do?
6. When the study happen?
7. Na all elections or specific ones?
8. Na for which offices?
9. E dey get more impact as time dey go on?
10. Which year be the turning point?

Numbered answers:``` <response>: ```1. By-elections
2. no always dey happen on Election Day
3. candidate characteristics
4. presidential approval
5. dey increase for size
6. 2016
7. specific
8. United States House of Representatives
9. Yes
10. 2002``` 