👉 In political science, a "subelection" is a type of election in which only one candidate can be elected from a single party or group. This means that there are no other candidates competing for the same position and therefore, it is not possible to form a majority government with all votes counted. Subelections can occur in both parliamentary and presidential elections, where the number of seats available to each party increases as more candidates enter the race. Subelections are often used in political campaigns to highlight