The phrase "contingent election" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to political processes, particularly when referring to an election that occurs under specific conditions or circumstances.
Example: "In the event that no candidate receives a majority of votes, a contingent election will be held to determine the winner."
Alternatives: "conditional election" or "dependent election."
And George Wallace obtained 46 electoral votes, raising the possibility that a future third-party candidate would force a contingent election.
It's called a "contingent election," the details of which are found in the 12th Amendment.
However, the contingent election is likely to be held on January 6th, after the new members take (or return to) their offices.
Congress has two chambers, and each body works at its own pace and rhythms, contingent on election cycles, changes in party control and other factors.
However, there is great wisdom in the words of political analyst Hugh Hewitt: "You [the candidate] cannot be contingent about elections that are not close".
And he describes his guilt at housesitting in palatial digs while rooting for the keep-it-simple contingent in an election for the Sonoma City Council.
Roughly two-thirds of the New Democrat Coalition's House contingent won re-election on Nov. 2.
Kabila's opponents believe he wants to prolong his mandate by making the presidential and parliamentary elections contingent upon a new electoral roll, following a census across the vast country due to begin this year.
Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the minority leader, said that "Republicans are risking another deep recession" by threatening to make the next debt extension, which will come up sometime after the elections, contingent on further spending cuts.
His opponents believe that Kabila wants to prolong his mandate by making the presidential and parliamentary elections contingent on a new electoral roll, after a census across the vast mineral-rich country set to begin this year.
King was never tasked with national defense; Obama's election was contingent on a belief that he could keep Americans safe.
