繰くり上あげ当とう選せん

noun

winning an election by moving up the list due to another candidate's death or disqualification

Used in Japanese electoral contexts where a candidate is elected after a higher-ranked candidate on the same party list dies or is disqualified, allowing the next candidate to take the seat.

• 比ひ例れい代だい表ひょうで、候こう補ほ者しゃが死し亡ぼうしたため、次じ点てんの候こう補ほが繰くり上あげ当とう選せんした。

  In the proportional representation block, because a candidate died, the next candidate on the list won the seat by moving up.