Sentences with phrase «in electoral terms»

How that will unfold in electoral terms, and whether there will be any adverse reaction from Plaid's more conservative support in other areas remains to be seen.

In electoral terms, this story will hurt the Government most.

The rally may not have significant meaning in electoral terms, but the combination of reminiscing and encouragement it provided to the candidate is undoubtedly helpful.

This led analysts to council caution as to the extent of the scandal in electoral terms.

If not, it would be disadvantaged in electoral terms by a lack publicity and information reaching the electorate, with the implication being an under - supply of «experts» in the chamber.

What this means in electoral terms is that Labour is on the backfoot of being the kinder cutter, rather than providing hope of economic revival.

As mainline Protestantism ceased to be a culture - forming force in American public life, the void was filled by a new Catholic presence in the public square and, perhaps most influentially in electoral terms, by the emergent activism of evangelical, fundamentalist, and Pentecostal Protestantism in what would become known as the Religious Right» a movement that has formed a crucial part of the Republican governing coalition for more than a quarter - century.

Not exact matches

Hence, a return to the polls in the spring is to be expected, and in the short - term such an electoral outcome creates confusion and instability.

Yet analysts say Najib is expected to win a third term due to infighting in the opposition, the unfavorable electoral boundary changes and strong support for the government among rural ethnic Malays.

Oh I suppose if you consider the electoral college but in terms of do I have a mandate to implement policy, the 50/49 number is a more telling number to the winner.

Poles have, in human and electoral terms, handled these matters better than they have in «theory» and rhetoric.

To begin with, the Democrats have become the minority party not just in presidential terms but at virtually every level of electoral competition, federal, state, and local.

In terms of the electoral system, we eschew First Past The Post in favour of Instant Runoff (usually called Preferential VotingIn terms of the electoral system, we eschew First Past The Post in favour of Instant Runoff (usually called Preferential Votingin favour of Instant Runoff (usually called Preferential Voting).

For instance, they struck a bargain with the Liberal Party (the so - called «Lib - Lab Pact») in a desperate bid to cling to power in 1977, by the terms of which Labour agreed to take on board certain policy proposals favoured by the Liberals, including electoral reform.

In non-specialist terms, this means these regimes might have the trappings of democracy, but electoral conditions are skewed to help keep the leadership in poweIn non-specialist terms, this means these regimes might have the trappings of democracy, but electoral conditions are skewed to help keep the leadership in powein power.

Soskice - Iversen not only have the data I refer to in the post above, but also an explanation of the data in terms of the way electoral institutions affect incentives for cross-class and cross-party coalitions.

If the referendum educates the public in the power of their voice, and if it educates masses and elites to expand their moral imagination enough to recognize the complaints of the other side, this experiment, although probably not the best outcome, has the epistemic value desired by proponents of deliberation, and its long - term effect may be more electoral stability and a renewed aversion to change for the sake of change.

Proportional representation means that the representatives are distributed according to the relationship to one another of the individual electoral lists in terms of the number of votes they have received.

The post-referendum polls do not mark new electoral territory for Scotland in terms of Holyrood elections.

The electoral official may (without limiting the definition of that term in section 3 (1)-RRB- be a person of one of the following kinds that the Electoral Commission engages for the purpose of assisting with the performance of its functions:

Maybe he hopes that will deliver him an electoral benefit in terms of the ardent support of every paper in the land.

Informally, given their electoral mandate, mayors can also lobby national politicians on policy matters that relate to their area — a role that both previous London mayors were effective in during their terms in office.

While Nigel Farage and his lieutenants have invested considerable resources in terms of pavement politics in the working - class midlands and north - east, they still have considerable difficulty attracting the support of younger and urban voters — precisely the electoral tranche Labour is now pursuing.

But in terms of the Conservative electoral coalition, Brexit has produced a less ambiguous effect: the party has absorbed a large portion of the former UKIP vote, as voters on the authoritarian side of the political spectrum have migrated, or returned, to a Conservative Party that now promises concrete, credible action to regain control of the borders.

In terms of the electoral law — well, it's FPTP, so you're going to have a lot of councils where the winning party won an overwhelming majority of seats on less than 50 percent of the vote.

The Electoral Commission of Ghana announced that former Vice President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama won the Ghana presidential election, 2012 on 7 December 2012 and John Dramani Mahama was sworn in, amidst announcement of electoral fraud, as the reigning President of Ghana on 7 January 2013 to serve a four - year term that expires on Saturday, 7 January 2017.

And how would they fit in a long - term electoral strategy for Labour, considering:

And although the SDP did not become a threat in the long - run, thanks to a combination of residual loyalty to Labour and the First Past the Post electoral system, its short term impact was catastrophic.

With the party struggling to get «political air time» and questions about its long - term future seemingly unresolved, the Liberal Democrats were in dire need of an electoral boost and positive headlines.

This is Labour's best performance in terms of seat share since 2005 and extends their electoral dominance in Wales to 26 general elections in a row.

If we are to not only win the next election, but ensure a sustained period of electoral success, then a more medium term strategy is also needed, in addition to the current focus on today's target seats.

While in terms of electoral races in different constituencies, Nigel Farage's party impacts both the Conservatives and Labour, one area where it damages the Tories more is on trustworthiness on key issues and the electoral implications of this.

The election result would, of course, be an abomination in terms of electoral fairness.

We are attracted by the idea of coalitions between progressives, especially if they result in electoral reform, genuine reform of the House of Lords and of the City, legislation for fixed - term parliaments, stronger civil liberties, an enhanced Freedom of Information Act, closer ties with Europe, a multilateral foreign policy and withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Senator Diaz might be a significant factor with regards to who ends up controlling the Senate, but in terms of electoral pull outside his church and fiefdom, the man has almost no influence.

The issues raised were of great intrinsic importance, in political terms the thinkers and politicians involved were trying to lay the basis for a way forward for the Labour Party that broke with Blairism and New Labour, renewing the party's appeal to its traditional supporters and providing a credible electoral framework for the next general election.

Given that the Americans don't vote directly for their president (i.e. the electoral college) and also that the dates are set when a new president is sworn in (ie fixed terms)- can the vote be redone?

In terms of US politics, Clinton is recorded as telling Blair that his party had electoral difficulties in the run - up to the 2000 presidential election because «the cultural aversion of white, married, Protestants to voting Democratic is a real problem»In terms of US politics, Clinton is recorded as telling Blair that his party had electoral difficulties in the run - up to the 2000 presidential election because «the cultural aversion of white, married, Protestants to voting Democratic is a real problem»in the run - up to the 2000 presidential election because «the cultural aversion of white, married, Protestants to voting Democratic is a real problem».

Treat coastal seats as a distinct group within the «40/40» marginal seats - both in terms of the policy challenges they face and in terms of analysing their new Mosaic demographic data to understand the electoral features they have in common

And in the short - term, the BNP are finished as an electoral threat.

The response to the second is hampered by the lack of evidence about the longer term effects of a change in electoral system.

The debate about electoral reform should include firstly attitudes to political parties (in general terms, not the particular parties) and secondly the importance of the individual candidates (again in general terms) and their significance in our democratic system.

What is lacking in our electoral system is a strict adherence to global best practice in terms of voter education, sanctity of the ballot, a seamless collation of votes and a fast judicial process for those seeking redress.

In terms of the results, the European elections saw particularly striking gains, with Sinn Féin winning an MEP seat in each one of the island's four electoral areas — topping the poll by some considerable margin in two of them: with Martina Anderson in the north (25 per cent) and Lynn Boylan in DubliIn terms of the results, the European elections saw particularly striking gains, with Sinn Féin winning an MEP seat in each one of the island's four electoral areas — topping the poll by some considerable margin in two of them: with Martina Anderson in the north (25 per cent) and Lynn Boylan in Dubliin each one of the island's four electoral areas — topping the poll by some considerable margin in two of them: with Martina Anderson in the north (25 per cent) and Lynn Boylan in Dubliin two of them: with Martina Anderson in the north (25 per cent) and Lynn Boylan in Dubliin the north (25 per cent) and Lynn Boylan in Dubliin Dublin.

Sources say there was no long - term, premeditated plan for the IDC to eventually join with Republicans if the 2012 elections yielded a Democratic majority, in part because few foresaw such an electoral outcome.

During his recent Leonard Steinberg Lecture, Secretary of State Owen Paterson claimed that his party intends to remain involved in electoral politics in the Province for the long term.

A party such as the Lib Dems who take every opportunity to decry an electoral system that does not fairly convert votes cast into seats gained could not then turn around and say they were backing a party with the most seats (but fewer votes) and hope to retain any credibility, at least in terms of consistency.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Disputes over a wedding cake for a same - sex couple and partisan electoral maps top the Supreme Court's agenda in the first full term of the Trump presidency.

The report stresses that its gloomy conclusions are based less on the immediate issue of Corbyn's leadership than on long - term issues such as the impact of Brexit, the collapse of support in Scotland and electoral mathematics.

The outlook is not good for the party, battered and bruised by a period in coalition that may have done more harm than good to long - term electoral fortunes.