Candidates are initially nominated by their parliamentary colleagues from within the Scottish Parliament, following which Westminster MPs, constituency Labour parties and
affiliated trade union organisation can submit «supporting nominations», providing their backing to a specific candidates.
Not exact matches
The previous structure gave votes to three blocks — MPs,
trade unions and other
affiliated organisations, and party members.
[43] In the fourth and final stage of the redistribution of votes after three candidates had been eliminated, Ed Miliband led in the
trade unions and
affiliated organisations section of the electoral college (19.93 % of the total to David's 13.40 %), but in both the MPs and MEPs section (15.52 % to 17.81 %), and Constituency Labour Party section (15.20 % to 18.14 %), came second.
The Labour Party is a membership
organisation consisting of individual members and Constituency Labour Parties,
affiliated trade unions, socialist societies and the Co-operative Party, with which it has an electoral agreement.
Affiliated supporters (AS): these are members of a socialist society or members of an affiliated trade union who pay the political levy, who are on the electoral register, and who have signed up as an AS online or through their org
Affiliated supporters (AS): these are members of a socialist society or members of an
affiliated trade union who pay the political levy, who are on the electoral register, and who have signed up as an AS online or through their org
affiliated trade union who pay the political levy, who are on the electoral register, and who have signed up as an AS online or through their
organisation.
Voting for members of
trade unions and
affiliated organisations closed on Tuesday.
Socialist societies,
affiliated organisations and
trade unions all want Labour's policy to be clear about staying in the customs
union.
The election took place using Alternative Vote in an electoral college, with a third of the votes allocated to MPs and MEPs, a third to individual members of the Labour Party, and a third to individual members of
affiliated organisations, mainly
trade unions.
The new leader is elected by an electoral college where the votes of MPs and MEPs count for a third of the total, the votes of Labour Party members count for a third and votes of
trade unions and other
affiliate organisations» members count for a third.