Sentences with phrase «against the alternative vote»

The campaigns for and against the alternative vote (AV) began today with a battle of the speeches between David Cameron and Nick Clegg.

Paddy Ashdown has hit out at the chancellor and his Tory Cabinet colleagues» arguments against the alternative vote.

Both the campaigns for and against the alternative vote have become increasingly negative in the run - up to polling day.

Paddy Ashdown has hit out at the chancellor and his Tory Cabinet colleagues» arguments against the alternative vote, as more evidence of Vince Cable's resistance from within the government emerges.

Historians have recently highlighted Winston Churchill's warning against the Alternative Vote.

I support this coalition because a hung Parliament makes it necessary, but I would not support changes to our voting system that would make hung Parliaments the norm, so although I will loyally vote to hold a referendum on changing the voting system, I will campaign vigorously against the alternative vote.»

We are fighting against the Alternative Vote hard; we have excellent candidates in the local elections, a superb mayoral candidate in popular local councillor Ross Grant, and a brilliant parliamentary candidate shortlist.

Not exact matches

Current proxy rules work against shareowners who are trying to vote in alternative and independent board members, but it is shortsighted of firms to ignore owners» interests.

What I don't really see is how the Labour party holding three pilots in this Parliament, or even selecting all of its candidates in some form of primary at the next election or the time after would make any really significant difference to arguments for or against first - past - the - post, the Alternative Vote, AV +, AMS, STV and various hybrids thereof.

Another failure for the Liberal Democrats has been in relation to their pledge to deliver «a fair deal by cleaning up politics», following the 67.9 % vote against the introduction of the alternative vote system in the May 2011 referendum and the absence of the promised elected House of Lords.

«The numbers are against us and if we face repeated defeats when the withdrawal bill returns to the Commons, the only alternative will be to kick over the table and trigger a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister, which will likely lead to another general election.

In November 2009, the NUS persuaded 400 Liberal Democrat candidates, including Clegg, to sign a pledge to vote against any increase in fees in the next parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative.

«By reason of that usurption and by reason that the sole alternative was to vote against the continuity of State government, members of the Legislature were deprived of their powers under Article III,» the suit continues.

The Tories are united against the proposed alternative vote system.

He faces a more real threat from energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne, who has been at the forefront of dissent against the Conservatives» approach to the rejected alternative vote referendum.

«With just days to go, it is more important than ever that we put aside party differences for the good of the country and that everyone comes out to vote against the unfair and expensive alternative vote system on May 5th,» she said.

The Coalition government's proposed reforms to tuition fees announced in November 2010 provoked huge controversy, not least because many Liberal Democrats, including Nick Clegg, Vince Cable and Sir Menzies Campbell, had signed the NUS «Vote for Students» pledge «to vote against any increase in fees in the next Parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative&raqVote for Students» pledge «to vote against any increase in fees in the next Parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative&raqvote against any increase in fees in the next Parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative».

Matt Wootton at LeftFootForward is more concerned at the failure of the Left to unite against FPTP: «The referendum on the Alternative Vote was a once - in - a-lifetime chance to change politics for the better, and to mainstream red, green and liberal politics, and sideline Conservative.

«The last five years» intellectual sterility has left Labour floundering before an electorate that wanted to vote against the Tories but did not feel they were being offered a workable alternative.»

He also warned Labour moderates against splitting and forming a new party recalling that in the 1980s the formation of the SDP «split the Left and made it almost impossible for voters to vote for an alternative government».

But the Tories had not offered a guarantee of a referendum on introducing the alternative vote electoral system, in which voters rank candidates on preference rather than place a cross against one candidate alone.

According to Huffington Post's Paul Waugh, Jeremy Corbyn wants Labour's national executive committee to agree that Labour MPs who want to stand again at the election have to go through a «trigger ballot» so that local activists can vote against them if they want an alternative candidate.

U.S. Rep. John Katko pledged to vote against any effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, unless there's an alternative measure ready to replace the law.

It convinced scores of Tory MPs that there was no point in holding out against a Tory - Lib Dem coalition - even though the price of such a coalition was a promise to hold a referendum on the so - called «alternative vote» system which will cost numerous Tory MPs their seats.

Only four years ago, Britain voted by 68 to 32 per cent in a referendum against a switch to the alternative vote system.

Vote Against Both: Initiative 42 and Initiative 42A Analysis September 10, 2015 by Grant Callen This week, the State Board of Election Commissioners released the official ballot for the November general elections, including two proposed Constitutional amendments, Initiative 42 and Alternative 42A.

Greedy in that the Board voted against an alternative that could have kept it tuition - free, but they themselves - the Board members - don't have to worry about paying back student loans themselves, as future students - some of them, anyway - will.

John McCain has voted 20 times in the last decade - and - a-half against funding alternative energy sources, clean energy sources, wind, solar, biofuels.

John McCain has voted 20 times against funding alternative energy sources and thinks, I guess, the only answer is drill, drill, drill.

He's voted against alternative sources of energy.

However, Republicans are expected to be stronger in the next (112th) Congress, and several Democrats who voted against the Murkowski resolution support West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller's weak - sister alternative, which would prohibit EPA from regulating stationary sources of greenhouse gases for two years.