Sentences with phrase «as a parliamentary candidate of»

According to him, her election as a parliamentary candidate of the NDC violated the party's constitution and, therefore, it was null, void and of no effect.

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Since 1991, all candidates of parliamentary or presidential elections, as well as candidates for the Assembly of Experts, have to be qualified by the Guardian Council in order to run in the election.

Embattled Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle constituency, Nii Armah Ashietey says he remains unfazed by the vitriolic attacks from party members following effort to remove Dr. Zanetor Rawlings as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the constituency.

Speaking at the party's campaign launch in Cape Coast in the Central Region on Sunday, 14 August, General Mosquito, as Mr Asiedu Nketiah is known in political circles, said: «The NDC scored a very important victory when we decided to expand our decision - making structures and allow every card - bearing member of the NDC to participate in the choice of our parliamentary and presidential candidates.

His comments, and the report compiled by Tory MP David Burrowes, will be seen as a direct challenge to Mr Cameron's A-list of parliamentary candidates, which has been designed to improve the overall make up of the Conservative party.

I think it gives us lessons of persistence and courage», Mr Nyaunu who left the NDC to contest the 2012 parliamentary elections as an independent candidate and only returned to the party last year observed.

A statement issued by the Eastern Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) outlined that President Mahama will end his first day with a durbar in the Abuakwa North Constituency, where Victor Smith is standing as NDC's parliamentary candidate.

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application seeking to dismiss the suit challenging the eligibility of Zenator Rawlings to represent the NDC in the Klottey Korley constituency in the 2016 elections as parliamentary candidate.

In a strange way her early adoption as a parliamentary candidate meant she had more in common with Heath and Wilson — not that either of them could welcome that comparison.

As a reminder of Unite's importance though; Unite are still the biggest funder of the party (in the first week of the election campaign they gave # 2.4 m of the total # 2.7 m received by Labour), they have upwards of one million members they can encourage to register as supporters in a leadership election (and indeed activate in Parliamentary candidate selections), Unite has three seats on the NEC and of course Len's chief of staff, Andrew Murray, was seconded to Jeremy's team for the general election campaigAs a reminder of Unite's importance though; Unite are still the biggest funder of the party (in the first week of the election campaign they gave # 2.4 m of the total # 2.7 m received by Labour), they have upwards of one million members they can encourage to register as supporters in a leadership election (and indeed activate in Parliamentary candidate selections), Unite has three seats on the NEC and of course Len's chief of staff, Andrew Murray, was seconded to Jeremy's team for the general election campaigas supporters in a leadership election (and indeed activate in Parliamentary candidate selections), Unite has three seats on the NEC and of course Len's chief of staff, Andrew Murray, was seconded to Jeremy's team for the general election campaign.

According to Mr Ashie Moore, the group is visiting constituencies identified as challenging to parliamentary candidates, and offer moral and material support to ensure the victory of the candidates in the polls.

Speaking at the campaign launch of the deputy Central regional minister and parliamentary candidate for the Agona East Constituency, Queenstar Pokuaa Sawyer, Mr. Asiedu Nketia popularly known as «General Mosquito» alleged that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have hatched a plan to embarrass the vice president by winning more seats in the Central region to send a message to Ghanaians that the vice president is not popular and influential even in his own region.

Also in the Northern region, the NDC quest to snatch Tamale North from the present occupant, an independent, appears to be smelting gradually as there are reports of lack of cooperation among the constituency executives, defeated parliamentary candidate aspirants and the duly elected candidate, Alhassan Suhuyini and his supporters.

His comments come on the heels of some distraction within the NDC in the Upper West region with plans by some vanquished parliamentary candidates and parliamentarians to run as independent candidates during the December 7 polls.

Nana Konadu, is the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP), her son, has joined his father, who is the founder of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), as well as his eldest sister; Zenator Rawlings, who is vying for the Klottey Korle Parliamentary seat on the ticket of the NDC.

As in the US, the Lib Dem's selection process enables a range of candidates to compete to become the party's nominee for a parliamentary candidate position.

Some ward Coordinators and Branch executives of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) have sent a word of caution to the MP for the constituency, Hon. Nii Armah Ashitey to declare his intentions of contesting as an independent candidate in this years Parliamentary elections else they will seek some other person to contest.

As a former Parliamentary candidate for a Scottish constituency, I find the endless arguments on ConservativeHome about the state of the union and the Barnett Formula tiresome.

As if by design, Nii Armah Ashitey's close pal, Daoud Anum Yemoh of Domeabra - Obom is also alleged to be behind a court case intended to deny the NDC 2016 parliamentary candidate for the area, Sophia Karen Ackuku, the opportunity to contest the election.

In 2009, after eight years away from front - line politics, I decided to put myself forward as a potential Parliamentary candidate because I wanted to be part of — what I saw as — the Conservative Party's effort to reinforce, restore (and for some, reignite) people's belief in the value of doing the right thing.

Julie Moody is on the approved list of Conservative parliamentary candidates and recounts here how the miners» strike of 1984 - 85 politicised her as a 15 - year - old growing up in the mining heartland of County Durham.

I really like the idea of doing this for council selections and for the London Mayor, as well as for Parliamentary candidates.

Sam George beat one of Ghana's longest serving MPs, Enoch Teye Mensah to emerge as the candidate for the Ningo - Prampram constituency and eventually beat his closest opponent in the parliamentary elections with 10272 votes.

Plaintiff says that as at the 1st day of September, 2016, she had completed in electing a Presidential candidate with a vice presidential candidate and also prepared 275 parliamentary candidates ready to sponsor them to the public office of the Presidency and Parliament of the Republic of Ghana through the 2016 Ghanaian Presidential and Parliamentary Elections being conducted by the 1parliamentary candidates ready to sponsor them to the public office of the Presidency and Parliament of the Republic of Ghana through the 2016 Ghanaian Presidential and Parliamentary Elections being conducted by the 1Parliamentary Elections being conducted by the 1st Defendant.

A damaging row over grammar schools policy, unease among the grassroots about the leadership's efforts to introduce more women and ethnic minority parliamentary candidates and Gordon Brown's self - assured performance as Prime Minister in the summer of 2007 imperilled the Tory recovery.

The Vice President made the statement today (Saturday) while addressing supporters of the party at a campaign launch by the NDC parliamentary candidate for Fanteakwa South, Abigail Elorm Mensah at Bososo in the Eastern region as he ends his three day tour of the Eastern region.

A copy of the suit said: «This honourable court will be moved by Gary Nimako Marfo ESQ., counsel for and on behalf of plaintiff / applicants herein praying for an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain defendants / respondents, whether by themselves, agents, servants, workmen, hirelings, privies or any person claiming under or through them or howsoever described, from holding out the second defendant / respondent, [as] the parliamentary candidate - elect for Klottey Korle constituency.»

He was elected as the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Penrith and the Border by an open - primary meeting (open to all registered voters, regardless of party) in October 2009.

In a package of moves hailed by Miliband's team as the most significant since John Smith's «one member one vote» shakeup in the early 1990s, the Labour party is set to introduce a code of conduct for prospective parliamentary candidates, strict spending limits and standard constituency agreements with trade unions.

A declaration that Dr.Zanetor Rawlings» election as a parliamentary candidate elect for the Klottey Korle constituency is null and void and is of no effect as same violates the constitution of the NDC and the rules governing the conduct of the 2015 parliamentary primaries.

As a constituency party we now look to begin the process of finding our parliamentary candidate for the 2015 general election and winning a Labour majority.

«The Council also resolved that regional chairpersons, regional secretaries, regional treasurers, constituency chairpersons, constituency secretaries and constituency treasurers, are also not eligible to contest as parliamentary candidates in constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament, unless they resign three years before the national general elections.»

To recap, the disastrous selection process for Labour's parliamentary candidate for Falkirk West, where allegations of malpractice triggered the resignation of Tom Watson MP as its election campaign coordinator — and which even now is subject to wildly differing versions of events — has kicked off a wholesale reform programme of everything from party funding to MP candidate selection and conference voting.

To get on the ballot, a candidate must have the endorsement of 200 members from 20 local party organisations as well as 10 % of the parliamentary party, which amounts to needing the support of less than one of the eight remaining Lib Dem MPs.

Independent Candidates elected as MPs will exercise a vote value of one in all parliamentary votes.

While mathematically, this threshold means that five candidates (as in 2010) could go through, it is far more likely we will end up with just two or three that a large section of the parliamentary party feel they can work with.

As with our statement over the weekend, which garnered the support of more than 30 parliamentary candidates, local party chairs and party members, please email us on [email protected] to let us know if you agree with the sentiment of this statement, including what position, if any, you hold within the party.

It therefore came as a major surprise when news broke of Ghana's Electoral Commission's (EC) objective to hike the fees for candidates intending to file for the positions of President and Parliamentary positions.

As a loyal NDC member, I will support most of my political party's parliamentary candidates who have shown honesty and integrity to the Constitution.

As Kerry Smith resigns as UKIP's parliamentary candidate for South Basildon and East Thurrock, Chris Mason reports from Basildon on the difficulties facing the party in the wake of recent scandalAs Kerry Smith resigns as UKIP's parliamentary candidate for South Basildon and East Thurrock, Chris Mason reports from Basildon on the difficulties facing the party in the wake of recent scandalas UKIP's parliamentary candidate for South Basildon and East Thurrock, Chris Mason reports from Basildon on the difficulties facing the party in the wake of recent scandals.

It has been suggested that one of the reasons you were removed by the NEC as the Labour candidate is because you refused to back Rushanara Ali, Labour's parliamentary candidate in Bethnal Green and Bow at the general election in May?

The bulk of those who have not previously been Parliamentary candidates have experience of local politics - there are two Members of the Welsh Assembly, as well as numerous councillors and group leaders on the list.

As Parliament is dissolved, the Welsh Liberal Democrats are today publishing the full slate of candidates who will be competing in all forty Parliamentary seats in Wales.

She was selected as the parliamentary candidate by the local Labour Party after its first choice, Amina Ali, backed out of the seat 72 hours after being selected in an unhappy melée of local community and Labout Party in - fighting.

As a result of an electoral agreement with the Labour Party, [2] «Labour and Co-operative Party» candidates receive financial help with election expenses from the Co-operative Party, including funding parliamentary candidates.

In June 2008 the then Shadow Home Secretary David Davis resigned his parliamentary seat over what he described as the «erosion of civil liberties» by the then Labour government, and was re-elected on a civil liberties platform (although he was not opposed by candidates of other major parties).

Take this passage, from the aforementioned Gentian Violet: «The leaders of a modern political party require of their parliamentary candidates that they shall be biddable and either hold their tongues and vote as they are told or, if they speak, utter platitudes in support of the party line.

Regional executives of the party who graced the occasion included Jamal Konah, Eastern regional communication officer, Acheampong Owoahene, the constituency chairman for New Juaben North and and one of his constituency executive members, Samuel Afari Agyiri, as well as Appiah Kubi, Parliamentary Candidate for Akuapem North.

The publication, which was in connection with a report that the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Domeabra - Obom had called on electorates in the constituency to vote against President John Dramani Mahama in the forthcoming General elections for neglecting them, but to vote for her as Member of Parliament (MP), were not borne out of facts.

Mr Ashitey, has filed a suit praying the High Court to prevent Dr Rawlings from holding herself out as parliamentary candidate - elect for the constituency on the ticket of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).