Sentences with phrase «as an independent candidate against»

Dismissed nomination candidate Jamie Lall declared that he is running as an Independent candidate against PC MLA Bruce McAllister in Chestermere - Rockyview.

In 1997 however it was famously lost to the television news reporter Martin Bell, who stood as an independent candidate against the then Conservative MP Neil Hamilton who had become embroiled in the cash - for - questions scandal.

Thomas Ravenel — a reality TV star and former Republican state treasurer who was forced to resign from office after being indicted on federal drug charges — announced Friday that he would run as an independent candidate against GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham.

The cause of arts education is one that the Royal Academician has championed tirelessly in recent years; he even stood as an independent candidate against former Education Secretary Michael Gove in this year's General Election.

Not exact matches

OK, let them run as independents against an officially endorsed Labour candidate, and see how far they get.

Goldsmith is running as an independent, though the Conservative party has given him a free pass by declining to stand its own candidate against him.

Two weeks ago, the Campaign for Labour Democracy's AGM passed a motion calling for Lutfur Rahman, the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, to be readmitted to the party and for a full investigation into events since the disastrous 2010 selection process that led to this former Labour council leader standing as an independent and winning against an imposed Labour candidate — Helal Abbas.

Rahman stood as an independent against the official Labour candidate — surprise, surprise, the same third - placed rival — like Ken Livingstone before him.

Randall Terry, well - known activist against legal abortion, ran for president this year as an independent candidate, and he also ran as an independent candidate for U.S. House in Florida's 20th district.

The congressman's exit leaves Thompson and City Councilman Tony Avella as the only Democratic candidates left in a race that will pit one of them against Bloomberg, an independent running on the GOP and Independence Party lines.

Harrington didn't have competition from another Republican or a Democratic candidate, and it's not know yet if anyone will run against him as an independent.

He ran as an independent, yet the Tories didn't run a candidate against him and he refused to rule out joining them in future.

Esther Rantzen is the latest person to stand as an independent candidate for the Westminster parliament in protest against the behaviour of MPs.

What the man did is an indication of his failure of the loyalty test we put to him when the party granted him amnesty to return to us after he contested as an independent parliamentary candidate in 2008 and campaigned against late President Atta Mills and contested for the NPP's Nana Akufo - Addo in the then Mfantsiman East constituency, now Ekumfi constituency.»

Guber Polls: Bayelsans Steadfastness has prevailed - Fayose Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, declared on Monday that the Bayelsa State Governor and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Seriake Dickson and the millions of the good people of the state have shown steadfastness with PDP during the state's governorship election, which was, declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, noting that with the action which exemplified peoples» power against Abuja political oppressors, Bayelsans can rightly be described as «worthy heroes of democracy».

He is now thinking about standing as an independent candidate in Rochdale against the Labour candidate Tony Lloyd in the upcoming general election.

Browne subsequently stood as a independent Conservative against the new Tory candidate, former MP Gerry Malone.

Independent spenders file as either in support of a candidate, against a candidate, or for or against on an issue.

Joe Howells stood as an Independent against the official Labour candidate and won by a very narrow margin.

Rosa Mastrogiacomo - Luongo will face off against Maria Mioli Pennella, a registered Republican, who is running on the Democratic line, and Helen Pesce, who has launched a run for the seat as an independent candidate.

In 2010 when running for her first term in office, she ran as an independent against a strong, endorsed Republican candidate and prevailed in the general election.

Some South Carolina Democrats have launched an effort to put a more polished candidate on the ballot as an independent to run against Democratic nominee Alvin Green.

Two local councillors resigned from the party in protest, one of whom subsequently stood against her as an Independent Labour candidate, somewhat denting her majority of 2,688.

As a high profile marginal seat, close to London, Luton South must be a tempting «soft» target for Independent candidates - but it is disappointing that Ms Rantzen has chosen not to target her celebrity against a sitting abuser - as she originally indicateAs a high profile marginal seat, close to London, Luton South must be a tempting «soft» target for Independent candidates - but it is disappointing that Ms Rantzen has chosen not to target her celebrity against a sitting abuser - as she originally indicateas she originally indicated.

North finds himself competing against not just Democrat Chuck Robb, but his own party as well — the third candidate in the race, independent and former Virginia Republican Party insider Marshall Coleman, is endorsed by beloved Virginia Republican John Warner.