Sentences with phrase «candidate for parliamentary election»

But reading his dissenting opinion during the ruling in which Justice Anin Yeboah described his lone stance as a «solitary path», the justice of the supreme court said «even though in the high court references were made to the constitution of the NDC, the constitution of the NDC can not be read in isolation from article 94 of the 1992 constitution which any candidate for parliamentary election must strictly satisfy».

Not exact matches

The top diplomat for East Asia, Daniel Russel, is criticizing the election commission's disqualification of dozens of parliamentary candidates, many of them Muslims, and the disenfranchisement of stateless Rohingya, who were allowed to vote in previous elections.

With Macron having no significant, established political party behind him, we expect those parties whose candidates fell short in the first round of the presidential campaign to push hard for parliamentary seats in the June parliamentary elections in a bid to win influence.

Islam online 7 April 2007 • A Muslim man stood as a candidate for the Christian Peoples Alliance in the Scottish parliamentary elections in April.

For those unfamiliar with Westminster systems, most parliamentary votes are, as the British say, subject to the party whip: that is, members are expected to vote with the party leadership and are subject to severe retribution (such as being «de-certified» as a party - supported candidate at the next election) if they resist the whip.

In his report, Mr Burrowes applauds Mr Cameron's efforts to ensure parliamentary candidates be chosen so early - the next general election is not due for three or four years - but warns a central list of candidates is not the best way to get Tories elected.

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.

The suspended Parliamentary Candidate of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party for Ejisu - Juabeng in the November elections, Gloria Huzey has cursed the Ashanti Regional Executives of the party for denying her, her share of an amount of money and Christmas present allegedly donated by President Mahama.

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 campaign.

When the Commons dissolves for an election, MPs can no longer refer to themselves as such, using the phrase «prospective parliamentary candidates» instead.

She began working for Theresa May during the 2010 general election campaign, after a few attempts to win selection as a parliamentary candidate.

It contains a number of resources including the manifesto, an overview of the timetables for the 2017 election and a series of questions for CIOB members and non-members to ask prospective parliamentary candidates.

The New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for the Karaga constituency in the Northern region for the 2016 elections Shaharawi Bashiru has stepped down, party executives in the region have confirmed.

A review by Sir Eric Pickles into last year's general election called for parliamentary candidates to be in place in «battleground seats» by June 2018 «to ensure they are well - established within the seat before the next scheduled General Election on 5th May 2022election called for parliamentary candidates to be in place in «battleground seats» by June 2018 «to ensure they are well - established within the seat before the next scheduled General Election on 5th May 2022Election on 5th May 2022».

He has stood as a candidate for the English Democrats in local, parliamentary and European elections.

He was a parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party at the May 2010 General Election and associate editor of last year's Pragmatic Radicalism: Ideas from Labour's New Generation publication.

«I am in this race because during the 2016 elections, I was in the Upper East Region campaigning for the NPP and I saw some gaping holes; there was no party unity and parliamentary candidates were not resourced adequately and party chairmen were struggling to work.

Electoral Commission: Guidance for candidates and agents, The 2010 UK Parliamentary general elections in Great Britain, p 39, Rule 60 (3), PER.

Trudy Harrison has been selected as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for the Copeland by - election.

I've just returned from a remarkable fringe meeting at the party's annual autumn conference, in which Ian Dexter, a Ukip member, former candidate in county and district elections and potential parliamentary candidate for 2015, outlined his strategy for winning over Labour voters.

A diplomat in the Mahama administration and a failed parliamentary candidate for Abuakwa North, Victor Smith, believes that an overhaul of the NDC's executive structure is non-negotiable following the party's overwhelming defeat in the 2016 elections.

The MP's present action is said to be linked to the decision by the NDC vetting committee to disqualify his protégé and preferred choice for the parliamentary seat, Isaac Yibor, who contested the 2012 election as an independent candidate.

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.

The parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress» (NDC) for the Weija - Gbawe constituency, Obuobia Darko - Opoku says she will not fail in her bid to snatch the seat from the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 elections.

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.

[11][12] She first stood for election in the 1992 general election as the SNP candidate in the Glasgow Shettleston constituency, and was the youngest parliamentary candidate in Scotland, failing to win the seat.

The party has also held a parliamentary candidate selection blitz since the referendum — fearing a snap general election — so many candidates for 2020 seats have already been selected to try to win back those lost in 2015.

In the parliamentary elections called for 25 May and 1 June, the National Front plans to stand 566 candidates for the 577 assembly seats and hopes to poll the 12.5 per cent necessary to proceed through to the second round.

In 2005, Berry was the Green Party's parliamentary candidate for the Hampstead and Highgate constituency (which includes both the Highgate and Kentish Town wards) in the General Election.

He was the Conservative Party parliamentary candidate for Glasgow East at the 2005 General Election.

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.

But the defeat of Mandelson by Livingstone in last year's NEC election, support for Livingstone for London mayor and black members» use of OMOV to try to select black candidates for inner city parliamentary seats showed that the individual membership can not be totally controlled by the leadership.

The party will also present its presidential candidate and his running mate, parliamentary candidates in all 275 constituencies and the campaign team for the 2016 general elections to the electorate.

Going into the 2016 parliamentary elections the young cadres association is poised to go down to the grassroot to undercover the chances of NDC in the upcoming election to ensure massive win for HE John mahama and NDC parliamentary candidates

The EC invited all the parties for Thursday morning's decision on how Parliamentary candidates were to be positioned on the ballot paper for Election 2016.

The Progressive People's Party (PPP) has sued the Electoral Commission (EC) over the filing fees for presidential and parliamentary candidates for the 2016 elections.

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.

Plaintiff states again that 2nd Defendant has not said a word against this marauding show of power without any legal justification by the 1st Defendant's request of a deposit of filing fees for the 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections thereby embolden 1st Defendant in perpetuating these obvious illegalities against the political parties and individual candidates in this 2016 general eElections thereby embolden 1st Defendant in perpetuating these obvious illegalities against the political parties and individual candidates in this 2016 general electionselections.

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.

She was, all too briefly, the Labour parliamentary candidate for Leeds North East ahead of the 1997 general election.

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.

Election leaflet for Jackie Baillie, Labour's Scottish Parliamentary candidate for the Dumbarton constituency.

Desmond William Ocloo won the party's primary in November 2015, to become the Parliamentary Candidate in the Shai Osudoku Constituency for the 2016 general elections in November.

Tony Lywood has been selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate for the Copeland constituency to stand in the next general election.

James Agalga, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Member of Parliament (MP) for the Builsa North Constituency, has said the constituency shall retain both the Parliamentary and Presidential candidates of the party in the upcoming general elections.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, has advised his political opponents and their assigns to concentrate on their campaign as the November 7 elections will not be won by badmouthing others.

If Nicola Sturgeon and Leanne Wood do end up representing their parties in the debates, they will take to the stage as party leaders but, interestingly, not as prospective parliamentary candidates for the actual election.

In the last of our series detailing what happened to the original 100 members of the party's so - called priority list of candidates, below we list the 26 who are still seeking a parliamentary seat for the next election.

Ruth Alcroft has been selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate for the Carlisle constituency to stand in the next general election.

In the 2010 general election, he was the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Hampstead and Kilburn, losing by 42 votes to the Labour's sitting MP Glenda Jackson and increasing the Conservative vote share of the vote by nearly 10 percentage points compared to the previous election.