Sentences with phrase «cent of the vote»

The remaining six nominees all received less than 10 per cent of votes in the poll.

The # 500 deposit which candidates lose if they fail to get five per cent of votes cast is another deterrent.

If as many as 45 per cent of them vote for independence today, the matter will not rest.

The vote was supported by 73 per cent of the voting members in attendance.

80,000 members voted and 67 per cent of votes cast were in favour of the strike.

Mr Lammy wants 25 per cent of the votes in Labour's electoral college handed to ordinary people.

The three boards that failed to get the critical vote required were: Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (75 per cent required and only 63 per cent of those who voted were in favour); Kamloops & District Real Estate Association (75 per cent vote needed and 70 per cent of those voting favoured the merger); and Okanagan - Mainland Real Estate Board (67 per cent needed and 56 per cent vote acquired).

Fernando Llorente was voted Man of the Match by our supporters with 47 per cent of the votes on social media.

So far the DUP have five seats and a 33.64 per cent of the vote share with the Ulster Unionist Party getting 3 so far and Sinn Fein doing the same.

The Governor's father, in his bid for a third term in 1990, tallied just 53 per cent of the vote against an opposition that amounted to a forfeit: Republican Pierre Rinfret, an obscure economist (is there any other kind?)

With 98 per cent of the votes so far counted, Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change polled 61.5 per cent.

Prescott (who also stood for deputy leader) came second with 24 per cent of votes while Beckett took 19 per cent.

• Limann polled 62 per cent of the votes as against 38 per cent by Owusu.

A recent ICM poll for the Scotsman indicated the SNP has 33 per cent of the vote with Labour running at 31 per cent of the constituency vote and 27 per cent of the list vote.

Canadian dairy giant Saputo, which has made an unconditional $ 515 million takeover bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter, said it now holds 3.73 per cent of voting power in Australia's oldest dairy maker.

According to the credit society's constitution, a minimum of 25 per cent of members were required to make the vote count, with 75 per cent of those voting needed to support demutualisation for it to go ahead.

Onasanya received 48.1 per cent of the vote compared to Jackson's 46.8 per cent.

He claimed 40 per cent of the vote at the 2005 election but is holding the country's most marginal seat - a 0.2 per cent swing would see it go to the Tories.

In terms of straight projected seats, Labour could even get a majority with just 34 per cent of the vote if the Liberal Democrats do really well.

Farron was the only Lib Dem elected with more than 50 per cent of the vote last month.

The deal, which requires further approvals, would give the cable TV distributor 80 per cent of the voting interest and at least 20 per cent of the equity interest in a Canwest Global Communications Corp..

The 20 - year - old RA 7721 allowed the entry of foreign banks either through ownership of up to 60 per cent of the voting stock of an existing domestic bank or of a new banking subsidiary or establishment of branches with full banking authority.

In 2005, 35 per cent of the vote got Labour 55 per cent of the seats, while only three per cent less in the vote for the Tories got them just 30 per cent.

Not bad for a party that slumped to 29 per cent of the vote less than nine months ago.

The Progressive Party lost 12.9 per cent of its votes between 2013 and 2016, while the Independence Part gained 2.3 and Viðreisn 10.5 per cent.

In Dagenham and East Ham the fascist National Democratic Party took a further 0.5 per cent and 0.73 per cent of the vote respectively.

They believe general election coordinator Douglas Alexander is encouraging Mr Miliband to be more cautious, in the belief that winning 35 per cent of the vote next year will be enough for victory.

A YouGov poll - commissioned by Unite, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union and the National Union of Teachers (NUT)- reveals today (Tuesday, May 8) that a clear majority of those born before 1977 polled (62 %) are uncomfortable with plans to raise the state pension age, with 53 per cent of those voting Conservative in 2010 sharing that view.

Shouting from the sidelines with five per cent of the vote doesn't seem like a particularly constructive way of advocating their cause.»

Ukip are set to win their first Commons seat with a landslide 64 per cent of the vote following the biggest swing in modern political history.

In doing so, he gained nearly 70 per cent of the votes among Americans under the age of 25.

Where there are three members of the trust, they would be deemed to hold more than 25 per cent of the voting rights and would therefore meet the definition of a Person with Significant Control.

The Ferrari 458 Italia took a landslide victory with 42 per cent of the vote across all three sites.

On 12 May 2017, the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), the legislated peak body for 79 local governments in Victoria, passed a climate emergency motion, with 77 per cent of voting municipalities in support.

A slight aside about news that President Sisi of Egypt has been returned to office with 97 per cent of the vote after the electorate spoke.

Tap Oil shareholders have lodged a big protest vote, with more than 35 per cent of votes cast against three resolutions at today's annual meeting, with dissident shareholder Chatchai Yenbamroong accounting for a large share of the opposition.

The three boards that failed to get the critical vote required were: Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (75 per cent required and only 63 per cent of those who voted were in favour); Kamloops & District Real Estate Association (75 per cent vote needed and 70 per cent of those voting favoured the merger); and Okanagan - Mainland Real Estate Board (67 per cent needed and 56 per cent vote acquired).

Unions currently have 50 per cent of the vote on conference policy decisions - although increasingly the party leadership has ignored these decisions - and have permanent seats on both the national executive committee (NEC) and the national policy forum.

Nick Clegg's party has shed at least ten per cent of its vote share since the 23 % it notched up in the heady days of 2010.

The songwriter however failed to reach 40 per cent of the votes so will now have to compete in the runoff on 1st April against ex-government minister Carlos Alvarado Quesada, who was also once a singer in a rock band.

Nick Clegg and his dwindling band of supporters have been stuck on around 10 per cent of the vote for as long as anyone can remember.

The Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch had predicted after his pre-election survey that the governing NDC's presidential candidate would garner 52.4 per cent of the votes while his main rival, Mr Akufo - Addo, would get 45.9 per cent.

Microcap fund manager Acorn Capital has increased its stake in listed Perth - based financial planning firm Plan B Group Holdings to control almost 10 per cent of the voting power.

The deal with Saputo is subject to approval by an ordinary resolution of voting shareholders, with a more than 50 per cent of the votes needed to be in favour to pass.

Voters also felt Gordon Brown best understands the problems faced by ordinary people during the difficult economic times, with 27 per cent of votes compared to 18 per cent for David Cameron.

He was selected as a parliamentary candidate for Sheffield Hallam in 2004 and won more than 50 per cent of the vote at the 2005 general election.

A YouGov poll for the Evening Standard showed the Conservatives would be neck - and - neck with Labour in the polls on 37 per cent of the vote if they were led by Mr Johnson.