Sentences with phrase «cent of the vote at»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

At the StateWest meeting, 30,366 ballot votes were counted (representing 52 per cent of StateWest members) and 90 per cent of these were in favour of demutualisation.

At a recent presentation at the TSX, Makuch says Glass Lewis indicated 80 per cent of its clients have their own proxy voting guidelinAt a recent presentation at the TSX, Makuch says Glass Lewis indicated 80 per cent of its clients have their own proxy voting guidelinat the TSX, Makuch says Glass Lewis indicated 80 per cent of its clients have their own proxy voting guideline.

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..

That's 118 per cent of the 2017 total amount, which is a significant vote of confidence in initial coin offerings at a time when enthusiasm may have been waning.

Although many outside the US are drawing conclusions about Americans based on our presidential candidates, they might be surprised to learn that only 14 per cent of eligible voters chose either Clinton or Trump during the primary elections, (where both parties vote to nominate a candidate to represent them in the general election) and less than 30 per cent of eligible Americans voted at all.

At the start of June, the European Commission's Milk Management Committee voted to slash refunds on whole milk powder by 16.8 per cent, from $ 65 to $ 54 per 100 kg, and skimmed milk powder by around 46 per cent, from $ 28 to $ 15 per 100 kg.

The Brazilian's brilliant finish at the end of an elegant Chelsea move received over 60 per cent of the vote for the Yokohama Chelsea Goal of the Month competition, and the winner of a very special prize is Adrian Lally from the UK.

Members of the House of Lords came in for criticism in January when it was revealed that average attendance at votes in the upper house was 55 per cent for Labour peers, 54 per cent for Liberal Democrats and just 29 per cent for Conservatives.

To gain a share of these 225 seats, parties must win at least 5 per cent of the vote.

Once you take all those people away, you are left with just eight per cent of people who are not already voting Tory and for whom the issue has at least the potential to swing their vote.

Some 30 per cent did not vote at all in 2010, and only 12 per cent voted for other parties, approximately half of whom were Conservative supporters.

Only ten per cent of Labour Party members support Brexit, but up to one - third of people who voted Labour at the last general election want to leave the EU.

Many of the 306 won't vote on 7th May — turnout at the last election was just over 65 per cent and the previous two were lower again.

Of course, Sturgeon would like to hold a second referendum and to be the politician who led the Yes campaign to victory but she is not reckless; the First Minister wants to see support for independence polling at at least 60 per cent - for a substantial period of time - before gambling on another votOf course, Sturgeon would like to hold a second referendum and to be the politician who led the Yes campaign to victory but she is not reckless; the First Minister wants to see support for independence polling at at least 60 per cent - for a substantial period of time - before gambling on another votof time - before gambling on another vote.

Only 77 per cent of those intending to vote Conservative on Thursday would vote for a combined candidate, with 14 per cent saying they would not vote at all, 2 per cent going to Ukip and 4 per cent saying they would vote Labour.

For most of this year, Labour have hovered a few points above the Conservatives, who seem to float around the 37 per cent vote share they received at the general election.

But it did so with a share of the UK vote, at 43.2 per cent, which does not remotely qualify as record - breaking.

In areas where grammar schools were the norm, the 1998 regulations made under the Act provided for ballots to be triggered by 20 per cent of parents at all schools signing a petition, while in areas where grammar schools were less common, only parents of children at «feeder schools» would be allowed to vote.

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.

Lib Dem Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander declared the no campaign was on course to secure 55 per cent of the vote, giving Better Together something to celebrate at the Marriot Hotel in Glasgow

At the local authority level, the People Before Profit Alliance won nearly ten per cent of all the votes cast in Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown (9.8 %), with the next best result coming in Dublin City (6.9 %).

They may have finished 3,558 votes behind Labour (having been just 103 behind at the general election) but their share of the vote rose to 31.9 per cent.

Although it is not regarded as truly proportional by campaigners for electoral reform, AV is favoured by some because it maintains the constituency link, ensures elected MPs have the support of at least 50 per cent of voters and allows supporters of minority parties to express opinion through their first vote while giving their second preference to a mainstream party.

If no single candidate gets more than 50 per cent of the vote, the second choices for the candidate at the bottom are redistributed.

Four out of 10 people (41 per cent) who voted Conservative at last year's general election back licensed sales of cannabis, only just below the level of support among Labour, Liberal Democrat and Ukip voters.

At the last election she actually increased Labour's share of the vote by six per cent.

They already know that Labour achieved a disastrously small share of the vote in the local elections, projected at around 23 per cent.

Look at Leeds North West — it used to be held comfortably by the Conservatives with up to 45 per cent of the vote in the 1970s.

In October 2015, the Chief of Sunyani, Nana Bosoma Asor Nkrawiri, said President Mahama should expect to secure at least 80 per cent of the total votes in the Brong Ahafo Region come December 2016.

Well, if the proponents of the change looked at UK election results they would see there are large numbers of seats where the incumbents already receive at least 50 per cent of the votes.

For a start, the national vote shares of both the Conservatives and Labour in last week's election was roughly equal, at around 37 per cent.

Or people we have traditionally been able to rely on are staying at home, disillusioned with our perceived priorities — last year, only 15 per cent of people voted for a Police Crime Commissioner.

Meanwhile Harvey predicted Ed Miliband would win 34 % at the lowest range of expectation, after having taken five per cent of the Lib Dem vote.

Yesterday 90 per cent of the DUP's ruling executive members voted in favour of a resolution requesting to push back the existing power - sharing agreement deadline at the Northern Ireland Assembly by six weeks.

The winner of the presidential race must get more than 50 per cent of the votes as well as one - quarter or more votes in at least 24 of Kenya's 47 counties, according to officials.

A winner of the presidential elections must secure at least more than 50 per cent of the total votes cast to avoid a run - off.

And that includes 50 per cent of those respondents who intend to vote Conservative at the next election.

After a first round vote last week which unofficial results showed as 57 per cent approval of the constitution, polls opened again at 8 am local time (6 am GMT).

The state Senate is said to be voting Tuesday on a measure to block New York City from instituting a five cents fee on plastic and paper bags The city measure is supposed to go into effect in February, after a delay agreed to at the behest of the state Legislature last year.

The constitutional turbulence that perhaps induced 2 per cent of English voters to switch, at the last minute, to a «safety first» vote for Cameron, shows no signs of going away.

Candidates standing for election were required to post a # 5,000 deposit, which was returned if they received at least 5 per cent of the vote.

However, at the 2009 European Parliament election the opposition Tories won over 27 per cent of the vote and came first, electing three MEPs, compared to Labour's 21 per cent vote and two MEPs.

Indeed, the inherent unfairness of the current system was made clear at the last election when Cameron's Tories were 20 MPs short of a Commons majority even though they won 36 per cent of the national vote.»

«Surveying over 10,000 people, the poll gives an insight into voting intentions for the next Scottish elections, opinions of party leaders and achievements of the Scottish Parliament, while putting support for independence at 26 per cent, the no vote at 65 per cent and just 10 per cent undecided.»

At the last election, the Liberals polled 22 per cent of the vote and secured 62 seats.

Speaking shortly in central London at around 4.30 am after it became clear that Vote Leave had clinched victory, taking 51 per cent of the vote, Farage said: «Dare to dream that the dawn is breaking on an independent United KingVote Leave had clinched victory, taking 51 per cent of the vote, Farage said: «Dare to dream that the dawn is breaking on an independent United Kingvote, Farage said: «Dare to dream that the dawn is breaking on an independent United Kingdom.

Fifty - eight per cent of people who voted Liberal Democrat at the last election wouldn't again.