Sentences with phrase «cent of the vote compared»

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

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.

Not exact matches

[vi] In the 2009 local elections, for instance, only 10 per cent of 18 - 24 year - olds said that they had voted compared to 85 % of people of 65 years old and over.

They had 32 per cent of total votes, compared to the Lib Dems» «paltry» 12 per cent, the SNP leader said.

A recent poll for TNS - BRMB showed those aged between 16 and 24 are least likely to be «certain to vote» in the Scottish Parliament election — with a net rating of 62 per cent, compared to 83 per cent for those aged 55 to 64.

Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in New York by more than two to one, and 22 per cent of the state's population is foreign - born (a cohort that votes overwhelmingly Democratic), compared to 16 per cent in 1994, when Mario met his un-maker.

The Conservatives» lowest votes on 1 May were in Northern Ireland with 1.2 per cent, Scotland with 17.5 per cent and Wales with 19.6 per cent — compared to 33.7 per cent of the vote in England.

He took 42.8 per cent of the vote, compared to 38.5 per cent for the sitting Labour MP Andy Sawford.

Many on the right of the party were then agitated that affiliated unions and societies held 40 per cent of the vote, as compared to 30 per cent each to the PLP and party members.

A Guardian ICM poll released this week gave the Conservatives a 12 - point national lead, with a 42 per cent share of the vote compared to Labour's 30 per cent.

The Liberal Democrats received a big thumbs up when voters were asked who would make the best chancellor, Vince Cable receiving 27 per cent of the vote, compared to 17 per cent for Alistair Darling and 15 per cent for George Osborne.

The senior salaries review body (SSRB) recommends MPs vote for a pay rise of 2.56 per cent, noting that they are underpaid compared to people in comparable positions in the private and public sector.

Labour took a 30.4 per cent share of the vote; compared to the 2010 election this is an increase of 1.5 per cent and it secured an additional 740,000 votes.

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.

Ipsos Mori found that 52 per cent of Scots would vote for the SNP if there was a Westminster election tomorrow, compared with just 23 per cent for Labour.

Some 67 per cent of people who intend to vote Tory say they are «absolutely certain» to vote, compared with 61 per cent of Labour supporters and 55 per cent of Liberal Democrat backers.»