Sentences with phrase «clear majority of voters»

YouGov also identifies a clear majority of voters (58 %) who are «inclined to disapprove» of Jacqui Smith's decision to phase in the police pay award.

Only the EU Emissions Trading System and the carbon price floor were opposed by a clear majority of voters from across the political spectrum, though even then it is highly doubtful that very much political capital can be gained by abolishing measures equivalent to an annual average cost of # 13 per household, (see pie chart graph).

A clear majority of voters (59 - 21) say all candidates for state office should sign a pledge in support of a nonpartisan independent redistricting commission — a victory for both former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, whose PAC, New York Uprising, is pushing candidates to do just that; and also for AG Andrew Cuomo, who is calling for citizens and candidates alike to sign his reform pledge.

When Canadians were offered a choice between a climate change policy that offered the possibility of personal inconvenience and the siren call of the Axis of Climate Change Dimwits, a clear majority of voters chose parties who promised a climate change policy that would cost them nothing.

Not exact matches

As I flew back from Dublin to Edinburgh I read the Sunday edition of the Irish Independent the headline of which was «POLL: Act Now on Abortion say voters» with the story continuing: «The most seismic shift [in the Irish public's attitude to abortion] is that a clear majority (56 %) now favour a new referendum to repeal the current position, which gives equal right to life to the mother and foetus.»

Anyway, it's Categories 1 through 4 that most interest me at the moment, because it's clear that the great majority of voters fall within that range.

What is clear is that even as a majority of all voters are still getting to know the Republican candidates, 36 percent of suburban voters would still prefer someone other than Kirsten Gillibrand.»

That's a clear indication of the cancerous results such monies spawn — the, «Perpetuation & Maintenance» of an IDC Coalition, bought into being by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which denied Democrat Voters the «Majority» role in the NYS State Senate for 2 Election cycles now!

In The Lost Majority, Lord Ashcroft draws on his unique research to explain why the thumping victory the Tories expected never happened: what real voters made of the campaign, why Britain refused Theresa May's appeal for a clear mandate to negotiate Brexit, where the party stands after more than a decade of «modernisation» — and the Tories» mammoth task of building a winning coalition when 13 million votes is not enough for victory.

(Interestingly, the same day the Times is endorsing someone against Rangel, it's also running a story about a poll it commissioned on the congressman's future that found an «overwhelming majority» of Manhattan voters think he should either resign of end his re-election bid to clear his name).

More than three quarters of all voters, including a clear majority of those who intend to vote Labour on Thursday, think the last Labour government «must accept a large part of the blame» for Britain's economic problems; Mr Miliband is unlikely to succeed in his campaign to persuade the electorate that this idea is a «big lie» put about by the coalition.

The threshold level of votes had been set at 2.5 % (For the purposes of this example) Points to note include In an FPTP election, Party A, with 335 MPs would have a clear majority over all the other parties combined, and thus would be the single party of government, despite the fact that they only won 35.2 % of the popular vote, and almost 2/3 of voters voted for other parties.

Polls showing the majority of voters favour an early poll have raised concerns about Labour's ability to cling on until next June - renewing speculation about possible stalking horses prepared to force a contest and deals being done to smooth the path of Johnson, now emerging as the clear favourite.

In a decisive rebuke to efforts by Democrats to dominate both houses of the New York State Legislature, voters elected Republicans to a clear majority in the State Senate on Tuesday, handing them a wave of victories upstate and on Long Island, and returning the party to full control in a chamber it long dominated.

The prime minister's speech today has thrown down the gauntlet to Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg to align with over 70 % of people and a clear majority of their own parties» voters who support an EU referendum».

A clear majority of all respondents to a survey say they believe Westminster politicians ignore young voters.

«Whether it is breaking a promise to voters by voting to defund Planned Parenthood four times or the majority of special interest money bankrolling his campaign, it's clear that Katko answers to Washington, not central New York,» Lesswing said.

As Governor Phil Murphy moves to fulfill his campaign promise to replace New Jersey's annual state assessment, one thing is clear: a strong majority of New Jersey voters believe tests in schools are helpful.

New analysis by @WeAreBrightBlue shows a compelling political case for today's net zero announcement by @claireperrymp, with clear majorities of the public, including Conservative voters, in favour of a net zero target https://t.co/y7wPluOZid pic.twitter.com / UQoirIbvLT