Sentences with phrase «contested parliamentary elections»

An order of perpetual injunction restraining Carlos Ahenkorah from contesting the parliamentary election of the Tema West Constituency on NPP's ticket.

Not exact matches

Jeremy Corbyn has proven his election - winning credentials by sweeping to victory in the Parliamentary Beard of the Year contest.

I think it gives us lessons of persistence and courage», Mr Nyaunu who left the NDC to contest the 2012 parliamentary elections as an independent candidate and only returned to the party last year observed.

Women representation at the 6th Ghanaian parliament was 10.5 %, meaning only 29 out of the 133 women who contested in the 2012 parliamentary elections were elected.

«This same panel, I will not mention the name but one of them tried to contest in the NPP's Parliamentary election in the Eastern Region.

Although no electoral system is perfect, and the UK's First Past the Post method is worse than most, parliamentary elections are a better expression of democracy because unlike a referendum, there is no clear agenda setter: the agenda is contested between parties and candidates, the media, and, increasingly, via the internet, the voters themselves.

I have successfully filed my nomination documents together with all the necessary attachments today to our Constituency Executives to contest for the Parliamentary Primary Elections in Suame.

While by - elections are often used as protest votes against governments and have lower than usual turnouts, this parliamentary contest has a whole number of potentially significant ramifications for British politics.

Hitherto, the coincidence of local and general election results provided an opportunity to estimate a PNS for the parallel local elections by comparing the local and parliamentary election results in those constituencies where all the component wards were contested, and then applying the resulting difference for each party to its share of the Britain - wide parliamentary vote.

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.

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.

It is also a «sister party» of the Liberal Party of Gibraltar and contests the South - West England constituency at European Parliamentary elections on a joint ticket with them taking place six on the party list.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says its two suspended parliamentary candidates can not contest on the ticket of the party in the 2016 elections, until they are cleared by the party's disciplinary committee.

But Ephson said Rawlings would have rather found herself wanting in her bid to contest the 2016 parliamentary elections, if there were no limited registration on the EC's calendar before the general elections.

The petition comes in the wake of calls by the Klottey Korle constituency Chairman of the umbrella family, Alhaji Bashiru Nii Narh Alema, that the party risks losing the parliamentary seat in the upcoming elections, should Zanetor Rawlings be disqualified from contesting.

Its most well - known member was John Alderdice, who became leader of the party ahead of the 1987 general election, contested the Belfast East parliamentary seat and received 32 % of the vote, the highest percentage ever achieved by Alliance in an individual seat in a Westminster election.

Political parties contesting this year's Parliamentary election have voted for positions on the ballot papers.

«The Council also resolved that regional chairpersons, regional secretaries, regional treasurers, constituency chairpersons, constituency secretaries and constituency treasurers, are also not eligible to contest as parliamentary candidates in constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament, unless they resign three years before the national general elections.»

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has disqualified 24 parliamentary aspirants from contesting in the upcoming parliamentary elections in the Ashanti Region.

Affiliated supporters will be able to vote in leadership elections and in the London mayoral primary next summer, but not in parliamentary selection contests.

He served notice that any failed Parliamentary aspirant seeking to contest the 2016 Parliamentary election as an independent candidate will be expelled from the party.

But the consensus around European issues in general tends to reduce the temperature of debate on the Belgian political landscape — and the fact that, for the first time, federal, regional and European elections will be contested on the same day makes the European parliamentary elections less visible to most people.

The New Patriotic Party's losing Parliamentary aspirant for Klottey Korley, Nii Noi Nortey, who has declared his intention to contest the November 7 elections as an independent candidate.

However, the court on Friday dismissed the application and said the plaintiffs did not demonstrate in any way that their rights had been violated or would be violated if Dr Rawlings went ahead to contest this year's parliamentary elections on the ticket of the NDC.

Some few months ago, most people were shocked when she announced that she will be contesting for the Trobu Constituency parliamentary seat come November 7th elections this year.

Part of the petition read «The party's own rules that guided the conduct of the primaries provided that a member of the NDC shall not qualify to contest any primaries in any of the parliamentary seats if that member does not satisfy the requirement for election of a Member of Parliament as provided in Article 94, Section 1 (a) of the 1992 Constitution.»

http://ghanapoliticsonline.com Pollsters are also usually analytical about the chances of candidates elected by their parties to contest the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in the country.

Determined to achieve his dream, Mr Atubiga made another failed attempt in 2015 to contest the 2016 parliamentary election on the ticket of the NDC in the Binduri constituency.

At any rate, even if Mr. Addison should emerge triumphant in the upcoming November parliamentary election, absolutely nothing prevents Mr. Nortey from contesting Mr. Addison four years from now.

He said Labour's standing in the public was improving — despite disappointing results in recent parliamentary contests in Richmond Park and Sleaford & North Hykeham — as he pointed to strong council by - election performances.

«Dianne Hayter, chairman of Labour's National Executive Committee, said: «We do not believe a parliamentary by - election should be held at taxpayers» expense to resolve tensions at the top of the Conservative Party... She claimed that Mr Davis had done a deal with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, who said last week that his party would not contest the by - election, and never intended to put his seat at risk.»

The Member of Parliament for the Kpone Katamanso constituency, Joseph Nii Laryea Afotey - Agbo will not contest the 2020 parliamentary elections due to his role as regent of Katamanso.

[18] It is also a «Sister Party» of the United Kingdom Liberal Democrats and contests the South - West England constituency at European Parliamentary elections on a joint ticket with them taking place six on the party list.

According to the party members, the Vetting Committee in the Greater Accra Region erred at the initial stage by clearing Samuel George Nartey to contest in the parliamentary primary because until the 2012 elections he was unknown in the constituency.

Galloway, who lost his Bradford West parliamentary seat in last year's general election, has said he will stand to be MP for Tooting if Labour incumbent and mayoral frontrunner Sadiq Khan wins the contest and calls a by - election.

Alhaji Bondinga, the Eastern Regional First Vice Chairman of the NPP, who hailed from Akyem — Kukurantumi have confirmed to contest the Abuakwa North Parliamentary seat on the ticket of the NPP in the upcoming Bye — Election slot on April, 5th.

Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings has stated she will contest in the November Presidential and parliamentary elections.

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed all Metropolitan, Municipal, District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) who wish to contest as Parliamentary Candidates on the party's ticket in the 2020 general elections to resign from their current positions in order to be eligible to contest.

Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in North London, the Boundary Commission created two new constituencies based on the existing Kensington and Chelsea constituency, which were first contested at the 2010 election.

Benjamin Ashitey contested the party's parliamentary primaries ahead of the general elections in 2016 but lost to Mr Glover who was then the incumbent.

The EC last week accepted the nomination forms from presidential and parliamentary nominees, hoping to contest in this year's elections, but failed to accept the filing fees over the PPP's suit.

MacShane first contested a parliamentary seat at the October 1974 general election, where he failed to win Solihull.

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, popularly known as General Mosquito, has urged party supporters to vote massively for President John Mahama, as well as all NDC parliamentary candidates contesting in this year's general elections.

Since then, they have won one parliamentary by - election, in Richmond Park, and have posted a string of impressive performances in local council contests after taking a robustly pro-EU position after the Brexit referendum.

UKIP is assembling at Doncaster Racecourse for its annual conference, riding high on some major victories over the past few months and preparing for a by - election that could well secure the party its first seat in the Commons and, next year, for a general election that will see the leader himself, Nigel Farage, contesting a parliamentary seat.

They are fielding so few candidates, that they aren't entitled to a parliamentary party broadcast, only contesting just over 10 % of the seats up for election and not even bothering to stand in many of the seats they currently hold.

In 1992, even though we didn't contest in the parliamentary elections, we won the Presidential election, so we are hopeful that Okaikwei north will vote for the NPP again.»

This does not mean that much, in a Parliamentary party of 8, but it may put Mr. Brake in a position to contest the next leadership election (if the boundary changes do not get him defeated next time)

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