Sentences with phrase «early referendum»

But Siwinski said voters had turned down a proposal to build a recreation center in an earlier referendum, and the Yunker family wanted the farmland to remain «pristine.»

There is a only a very small chance that UKIP will be pivotal for a Tory - led government commanding a majority but their price for support is an early referendum.

But he repeated his call for an early referendum on devolving income tax power to the Welsh Government and said Conservatives would campaign for lower taxes.

An early referendum will allow more time to heal the wounds of the referendum campaign — but since Cameron became leader, Tory membership has halved.

What normally would have been a local contest with little national interest partially evolved into an early referendum on Obama, his polices to jumpstart the economy, and the reputations of the Democratic and Republican parties, as both national parties and their congressional committees poured money and resources into the race.

Miliband denied that his plans were unclear after the FT reported that he was knocking down an early referendum while the Daily Mirror said he was holding out the prospect of a vote.

David Cameron pressured Alex Salmond into holding an early referendum on Scottish independence today, when he addressed the Scottish Conservative party conference.

Voters head to the polls in New York's 20th district today to choose a replacement for appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D), a close race in a swing seat that has seen considerable spending by both national parties and will almost certainly be cast as an early referendum on President Obama's agenda.

But what normally would have been a local contest with little national interest partially evolved into an early referendum on President Barack Obama, his polices to jump - start the economy, and the reputations of the Democratic and Republican parties, as both national parties and their congressional committees poured money and resources into the race.

A number of noble Lords have stayed up through the night, having already talked through nine days of scrutinising a bill that is being rushed through, on the pretext of needing an early referendum on AV, in spite of a complete absence of prior consultation, debate and discussion.

A three - way general election race for New York's 23rd District in 2009 was an early referendum on President Obama that garnered national attention.

An early referendum on further law making powers for Wales will be her first test.»

But what normally would be a local contest with little national interest evolved into an early referendum on President Barack Obama, his polices to jump - start the economy, and the reputations of the Democratic and Republican parties, as both national parties and their congressional committees poured money and resources into the race.

Venture capitalist Scott Murphy (D) holds a 65 - vote lead over state Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R) in a special election in Upstate New York, a race cast as an early referendum on President Obama's economic stimulus package.

The value of the pound swung wildly on currency markets as initial confidence among investors expecting a remain vote was dented by some of the early referendum results, triggering falls of close to 10 % and its biggest one - day fall ever.

Why are the Tories opposed to an early referendum?

He also explains the importance of the yearly Mansion House speech, which Gordon Brown used in 2001 to rule out an early referendum on joining the euro:

In less than a month, Virginia voters will pick 100 people to represent them in the House of Delegates, races that will be closely watched as an early referendum on President Donald Trump's first year in office.

An earlier referendum on March 10, 1896, was declared unconstitutional.