Sentences with phrase «elected by the constituencies»

They could retain a constituency link, insofar as they are elected by the constituency and are expected (when appropriate) to work nationally for that constituency, and be assessed on that basis.

Not exact matches

The constituency is currently represented by Liberal Party leader Raj Sherman, who was elected under the PC banner in 2008.

Speaker Kowalski is the longest serving MLA in the Assembly and was first elected in a 1979 by - election in the Barrhead constituency.

The constituency is currently represented by Wildrose MLA Paul Hinman, who was elected in a 2010 by - election.

I can also better understand that in times of uncertainty It may be easier for people to trust a learned religious leader than a democratically elected elite put in place by dubiously motivated political constituencies.

After meeting with Muslim scholars the author has a better understanding that in times of uncertainty it may be easier for people to trust a learned religious leader than a democratically elected elite put in place by dubiously motivated political constituencies.

To use the example of Sarah Wollaston again, she has received praise since being elected in 2010 for standing up to her party on a number of issues - because her mandate was granted not by what used to be known (before the smoking ban) as the smoky back room, but by a much larger pool of voters in her constituency.

He was elected to the BMHA Board of Commissioners in 2006, by a constituency that Mascia describes as 90 percent minority.

Since we'd have an increase in number of elected representatives to reflect the will of all the constituencies no longer losing out by «winner take all,» how would the salaries of those people be allocated?

a constituency candidate for a component party of that party (being a component party that is not listed on the part of the ballot paper that relates to the party vote but is, in accordance with the details held by the Electoral Commission under any of the provisions of sections 127 (3A) and 128A, a component party of that party) has his or her name endorsed on a writ under section 185 as a person declared to be elected as a member of Parliament.

Dawn Butler was selected by the Constituency Labour Party to replace him and was elected in Brent South.

If on a recount under section 180 there is an equality of votes between constituency candidates and the addition of 1 vote would entitle one of those candidates to be declared elected, the Electoral Commission must determine by lot which of those candidates is to be elected.

the number of persons who stood as constituency candidates for a party that is, in accordance with the details held by the Electoral Commission under any of the provisions of sections 127 (3A) and 128A, a component party of that party and whose names were endorsed on a writ pursuant to section 185 as having been elected as members of Parliament.

The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system.

The NDC's control over the Ayawaso North constituency is also reported to be under threat as the outgoing MP, Dr. Mustapha Ahmed is said to have turned down a request by the elected parliamentary candidate, Yussif Jaja, to meet him.

Responding to this proposal, Welsh Labour has stated that it would prefer all AMs be elected by First Past The Post — two from each of the 30 constituencies with a system known as Two Member First Past The Post.

Analysis by the Electoral Reform Society shows that 63 % of those who voted on May 7 did so for losing candidates, and that almost half of elected MPs won less than 50 % of their constituency vote.

The six constituency NEC places are also being elected this year, with nominations by local Labour Parties being made up until 24 June and ballot papers being sent to all members around 7 July.

Militant's tactics were to take over moribund constituency parties by the simple expedient of joining the party, getting themselves elected to local committees and then boring and antagonising more moderate members into resigning.

This change was originally suggested by the Labour Coordinating Committee to stop the constituencies from registering dissatisfaction with a Labour government's policies by electing left wing MPs — as happened under the Wilson / Callaghan government.

A copy of the suit said: «This honourable court will be moved by Gary Nimako Marfo ESQ., counsel for and on behalf of plaintiff / applicants herein praying for an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain defendants / respondents, whether by themselves, agents, servants, workmen, hirelings, privies or any person claiming under or through them or howsoever described, from holding out the second defendant / respondent, [as] the parliamentary candidate - elect for Klottey Korle constituency.»

The only acceptable option given the AV referendum result is to have all AMs elected by first - past - the - post, and we believe that each of the 30 new constituencies should elect two AMs by that system.

The other vote (The Representative vote) elects the MP for the constituency, by a plurality - the candidate with the most votes wins.

Pritchard was first elected to parliament for The Wrekin constituency in 2005, defeating Peter Bradley, the incumbent Labour MP, by just 942 votes although this represented a 5.4 % swing from Labour to Conservative.

Newly elected National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Ningo - Prampram Constituency, Sam George, has been suspended by the party for misconduct.

A petition submitted by electorates of a constituency for withdrawing their elected representative from a Legislative house.

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.

We the Elders of the party in this region also wish to commend the leadership of our party in the region led by our dynamic chairman Abdul - Fatawu Bugri Naabu and his team, Constituency and Polling Station Executives and all the Parliamentary candidates and Parliamentarians elect for their resilience and hard work that brought glory to our party.

A copy of the suit, which is available to ClassFMonline.com said: «This honourable court will be moved by Gary Nimako Marfo ESQ., counsel for and on behalf of plaintiff / applicants herein praying for an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain defendants / respondents, whether by themselves, agents, servants, workmen, hirelings, privies or any person claiming under or through them or howsoever described, from holding out the second defendant / respondent, [as] the parliamentary candidate - elect for Klottey Korle constituency.»

The commission, headed by Lord Plant, professor of politics at Southampton University, voted by 10 to 6 against keeping the present scheme for electing MPs - while, as predicted by the Independent, a narrower 9 - 7 majority decided it should be replaced with a «supplementary vote» (SV) system that would retain constituency links.

He said the party is currently holding constituency and regional elections, and that by the first week of June, it will hold its first national delegates congress in Kumasi to elect national officers.

Per the provisions in Article 6 (14) of our constitution, the constituency annual delegates conference shall be attended by all Constituency Executives (Elected and Appointed), all electoral area coordinators, all polling station executives, 5 members of the constituency council of elders, 5 constituency patrons, any founding member of the constituency who is a signatory to the registration document of the party at the electoral commission, Sitting MPs or Parliamentary Candidates as well as MMDCEs (as ex-officconstituency annual delegates conference shall be attended by all Constituency Executives (Elected and Appointed), all electoral area coordinators, all polling station executives, 5 members of the constituency council of elders, 5 constituency patrons, any founding member of the constituency who is a signatory to the registration document of the party at the electoral commission, Sitting MPs or Parliamentary Candidates as well as MMDCEs (as ex-officConstituency Executives (Elected and Appointed), all electoral area coordinators, all polling station executives, 5 members of the constituency council of elders, 5 constituency patrons, any founding member of the constituency who is a signatory to the registration document of the party at the electoral commission, Sitting MPs or Parliamentary Candidates as well as MMDCEs (as ex-officconstituency council of elders, 5 constituency patrons, any founding member of the constituency who is a signatory to the registration document of the party at the electoral commission, Sitting MPs or Parliamentary Candidates as well as MMDCEs (as ex-officconstituency patrons, any founding member of the constituency who is a signatory to the registration document of the party at the electoral commission, Sitting MPs or Parliamentary Candidates as well as MMDCEs (as ex-officconstituency who is a signatory to the registration document of the party at the electoral commission, Sitting MPs or Parliamentary Candidates as well as MMDCEs (as ex-officio members).

This observation and assertion is grounded on the clear understanding and full knowledge of the Traditional NDC Members and even the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NDC, that the Parliamentary Primaries which was held on the 22nd November, 2015 to elect a candidate was fraught and marred with violence, intimidations, fraud and false accusations spearheaded by Sam George, one of the candidates, for which reason the result of that elections could not be said or taken to represent the Will and aspirations of the majority of the NDC membership in the constituency and the country at large.

Constituency MPs are elected by the FPTP method.

The NDC is preparing to elect its new Constituency Executives across the country in June to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.In a statement issued by the party and signed by its National Organiser, Kofi Adams noted that some members of the Regional Executive Committee...

Party MPs are elected by pooling all the votes cast for the unsuccessful candidates in all the constituencies and dividing them proportionally among all the parties which fielded candidates in the election.

Although DPR Voting is a Proportional Representation (PR) system, it maintains the system of single member constituencies, the method by which MPs are elected, and the relationship between the MP and their electorate.

At the end of an election, the marked postal voter lists are open for public inspection and also can be purchased by the Electoral Commission, candidates, elected representatives, government departments, police forces, registered political parties and local constituency parties.

«Giuliani and Bloomberg were elected in part by that old coalition losing its strength and losing its cohesiveness and de Blasio was able to stitch that together better than it had been for over 20 years and he also was able to bring in new constituencies, people of color, immigrants,» said Ken Sherrill, a professor emeritus of political science at Hunter College.

The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) system of election, and eight additional members regions, each electing seven additional MSPs.

«This autumn both David Cameron and Nick Clegg should ask their parties to approve a binding agreement to fight the 2015 general election as coalition partners... If the voters choose to keep our current system of electing MPs, as I fervently hope they will, the pact would give parliamentary candidates in constituencies in seats held by a coalition party a free run against other parties.

In most Westminster system nations, each constituency elects one member of parliament by simple plurality voting.

The Assembly election uses a form of Additional Member System (AMS), with 14 local constituency seats (spanning two or three London boroughs) with winners elected by «first past the post» (or plurality rule) voting.

From 1979 to 1994, MEPs were elected from 10 individual constituencies by first - past - the - post; since 1999, MEPs have been elected from a London - wide regional list by proportional representation.

At the Labour Party Conference at Scarborough that autumn, he lost his place as an elected constituency representative on the Labour Party National Executive Committee (NEC), the members of which were increasingly elected by Bevanites in the constituency parties.

Starting from the 2004 European Parliament election, France was divided into eight large regional electoral constituencies for the purposes of European Parliament elections with members elected by proportional representation.

His main contender in the primary, Nii Noi Nortey, once an NPP constituency chairman in the area, is contesting as an independent candidate because he was aggrieved by the process that got Mr. Addison elected over him.

Many Tory backbenchers are also worried by the constituency sizes which peers would be elected to, probably under proportional representation.

The reason is that MPs will still be elected separately in each constituency by a voting procedure that takes no account of the national party results.

2) The conference arrangements committee constituency party representatives to be elected by one member, one vote (OMOV)