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Figure 6: Number of electoral college votes won by Republican presidential election candidate by region, 1972 - 2016

An unusual # 600,000 donation has been handed to 30 Labour and 15 left of centre Liberal Democrat election candidates by a former Lib Dem peer in an attempt to create an Ed Miliband - led progressive government.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, close to an election, an ad that mentions a candidate by name, even without a specific call to action, can constitute a regulated communication requiring a disclaimer.

The so - called populist movement — in which people feel they aren't being heard by their governments — has led Britain to vote to exit the E.U., or Brexit, while far - right political candidates in France and the Netherlands edge closer to winning their upcoming presidential elections.

A Monmouth University survey released on Wednesday — conducted by telephone, and with a plus - or - minus 3.5 % margin of error — found that 51 % of registered voters said they would vote for or lean toward a Democratic candidate if the 2018 elections were held today, compared to just 36 % who said they would vote or lean Republican.

President Donal Trump carried the district by 21 percentage points in 2016, and Republican candidate Mitt Romney carried it by 25 percentage points in the 2012 presidential election.

West expanded on that comment by calling Trump a «genius» because the billionaire won the election, reportedly adding: «Neither candidate would fix racism in this country.»

A key reason for holding the vote was to fulfil a 2011 promise made by all municipal election candidates in Kitimat to poll citizens on the pipeline project.

The data, which was compiled from Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings by CrowdPAC, a non-partisan organization aimed at analyzing money in politics, revealed what the candidate's own filings have been showing for the last several months: Silicon Valley loves Bernie and can't stand Trump.

A political system where candidates often need to be independently wealthy and well connected to win elections favors those with higher salaries, which are more often enjoyed by men, she says.

French presidential election candidates pose for a picture prior to a debate organised by the French private TV channels BFM TV and CNews on April 4, 2017 in La Plaine - Saint - Denis near Paris.

Labour's candidate Christian Wolmar reported that Goldsmith's behaviour during the mayoral election was regularly raised by voters on the doorstep.

The protests in Hong Kong were sparked when Beijing rejected a proposal for open nominations of candidates for Hong Kong's first - ever leadership election in 2017, meaning all candidates will continue to be picked by a panel that is mostly aligned with Beijing.

The odds it gave for candidates in the primaries and the election itself were regularly cited in newspaper articles and repeated by talking heads on cable television, drumming up publicity.

It was, after all, an election year, marked by a steady stream of «gaffes» by various candidates.

According to the last seven polls — spanning from July 2014 to November 2015 — conduced by the French public - opinion institute Ifop, Le Pen has led each time when voters are asked, «If the next presidential election was next week, which candidate would have the best chance of getting your vote?»

«By contrast, federal tax law permits 501 (c)(4) organizations to spend money advocating the election or defeat of candidates, so long as such activity isn't the 501 (c)(4) organization's «primary» activity.

Martin Schulz, the center - left candidate for German chancellor and Merkel's primary rival ahead of the September federal elections, said that the U.S. withdrawal from Paris must be met with a refusal by the EU to re-initiate transatlantic trade talks.

A new analysis by Reuters finds that the solar industry trade group provided $ 56,500 to Republican candidates in the most recent election cycle, versus $ 26,700 to Democrats

Investors are sometimes cheered by the election of a candidate, such as Trump, who seems likely to roll back regulations and embrace corporate tax reform.

In addition, as part of our governance review and succession planning, the Board (led by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) evaluates our leadership structure to ensure that it remains the optimal structure for Tesla, reviews the composition, size and performance of the Board and its committees, evaluates individual Board members, and identifies and evaluates candidates for election or re-election to the Board.

Elections are won or lost by candidates, not data science.

At this point in the U.S. presidential election, Trump had proven himself a very competitive candidate, trailing the much more politically experienced Hillary Clinton by single digits.

«Any payment by a person such as Cohen on behalf of or in consultation with a candidate to influence an election is an in - kind «contribution'to the candidate under campaign finance law subject to a $ 2,700 limit and disclosure requirements,» he said.

Although Renzi's Democratic party (PD) emerged from Sunday's regional elections as the overall victor, it lost a bellwether race in Liguria, in northern Italy, to the League - backed candidate from Silvio Berlusconi's centre - right Forza Italia, and was trounced by the League in Veneto, the region around Venice.

He called out rising - star Democratic lawmakers — many of them potential candidates for the 2020 presidential election — by name.

The ruling, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, No. 08 - 205, overruled two precedents: Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, a 1990 decision that upheld restrictions on corporate spending to support or oppose political candidates, and McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, a 2003 decision that upheld the part of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 that restricted campaign spending by corporations and unions.

WASHINGTON — Overruling two important precedents about the First Amendment rights of corporations, a bitterly divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections.

After he was defeated in the 2015 federal election, Dykstra ran for the presidency of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, winning by acclamation after his friend Brown brokered a deal where the other candidate, Jag Badwal, withdrew.

An adult - film star was paid $ 130,000 by a lawyer for Donald Trump in the weeks before the 2016 election to not talk publicly about a sexual relationship with the then - Republican candidate, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Under federal campaign finance law, any expenditures by a candidate or someone working on behalf of a candidate must be reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Foothills is represented by Aboriginal Affairs Minister Len Webber, who has also been nominated as his party candidate for the next election.

MacDonald was defeated in the 1993 election by PC candidate Carol Haley.

Former leader Paul Hinman returned to the Assembly in a 2009 by - election and Heather Forsyth, Rob Anderson, and Guy Boutilier were elected as PC candidates in 2008 before crossing the floor to join the Wildrose Party in 2010.

By my count, the parties have now nominated the following number of candidates out of 87 constituencies in the next election: Alberta Party 11/87, Liberal 20/87, New Democratic Party 49/87, Progressive Conservative 39/87, Wildrose 53/87.

The money spent by candidates and political parties in Alberta elections are nowhere near the truckloads being spent south of the border in advance of November's presidential and senate elections, but some of these numbers demonstrate how pitched some electoral battles were in the recent provincial election.

Ms. McLean was the NDP candidate in the recent Calgary - Elbow by - election and is also her party's federally nominated candidate in Calgary - Confederation.

In rural ridings where NDP candidates were elected in tight races, the low 20 percent threshold in Ms. Aheer's Bill 206 would equal almost the same amount of votes received by Wildrose candidates in the recent election.

Mr. Scott narrowly defeated Wildrose candidate and former Wood Buffalo mayor Doug Faulkner by 470 votes in the 2012 election.

Paul Hinman, who was narrowly elected in a 2009 by - election was soundly defeated by PC candidate Linda Johnson in Calgary - Glenmore.

Before the 2012 election Calgary - Greenway was known as Calgary - Montrose, and the MLA this by - election is being held to replace, Manmeet Bhullar, was appointed by the party leader as a candidate.

Twenty - five candidates have now registered their intention to run in a Feb. 22 by - election to replace City Councillor Amarjeet Sohi in Edmonton's Ward 12.

This election, first - term PC MLA Greg Weadick and second - time Liberal candidate Bal Boora will be joined by NDP candidate Shannon Phillips, who has launched a spirited campaign, and Wildrose candidate Kevin Kinahan.

Rather than transferring the data into easily searchable and useable formats on their website, Elections Alberta provides PDFs of scanned paper forms which were completed in handwriting by the candidate's Chief Financial Officers (the writing ranges from chicken - scratch to cursive).

Barring a political earthquake, it is expected the Conservative Party candidate will win the by - election in this sprawling southeast Alberta riding with a large Mormon community and a strong social conservative base.

Mr. Xiao's candidacy has been endorsed by provincial Health Minister and Edmonton - Whitemud by - election candidate Stephen Mandel, former premier Ed Stelmach and provincial cabinet ministers Jonathan Denis and Manmeet Bhullar.

Each of the election candidates was to be introduced by a student at the start of the forum and I was chosen to introduce and read the biography of Tom Turner, the local New Democratic Party candidate.

In 1979, Mr. Taylor placed only 355 votes behind PC candidate Ken Kowalski in a by - election in Barrhead.

As Stephen Carter penned on his Calgary Herald blog, Ms. Kennedy - Glans, a) wants a spot in Mr. Prentice's cabinet, and b) does not want to chance being challenged by a «star» PC candidate in the next election.

Fort McMurray - Athabasca Unlike the raucous Conservative by - election nomination race in Macleod, the contest to choose the next Conservative candidate in northeastern Alberta's Fort McMurray - Athabasca is a sleepy affair.