Sentences with phrase «election contest following»

, who shocked the political establishment by succeeding the late Sen. Ted Kennedy after a 2010 special election contest following Kennedy's death.

Drivetime (RTE Radio 1): Discussion of upcoming European elections contest following the European Movement Ireland election seminar in Dublin City (19th May 2014).

Not exact matches

While what follows is perhaps presumptive to a fault, it may offer some thoughts from a Hispanic point of view about the «contest of negatives» that is Election 2016.

Political campaigns operate on this system as well, and as politician or candidate, your job is to move people from knowing who you are (stage 1) to following you on Twitter (stage 2) to posting a yard sign (stage 3) to donating money (stage 4) to submitting an entry to your Facebook photo contest (stage 5) to organizing the masses on Election Day (stage 6).

The police responded by declaring the Senator wanted for leaving the force to contest an election without following due process or getting the right permission.

A Tory spokesperson said: «Following the tragic killing of Labour MP Jo Cox, the Conservative party has decided not to contest the forthcoming by - election as a mark of respect to a much - loved and respected politician.»

Following each primary election, Ballotpedia staff measured the competitiveness of the primary elections in each state based on two factors: number of contested primaries and number of incumbents facing a primary challenge.

Following Frelinghuysen's announcement, Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales changed its rating for the 11th District contest from Likely Republican to Toss - up.

Simon Marcus (pictured), the Conservative candidate for Barking since June, has just issued the following statement in response to the announcement today by BNP leader and North West England MEP Nick Griffin that he will contest the seat at the general election:

The leadership contest was triggered after Tim Farron said he would step down following the party's failure to make as much progress as he had hoped at the general election, and a series of punishing interviews about his personal views on issues including homosexuality.

In November 1990 following a contested leadership election, Margaret Thatcher resigned as leader of the Conservative Party and was succeeded as leader and Prime Minister by John Major.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in California in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

A year after he took office following a heated election contest with former president Susan Kent, PEF President Wayne Spence is holding a fundraiser.

Meanwhile the General Secretary of the NDC Johnson Asiedu Nketia says he has not made up his mind not to contest for reelection following an announcement of the party's election time table for new leaders.

The Flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has discounted any possibility of his party joining forces with another party to contest in the upcoming general elections following his disqualification from the race.

Flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom is generating a lot of buzz on social media platform Twitter, following a judgement by an Accra High Court that offers him a chance to contest in this year's presidential elections.

John Mahama challenged all other political parties contesting the upcoming elections, to follow same and commit themselves to a violent free polls.

He was selected to contest his hometown seat of Newcastle - under - Lyme following the retirement of the Labour MP Llin Golding at the 2001 General Election, and he held the seat comfortably with a majority of 9,986 and remains the MP there.

Adrian Kavanagh, 14th January 2014 As noted in the earlier post on the Fine Gael TDs who lost their seats at the 2002 General Election, former TDs can often decide to contest the following local elections after having lost their... Continue reading →

With these contests taking place on the same day as the Local and European elections of May 23rd, this post lists the names of the candidates who will be contesting the Longford - Westmeath and Dublin West by - elections on this page, following the official close of nominations at 12.00 pm on May 10th.

The Korle Klottey constituency is considered as one of the seats in the country which would be keenly contested in the December general elections, following the internal wrangling within both the NPP and the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).

The House of Representative seat became vacant following the death of the former lawmaker representing the constituency, Dr Elijah Adewale, while Akinwunmi Olaitan Nurudeen emerged as the APC candidate for the bye - election after a keenly contested primary.

This followed the party's decision to expel 23 members contesting as independent candidates in the 2016 elections.

This follows the Electoral Commission's declaration of the New Patriotic Party's Nana Akufo - Addo as president - elect after a keenly contested general election on Wednesday, December 7.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in Texas in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

A consensus is emerging among political professionals that six photo - finish statewide contests show the classic signs of extending beyond Election Day, with freak show - style recounts — massive influxes of lawyers, partisan volunteers and media hordes — seemingly likely to follow.

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.

Despite a fiercely contested race, Péladeau was the frontrunner for much of the campaign, causing Jean - François Lisée to drop out in January 2015, Bernard Drainville to drop out on April 22, 2015, [32] and Pierre Céré to follow Drainville only five days before the leadership election.

Following the election of John Lewis Philipps as an alderman, a Liberal candidate captured the seat after a contest that took place in heavy snow.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in Arizona in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

Following the election contest, the new leader will be confirmed on 12 September as part of a special party conference.

Speaking following her selection, Janet Ellard said: «I'm delighted to have been chosen by the Welsh Liberal Democrats to contest this by - election and fight for the people of Ogmore.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State House in New Hampshire in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

Kenya's president and opposition leader have promised to begin a process of reconciliation following last year's bitterly contested election.

Hammond was the Chairman of the Lewisham East Conservative Association for seven years from 1989 and contested the 1994 Newham North East by - election following the death of sitting Labour MP Ron Leighton, losing to Labour's Stephen Timms by 11,818 votes.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in Wyoming in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in North Dakota in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

The election was monitored by numerous international missions representing over 170 countries, and regional bodies such as the OAS and UNASUR supported the result, while encouraging a dialogue between the government and opposition to prevent any further post-election violence, which had claimed seven lives in the days following the contested poll.

The Holtz - Humprhries controversy in the last week of the race, contested school board races in Madison and a burst of political interest following the election of Donald Trump as president may have contributed to a larger turnout than usual in spring primaries.

With the country preparing for a presidential election the following week, contested by two nasty characters, the scene seemed to be a metaphor for Ukraine's present climate.

Alistair MacDonald QC, a criminal practitioner and co-Head of Chambers at New Park Chambers in Leeds, has been named the vice chair - elect of the Bar Council, following a contested election.

Virginia Clegg, regional senior partner for Leeds, will take up the role of senior partner in November following a contested election.