Sentences with phrase «election contests by»

He claimed that in local elections contested by all four Scottish parties this year «it is the Lib Dems who are leading the pack, rising by an average of ten percentage points while the others flatline or decline».

Not exact matches

Republicans in South Carolina also were voting on Saturday in the state - by - state contest to pick nominees for the Nov. 8 election, with opinion polls showing front - runner Donald Trump trying to solidify his spot at the top of the pack and rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio fighting for a second - place finish.

4) Calgary - Glenmore In 2009, outgoing Wildrose leader Paul Hinman narrowly won a hotly contested by - election that was seen as a referendum on then - Premier Ed Stelmach «s popularity in Calgary (which was low).

The Middle East has been riven by conflict, the European Union has been struck by crisis after crisis, and America is facing one of the most controversial presidential election contests in history.

Shareholders voting by proxy will have an unprecedented opportunity to support avowedly independent nominees proposed by an institutional investor in a contested election.

During the nomination race, Edmonton - McClung PC MLA David Xiao was disqualified from the contest by the Conservative Party National Council (Mr. Xiao was defeated in this month's provincial 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.

[6] The clearest example of gerrymandering was the dissolution of the Joo Chiat single ward, which was fiercely contested in the 2011 election by the WP.

Just when it seems like Conservative candidate Joan Crockatt was losing ground and a tight three - way contest in the Calgary - Centre by - election, right - wing cable channel Sun News swooped in with news that will stir up the anti-Liberal sentiments among Conservative voters in the riding.

Finally, by making it necessary that elections be conducted as contests of like against like (female against female, minority against minority, etc.) the system extended vast powers to the nominating process and enabled those in power to recruit just those board members most likely to agree with their purposes and keep them in power.

«The Conservative party will contest the forthcoming by - election vigorously to make the people in Clacton have a strong Conservative voice in this parliament and the next»

then we violate the very teachings of our lord... If u do not understand... I wont blame u coz lot of people are being mislead by money hungry small Chritian communities who do not come from the apostals of the lord and it is only the Catholic church which does and pls read well about our church before u criticise the Holy father coz he is not self appointed NOR he has contested a currupt election to be in this place today

The campaigns for and against a constitutional convention may be only every 20 years, but spending by supporters and foes this year is on par with expenditures in a hotly contested election.

The news that the Tories will not contest the by - election was confirmed at 1 pm on Friday - some hours after a call on Thursday night by former Tory chairman Grant Shapps.

The National League for Democracy (NLD) has recently won 43 of 45 seats contested in a recent by - election and their leader and pro-democracy icon Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, beat her rival, former military doctor U Soe Min of the Junta - backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), in Kawhmu township just outside Yangon.

Today, far more leaders are appointed through contested elections, not least thanks to the adoption of the Harare Principles by the Commonwealth Heads of Government in 1990 when John Major was prime minister.

Mayer is running in a closely contested special election to fill the Senate seat vacated earlier this year by Westchester County Executive George Latimer, facing Republican Julie Killian.

The Conservatives will not contest the Batley and Spen by - election as a mark of respect for Labour MP Jo Cox, who was killed yesterday.

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.

Our attention has been drawn to a roguish report by an online medium WazobiaReporters, alleging that, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, a Governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) may dump the APC and contest the governorship election under the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD).

It is therefore trite that the right to contest election by any citizen can only be abridged by a valid order of a court of record.

Okonkwo, who insists that he is now a senator - elect by virtue of the Supreme Court ruling of January 29 that made him the authentic candidate of the PDP for the polls, picked holes in APC's claims that he did not contest the elections and as such can not be senator - elect.

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

However, after Conservative MP Ian Gow was killed in 1990 — the last serving MP to suffer such a fate — the main political parties contested the by - election in his Eastbourne seat as normal.

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.»

Wendy Long is campaigning hard for the pro-gun vote, as evidenced by this video, in which she promises to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on the constitutional right to bear arms should she make it past the GOP primary and into a head - to - head contest with the Democratic junior senator in the November general election.

The London - born singer's political journey began in 1963 when he decided to contest the Stratford - upon - Avon by - election sparked by the departure of John Profumo.

In the 1980s when the late Vincent Hannah was the Newsnight's by - election correspondent each battle seemed as important as a US presidential contest.

Kenya goes to the polls in closely contested election — in pictures View gallery Odinga supporters interviewed by the Guardian in recent days said their leader had been robbed of victory in the last two elections, but that they would not take to the streets if they believed they had been fairly defeated this time.

Thus, as Marshall Ganz has warned since the early 1990s, in the vast majority of districts where elections are not effectively contested, the new political targeting may in fact narrow the electorate by helping campaigns focus on an ever more clearly defined plurality of highly motivated and highly partisan supporters who turn out on a regular basis to return the incumbent to office.

He said the state government's controversial White Paper could not stop him from contesting the governorship election, as designed by the PDP government.

12 of the Presidential hopefuls in the 2016 elections were Monday disqualified by the Electoral Commission after the commission okayed just four as fit to contest the race.

Whoever wins the leadership contest will be subject to sustained scrutiny and criticism from a Conservative press emboldened by their perceived successes in the general election.

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.

Batley and Spen By - Election: After the murder of Jo Cox MP prior to the EU Referendum the Conservative, UKIP and Green Parties decided not to contest the by - electioBy - Election: After the murder of Jo Cox MP prior to the EU Referendum the Conservative, UKIP and Green Parties decided not to contest the by - eElection: After the murder of Jo Cox MP prior to the EU Referendum the Conservative, UKIP and Green Parties decided not to contest the by - electioby - electionelection.

No constituency candidate who seeks election as an independent candidate shall use the name of any political party that contested the last general election or any by - election held since the last general election but shall have the word «INDEPENDENT», without further qualification or addition, shown on the ballot paper immediately below that candidate's name.

Incumbent Nan Hayworth raised more money in the NY House election than her opponent, a trend shared by 13 other Republicans in contested House races in 2012.

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.

In subsequent by - elections, the party contested Oldham East and Saddleworth (where Stephen Morris polled 144 (0.4 %)-RRB-, [35] Barnsley Central (Kevin Riddiough polled 544 (2.2 %) votes), [36] Feltham and Heston (Roger Cooper polled 322 (1.4 %)-RRB-, [37] Corby (David Wickham polled 432 (1.2 %) votes)[38] and Rotherham (David Wildgoose polled 703 (3.3 %) votes).

«The election will not be taken for granted by me,» said Koch, who had been elected mayor four years earlier by defeating incumbent Mayor Abe Beame, colorful congresswoman Bella Abzug, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo in a crowded and bitterly contested Democratic primary and runoff before whipping Republican Roy M. Goodman and Cuomo, who was running on the Liberal Party ticket, in the general election.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.

Alexander, who grew up in Renfrewshire, was chosen to contest the by - election and he was duly elected to serve as the Member of Parliament for Paisley South on 6 November 1997.

David Allen also contested the South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner by - election in October 2014.

So what Labour has to lose by the idea of a further almost certainly futile round of leadership speculation is the chance to contest the election effectively.

This 2nd edition includes new material: a post-2015 election analysis by Adrian Pabst and a postscript by Maurice Glasman on Labour after the 2015 leadership contest.

Ultimately, the contest may be decided by turnout, which tends to be low in London mayoral elections — between 35 % and 45 %.

The maximum amount that a party may be paid in donations made to the Electoral Commission for the benefit of that party during a specified period is 10 % (excluding any interest paid under section 208E (2)-RRB- of the maximum amount of election expenses allowed under section 206C (1) to be incurred by a party that is listed in the part of the ballot paper that relates to the party vote and that has a candidate contesting every electoral district.

The Liberal Democrats traditionally used to do well in by - elections, yet their candidates lost their deposits in almost every seat they contested since 2010.

At least 13 of the Presidential hopefuls in the 2016 elections were Monday disqualified by the EMB after the commission okayed just four fit to contest the race.

This grants an unfair advantage by allowing convicted legislators to contest elections, while at the same time denying the right to those who are convicted but do not hold office.