Sentences with phrase «election defeat at»

Barwell points to his work to modernise the Tory party in the wake of the 1997 election defeat at the hands of Tony Blair: «He was the first person in the Conservative party to grasp the degree of change that was required to win an election again.»

Not exact matches

Detailed reports and allegedly leaked audio paint a picture of an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the US military, and how the remains of dead Russian mercenaries are being held until after Russia's presidential election in March.

He lost a presidential election in 2005 to hardline Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the little - known mayor of Tehran at the time, a defeat that indicated resentment toward Rafsanjani as part of the elite and the perception he served few interests other than his own.

The layoffs in Halifax come at an awkward time for the province, which witnessed the defeat of its NDP government in a provincial election Tuesday.

At that time I wrote: «Friday's opposition vote to defeat the Conservative government for «contempt of Parliament» was an exercise in self - delusion, testosterone and faulty logic that will surely result in Stephen Harper returning after the May 2 election as prime minister — and likely with a majority.

Since the beginning of this election campaign, polls have shown the Wildrose Party in a position to make significant gains across Calgary and Southern Alberta, putting many Tory incumbents and rookie candidates at risk of defeat.

Despite the rough first year, Premier Redford's Tories still have at least three years left until the next election to fulfill the promises made and mend fences with the bloc of moderate voters who saved their party from defeat one year ago today.

Indeed, I still remember as a teenager being delighted and relieved at his defeat in the 1983 Bermondsey by - election.

After Jimmy Carter defeated Jackson for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination and bested President Ford in the subsequent general election, the Carter administration adopted the language of an assertive human - rights policy but filled it with New Left content, aiming its criticism primarily at authoritarian American allies rather than at America's totalitarian enemies.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

The Real Madrid president moved away from Benitez to deny reports in Spain today that he could call premature elections to reassert his authority at the club after fans called for his head during the defeat to Barcelona.

Conservatives are now throwing everything at defeating Reckless in the upcoming by - election, in a bid to stem the flow of Tory MPs willing to switch to Ukip.

Dela Coffie mainly shares his criticisms of former President Mahama on social media since the NDC's defeat at the 2016 election.

The Central Region «Unity Walk» is the third edition which is aimed at bringing together over hundred thousand sympathisers of the National Democratic Congress in the region after its electoral defeat in the 2016 general election.

The rest is general election money that Saujani can only spend if she's successful at defeating Maloney, which would more or less guarantee her a victory in this Democrat - dominated city.

This can only take place after the loser of the election has conceded defeat and tendered his or her resignation in person at the Palace.

According to an article written by several people at Pew Research, «The results of Tuesday's presidential election came as a surprise to nearly everyone who had been following the national and state election polling, which consistently projected Hillary Clinton as defeating Donald Trump.»

Mr President, the desperation so far exhibited by your person and your government in manipulating sensitive agencies of state like the judiciary and now the electoral commission to further your bid to win the 2020 election is totally against the spirit of democracy and peace bestowed by the NDC in conceding defeat at the Presidential election.

Following Labour's defeat at the 2010 general election, a new intellectual movement, close to the new leader Ed Miliband, began to gain ground within the party.

Former Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, who was defeated by Ekiti State Deputy Governor at the Peoples Democratic Party primary election has dumped the ruling Party in the state

Funny, at the last election when Blair got an overall majority of 70 the tory press pushed the line that he had in fact been defeated.

Following Labour's defeat by the Conservative Party at the 2015 general election, Miliband announced his resignation as leader on 8 May 2015.

«At the 1997 General Election every Scottish Conservative candidate was defeated.

The event itself was an opportunity for Blue Labour friends and others to take stock following Labour's terrible defeat at the 2015 General Election.

After the Labour Party was defeated at the 2010 general election, Brown resigned as Leader of the Labour Party; in September 2010, Miliband was elected to replace him.

His wife, Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, in an attempt to equalize her husband's feat, hurriedly formed the NDP in 2012, to contest that national elections after she was resoundingly defeated at Sunyani by the late president, John Evans Atta Mills at the NDC Presidential Primary.

The AWL has hit back at Watson, claiming that he is desperate to have Corbyn defeated in Labour's leadership election and accusing him of «low cunning» to try and make it happen.

He held that seat until the 1955 general election, when he was defeated at Southampton Test.

He succeeded Independent MP Martin Bell, who had defeated the controversial former Conservative minister Neil Hamilton in 1997 but had kept his promise not to stand there at the following election.

Heathcoat - Amory contested the London Borough of Brent seat at Brent South at the 1979 general election but was defeated by the sitting Labour MP Laurence Pavitt by 11,616 votes.

When the leader of the country's largest union tells Labour's leader he's being dragged into a swamp, heading for certain defeat at the next election and presiding over the destruction of his party, then something's up.

Field unsuccessfully contested the constituency of South Buckinghamshire at the 1966 general election, where he was defeated by the sitting Conservative MP Ronald Bell.

Their defeats in the election call into question their strategies and as is usually the case these days, when that happens, the person at the top pays the price.

This constituency is held by Iain Gray, the MSP who led Labour to landslide defeat at the last 2011 Scottish parliament election.

These departures will result in a less experienced House for the 116th Congress, and if they are coupled with a wave of defeats in the November elections, it could leave the chamber at a level of inexperience not seen since the 1990s, according to a Roll Call analysis of tenure and election data.

«It is surprising that the nomination process to select a leader for at least the next five years appears to have been largely decided within at most five days of a devastating general election defeat.»

MacDonald continued as prime minister of a cross-party «National Government» and then defeated his former Labour allies at the general election that followed.

Conservative Party Chairman Eric Pickles recollects an election night which saw him elected to Bradford council, but disappointment at the narrow defeat of the Conservative candidate in Keighley.

David Cameron faces his biggest by - election defeat yet at the hands of Ukip defector Douglas Carswell in Clacton.

On his third attempt at the presidency in the 2008 elections, he nominated then MP for Bole - Bamboi, John Dramani Mahama as running mate and succeeded in defeating NPP's Nana Akufo - Addo and his running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Alhassan Tapsoba has expressed his happiness at the defeat of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliamentary (MP) for Awutu Senya West in the Central Region, Hanna Tetteh in last Wednesday's parliamentary elections.

Anticipating defeat, the PM can always fall back on the consolation that this will help the Tories» chances at the next general election - a contest the Conservatives must win for Cameron to even have a chance of holding the 2017 vote.

Nicola Blackwood defeated Lib Dem MP Evan Harris in Oxford West and Abingdon at the general election, a man who she said in her maiden speech «never put popularity above principle».

Mr Murphy said he left no legacy of bitterness for anyone in the Labour Party, and the only person he was angry at was the person who blamed Scottish Labour for the party's UK - wide general election defeat - a reference to Unite leader Len McCluskey.

After watching Kinnock slide to defeat in the 1987 general election, he recalls standing at the Welshman's shoulder the morning after «a half - blubbing, mullet - haired 20 - year old».

He delivered his first Tory conference speech at the age of 16, and served as Conservative leader from 1997 until his defeat at the 2001 election.

He warned that if Mr Murphy remained leader, Labour was heading for another big defeat at the Holyrood elections in 2016.

But if they're wise enough to vote Liberal Democrat at the next local elections in Hull, or for the Conservatives in any seat where we are well - placed to defeat Labour, then they will have a council that is fulfilling its statutory duty.

In more stable political times, at this point in the parliament, the opposition would be analysing why it lost a general election and reconsidering its policy offer in the light of defeat.

Joe Seeman, a MoveOn organizer from Saratoga County, said the protest was aimed at defeating Buerkle in the November election and preserving the Affordable Care Act, the health care program passed under the Obama administration.