Sentences with phrase «election following the expenses»

Passholders include former Conservative minister Jonathan Aitken, who was jailed in 1999 for perjury and perverting the course of justice, as well as several ex-MPs who left the House in the 2010 election following the expenses scandal.

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The Argentinian National Electoral Chamber (CNE), which is in charge of overseeing the elections and auditing campaign contributions and expenses, initiated an «internal investigation» following the scandal revealed by British TV Channel 4.

A return to parliament would be a coup for Hogg, who did not seek re-election at the 2010 general election following the furore caused by his expenses claims.

A by - election is taking place in Rotherham on Thursday following the resignation of Labour's Denis MacShane, who was condemned by the parliamentary expenses watchdog over his expenses claims.

Following the furore over MPs» expenses many feel this upcoming election will see many voters moving away from the main parties and the Greens hope, with this kind of directed advertising, they will be able to garner a great deal of that support.

New rules governing MPs» expenses were introduced on 7 May 2010, immediately following the election by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act.

McGovern was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Wirral South in December 2009, following Ben Chapman's decision to stand down at the next election for family reasons following adverse publicity in The Daily Telegraph over the expenses scandal, and subsequently won the seat in the 2010 general election, defeating the Conservative candidate, Jeff Clarke, by 531 votes.

This is partly due to the general disillusionment with the main three parties following the expenses revelations and partly because voters often use local elections to protest against the main parties.

Ben Chapman, of Wirral South, became the first Labour MP to announce that he will stand down at the next election, following allegations that he overclaimed # 15,000 in expenses for mortgage interest.

For up to three (3) months following the election, all ballots received by the Recording Secretary, as well as the names of the persons casting such ballots, shall be made available for inspection by the Board at its request, and by any Voting Member on the request and at the expense of such Voting Member.

The Argentinian National Electoral Chamber (CNE), which is in charge of overseeing the elections and auditing campaign contributions and expenses, initiated an «internal investigation» following the scandal revealed by British TV Channel 4.