Sentences with phrase «electoral coalition of»

It is only by addressing that failure of representation and rebuilding an electoral coalition of working class and middle class voters that Labour will return to power.

Fringe causes were put before mainstream concerns, with many in the party seriously accepting the flawed logic that stapling together a collection of special interest groups would create a counterweight to Thatcher's electoral coalition of aspirational voters.

Not exact matches

On June 30, the last day the old provincial sales tax remained in effect, a coalition fronted by former Social Credit premier Bill Vander Zalm presented a petition of 557,383 valid signatures to the province's chief electoral officer, which forces a bill abolishing the HST to be either voted on in the legislature or put to a referendum.

Last time the ruling UMNO - led Barisan Nasional coalition received a minority of the popular vote, only winning a majority of the seats thanks to some creatively drawn electoral boundaries.

With touching concern for the welfare of the Republican Party, an editorial in the very Democratic New York Times warns that abortion is the issue that «could split the party open» and takes Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition to task for having «overplayed his hand» and endangered the Republicans» electoral chances with his demand for pro-life candidates.

As mainline Protestantism ceased to be a culture - forming force in American public life, the void was filled by a new Catholic presence in the public square and, perhaps most influentially in electoral terms, by the emergent activism of evangelical, fundamentalist, and Pentecostal Protestantism in what would become known as the Religious Right» a movement that has formed a crucial part of the Republican governing coalition for more than a quarter - century.

This interpretation of the election fits nicely with the conventional view of American politics, held by academics and journalists alike, that party coalitions and electoral outcomes are rooted in economic self - interest.

With the emergence of the black churches, which are engaged in electoral registration drives and are seeking to become a political force as in America, the Coalition parties risk punishment in the marginal seats.

While it's possible Trump would take equally from Clinton and Kasich, given that Know Nothings have been a more - traditional part of the Republican electoral coalition, my guess is that Trump would take disproportionately from Kasich, and thereby hand the election to Clinton.

Academicians analyzing the 2000 election were struck by how Bush had integrated the hitherto demanding leaders of the Religious Right into his electoral coalition without provoking negative attention.

For state D, with its 4 votes in the electoral college, there are two ways of deciding the coalitions that will not see it win:

Define a coalition as winning if the total number of electoral votes of the state in that coalition is 270 or more (let's ignore at first that two small states make things more complicated by allowing a mixed elector group).

... Delight in smooth - sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts, desire for popularity and electoral success irrespective of the vital interests of the State, genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be its sole foundation, obvious lack of intellectual vigour in both leaders of the British Coalition Government, marked ignorance of Europe and aversion from its problems in Mr. Baldwin, the strong and violent pacifism which at this time dominated the Labour - Socialist Party, the utter devotion of the Liberals to sentiment apart from reality, the failure and worse than failure of Mr. Lloyd George, the erstwhile great war - time leader, to address himself to the continuity of his work, the whole supported by overwhelming majorities in both Houses of Parliament: all these constituted a picture of British fatuity and fecklessness which, though devoid of guile, was not devoid of guilt, and, though free from wickedness or evil design, played a definite part in the unleashing upon the world of horrors and miseries which, even so far as they have unfolded, are already beyond comparison in human experience.

Not because they share a gender or even an ideology but because the Scottish Tory leader has experience of building an electoral coalition based not on economic outlook but on being on the winning side of a referendum and attempting to convert that into a lasting electoral coalition.

Because the electoral system makes an overall majority for one party unlikely, the first minister is normally elected by a coalition of parties that have agreed to form the Executive.

Soskice - Iversen not only have the data I refer to in the post above, but also an explanation of the data in terms of the way electoral institutions affect incentives for cross-class and cross-party coalitions.

Ibrahim Idris, IGP The IGP who spoke at a dialogue session he had with a coalition of Civil Society Organization, CSOs, under the aegis of Situation Room, said he has put necessary manpower and logistics in place to secure electorates, electoral officials, observers and election materials that will be used for the Anambra poll.

[v] The last time the Green party formed part of a governing coalition (1998 - 2005), their electoral program had included a demand for the «legalisation of certain drugs such as cannabis under similar laws and regulations pertaining to alcohol» (p. 127).

Indeed, can't I equally argue that Neal Lawson risks narrowing his coalition of support for electoral reform by suggesting that the existence of a national campaign on PR means postponing or vetoing any consideration of party reform issues on their merits (where he seems to argue that the principle would be one he would support, were it not for this context)?

As a result, the episode undermined confidence in the process of coalition formation, which is the foundation of electoral competition in Kenya.

Another law also prohibits the formation of coalition outside periods of electoral campaigning, and yet another law states that «organizations should notice four days in advance to local authorities if they plan a demonstration of a party meeting.

The idea of all these initiatives is that it's easier to put Labour's fractured electoral coalition back together through informal co-operation and non-competition rather than aiming for formalised unity at party level.

I look at the particular challenges for Labour in reconnecting to disillusioned liberal - left voters as part of the task of rebuilding the broad electoral coalition which won it three election victories.

I am fully aware that coalition politics is the norm rather than the UK's traditional adversarial approach, and of course all those who favour electoral reform, as I do, should accept that coalition will result.

His former immigration spokesman Phil Woolas's shameless tactics in Oldham East and Saddleworth during the last general election campaign, and subsequent ejection from Parliament, have offered a well - timed opportunity for Labour to give the coalition and, in particular, Nick Clegg, a thrashing in the by - election on 13 January - the first significant electoral test of the coalition's popularity.

The inevitable logic of an entrenched coalition is a future electoral agreemnt or pact between the two parties!

The problem is that Blunkett is a compulsive statist who really loves power without the constraints that regular coalitions or party alliances would introduce as a consequence of electoral reform with some element of PR — such as the proposals of the Hansard Society in 1976 or the AV + prosposals of the Jenkins Commission: http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/article.php?id=56

But in terms of the Conservative electoral coalition, Brexit has produced a less ambiguous effect: the party has absorbed a large portion of the former UKIP vote, as voters on the authoritarian side of the political spectrum have migrated, or returned, to a Conservative Party that now promises concrete, credible action to regain control of the borders.

When she was first elected back in 2010, the electoral coalition supporting Ms Rousseff had a majority of seats in both the lower house and in the Senate.

The essential moment in bringing the new party political system to dominance will therefore be the establishment of the electoral mechanism for such coalitions — the introduction of proportional representation.

Labour shadow ministers who sneered at the idea they might offer Proportional Representation to the Libdems, on the eve of the election, will now have to face the fact that only permanent coalition politics or electoral reform can give them a chance to rule in future.

I write as a supporter of electoral reform who can see plenty of merit in coalition governments.

But last time around, the combination of the electoral maths and the lack of preparation for coalition negotiation by Labour led to this Tory government.

In 2011, Scottish Labour suffered a major electoral defeat and the hands of the SNP who mobilised a coalition of voters far in excess of those who back their raison d'être, independence.

Weah, a retired international footballer and standard bearer of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) was declared winner on Friday after the Boxing Day run - off polls by Liberia's national electoral commission.

Some are voting tactically in seats where it is a two horse race, others are looking for a new electoral home after the betrayal of Nick Clegg in entering a coalition with the Tories.

That's assuming that Lib Dems think the best way of getting electoral reform is getting into a coalition in the next parliament.

He contemplates how Labour leaders were heavily involved in the Churchill coalition government and may not have been aware of continuing political activity at the local level despite a so - called electoral truce.

Mr Cable insisted that electoral reform would be back in the picture quickly in the shape of the House of Lords, which would need a new voting system once coalition plans are followed through.

The party must rebuild its broad electoral coalition, which is at risk of fracture on three fronts.

I could not say that I would never support some form of electoral reform, in any circumstances, but I think we have seen all too clearly the downside of coalition government.

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) will deploy about 8,000 observers to monitor Wednesday's electoral process across the country.

Fourthly, Lib Dem and swing voters especially will not forgive Lib Dems for precipitating the demise of the Coalition government, probably two years before it is due to end, not on a point of principle, such as on tuition fees, tax policy, social policy like gay marriage, Trident, the European treaty veto or the health or welfare bills but on... an issue of narrow partisan electoral self interest, i.e. unhappiness at boundary changes (which they had already voted for in February 2011).

However, electoral reality requires the group to be an acceptable coalition partner to Welsh nationalists and, more broadly, not to be fighting the battles of yesterday.

According to an IEC spokesman, President Hamid Karzai and General David Petraeus, the commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan, reviewed the proposed list of polling stations on Saturday, which led to the electoral body removing an additional 100 stations that the security forces had said were safe.

Given the importance of the economy, and its status as the raison d'être of the coalition, perceived economic competence will be vital to electoral fortunes.

Labour has always been split on electoral reform, and for the moment the ranks of the naysayers are swelled by intense animosity to coalition government as currently practised, and towards the Lib Dems in particular.

We are attracted by the idea of coalitions between progressives, especially if they result in electoral reform, genuine reform of the House of Lords and of the City, legislation for fixed - term parliaments, stronger civil liberties, an enhanced Freedom of Information Act, closer ties with Europe, a multilateral foreign policy and withdrawal from Afghanistan.

With electoral reform at the heart of any coalition deal, today's noisy protest will go some way towards strengthening Mr Clegg's hand in his talks with Tory leader David Cameron.

Rest assured; once the polls have closed and the votes have been totted up, the coalition will no doubt count the political cost of these important electoral barometers.