Sentences with phrase «favour of early voting»

(ref earlier, I know AV isn't technically PR, but didn't want to use the phrase «electoral reform» as I'm in favour of early voting, mobile voting etc and not everyone might understand electoral reform in the narrow technical sense)

Not exact matches

In January, a committee of the federal Liberal party, following a vote in favour of decriminalization a year earlier at the party's convention, came out with a 38 - page paper advocating full legalization.

Around 65 per cent of younger people voted for Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party earlier this year and YouGov has observed that «age seems to be the new dividing line in British politics», with older people tending to favour the Conservative Party and younger people generally voting Labour.

Earlier this year, the previously - loyal Corbynite quit the shadow cabinet rather than vote in favour of the government's Brexit bill.

Most MPs say they will vote in favour of Article 50 if they get a chance early next year.

Chris Grayling, one of the six cabinet members who favour Brexit, had earlier dismissed a 28 - page Cabinet Office report warning of what Cameron called a «decade of uncertainty» if Britain votes to leave, as «completely ludicrous».

However, since the Fixed - Term Parliaments Act 2011, terms are now a fixed five years, and an early general election can only be brought about either by a two - thirds majority in favour of a motion for a dissolution, or by a vote of no confidence that is not followed within fourteen days by a vote of confidence (which may be for confidence in the same government or a different one).

Results today showed that 95.7 percent of McDonald's workers that have been balloted voted in favour of the strike at the ballot, paving way for them to voice their concerns about McDonald's not dealing with their grievances, and failing to end the use of zero - hour contracts — something that was promised to workers earlier this year.

Coalition introduced five - year parliaments but act allows for early elections if two - thirds of MPs vote in favour

However, Starmer's decision to hail the early vote as a victory could mean shadow cabinet ministers who are conflicted over Brexit, such as Clive Lewis and Diane Abbott, may feel more comfortable with voting in favour of the bill on Wednesday, as they will be able to argue that the party helped shape the process.

Earlier this month, Ealing councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion to stop the anti-abortion groups from protesting outside a Marie Stopes clinic in the borough, including potentially using a time - limited public space protection order (PSPO), normally used to prevent antisocial behaviour such as street drinking.

For example, instead of expressing their genuine order of preferences, tactical voters will re-order their votes so as to try to achieve the early elimination of candidates the second preferences of which are likely to go to their favoured candidate and to keep in candidates whose voters are unlikely to have expressed second preferences.

Now, if you are wondering what ultimately happened with BFI, the ballots that were impounded after April 2104 election were counted in early September 2015 and workers voted 73 - 17 in favour of unionization by the Teamsters.

The highly controversial test was going to be introduced on August 4 and earlier this month MPs voted in favour of it by 273 to 203 with only David Davis MP rebelling from the Conservatives.

Earlier this month, the Law Society of British Columbia voted 20 — 6 in favour of allowing persons who graduate from TWU law school to be admitted to the bar in British Columbia.