Sentences with phrase «first leader of an opposition party»

Dr. Henry Lartey becomes the first leader of an opposition party to publicly declare his support for the agreement.

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Layton was, for most of the last decade, the tireless leader of the New Democratic Party (traditionally Canada's «third» party), and eventually led it during its historical first turn as the Official Opposition in the House of ComParty (traditionally Canada's «third» party), and eventually led it during its historical first turn as the Official Opposition in the House of Comparty), and eventually led it during its historical first turn as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons.

Opposition leader Julius Maada Bio of the Sierra Leone People's Party led with 43.3 percent of the vote in the first round of elections but failed to secure a majority vote needed to win, according to the electoral commission.

Edmonton - Gold Bar Liberal MLA Bettie Hewes became the first woman to lead a major political party when she served as interim leader of the Official Opposition in 1994.

The Hansard Society say the incumbent «caretaker» prime minister has first call on forming an administration: «Only if the incumbent prime minister fails to put together a deal with one or more of the other parties, or, after having chosen to «meet» parliament, he loses a confidence motion, will the leader of the opposition party be invited to form a government.»

The highest - profile members of parliament leaving were: Gordon Brown, a former Prime Minister, Leader of the Labour Party (both 2007 — 2010) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997 — 2007); and William Hague, the outgoing First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons and former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2010 — 2014), Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition (both 1997 — 2001).

In 1975, Thatcher defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election to become Leader of the Opposition, the first woman to lead a major political party in the United KinParty leadership election to become Leader of the Opposition, the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kinparty in the United Kingdom.

There are some variations to that — such as if the first and second party are in Coalition, in which case the Leader of the third palced party is Leader of the Opposition.

Labour's initial attempt to re-nominate Carwyn Jones as first minister of a minority administration after the 2016 assembly poll election failed, when opposition parties united to back Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood instead.

On May 2, 2011, Jack Layton led the New Democratic Party to an unprecedented 103 seats in Parliament and became the first NDP Leader of the Opposition.

On June 11, 2008, the House of Commons met in the Committee of the Whole to allow the Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, the Leader of the Opposition, Stéphane Dion, Jack Layton, the leader of the New Democratic Party, and Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québecois to each offer apologies for the harm done to First Nations and other Aboriginal students through their residential school experiLeader of the Opposition, Stéphane Dion, Jack Layton, the leader of the New Democratic Party, and Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québecois to each offer apologies for the harm done to First Nations and other Aboriginal students through their residential school experileader of the New Democratic Party, and Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québecois to each offer apologies for the harm done to First Nations and other Aboriginal students through their residential school experileader of the Bloc Québecois to each offer apologies for the harm done to First Nations and other Aboriginal students through their residential school experiences.