Sentences with phrase «from party allegiance»

Indeed, given the government's original intention with police and crime commissioners was to encourage independents to stand, Wright may consider that, unencumbered from party allegiance, he is an embodiment of the true spirit of what an elected police and crime commissioner should be.

Not exact matches

As Christians, we are reminded today that our ultimate allegiance belongs not to a political party or even a country, but to the Kingdom of God, where the first is last and the last is first, where the peacemakers and the poor are blessed, where enemies are forgiven and slaves are set free, where our King washes feet, where abundant life grows from a tiny seed into a tree — not by power or might but by the Spirit.

Still, the trend in most other states has been away from ticket splitting, and there is the potential for a «growing and solidifying allegiance to the national Democratic Party» in Vermont, Mr. Johnson said.

It's a critical decision which explains why a man so desperate to escape from the grasp of the Conservative whips could choose to pledge his allegiance to another party leader.

So its not like allegiance to a party will hold an elected official back from pursuing their own interests in office.

The chairman who was suspended in November 2015 over his allegiance to their interdicted NPP National Chairman, Paul Afoko and his supporters from across the constituency, had gathered at Ga to address the media when the Upper West regional organizer of the NPP, Issahaku Seidu, a.k.a Alele, allegedly led thugs from the Wa Central branch of the party to disrupt the programme.

In 1919 the local MP, industrialist and major local employer Josiah Wedgwood shifted his allegiance from the Liberal Party — the Lloyd - George Coalition Liberals allying with the Conservatives — to the Labour Party and the seat has elected the Labour candidate who has stood since that date, a total of 29 elections in succession.

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Notables from the Democrats need to weigh - in on Romney's fickle new allegiance to the Tea - party skeptics.