Sentences with phrase «high number of no voters»

The highest number of voters who turned out to vote in a referendum that was not held on the same day as another electoral contest was the 1,816,098 people who turned out to vote in the 2009 Lisbon Treaty (II) Referendum.

Ado town is yet to produce a governor since the creation of the state despite having highest number of voters in the state.

This happened at the Post office polling station which is said to be the polling station with the highest number of voters and also one of the strong holds of Mrs Ocloo.

It would require political parties with less than 10 % of the registered voters opting to participate in primaries to declare a winner based on a candidate winning the highest number of voters, rather than a substantial plurality.

A primary should attract a higher number of voters than a caucus would.

Hartsman says Montgomery county typically sees 10,000 provisional ballots cast, but he points to record high numbers of voters.

The Post Office polling station is the largest with the highest number of voters in the constituency and it is known to be a strong hold of the the other contestant in the primary, Linda Akwele Ocloo.

The highest number of voters any critics group has in its membership is fewer than 300.

Not exact matches

They want a change that is significant in relation to a number of issues which are considered a high - priority now by at least 60 percent, and perhaps more, of Italian voters.»

In some cases, the congressional districts were gerrymandered to pack high numbers of Democratic voters into just a few districts as a way to create a greater number of Republican - leaning seats.

For the Republicans, voters back the plan to provide sweeping tax cuts and credits to small businesses and a 46 percent approval rating of the chamber where they hold a narrow 32 - 29 majority — an unusually high number given the Legislature's historically awful reputation with New Yorkers.

And that's before accounting for some of the factors that the model doesn't consider: the disagreement in the polls, the unusual nature of Trump's candidacy and the demographic changes it is producing, Clinton's superior turnout operation, the possibility of «shy Trump» voters, the fact that the news cycle is still somewhat fluid headed into the final weekend, the declining response rates to polls, and the substantial number of high - profile polling misses around the world over the past few years.

Indications of such a trend have been identified by some in recent elections in the UK (Brexit) and the US (Trump): voters disenchanted with globalised competition and fearing of job or status loss are seen to have voted in particularly high numbers for Brexit and Trump and against the established order.

That is, if voters become more engaged with the second chamber and therefore turn out to vote for it in higher numbers, then it seems likely that the chamber will become more assertive in the face of the Commons.

The result of this is a high number of votes being «exhausted» (having no preferences left after the voter's preferred candidate (s) have been eliminated) before the final count.

Remain will be expecting solid victories in Westminster, Ealing and Oxford, where high numbers of graduates and younger voters can surely be relied upon to back staying in the EU.

A couple of states have had higher turnout in the 2012 Republican Primaries than they had in 2008, but most have about the same or even less — not impressive, considering that this race is much more open and closely fought and that the number of registered voters has grown since last time.

The election provided surprises with Republicans and Democrats pointing to the high number of undecided voters in the closing days.

More subtly, for a number of reasons (including to a greater or lesser extent, Brexit) Labour has generally been gaining votes from the young and those in high social class jobs and areas which voted remain in 2016, while losing votes from older voters, those in lower social class occupations and those who voted leave.

In numerical terms, the highest ever actual number of voters who turned out to vote in a referendum election was the 1,823,434 people who turned out to vote in the Citizenship Referendum in June 2004.

It is also strong with areas with high numbers of UKIP and Labour voters.

Turnout for the vote was 28 %, higher than for the referendum in May that decided to create the new post of mayor, but the number of voters coming out varied greatly between the leafy suburbs and working class areas.

The poll commission noted long, slow queues in the first round and has arranged for more centres to serve areas with high numbers of potential voters.

Valdez spoke to voters on a number of topics her platform is advocating for, including stricter gun control following the high school shooting in Santa Fe.

The number of Onondaga County voters who either filled out affidavit ballots or went before a judge to try to get their vote counted was higher than normal for a presidential primary, said Czarny, although he noted that there are no historical numbers from past presidential primaries to use as a comparison.

But gay marriage advocates point to high poll numbers in support for the issue, with one showing 58 percent of voters believing same - sex marriage should be legalized.

One expert testified, for example, that in Washington the number of voters crossing over from one party to another can rise to as high as 25 percent, id., at 511, and another that only 25 to 33 percent of all Washington voters limit themselves to candidates of one party throughout the ballot, App.

In the court's majority opinion, Kagan described the two - part analysis utilized by the high court when plaintiffs allege racial gerrymandering as follows: «First, the plaintiff must prove that «race was the predominant factor motivating the legislature's decision to place a significant number of voters within or without a particular district.»

However, the tally that will be used for the calculation, should this bill be signed into law, will be in the spring of 2012, so the number by then would probably be slightly higher, as voter registration continues to increase.

The high number of undecided voters, as seen in other polls, and a lackluster debate of the Democratic candidates last month left some of Murphy's old supporters who backed his 2016 U.S. Senate campaign to charter the poll in the hopes of persuading him to run.

A source told one of our correspondents that although there was no crisis within the APC in Sokoto State, Tinubu came to consult with the stalwarts on how to solve the crisis in the North - West, a zone with the highest number of registered voters.

Siena reports that 26 percent of voters said they prefer the governor's program while 51 percent, the highest number recorded in polling so far, support legalizing medical marijuana and 21 percent want to keep it illegal.

One of the highest numbers registered in the poll came when voters were asked who should pay the mayor's legal bills for state and federal investigations of his administration.

North Carolina has the nation's 3rd highest petition requirement for independent candidates for the legislature, 4 % of the number of registered voters.

The race to be the city's chief fiscal officer has, like the public advocate contest, been a sleepy one, with the incumbent Democrat holding major financial and other advantages, and heavily favored, as the higher profile mayoral race has sucked up the attention of most of whatever small number of voters is paying attention to the municipal elections.

But if that same party wants to have a legislative candidate on the ballot in November, the number of voters within that legislative district to choose that party's primary ballot can be as high as 130 voters, i.e., over twenty times as high as the test for statewide candidates.

In particular, Ulster County, the location of young and liberal voters in places like New Paltz and Woodstock and the fourth - highest source of Sanders donors per registered Democrat, could produce numbers favorable to the Vermont senator.

A recent Wall Street Journal / NBC poll showed 55 percent of registered voters think New York is headed in the wrong direction, the highest number in more than 10 years.

At least in past presidential primaries, Democrats have shown up in higher numbers than Republicans, according to a POLITICO New York review of voter registration data.

A number of high - powered government officials and private citizens are working to put the decision to voters, though.

As if his job performance numbers aren't high enough, the latest Marist Poll shows that Governor Andrew Cuomo is in the process of reshaping how Empire State voters view the future of New York.

The Legon electoral area holds the highest number of registered voters in the constituency and has been tipped by many pollsters as an important area in determining the ultimate winner of the seat.

While all electoral systems have flaws and none can offer a «perfect» solution, having a higher number of political parties allows for wider representation of the community's views and could mean more voters feel that their vote counts, which may help engage younger voters.

Ononamadu said 139,342 Permanent Voters Cards were still at various INEC council area offices, adding that the Enugu North and Enugu East council areas had the highest number of uncollected PVCs.

The first numbers released early in the early hours of Friday morning in Scotland were turnout totals for two regions - 84 percent and 89 percent - suggesting that the number of voters could hit a record high.

But merely changing which candidate appeared higher in the results still increased the number of undecided Indian voters who would vote for that candidate by 12 % or more compared with controls.

And in a number of other states, voters approved education - related ballot items, suggesting a high level of local support for public schools.

In a relatively short time, a stunning number of accountability - based leaders have been forced from office on a tide of voter resentment even while, as documented by historian Diane Ravitch, the likes of Gates, Broad, and hedge fund billionaires continue their corporate - style push toward school closures, choice, data - driven student and teacher evaluation, and high - tech innovation.

I will be judged by the voters on the number of high - performing schools in every neighborhood, not whether those schools are district or public charters.

We look forward to hitting the ground running with a number of projects including high school graduation to college success, English language learner programs, and school board candidate voter information when we return in August.