In Baden - Württemberg there are no lists; they use the «best near - winner» method in a four - region model, where the regional members are the local candidates of the under - represented party in that region who received the most votes
in their local constituency without being elected in it, but this model has not been copied in the United Kingdom.
«In this particular case, Lord Oakeshott asked my election campaign manager if we wanted a poll done
in my local constituency.
For instance, knowing that
in my local constituency, we have roughly 2.89 x more power than the average UK voter due to it being a marginal seat, could help encourage people to go out and vote knowing they actually could make a difference.
Only a Conservative vote
in your local constituency will keep Ed Miliband and the SNP out and secure Britain's future.»
In its federal election, Germany uses mixed - member proportional representation, where a voter makes two votes: one picks a particular candidate
in local constituency, second for a party.
Emerging arenas of contestation will likely be driven by territorialism and identity that will redefine the tone and tenor of political debate both within the House of Commons and
in local constituencies.
Voters are warming to the idea of an Ed Miliband - led government, and Labour is contacting more voters
in local constituencies.
After all, their strong presence
in local constituencies has been the party's greatest asset since the days of Paddy Ashdown.
AWS is still a big issue
in local constituencies and I have had debates with men and women who are opposed.
Not exact matches
Despite receiving the support of
local Conservative members and several leading Tory MPs, Goldsmith's decision to resign from the Conservative party
in protest at the decision to build a new airport runway
in his
constituency meant he was barred from accessing the crucial
local voter data he required.
I was elected as a director on the
local constituency association board and over the next year I campaigned alongside the candidate
in communities across the sprawling rural Redwater
constituency.
Oops - a-daisyMy MP had asked me to send a bunch of flowers (not on expenses) to celebrate the first birthday of a
local charity
in the
constituency.
The chair of the communities and
local government committee, whose Sheffield South East
constituency borders Rotherham, said the failure to implement child protection policies means at least one officer should join Labour's council leader Roger Stone
in losing their job.
Mr Akufo - Addo said
in reference to Sports Minister Nii Lantey Vanderpuye and
Local Government Minister Collins Dauda, who, the NPP has accused of instigating their followers to visit violence on NPP members
in Odododiodoo and Asutifi South
constituencies, respectively, where the two ministers are MPs.
«The TUC's March for the Alternative on 26 March promises to be one of the biggest events that we have ever organised, but
local campaigns and protests that do not hit the national headlines could well make just as much an impact
in those
constituencies where there are coalition MPs with small majorities.
He has insisted his replacement must be selected by
local constituency members rather than be parachuted
in from party headquarters.
To take a practical example, if you currently live
in Nailsworth, a small town to the south of Stroud
in Gloucestershire, your
local authority is Stroud district council and you are
in the Stroud parliamentary
constituency.
Under the new proposals, however, from 2020 Nailsworth will be part of the neighbouring Cotswolds
constituency, but will remain
in the Stroud
local government district.
Both use a first past the post (i.e. the candidate (s) with a plurality of votes wins)
in individual voting areas (parliamentary
constituencies at national level, wards an
local...
My proposed system would actually retain a
local representative but adjust their voting power
in parliament to match the support they have from their
constituency.
Heathrow, which appears to be the most locally - controversial option,
in fact has far more
local support than opposition, including
in nine of the ten closest
constituencies.
The
local family business
in my
constituency that's been serving the community for more than 50 years.
I represent a
constituency with Manchester airport partially
in it; I understand all about the
local pressures — but you've got to as a nation be able to overcome those and make a sensible decision about where that extra runway capacity
in the South East should go.»
Under the proposed law,
local constituencies, such as community boards, council members and borough presidents would have a say
in how the plazas are used, but the transportation agency would have ultimate rule - making authority, Garodnick said.
Hitherto, the coincidence of
local and general election results provided an opportunity to estimate a PNS for the parallel
local elections by comparing the
local and parliamentary election results
in those
constituencies where all the component wards were contested, and then applying the resulting difference for each party to its share of the Britain - wide parliamentary vote.
Local council election results in the wards making up Hallam constituency, while by no means good for the Liberal Democrats, paint a more equivocal picture than the polls, as a comparison of the 2010 local election results with those in the most recent local elections in 2014 s
Local council election results
in the wards making up Hallam
constituency, while by no means good for the Liberal Democrats, paint a more equivocal picture than the polls, as a comparison of the 2010
local election results with those in the most recent local elections in 2014 s
local election results with those
in the most recent
local elections in 2014 s
local elections
in 2014 shows.
In a number of Labour targets,
constituency polls and
local election results suggest the party simply does not have enough of a lead (and sometimes none at all) over the Conservative incumbent.
Having spent the last few days consulting with
local people
in my
constituency and considering
in detail the evidence and proposals from the Government I am very saddened to have received the following message from someone who says they are a Labour Party member but not clear where from.
Even though they have been given a free vote by their anti-war leader Jeremy Corbyn, many Labour MPs will feel pressure from their
constituency parties and
local left - wing activists not to vote
in the same lobby as the Tories.
Welcome to Hot Seats, a series
in which
local academics report from the UK's marginal
constituencies.
Labour MPs representing metropolitan
constituencies may want to adopt an anti-Brexit stance, but MPs for
constituencies in the North and Midlands which voted Leave will be keen to reflect
local opinion.
We finished second
in the roughly similar Holyrood
constituency of Aberdeen South and North Kincardine
in 2016 but the Westminster
constituency saw the Conservatives beat the SNP by over 5 %
in May's
local elections.
Following the failure of
local government authorities to respond to appeals to renovate the bridge, the parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso North
Constituency, stepped
in and with assistance from Mrs. Akufo - Addo, had it renovated.
The MP said he had also accorded an appreciable measure of attention to the
local authorities of his area, with the provision of 10 motorcycles for circuit supervisors, 150 stuffing chairs for chiefs, 150 benches for chiefs, 10 motorcycles for zonal officers, 1 motorcycle each for 8 zones (Tempane, Kpikpira, Worinyanga, Gagbiri, Bugri, Akara, Basyonde and Kongo) and 60 mattresses for queen mothers and women leaders (Magagias)
in the
constituency.
Both use a first past the post (i.e. the candidate (s) with a plurality of votes wins)
in individual voting areas (parliamentary
constituencies at national level, wards an
local level).
In bringing together such a wide range of information, including candidate names, previous election results, demographics, party funding information, election forecasts, and information about
constituency history, the Dashboard is the most comprehensive data source for citizens seeking to find out more about their
local area.
Mr Corbyn said the suspension of
local party meetings for the duration of the leadership race over fears of intimidation was a «mistake», saying he has not stopped discussions from taking place
in his Islington North
constituency.
It says a lot about the distinct political character of the Northern Isles that the second placed candidate
in the Orkney
constituency in 2011 was an Independent,
local councillor James Stockan.
He has written extensively on Scottish
constituency and
local electoral politics and is currently completing a second edition of the book Political Parties
in the UK.
[126] His
constituency surgeries proved popular, and he involved himself
in local campaigns to save Townlands Hospital and the
local air ambulance from closure, as well as to keep Brakspear as an independent brewer.
In London, there are 14 such contests, held in constituencies made up of two or more Local Council
In London, there are 14 such contests, held
in constituencies made up of two or more Local Council
in constituencies made up of two or more
Local Councils.
Watson claims that these groups — previously known as Militant and Socialist Organiser — are using the methods used by Militant
in the 1980s to take control of
local constituency Labour parties (CLPs).
Local Labour MP Lucy Powell said she had not been invited to the event
in her own
constituency.
Doubtless Labour, whose support fell by five points, will argue that it had its own particular
local difficulties
in Copeland — the party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn, used at least to be antipathetic to the nuclear power industry, on which the
constituency is heavily dependent.
My MP and I were walking down the High Street
in the
constituency when he saw a member of the
local party who is a bit overly affectionate with him.
In 2007 Livingston and Edinburgh East were part of the SNP growth in constituency wins, with Angela Constance becoming a new MSP and Kenny MacAskill moving from the regional list, replacing Susan Deacon who stood down that year, her Labour successor Norman Murray, an unpopular local councillor, finishing second, with 1,382 fewer vote
In 2007 Livingston and Edinburgh East were part of the SNP growth
in constituency wins, with Angela Constance becoming a new MSP and Kenny MacAskill moving from the regional list, replacing Susan Deacon who stood down that year, her Labour successor Norman Murray, an unpopular local councillor, finishing second, with 1,382 fewer vote
in constituency wins, with Angela Constance becoming a new MSP and Kenny MacAskill moving from the regional list, replacing Susan Deacon who stood down that year, her Labour successor Norman Murray, an unpopular
local councillor, finishing second, with 1,382 fewer votes.
Many of our Olympic boxing heroes will tell how it was their
local club and its coaches that saved them from a life of gangs, crime, and drugs, and clubs from Fitzroy Lodge
in London to the National Smelting Company Boxing Club
in my
constituency are full of young men and women who have found their salvation
in boxing.
So I went to a shop I know is run by a gay couple
in my
constituency, I went to some activists, I went to a
local residents» group that is run by a gay couple.
Quacking birthdayOne Friday I was
in the MP's
constituency meeting
local businesses.
A
local charity which does some excellent work
in my MP's
constituency was recently invited to Buckingham Palace.