Sentences with phrase «in one's constituency»

Why do people still turn out in numbers to vote in constituencies where the result is not in real question?

Using our data we were able to show a correlation between the money spent by candidates in a constituency, and the voter turnout in that seat.

Voters are not required to vote for the same party in the constituency and regional votes.

Under the AV system MPs could not be elected without the backing of at least 50 % of voters in a constituency.

If he goes to contest elections in the constituency where he comes from, can he win that election?

During the last elections, some neutral party persons in the constituency worked so hard for the victory of the party.

As it happens there was a district & county double by - election in this constituency last night which was counted today.

The elections had been concluded in some constituencies with the declaration of results and return of winners by the respective returning officers.

I gave a copy to every primary school in the constituency.

Labour will need to further squeeze the 6 % Lib Dem support in the constituency for that strategy to work.

The candidate did not provide evidence on his statutory declaration as to his hometown or residence in the constituency as per the legal requirements.

He's also the only candidate who lives in the constituency.

But she was even more surprised to get a call from someone in the constituency office asking for the flowers back so she could deliver them to the right address.

This is the reality a woman who works in my constituency faces on a weekly basis and she's far from alone.

Each party is allowed to spend about # 15,000 in each constituency on an allowance that is calculated on a population basis.

I remember just after the referendum result receiving a text from a young person in my constituency who had been subjected to abuse in the street for the first time and who was afraid.

Other things being equal, the harder parties campaign in a constituency, the better they do there, and the worse their rivals do.

Each constituency page will always name every party and independent standing in that constituency.

The reason is that MPs will still be elected separately in each constituency by a voting procedure that takes no account of the national party results.

He used the opportunity to also speak on developmental projects in the constituency including the expansion of hospitals etc..

A party that wins in no constituencies, ie has no MPs elected, will have no parliamentary party.

Only two of the nine by - elections have resulted in constituencies changing hands between different political parties.

This is the first by - election where both Coalition parties face each other as the parties that finished first and second in the constituency at the preceding election.

Questions like this force respondents to assume they know for sure what the strategic situation is in their constituency when in fact many are unclear.

Not a terribly clever thing to do in a constituency where 10,000 people are on unemployment benefit alone.

MPs, whether they like it or not, are likely to be spending more time in their constituencies over the next couple of months.

What administrative machinery would be put in place in constituencies to spend and oversee the allocated money?

She pointed to a listening exercise that the party had held in the constituency.

You might like to raise local issues in the constituency your representative could act on, such as cuts to support services.

There had been significant boundary changes in his constituency which he felt had counted against him.

These areas are probably the only thing stopping Labour having a 60 % + vote share in this constituency.

The local family business in my constituency that's been serving the community for more than 50 years.

This could occur where party A has a large majority in a constituency.

But three Labour MPs in constituencies that voted Leave are also preparing to take the same action.

The elections, though largely successful, were not without pockets of violence in some constituencies across the country.

Voters are aware of what is happening in their constituency and who is likely to win.

MPs can do as much or as little as they like in their constituencies.

Since the 2010 election, at least five publicly available opinion polls, have been conducted in the constituency.

«Our party constitution does not allow persons who are not members of our party to contest or be appointed to occupy a position in the constituency executive committee» they stressed.

Spending time in the constituency, catching up with voters and addressing local politics gives them enormous satisfaction.

I want as many of my staff as possible in the constituency making sure the people there are properly looked after.

He spoke to people in his constituency about the Question Time programme.

We'll be recommending the «strategic choice» in constituencies before election day.

She made the comments on a campaign platform over the weekend while addressing party faithful in the constituency.

Construction is the major hidden employer in your constituency.

The 73 - year - old points out his record in the constituency stands at four wins and only one loss.

Taking into account other explanations for voter turnout, leader visits do not boost turnout in constituencies visited.

There's genuine hurt, very genuine... I was asked by gay couples in my constituency not to vote for it [same - sex marriage].

Residents in the area have expressed concerns about the poor state of roads in the constituency.