Sentences with phrase «key constituency of»

But convenience store owners, a key constituency of the WIGS push, determined they would be priced out of the medallion market, and pulled their support.

That would not only create more jobs, cost less and make life immediately easier for so many more people — it would help Labour's key constituency of voters.

The DRC is a group that has been allied with Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the past, having endorsed his failed bid for governor in 2002 and remains part of a key constituency of upstate Democratic elected officials and activists for him.

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As they continued on their headlong march into transparency, McDonald's Canada conceived of the Listening Tour, based on town halls held by the company's former U.S. president Jan Fields, to build relationships with key, sometimes antagonistic, constituencies.

American steel companies are a key constituency for Mr. Trump, who won the support of some blue - collar workers by pledging to revive United States industry.

«The strategic goal of this project is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks - two key Democratic constituencies,» one NOM memo states.

It used to be part of the Manhyia constituency and key to the NPP's parliamentary victory in the region.

This has deprived the Democrats of a key growth constituency.

In the key marginal of Thanet South in Kent, the Conservative party are set to lose the seat to Labour with Ukip coming a close second, according to the first of eight new constituency polls.

A forthcoming by - election in the Cumbrian constituency of Copeland is shaping up to become a key test for the Labour Party's electoral prospects under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

In key constituencies, the perceived risks of a Labour government to economic stability undoubtedly shored up the Conservative vote.

Labour candidate Michael McMahon is the incumbent in the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency, although he had only a slim majority of 2.8 % in 2011, making this a key target seat for the SNP.

Rep. Patrick Murphy announced the endorsements of two additional labor unions Thursday, adding to a list of traditionally key Democratic constituency groups rallying behind his campaign for Senate.

The announcement came at the annual gala of the Human Rights Campaign, the LGBT rights group, a community that has been a key constituency since the approval of same - sex marriage in 2011 — legislation that proved to be a national catalyst within five years.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) secretary for the Yapei Kusawgu constituency Amadu Zakaria is under lock and key following a violence that broke Sunday between supporters of the NPP and NDC in the ongoing Limited Voters Registration exercise.

With jobs and pensions standing out as the key areas of debate, Labour sent former deputy prime minister John Prescott, who has fashioned himself into a campaigning machine since leaving the Commons, to the constituency.

She just described the «key defining features» of her constituency.

* Catholic voters: Veteran New York Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf noted that western New York is one of the most heavily Catholic parts of the country, and that Catholics are a key swing constituency.

In an effort to reconcile the rank and file of the party, Dr Botchwey's committee has recommended that key people in the party embark on a peace building tour of all constituencies in the country.

Key marginal seats, UK big names, Tory and Labour target constituencies - they're all here in our summary of the most exciting ones to watch on election night 2017

Again, as the Populus poll for Lord Ashcroft found, in two key determinants of long - term voting behaviour - party leader standing and economic trustworthiness - they were still losing in this constituency.

UKIP's capacity to change constituency - level outcomes by grabbing 15 - 25 % of the votes in key seats will matter just as much as its potential to win further seats outright.

Labour - supporting trade unions are quietly affiliating scores of branches to the party — allowing those branches a vote on party positions — in key constituencies in a bid to influence future reselection battles, the Guardian has learned.

While in terms of electoral races in different constituencies, Nigel Farage's party impacts both the Conservatives and Labour, one area where it damages the Tories more is on trustworthiness on key issues and the electoral implications of this.

Unions are a key Democratic constituency and have become a major validator of any elected official's «progressive» bona fides.

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The pressures of an election year, when officials are wary of alienating key lobbyists and constituencies and seek to balance fiscal responsibility with flashy campaign promises, may also soon be brought to bear.

What is needed is a daily, hourly, assault on the key constituencies, re-building shattered constituency associations, identifying key local issues that connect with the voters, establishing links, bonds of trust, between the party and the local and regional media.»

It's the kind of political issue he loves: widely popular, doesn't cost a dime in tax increases to enact (unless it includes public financing of elections), and doesn't upset any of his key constituencies.

The Member of Parliament for the Bawku Central Constituency, Mahama Ayariga could have been expelled from Parliament if he had pursued the bribery allegations he made against some key members on the Appointments Committee despite the Speakers of Parliament's ruling on the matter.

With Ed Miliband as the leader of the opposition party, the adoption of an expansionist visit strategy has the potential to boost Labour's local vote share — a factor that may be key in marginal constituencies.

At Labour's conference in Manchester next week, delegates will be debating and voting on a number of key changes to the party's rule book, tabled both by the national executive and by constituency parties.

Still, the overwhelming majority of the endorsements, money and door - to - door organizing efforts in the contest have gone to Ms. Niou, whose focus on reform and Asian heritage may help draw out the well - educated professionals and Chinatown residents who make up two key constituencies in the district.

«The process for selection is one in which the memberships and constituency associations of both parties will play a key part.

Democrats have three terrific, progressive candidates in key districts in Long Island's Nassau County, which has long been dominated by GOP elected officials far out of touch with today's constituencies:

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako - Attah, says he will issue approval for work to commence on some key road projects in the Ablekuma West Constituency of the Greater Accra Region within a week.

As part of our profiles on key constituencies, Craig Johnson looks at the prospects of a Lib Dem Gain in the marginal seat of Cardiff Central.

As part of our profiles on key constituencies, Ros Taylor says that Labour look set to hold Hornsey and Wood Green - but that the result could represent a judgement on Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the party.

As part of our profiles on key constituencies, Joshua Townsley looks at the chances of Mansfield - formerly a «safe» Labour seat - falling to Theresa May's party in June.

As part of our profiles on key constituencies, Joshua Townsley says that Chester looks almost certain to be a Conservative Gain from Labour.

As part of our profiles on key constituencies, Jack Bridgewater thinks the Conservatives could be on course for a win in the Labour seat of Birmingham Edgbaston.

As part of our profiles on key constituencies, Craig Johnson looks at the left - of - centre parties battling it out in the strong Remain - voting seat of Bristol West.

Senate Minority Leader John Sampson released the full list of his ranking committee and leadership assignments today, revealing he is moving to shore up his support with three key constituencies within the conference: Hispanics, women and upstaters.

The discussions between Mr. Ford and top Democratic donors reflect the dissatisfaction of some prominent party members with Ms. Gillibrand, who has yet to win over key constituencies, especially in New York City....

In the first election for Scotland's new Parliament, the majority of voters surveyed misunderstood some key aspects of the difference there between the «first» (constituency) vote and the «second» (regional list) vote; indeed in some ways the understanding worsened in the second election.

But some conservative elites, who had long been a key Christie constituency prior to his embrace of Obama after Hurricane Sandy, denounced his remarks.

Polltroll — they're in a rather awkward position at the nomen between Scottish Labour surging up back to where they were in 2011, the Conservatives certainly back in play in the vast majority of seats they took in 1979, and the Lib Dems ahead in some key heartland constituencies.

The Diabetes Prevention Summit: Translating Clinical Science into Practice was co-moderated by John Brooks, President and CEO of Joslin Diabetes Center, and Dr. Sachin Jain of Brigham and Women's Hospital (formerly Senior Advisor to the Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), The summit included over 40 key national diabetes constituencies and organizations and was held at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C.

In contrast, members of the opposition and numerous independent media sources highlighted among other things the poor quality of indelible ink — the first time it was used in a Malaysian election — which could be washed off almost immediately, early voting for servicemen and civil servants, state domination of media and repression of independent journalists, and perhaps most troubling of all, the mobilization by Barisan Nasional of foreign guest workers to vote in key constituencies.

This is not the first example, and surely won't be the last, of appealing to key constituencies by undoing, suspending, or waiving government practices that they find onerous and unpleasant.