Sentences with phrase «last held elections»

Prior to 2018, the Wyoming State Senate last held elections in 2016.

Prior to 2018, the Texas State Senate last held elections in 2016.

Prior to 2018, the California State Senate last held elections in 2016.

Not exact matches

But EU Council President Donald Tusk said on Sunday he was more optimistic now than after the US election last November after EU leaders held talks with Trump in Brussels.

The GOP holds just a one - seat majority in the chamber after the surprise victory of Democrat Doug Jones in last year's Alabama special election; that means they can lose just one Republican vote, even under reconciliation (Vice President Mike Pence would cast a tie - breaker in the case of a 50 - 50 split).

The last election was held in 2011 and saw the right - wing Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) win the most seats (38), and republicans Sinn Féin elected as the second largest party (29).

Transfers to provinces have also held steady at about 3.2 per cent, also in line with their share before the election of the Conservatives, and higher than they were under Jean Chrétien's last mandate.

The election represented the tenth consecutive Progressive Conservative government in Alberta; the last time another party held power was in 1971, when the Social Credit Party was in government.

MILESTONES: BURMA By Thomas Clouse Suu kyi: Free at last Burma held its first election in two decades in early November.

-LRB-...) The party in power has lost House seats in 9 of the last 10 congressional elections held at the midpoint of a president's first term.

The last general election was held in 1999.

The small - cap universe doesn't hold the appeal it did in the wake of last year's presidential election, and large - cap growth names have resumed leadership of the market.

A few months before the last election, I saw a Baptist minister on a street corner preaching with some of his church members holding signs.

Here is the often thoughtful Thomas Friedman of the New York Times on the eve of last November's elections: «Let Karl [Rove] know that you think this is a critical election, because you know as a citizen that if the Bush team can behave with the level of deadly incompetence it has exhibited in Iraq — and then get away with it by holding on to the House and the Senate — it means our country has become a banana republic.

Here is the often thoughtful Thomas Friedman of the New York Times on the eve of last November's elections: «Let Karl [Rove] know that you think this is a critical election, because you know as a citizen that if the Bush team can behave with the level of deadly incompetence it has exhibited in Iraq — and then get away with it by holding on to the House...

A few weeks before last year's presidential election, Mitt Romney held a high - profile meeting in North Carolina with the Reverend Billy Graham, patron saint of American Evangelicals.

«The theory is that if the by - election results are good enough, surely she will be tempted to have a general election,» he said at last week's event, held by public affairs firm Westminster Policy Institute.

There is also the prospect of a slew of Tory held by - elections caused by the seeming systematic breach of electoral law at the last election, predominantly in places where Ukip were pressing the Conservatives hard.

Turner, the latest addition to this GOP party, had insisted that his surprise victory in last September's NY - 9 special election, in which he won the Democrat - dominated district long held by former Rep. Anthony Weiner, boosted his name recognition and made him a strong statewide contender.

I had foolishly assumed that whether I liked them or not, people in government were there because they knew how to do their job but the last 12 months alone have included the decision to hold a snap election that then lost them more seats than a bad IKEA intern, Brexit talks that have mimicked that track Paula Abdul did with a cartoon cat, an offensive defence secretary, an international development secretary who had to resign in order to spend less time on holiday, Boris Johnson sadly continuing to be Boris Johnson and all of that and more culminating in an assurance that everything is fine because now our passports will be blue to match the depression everyone will have in 2018.

He insisted that MASSOB under Uwazuruike has held several activities in the last two years without being harassed or invited by security agencies and insisted that the Biafra elections which he claimed, would be held soon, won't be an exception.

If you missed last week's year - end fundraising webinar, never fear: Campaigns & Elections is holding a campaign - focused fundraising training next Thursday (November 21st), right here in the lovely District of Columbia.

Boris was a great Mayor but during last year's general election there was no obvious plan to try and hold or win target seats in the Capital.

A hospital reconfiguration near to my home was put on hold for up to a year before the General Election last year and, on occasion, this was justified due to «purdah».

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's standing with New York voters has hit an all - time Q poll high since she ascended last winter to the seat once held by Hillary Clinton, but the junior senator isn't out of the woods yet when it comes to the fall elections.

This hews consistently with Cameron's political manifesto presented last election: that the Conservative Party would seek to renegotiate Britain's EU membership and hold a referendum by the end of 2017.

He was accused of trying to keep Corbyn off the ballot when the Labour leader faced a challenge in 2016 and some also held him responsible for Labour failing to make even bigger gains at last year's general election.

Even the deal to unite the party, forged late last year, was criticized by liberals for holding a special election after the budget is meant to come due, effectively keeping Republicans at the bargaining table.

The state Independence Party has endorsed Republican Matt Doheny's challenge to Democratic Rep. Bill Owens in NY - 23 — a move that could prove significant in the GOP's effort to win back the North Country seat it had held for over a century until last year's special election loss.

This reminds me just before the last general election a Labour spy was in a private meeting held by a Tory MP talking about the party having to put up taxes if the Tories won the election which went against the party line.

No constituency candidate who seeks election as an independent candidate shall use the name of any political party that contested the last general election or any by - election held since the last general election but shall have the word «INDEPENDENT», without further qualification or addition, shown on the ballot paper immediately below that candidate's name.

The last thing Cuomo needed the conversation to be in 2014, when the gubernatorial election would be held, was anything resembling a new tax — particularly if there was a perception that it would be imposed on everyone in the state to pay for yet another benefit for the people of New York City.

During an election marked by turmoil over term limits and a tempestuous Democratic primary season, Queens Republicans last week gained two seats in the City Council and solidified their hold over a third in a borough where the GOP is heavily outnumbered.

Republican David Storobin is currently ahead in the recount of last Tuesday's special election in Brooklyn, and at least some Democrats see a long - term advantage if his lead holds after all of the absentee ballots are counted later this week.

When Suffolk Democrats held their spring dinner last week, party chairman Richard Schaffer took the time to introduce all candidates facing election this fall.

Thus, Turkey remained a parliamentary system with a ceremonial president until the first popular presidential election was held, and Erdoğan was elected last year.

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has on Friday announced the dismissed six officers attached to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom over alleged professional misconducts during legislative rerun elections that held in the state last year.

If the nominee received less than 20 % of the votes in the last election, they may may choose between holding a primary election or nominating by convention.

This is a poll of constituencies the Tories hold, so at the last election, Labour were slightly behind in all of them.

States with elections in 2015 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates and more incumbents ran for re-election than in the 2011 election cycle, the last time all four odd - year states held legislative elections.

This constituency is held by Iain Gray, the MSP who led Labour to landslide defeat at the last 2011 Scottish parliament election.

2007 was the last year that the state senate and state house held elections.

2007 was the last year that the state senate and state house both held elections.

The polls of Conservative - held Ukip targets found the party failing to make breakthroughs even in seats where they won their best results in last year's European elections.

Actually, he said that last year when he was explaining to Andrew Marr why he wasn't holding an election.

The number of people held for three to six months has shot up from 1,757 at the time of the last election to 2,385 in this one.

Tales from Number 10 have circulated that the pair held too much sway over the PM insisting she stick to the «strong and stable» script during the election campaign and even making her wear a pair of much criticised # 1000 leather trousers for an interview last year.

The last round of comparable elections were held in 2013 when Labour picked up 291 seats, UKIP gained 139 and Tories lost 335 and the Lib Dems shed 124 seats.

It is normal for them, particularly, the MPs since in the last election, Mr Dramani Mahama held their hands on campaign platforms and asked their constituents to vote for them,» he said.

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