Sentences with phrase «local constituencies»

Candidates must also be nominated by at least 200 individual party members from at least 20 local constituency parties.

The first features candidates in local constituencies, and you have one vote to give to whoever you wish.

Local constituency associations that are selecting women candidates up and down the country.

There are 299 such local constituencies, which means 299 seats get filled directly no matter what the outcome of the party - preference vote.

Without building authentic and lasting support among local constituencies, philanthropic dreams of policy change may be ephemeral.

Moreover, this local approach is essential to the sustainability of state efforts as it builds a strong local constituency to advocate and support early childhood programs with their local and state elected leaders.

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).

A progressive boycott of Labour party conference by local constituency parties has been revealed in figures presented to Labour's National Executive yesterday.

Graf has taken a tour of local constituency Labour parties (CLPs) to find out their concerns — and rightly so.

She said her experience as a parliamentary candidate helped her to understand the needs for local constituency parties such as Burton.

[44] This enables the Conservative Party leader to over-rule local constituency Conservative Party branches who want to retain their sitting MP as candidate.

He insisted that Labour would fight May's «extreme Brexit» and said he had been visiting local constituency Labour parties across the country and speaking to thousands of members and supporters, «so I know how strongly people feel about Brexit».

Ten of the 14 Assembly local constituency seats have never changed party control, which may lead to complacency and inertia.

Without the loyalty factor to a well - known, local constituency MP the next Tory candidate will be in with an excellent chance of moving the seat of the gorgeous golden valley into the blue column at the next election night.

The first - term MLA was defeated by local constituency president Jason Nixon in a controversy - ridden party nomination contest in Rimbey - Rocky Mountain House - Sundre.

How about local constituency associations, food banks, soup kitchens, or anglers and hunters clubs?

However, this document does also provide a template for what you need to do to take over: get control of enough local constituency associations to get your chosen people elected onto the National Conservative Convention.

He has insisted his replacement must be selected by local constituency members rather than be parachuted in from party headquarters.

Winning lots of new councillors will revitalise local constituency parties up and down the country and help rebuild a Labour campaign machine that rusted and fell apart over thirteen years in power.

He has focused in particular on how to reform politics by devolving power to local constituencies through referendums on important issues and on recalling votes for citizens who are unhappy with the performance of MPs and other elected officials.

The veteran left - winger has won the backing of more local constituency parties in Wales and the UK than the other three candidates.

Creating Local Constituencies for Tiger Conservation through Community Incentives and Alternative Livelihoods

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.

Local Constituency Labour Parties - including that of Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna in Streatham - have passed protest motions and are up in arms.

Nor will she factor in candidates» views on Brexit in selections, and insists deselections are a matter for local constituency parties.

The Assembly election uses a form of Additional Member System (AMS), with 14 local constituency seats (spanning two or three London boroughs) with winners elected by «first past the post» (or plurality rule) voting.

Asked on ITV's Peston on Sunday show whether it would lead to deselections, Mr Corbyn said: «There will be selections made by local constituency parties.

In May — June 2003 or 2004, Ashley Green succeeded Alexandra Messervy as local constituency party chairman.

Four candidates were expected to contest the PC nomination at a meeting scheduled for Feb. 27, but the local constituency association decided on Feb, 23 to forgo the nomination process and appoint their own candidate at a meeting.

Then a law student at the University of Windsor, Mr. Bhullar was appointed by Premier Ed Stelmach ahead of the 2008 election following a nasty dispute between the party and the local constituency association.

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.

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.

As a result, Graham is currently working on a play about Labour, set at the local constituency level.

It does not really matter labour will find a way of having the person it wants slipped in, we need to ensure that local constituencies have the final say on whom works for them not Blair or Brown which is what happened in my area last time.

Whilst still studying in 1995 and with friends in the local Constituency Labour Party and the backing of his mentor shadow chancellor Gordon Brown, he was selected to be the Scottish Labour Party candidate at the Perth and Kinross by - election caused by the death of the Conservative MP Nicholas Fairbairn.

Voters are warming to the idea of an Ed Miliband - led government, and Labour is contacting more voters in local constituencies.

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.

The second ballot is for the voter's local constituency.

Only a Conservative vote in your local constituency will keep Ed Miliband and the SNP out and secure Britain's future.»

His local constituency has been one of the many victims of the MoJ's incompetence.

After all, their strong presence in local constituencies has been the party's greatest asset since the days of Paddy Ashdown.

There's no point in prosecuting poor Doris or Derek from the local constituency party because they offered to be the treasurer that year (when no - one else volunteered) for not fully grasping the ins and outs of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act or the RPA.

What concerned the LCC was how to retain control of the party if the parliamentary leadership lost the support of both the local constituencies and the trade unions.

Not only was this in sharp contrast to the position on the list ballot, but it meant that most voters had far less choice in their local constituency contest in 2011 than they had enjoyed in the general election in 2010.

Danczuk claimed at least a third of those people applying to take part in the contest in his local constituency were «suspect».

Look at the national picture with our interactive map below - and you can see how your local constituency voted by putting in your postcode.

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.

The Conservative Party has candidates standing in 16 of the 18 local constituencies, but realistically it is not a significant challenger in any of them, prompting criticism that it is not taking the race seriously.

Sources close to McIntosh say she was subjected to a campaign of «dirty tricks» orchestrated by the chairman of her local constituency party, Major Peter Steveney.