Sentences with phrase «lost her seat last»

Sturgeon is paying tribute to Angus Robertson, the SNP's Westminster leader, who lost his seat last night: «A politician and parliamentarian of immense stature who week after week held the prime minister to account.

Farron goes on to pay tribute to Nick Clegg, who lost his seat last night: «Nick Clegg is a giant of British politics, a friend and a hero to me and countless others.

Norman Baker, Vince Cable and Lynne Featherstone have all written their accounts of their time in government since losing their seats last May, with Nick Clegg's to come later this year.

She will take over from Liberal Democrat Ed Davey, who lost his seat last week.

The GOP's former deputy leader, Libous lost his seat last summer after being convicted on federal charges of lying to investigators.

Gianaris said he and Libous, who lost his seat last year in a corruption conviction, used to share score updates and news on the Mets during slow periods in the legislative session.

After losing her seat last year, McVey declared:

Now Mejias, 39, a Farmingdale lawyer who served in the Nassau County Legislature before losing his seat last year in a close election, is trying for a comeback by painting Hannon as part of a dysfunctional Albany establishment for the past 34 years.

She lost her seat last March.

Sir Graham Watson, a longstanding MEP who lost his seat last week, said nobody believed Cable was deliberately trying to undermine Clegg, but he added: «Of course it's the case that sometimes we can be as treacherous by our failure to stop something as we can by being involved.»

Not exact matches

One jubilant Lib Dem said the result meant a range of seats lost to the Conservatives last year were now back in play.

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).

-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.

Some former MPs helped bring Lewis's manifesto to the convention floor: Vancouver veteran Libby Davies and Craig Scott of Layton's former seat of Toronto — Danforth, which he lost in last fall's Liberal sweep of Toronto.

It is personified by Dr Evan Harris, the Liberal Democrat MP who lost his Oxford seat at the last election substantially because local church members drew voters» attention to Dr Harris» ulterior motives on a variety of issues from abortion to euthanasia.

This is usual for sixth - year elections, as Ramesh Ponnuru points out: «In the last nine sixth - year elections, the president's party lost, on average, 34 House seats and seven Senate seats.»

Some atrocious defending last night for sure we could have lost by a big margin ospina kept it together for us and cavani waisted a few Thank God we survived but this should be a wake call a call for tuning: -(analyze the pitfalls rectify and execute solution) we are not seating in mud but we need to adjust our posture so we don't slid into the mud hole.....

Since retiring, both Bradley (who, last November, was a losing candidate in the race for a seat in the Utah House of Representatives) and Donaldson (who lost Seattle's mayoral race in 2009) have become aspiring politicians, of all things, willing subjects of even more intense public scrutiny.

Since losing his seat at Haas at the end of last year Gutierrez has shifted his focus to Formula E, where he has not only forgotten how to finish 11th but has remembered how to score points (something that wouldn't be a problem in IndyCar).

diaby and particulary if carzola decides not to renew his contract Beliek and the U18 lost last night and there over all strength seats at the 11 position to have a constant local tap in the U18 must be in pole position U21 must be in pole position to be sustainable club to move players up and across I like psj verratti..

I believe the carry on of some supporters last season and season before are to blame some here were looking for loses just so they can prove a point to me they are not Arsenal at all some have been even worse they embarrassed Arsenal in away grounds what a bunch of red necks I am frustrated at Mr Wenger but I will always respect him he is a legend I would love to see the academy win their tier We don't seem to pick the right players as most of them do nt make it luckily this issue has been addressed Once again I need to emphasize the importance of being united behind the club and very vocal sometimes it so quite I am surprised that players have not fallen asleep and now with the new trend of empty seats I start to believe we are going into a self destruct we need to wake up and shake down the bad dust and stand up to be counted before it becomes to late Wishing Arsenal a Prosperous successful New Year Happy new year folks

Losing out their top seat in English Premier League standings last midweek, Arsenal have the chance in regaining it this weekend as they play host to newly promoted side, Crystal Palace at Emirates stadium.

The British National party lost their only remaining seat in the European parliament last night, marking the end of the far - right party as a serious force in British politics.

Over the last six months of government the Lib Dem hierarchy becomes increasingly concerned about the polling which shows that many Lib Dem MPs will lose their seats.

Turner, the Brooklyn Republican who defeated Democrat David Weprin in last year's upset special election to replace the disgraced Democratic former Rep. Anthony Weiner, may lose his seat in redistricting.

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.

«I can't help noticing that the great Gisela Stuart should have lost her seat at the last election and she didn't.

The Queens Democrat, who lost his seat in a primary last fall, was found guilty earlier this month of trying to bribe his way into the 2013 NYC mayor's race on the GOP line.

A few weeks before the last election, my friend and local Labour MP Phil Wilson told me that he was worried he might lose his seat.

As Chris Hanretty explained last week, the British Election Study shows that Labour support is weakening and Conservative support strengthening in Labour's own seats relative to other seats - in other words, the Tories are disproportionately gaining ground, and Labour losing ground, where it hurts Labour most.

Last night Labour lost votes and seats to the Tories in Nuneaton.

He lost his seat to Labour's Imran Hussain in 2015, five years after first winning election, but returned as a Lib Dem councillor in Bradford last year.

Up until last month, Republican Sen. Michael Venditto was not considered in danger of losing his seat in the state Senate.

They lost 40 of their 41 seats last year at the general election.

Pennsylvania's congressional delegation already had a 12 - 7 Republican advantage over Democrats heading into the last round of redistricting, when the state lost a congressional seat because of lagging population growth.

In 2014, the last damage occurred when Democrats lost 4 U.S. Senate seats in the South (in West Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Louisiana) that they had previously held.

In Scotland last time they lost seats where there had been majorities all the way up to 54 %.

Former Republican Assemblyman George Amedore is expected to announce Monday that he will run again for the state Senate seat he lost last year by just 18 votes.

Claims that Corbyn «embarrassed his critics» by losing council seats are facile, even on their own terms; there was a 3 % swing towards the Tories compared with when the seats were last fought, in 2012.

California Republican Paul Chabot could barely get national GOP strategists to acknowledge his existence last cycle when he lost to Democrat Pete Aguilar, 52 - 48 percent, in the 31st District open - seat race.

Local government's four - year electoral cycle means that the baseline with which to compare these elections was 2011, when most of the actual council seats up this year were last won and lost.

Well, we came last in a metropolitan by - election; we came fourth (down from second) in heartland; and last night we lost a council seat in Sunderland to the Lib Dems.

Mrs. Sena Okity - Duah, first time legislator, lost her seat in last week's elections to a medical doctor, Dr. Okoe Boye, on the ticket of the NPP.

We won this seat narrowly in the last election so nobody must be left behind else we will lose it to the NPP.»

Following the inability of the Huudu Yahaya - led conflict resolution committee of the National Democratic Congress to effectively deal with grievances arising out of last year's parliamentary primaries, the governing party risk losing some parliamentary seats it won or lost to independent candidates in the 2012 elections, investigations by The aL - hAJJ have uncovered.

After a strong showing in Witney last week the Lib Dems are hopeful of winning back the seat they lost in 2010.

Incidentally, Sam George and NPP candidate, Sylvester Tetteh, are both from Ningo, and there are indications that if the NPP candidate should amass the votes he garnered in the last election, and ET Mensah and his Prampram folks decide to carry through their threats, the NDC is most likely to lose the seat for the first time to the NPP.

After leaving the Assembly he made one last political run, but lost his campaign for a seat on the City Council.

The former Buffalo businessman, who said on multiple occasions that he was done with politics and wouldn't seek elected office again after losing to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year, is in fact mulling a return to the public stage by running for former Rep. Chris Lee's seat.

Republican Christopher McGrath, who lost a special election last month to fill Dean Skelos» State Senate seat, will face off in a November rematch against Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D - Long Beach).