Sentences with phrase «number of female candidates»

The Lib Dem conference in Glasgow today agreed to force senior party figures to undergo the training before they can take up the role, in a bid to increase the number of female candidates for standing for Parliament and local councils.

The number of female candidates standing in May showed the extent to which the party had changed, he added.

There were a record number of female candidates standing in terms of both absolute numbers and percentage of candidates: 1,020 (26.1 %) in 2015, up from 854 (21.1 %) in 2010.

Her refusal presents a problem for the Tories, which could disappoint gender equality campaigners by selecting a disappointing number of female candidates for winnable seats in the 2015 general election.

The table below shows the number of female Members of Parliament elected in each UK general election since 1945; the percentage of female MPs; how many women were elected from each party; and the total number of female candidates standing for election.

During the last cycle, she help raise more than $ 1 million for other congressional hopefuls and then touted the role she had played in an «historic election for women» that saw a record number of female candidates running — and winning — seats in Washington.

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If successful, TheBoardlist could create a much larger pool of potential candidates and increase the number of female role models in the tech industry.

Other studies show a lack of hidden bias too, with female candidates for Senator out performing their poll numbers.

Despite a surge of interest in running for office by female candidates, the November elections may not produce a similar surge in the number of women in Congress.

Our objectives include: recruit at least 100 new Hispanic legislative candidates across the country, increase the number of female Republican legislative candidates and partner with the College Republican National Committee for a national youth training and mobilization program.

Republicans have a number of female recruits in districts across the country who could still be formidable candidates.

Political parties have increased the numbers of female legislative candidates.

Despite her sterling liberal credentials, Quinn — the only female candidate in the entire race — has struggled to move large numbers of women voters into her camp in recent polls.

The rise of female political donors parallels a similar surge in the number of women running for elective office and has prompted a change in campaign finance rules allowing candidates to use their political money for child care in some cases.

More records: The unprecedented contribution share correlates with a record number, 391, of female candidates.

But if these two female candidates prevail, Republicans have a reasonable chance at increasing the net number of women in the House Republican Conference next Congress.

In a number of countries public funding for political parties has been made conditional on their putting forward a minimum proportion of female parliamentary candidates.

Channel 4 News has spoken to a number of female members of staff and prospective candidates in the Liberal Democrat party who allege that former chief executive Lord Rennard inappropriately touched and propositioned them.

For example, since last year's election, there has been a notable increase in female candidates in Massachusetts, as well as record numbers of teachers in Oklahoma leaving the classroom for the campaign trail.