Sentences with phrase «particular constituency»

It is certainly inappropriate to ask of these data what might happen in particular constituencies or very small groups of constituencies.

My two preferred explanations are that people who did not vote claim they did (and tend to claim they voted Labour) and that Labour supporters who voted tactically for the Liberal Democrats in their own particular constituency claim they voted for the party that they actually supported, rather than the party they voted for.

Even if the bill is cheaper than Republican foes assert, even if provisions added to satisfy particular constituencies don't blunt its impact on emissions, as some worry, even if the Senate moves and President Obama signs a climate bill into law, will it matter to the climate?

These are all visible benefits (unlike tax reductions) that activate particular constituencies (unlike dividends), leading to a more politically secure program.

Currently, a nation's president (Hassan Rouhani), a country (China) and a business leader (Vernon W. Hill II of Metro Bank) are using charm offensives to win over a particular constituency.

«And I think there's a certain amount of playing to a particular constituency by wanting to seem very hard, particularly in the face of Islam.

A particular constituency among the poor continued to receive special attention in the church: widows.

These groups unwittingly weaken the impact of the Christian message either as they try to alter the distinctive character of entire denominations, attempting to turn liberal churches into conservative churches, or as they undermine the consistency of image projected by liberal churches in areas important to their particular constituency.

Further limits will be imposed on organisation which campaign for or against a specific party or target their spending at a particular constituency.

With the mixed electoral system used for the Sept. 18 elections, 225 Duma deputies were selected as individuals by particular constituencies.

It's also traditional for the governor to announce some sort of policy and / or administration hire designed to please this particular constituency.

This would retain the benefits and long - established constitutional position of having MPs tied to particular constituencies.

Limits on local spending (to promote a particular constituency candidate) are not uniform, but are often around # 15,000.

One of them said something recently, that there were more than 37 persons jostling for the ticket in a particular constituency and on

«Some MPs have a dual role in a parliamentary system - they're not just MPs for a particular constituency but also have national offices in which they ought to be concerned about the national interest,» he explained.

«I think if you introduce it you would also have specific consequences if «none of the above» won in a particular constituency.

And Gavin Barwell had a particular constituency interest to raise since those wanting to claim asylum have to visit the UK Border Agency in his Croydon Central constituency:

You can't assume that anyone voting against Labour and for Lib Dem in any particular constituency with a Labour / Lib - Dem in 1st and 2nd wouldn't have preferred the Tories if they knew their vote would have been counted in this way.

While more votes are clearly welcome for Labour, this particular constituency pattern is not particularly advantageous for the party.

This pledge was not connected with Conservative party policy, with any particular constituency or with any specific agenda.

«We can now, using Promote, identity the Waspi woman in a particular constituency and we can let them know what Labour's policies are.»

In Mr. Adams» view, persons who are not registered as voters or persons who did not transfer would be determining who becomes an MP in a particular constituency given the initial arrangement.

Johnny Mercer (Plymouth Moor View) is also a very recent Tory member, but that was perhaps a less surprising selection — the best qualified candidates wouldn't want to go for a LAB held seat, and there were clearly advantages to having an ex-serviceman in that particular constituency.

They are pursuing «z» because they don't want to upset a particular constituency of voters.

Alternatively, when a recession hits, legislators can reduce pension benefits for new workers without angering any particular constituency.

Simply because one is Black or Latino or lesbian or gay or whatever does not guarantee the person's fidelity to a body of politics that empowers the particular constituency that they supposedly represent.

«Since this is a vote in a referendum rather than in an election there is no need to link the votes of Britons in Europe to any particular constituency in the UK.

The objective was to assess the underlying motivation of voters and identify how open a particular constituency was to accepting a change in vote - buying behavior.