Sentences with phrase «party votes received»

The Electoral Commission must first ascertain from the information given under section 179 (1)(a) the total number of all the party votes received by each of the parties listed on the part of the ballot paper that relates to the party vote.

has not achieved a total that is at least 5 % of the total number of all the party votes received by all the parties listed on the part of the ballot paper that relates to the party vote; and

Not exact matches

The rebels won the British parliamentary vote by 307 to 294 votes, a majority of 13, after they received support from the Labour Party, a generally pro-European group accused by Cameron of «rank opportunism».

Likewise, in Britain, the U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) is a relatively small entity, but the 3.1 percent of votes that it received in the 2010 elections would have given it some seats in Finland or Portugal.

Though Bersani and Monti have said all parties must work together, anti-Europe, anti-euro and anti-austerity parties headed by Berlusconi and Grillo have received 50 percent of the public vote, sending a clear signal to politicians that there is no mood for more austerity dictated by Brussels.

In Sweden, the country's far - right party, the Sweden Democrats, received more than 12 % of the vote in last year's election.

In 2010, the five parties received a total of $ 27.4 million in annual subsidies based on the number of votes each obtained in the 2008 election multiplied by an inflation indexed amount that is now $ 2.04 per vote.

Since then the ruling BC Liberal party received a vote of non-confidence and the BC NDP, led by John Horgan as premier, has taken power.

Another small party receiving a substantial number of votes was the Free Democratic Party (FDP), which garnered 10party receiving a substantial number of votes was the Free Democratic Party (FDP), which garnered 10Party (FDP), which garnered 10.7 %.

U.S. government leaders and an «objective» press described the Sandinistas in Nicaragua as «communist,» «Marxist,» «Marxist / Leninist,» «totalitarian,» «Cuban - backed,» or «Soviet - backed» so often that few U.S. citizens knew that Sweden was giving more aid to Nicaragua per capita than to any other country or that while Nicaragua does have both a Communist party and a Marxist - Leninist party these two parties together received less than 3 percent of the vote and are distinct from and hostile to the Sandinista party.

Dole received 37 percent of his votes from evangelicals and only 22 percent from the former mainstay of the Republican Party, mainline Protestants.

The party that won the presidency just five years ago received barely 6 percent of the vote.

It's been a rough stretch for Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson, although I'm uncertain that receiving a mere 7 % of the popular vote (per 538's Election Forecast) warrants the title «candidate» in this two - party election.

That total is nearly 60,000 votes higher than the previous record of 183,672 set by Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2010 (Gillibrand, who was running to fill the remaining two years in the term of her predecessor, Hillary Clinton, received 182,624 on the WFP line that year), and approximately 80,000 over the party's highest 2008 statewide total, which was 159,613 for President Obama.

The poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, shows Maloney leading Hayworth 39 - 43, with a third party candidate, Scott Smith, receiving 2 percent of the vote.

«I am one hundred percent confident that I would have received the 25 % of the Republican delegate vote necessary to get on the ballot, but I am now comfortable that my party is well represented.»

But Long, who received the state Conservative Party's unanimous endorsement yesterday, and so will be on the November general election ballot no matter what happens in the GOP primary (unless there's a post-primary deal, a la Paladino - Lazio 2010), was careful not to offer a full - throated endorsement of Ryan's proposal — or to say she would vote for it if she had the opportunity — saying she needs more time to review it.

Since neither of them received 50 percent of the vote, the party has now moved on to a second round of balloting.

Barron, who hopes to receive at least 50,000 votes on the Freedom Party line, establishing a new third party that will have automatic ballot status in the 2014 elections, told me the vast number of signatures he has amassed should serve as the equivilent of a political «no trespassing» sign to any of his detracParty line, establishing a new third party that will have automatic ballot status in the 2014 elections, told me the vast number of signatures he has amassed should serve as the equivilent of a political «no trespassing» sign to any of his detracparty that will have automatic ballot status in the 2014 elections, told me the vast number of signatures he has amassed should serve as the equivilent of a political «no trespassing» sign to any of his detractors.

The party also received 140 of the 225 positions that were elected via a nationwide contest, in which seats are assigned in proportion to each party's percentage of the vote.

Parties, that have achieved 5 % votes on party lists are allocated extra seats so that at the end of the day percentage of their seats roughly corresponds percentage of votes they had received.

The idea is that each party gets representatives proportional to the share of the votes they received.

There are a number of proportional voting systems, but in general, they let each voter select a party, the party has an ordered list of candidates, and each party is allocated seats to assign to their candidates in proportion to the number of votes the party received.

Astorino and his running mate, Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss, received the needed 50,000 votes on the line to give the party ballot status in the current election cycle.

Some argue that direct election of the president would fragment the party system because there would be a runoff if no candidate received, say, 40 percent of the vote.

Parties must still receive 7 % of the national vote in order to win representation in the Duma, and small parties will not be permitted to formParties must still receive 7 % of the national vote in order to win representation in the Duma, and small parties will not be permitted to formparties will not be permitted to form blocs.

If the electoral districts are large enough (possibly nationwide), a party does get a weight in parliament roughly equivalent to the number of votes they received in the election.

The party needs to receive at lest 50,000 votes on its line in the race for governor in order to maintain ballot status for the next four years.

Nearly two - thirds of the time the party that receives the most number of votes at local elections goes on the get the most votes at the next national election.

Recent surveys from November 2017 show that the Democratic Party who dominate the current Parliament, would only receive 8 percent in the next elections, while the current extra-parliamentary, pro-European party «Action and Solidarity» led by Maia Sandu would win 21 per cent of the Party who dominate the current Parliament, would only receive 8 percent in the next elections, while the current extra-parliamentary, pro-European party «Action and Solidarity» led by Maia Sandu would win 21 per cent of the party «Action and Solidarity» led by Maia Sandu would win 21 per cent of the vote.

If the WP vote is held first, it will be what one strategist decribed as a «test vote» for Levy — and his biggest champion, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox — both of whom have confidently predicted the party - switching county executive will receive sufficient support at the convention to get onto the ballot.

The Working Families Party can endorse someone from another party (usually a Democrat) and give them their ballot line; all the votes a candidate receives on different party lines are added up togeParty can endorse someone from another party (usually a Democrat) and give them their ballot line; all the votes a candidate receives on different party lines are added up togeparty (usually a Democrat) and give them their ballot line; all the votes a candidate receives on different party lines are added up togeparty lines are added up together.

The second set of seats (20) are won at a larger regional area using a system called «proportional representation», and is designed to ensure that no party wins either far more or far fewer seats than the share of votes they received.

Cuomo received the party's nomination in 2010 and 2014, but this year, many grassroots activists in the party said they were inclined to back Nixon, saying that Cuomo had done too much to enable Republicans to remain in control of the State Senate and block votes on a range of progressive issues.

He pledged that if the ruling coalition parties receive fewer votes than opposition parties, the government would step aside and hold new elections later in the year.

Labour received 300,000 fewer votes than the Conservatives but because of Britain's controversial electoral geography Labour became the largest party in the House of Commons.

A party meets the requirements for ballot access if a candidate nominated by the political party at one of the two immediately preceding statewide general elections received at least 5 percent of the vote, or if a combination of candidates nominated by the political party for a combination of districts that encompass all of the voters of the entire state polled at least 5 percent of the vote in each of their respective districts.

This is a way of electing candidates that is able to make sure that the number of seats a party wins is similar to the share of the vote it received.

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson gets 8 percent of likely voters, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein receives just 3 percent of the vote.

State law defines an established political party as any party whose candidate for a statewide office received at least 2 percent of the total votes cast that office in either of the two most recent general elections.

This system is designed to avoid a situation where a party receives a large share of the votes in an area but doesn't actually get many seats (e.g. coming a close second in every constituency but not winning any).

To receive backing from such a highly respected campaigner, who has been so prominent in the battle against fracking and broader issues of climate change, is a real boom to the party as we look to translate the «Green surge» into votes at the general election in May.

David F Ochmanowicz Jr for Quakertown School Board, Bucks County Campaign Details 2nd / 3 for two seats; 1279 votes, 28.5 % ELECTED http://www.buckscountyvotes.org/ Green Party member received 260 votes on Green Party ballot line and 1019 on Democratic Party ballot line.

Going into the May, 2015 election the Green Party of England and Wales membership had grown to over 60,000 members, they ran 571 candidates and received over 1,157,613 votes.

The votes are counted in such a way so as to elect the people who get the most votes, but also making sure that each party wins a similar share of seats to the share of the votes they received.

Andrew Frascarelli for Representative Town Meeting, District 1, Waterford 1st / 8 for five seats; 415 votes ELECTED http://www.waterfordct.org/sites/waterfordct/files/u516/201711081550.pdf Received 162 votes on Green Party ballot line, 253 on Democratic ballot line.

Any candidate who can impress the party with a plan for gaining the needed votes will receive serious consideration, he said.

The by - election came in the middle of the John Major government and was won by Roseanna Cunningham of the Scottish National Party, but Alexander received enough votes to push the Conservative candidate into third place.

State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long made it quite clear that no Republican senator who crossed party lines to vote «yes» on same - sex marriage last summer would receive his endorseParty Chairman Mike Long made it quite clear that no Republican senator who crossed party lines to vote «yes» on same - sex marriage last summer would receive his endorseparty lines to vote «yes» on same - sex marriage last summer would receive his endorsement.

As such, in the UK case, the popular vote - share a party receives carries little information as to the final division of seats.