Sentences with phrase «positions.these party positions»

As well, Layton may need to reshape party positions that will now get a lot more scrutiny as his party becomes the first line of defense against Harper's right wing agenda.

Although the party positions itself as the best fiscal manager, one of the province's biggest Crown corporations, BC Hydro, is plagued by debt and mismanagement.

His roll of the dice has cost the long esteemed LIBERAL PARTY its position in parliament and brought to the fore a more left - oriented NDP.

While the Wildrose Party «s new role as Official Opposition will mean additional staff and research funding, a party position was made vacant following the election of Shayne Saskiw in Lac La Biche - St.

If the latter party positioned itself as moderately conservative on fiscal issues it would have potential to be very influential.

All Party Office holders (elected or appointed) who have second executive positions in government should vacate their Party positions for substantive officers appointed to fill in.

The lobby didn't seem wholly convinced and David Cameron quickly dubbed the report «complete junk» but it had the effect of flushing out the truth on a number of Conservative Party positions.

This may be a cause for regret, but the political reality is that politicians must articulate themselves and their party positions quickly.

Skelos defending his parties position and suggesting that the Assembly Democrats refused to negotiate a date, and reiterating their claim that a June primary would have disrupted the legislative session.

«A Scaling Model for Estimating Time - Series Party Positions from Texts».

The labels long attached to party positions in politics may soon look utterly out - of - date.

The position of the Coalition is to the right of the Liberal Democrat party position, but to the left of the Conservative party position.

Over the many years (since the late 1970s) during which I've gone to Liberal and Lib Dem conferences, from Margate to Dundee via many stops in between in Bournemouth, Brighton and Harrogate, crucial party positions have been decided at our conferences.

To win an election Labour also needs to steal a significant number of votes from parties positioned to the right of it on the political spectrum, and right now that's not happening.

That was not the Labor Party position.

«These are pure party positions where we need good citizens because at the end of the day the American people are the ones that will be hurting.

According to New York law, state - level campaign contributions can be used for «any lawful purpose,» but they «shall not be converted by any person to a personal use which is unrelated to a political campaign or the holding of a public office or party position.»

Within each electoral district (constituency / ward / whatever) the first past the post system encourages a two - party position.

That is not the Labor Party position.

The report cited a 2013 legislative proposal by Cuomo that campaign contributions should be used only for a purpose «directly related to promoting the nomination or election of a candidate or the execution of duties associated with the holding of a public office or party position.»

One source said: «His original plan was for the party position to be anti-bombing, even though Labour MPs would be given a free vote.

Jostling for party positions at the various levels including the next flag bearer position is also said to be creating tension in the party.

Ms. Richardson ran for district leader in 2014 with the support of the Clarkes and their Progressive Democrats Political Association Club, but lost the party position by a few hundred votes to Shirley Patterson — who is also running for Mr. Camara's seat on the Independence Party line, with the backing of the Kings County Democratic Party establishment.

Strough, a Democrat, accused Seeber of evading taking a position on the ten core Women's Equality Party positions regarding equal pay, abortion rights, and non-discrimination.

Those holding government or official party positions would have to resign to vote with the opposition.

Such funds shall not be converted by any person to a personal use which is unrelated to a political campaign or the holding of a public office or party position.»

Speaking on Adom FM the former Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority said it would be absurd to have all contestants and opponents smiling and holding hands into executive party position elections and presidential primaries.

Labour has, however, supplanted the Conservatives as the main opposition party (albeit still 15 seats short of the Liberal Democrats) and the Greens continue to hold their own in Callowland ward, pushing the Conservatives into the smallest party position.

But the key passage of the resolution is this: «Be it resolved that any elected official or potential candidate who does not support marriage as defined between one man and one woman, shall not have their name appear on Row C, the New York State Conservative Party position on election ballots, in any election.»

Such personal use will be defined as expenditures that are exclusively for personal benefit of the candidate or any other individual, not in connection with a political campaign or holding of a public office or party position.

Labour - supporting trade unions are quietly affiliating scores of branches to the party — allowing those branches a vote on party positions — in key constituencies in a bid to influence future reselection battles, the Guardian has learned.

(b) No officer of the County Committee, District Committee or Divisional Committee or of any of their subcommittees, no member of the Executive Committee and no employee of the County Committee shall use or attempt any party position as a means of undue or improper influence to secure from any state or local agency (as those terms are defined in Public Officers Law 73) for that officer, member of the Executive Committee or employee or others with whom the person has a family, employment, business or financial relationship any benefits, privileges or exemptions not generally available to members of the public.

While making a rallying call to party members to register, Professor Delle said the biometric cards would not only ensure the membership status of registered members, but would also ensure that members are powered to contest for party positions at the branch, constituency, regional and national levels.

The order in which Male and Female party positions shall be listed shall be drawn by lot each year for each such dual position.

(d) Although a Democratic organization, club or association described in paragraph (a) may, in its discretion, permit within its membership persons holding membership in more than one such organization, in all votes taken for endorsement of a nominee for public office or party position such multiple membership holder may not vote on such endorsement in any such organization if the member has already voted on such endorsement in any other such organization.

The Executive Committee shall adopt and designate a person or persons to file the statement required to be filed by Election Law 2 - 120 setting forth the party positions to be filled at each primary election and the number of persons to be elected to each position and the election districts contained within each part of an Assembly District.

Lopez held onto the unpaid party position of district leader, and last year was widely rumored to be looking to make a political comeback.

(b) Each Democratic organization shall have a written constitution which provides among other things (i) that the annual election of officers be by a secret ballot of the members of the organization; (ii) that membership in the organization be open to all enrolled Democrats residing in the political subdivision for which the organization is to function; (iii) that there be periodic financial reports to the membership, with at least one report each year and that the receipts and expenditures of the organization may be reviewed upon the written request of any member of the organization at a reasonable time and place fixed by an officer of the organization designated for that purpose; (iv) that endorsement of all candidates for party position or public office in the party primary be by a secret ballot of the members of the organization.

The three were elected to the party positions in 2013, after Chairman Bob Scamardella left amid party rancor over the 2013 primary race for the Mid-Island City Council seat.

It is to be noted that, all Ministers / Deputy Ministers of State as well as MMDCEs who hold party positions are supposed to resign from their party positions.

2Although it is hard to be sure just by looking at their support history, some party supporting always the Democrat or Republican nominee does not imply that they are «second brands» of these parties; it might simply mean that the party position is too much to the left or to right to have another viable endorsement opion.

«I want us to use the European elections to cause an earthquake in British politics, to change the Labour party position on the European referendum, for the Conservative party post the European elections, well you guys will have to decide whether you think Cameron is the right person to lead in 2015 or not,» Farage said.

They trotted out the Connecticut folks this week but that is not the system that the groups are pushing in NYS; Conn. is closer to the Green Party position.

«You will be there and before you realize, there is another party member who does not occupy any party position in the constituency taking front - line position and working for the party without prior notice to you.

But Hoffay added that prohibitions on the mayor and department heads seeking contributions from city employees and the ban on department heads holding party positions should remain in the legislation.

It might also be easier to rehabilitate some of the EU and Lords rebels by giving them important party positions - one step short of rewarding their rebelliousness with a frontbench job.

While we feel comfortable with either candidate, it would be unfortunate if Ms. Hamilton, who serves her community well, would lose her party position in addition to the Assembly race.

Douglas Schneider has been running against Gold to take over the unpaid party position for the district that covers Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington and Ditmas Park.

They also called on the party to direct the immediate convening of the North - East Congress, to democratically conclude the process for choosing a replacement into all vacant party positions in the North - East as stipulated in the APC constitution.

And according to the President, it would have been a disaster for the party to adopt the proposals, which included the appointment of constituency executives by Members of Parliament, party members with dual citizenship being disqualified from contesting for any party position, and the flagbearer of the party being considered as the leader of the party.