Sentences with phrase «represented in parliament»

This status would enable those «who feel and wish to be part of the European project but are nationals of a former Member State... the rights of freedom of movement and to reside on its territory as well as being represented in the Parliament through a vote in the European elections».

We are proud to be represented in Parliament by our MP Andrew Bridgen, and in councils at every level of local government by many fabulous and committed local councillors.

That means giving people confidence that they will be properly represented in Parliament.

Under a pure proportional representation system the composition of the legislature is fully proportional to the votes of the populace and a voter can be sure that he will be represented in parliament, even if only from the opposition benches.

Pollsters ORB, who questioned more than 2,000 people between May 1 - 3, found that 61 per cent believe the system should be reformed so that smaller parties are better represented in parliament, while 39 per cent think it should remain as it is, with MPs chosen directly by their constituents.

In a resignation letter released tonight, Ms Siddiq said her priority was to «ensure that the voices of people from Hampstead and Kilburn are represented in Parliament».

Moreover, an earlier minor party which held the balance of power in 1996 split in two after a year in coalition with National, with one side supporting the continued National Party led government — and neither half of this party is represented in Parliament today.

In her resignation letter, Siddiq said her priority was to «ensure that the voices of people from Hampstead and Kilburn are represented in Parliament».

Fellow left - wing Labour MP Michael Meacher read from very critical letter by a constituent, which ended: «I hope that my views will be represented in parliament today.»

So a metropolitan area with high levels of under - registration risks becoming under - represented in parliament.

And Labour voters in Thanet South will have to decide which is worse — holding their nose and voting Conservative or being represented in parliament by Nigel Farage.

What does matter is that Ms Dorries» constituents should be represented in Parliament by the individual they elect, and pay for.

Commonly this means, that their opinion is not represented in the parliament.

It's also likely to happen again in the future as there are now 6 parties with a real shot at being represented in parliament (versus 3 in the 1960s and 1970s, 4 in the 1980s and then 5 after the reunification).

Just last month his son Robin was elected to represent the Worcester seat he once represented himself in Parliament.

When YouGov asked their sample whether they supported changing the voting system so that parties are represented in parliament broadly in line with their national vote, 54 per cent were in favour and only 16 per cent opposed.

But because this rule potentially allows the sovereign significant discretion in choosing the formateur, which is at odds with the impartiality required of the monarch today, it is supplemented by the following convention: «If there is doubt, it is the responsibility of those involved in the political process, and in particular the parties represented in Parliament, to seek to determine and communicate clearly to the Sovereign who is best placed to be able to command the confidence of the House of Commons» (§ 2.9).

So for example, if Red Party earns 10 electorate seats, but only 5 % of the party vote, they will be represented in parliament by 10 electorate MPs, and parliament will have 105 members.

They will be represented in parliament by 10 electorate MPs and 2 list MPs.

The Klottey Korle constituency is a swing seat that has been represented in Parliament by both the NPP and the NDC.

The Union of Ulama of Atjeh (P.U.S.A.) is not represented in Parliament but is active in politics.

But AfD, the populist, anti-Europe and anti-immigrant party, is likely to increase its share of the votes enough to be represented in parliament.

Baby Milk Action sent the following letter to all political parties represented in the parliaments of the UK to ask about their infant and young child feeding policies in the run up to the General Election in 2015.

We elect people to represent us in parliament, not a bunch of has beens most of which are never wasers, collecting # 305 per day for having a kip at our expense, and casting their demented opinions and wake up for long enough to vote.

TRUTH STANDS We the good citizens of Bawku Central Constituency who mandated HON. MAHAMA AYARIGA during the 2016 elections to represent us in Parliament wish to express our profound admiration at how our MP remains brave, courageous and speaks the truth even in the minority of one.

Now the MP is expected to deal with the interests of constituents locally * as well as * representing in Parliament.

(Not, though, in the Barrow shipyard he used to represent in Parliament, presumably?)

The constituency I represent in parliament is a large, semi-rural one in north Wales.

The NDC parliamentary candidate for Walewale, Mr Abubakari, for his part, said his six months in office as the regional minister was a clear manifestation of what he could do for the constituency when voted for as the MP for the area and, therefore, urged the people to vote for him massively to represent them in Parliament.

According to him, the NDC's candidate has sponsored a number of the youth in their education which he said is clear evidence that, when he is given the mandate to represent them in Parliament, he will do more for them.

Places such as Sheffield, the city Mr Clegg represents in Parliament, still bear scars from that era of the north / south divide and sink - or - swim economics.

The key principle of first - past - the - post is that the electors of each geographical area («riding») send one person to represent them in Parliament.

Not exact matches

Although the Council's stance on this element of the incoming data protection regulation won't become official until member states agree on the whole thing — an event that will trigger negotiations with the European Parliament — it does represent a major step forward, as the nature of the one - stop - shop mechanism has been the major sticking point in reaching overall agreement.

«We need to win back the confidence of investors, who are looking for high - quality and independent auditing to give them the assurance that they need when investing in Europe's companies,» said Sajjad Karim, a member of the European Parliament representing the northwest of England.

Mr. Drake is a digital automation advocate for private equity as he lobbied the US Congress on the JOBS Act since 2011 He represented the US Commerce Department at the EU Commission in Brussels & Rome in 2012, was invited to the White House Champions of Change ceremony in Washington, D.C., &, was a speaker at the UK Parliament in 2013.

Passed by a large majority (360 out of 602 votes), the German law was proposed by members of Parliament belonging to all the parties currently represented in the German national legislature, the Bundestag.

Along the way we've seen 20 investigations, tens of thousands of people turn out to represent animals at national rallies, television exposé after television exposé, and we've seen more and more courageous MP's stand up to injustice and echo your calls, giving a strong voice to animals in Parliament.

Not content with representing Cambridge University at football, England international John Frederick Peel Rawlinson later went on to become the Universtiy's Member of Parliament in 1906 - yes, they used to have their own MPs - and remained in office until 1923.

Baby Milk Action has asked all political parties represented in national parliaments about their policies on infant and young child feeding.

He is absolutely right and able to stand for Parliament and to represent a constituency, but views which have no basis in fact... you know it wouldn't be so different from having an errant racist on an immigration committee.

In such a system, parliament still represents the people, however, parliamentarians are not elected but randomly appointed.

In a written statement to parliament, the minister said the individual, who absconded earlier this month, did not currently represent a direct threat to the UK public.

The results give us enough to work with to represent shooting in the Scottish parliament but more work needs to be done.

Owusu Amankwah is touted as the key man to increase the party's presidential votes from 37, 853, representing 71.41 per cent in 2012, to at least 40,000 in the next elections according to the party's estimation, and maintain the party's seat in Parliament.

These systems of knowledge about the function of parliament seem to be better informed than attending to the minutae of either side of the house, neither of which represents the economic interests in work of the majority of voters.

In this wiki age, it makes no sense for 646 Members of Parliament who can not represent the varied views of millions of constituents to travel and sit together to watch the Cabinet's will become law.

Decisions were taken through Committees representing all political sides in the Council — so it would be rather like the Select Committees in Parliament actually running their respective departments of state.

And it is vital that those elected to represent their constituents in Parliament understand this.

That said, chancellor is the most powerful position in the day to day running of Germany, because tradition dictates that the president will just represent the country and otherwise support whatever the parliament and the chancellor do.

Long gone are the days that a manual worker might end up representing their local town in parliament.