Sentences with phrase «seat after a contest»

Following the election of John Lewis Philipps as an alderman, a Liberal candidate captured the seat after a contest that took place in heavy snow.

Not exact matches

On the morning of November 3, 2010, for example, the day after Election Dight, Facebook announced that 74 percent of House of candidates with the greatest number of Facebook fans on their ballots won their contests, while in the Senate 81 percent of candidates with the most Facebook fans won seats.

A development happening weeks after Zanetor won her bid to contest the Klottey Korle seat of her father's party the ruling NDC, it appears to have been in the works for some time now, as a facebook post by Mr. Mensah in the week in which the suit was filed suggested

After deciding not to contest the Dome / Kwabenya seat in 2012, many saw that decision by the Political Scientist who is also a legal luminary as the right opportunity to prepare himself for the Speaker position if the NPP wins power.

However, after Conservative MP Ian Gow was killed in 1990 — the last serving MP to suffer such a fate — the main political parties contested the by - election in his Eastbourne seat as normal.

After analyzing the circumstances that led to his loss in the election, he decided to contest the Korle Klottey seat as an independent candidate.

Democratic Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda of the Bronx is expected to cruise to victory in a contest to fill the seat left vacant after Ruben Diaz Sr. was elected to the NYC Council.

After unsuccessfully contesting the seat of Shoreditch and Finsbury in both 1950 and 1951, he became MP for Norwich South in 1955.

One closely contested race is in the 37th Senate District, where Democrat George Latimer vacated his seat after being elected Westchester County Executive.

One closely contested race heating up in the final days is in the 37th Senate District, where Democrat George Latimer vacated his seat after being elected Westchester County Executive.

The former leader has endured a rapid fall from the grace in the party after he lost his seat in May's European election and proceeded to lose a leadership contest two months later.

New York State has a slew of fascinating congressional races, from sure things for one party that will still bring a new face, like the contests to replace Charlie Rangel in CD13 after nearly fifty years or Steve Israel in CD3, to a bunch of races that could unseat young representatives and flip seats, such as Republicans Lee Zeldin on Long Island (CD1) and Elise Stefanik (CD21) or Democrat Sean Maloney (CD18).

My seat, Brighton Pavilion, is a hotly contested three way marginal which we must win if we are to have a good working majority after the election.

But these losses will only be felt after Scottish independence is complete and won't change the number of seats contested in the May election.

After serving on Tynedale District Council from 1989 to 1995, Liddell - Grainger contested the seat of Torridge and West Devon at the 1997 general election, coming second to the Liberal Democrat candidate John Burnett.

Not only did the other main parties contest the Eastbourne by - election in 1990 after the murder of Ian Gow by the IRA but the Lib Dems gained the seat from the Conservatives.

Gipson won the seat two years ago in a three - way contest after longtime Republican Senator Steve Saland lost the Conservative party primary after voting in favor of same - sex marriage.

The election had 21 seats being contested, with the contest in Popley East being a by - election after Mary Brian resigned from the council.

Bristol fell into Liberal Democrat hands after Labour lost eight of the ten seats it was contesting in the city.

For months, it appeared as though Senate Republicans would seriously contest only one Democratic - held seat this November as a combination of fund - raising struggles and failed recruitment took seat after seat off the table.

Adrian Kavanagh, 14th January 2014 As noted in the earlier post on the Fine Gael TDs who lost their seats at the 2002 General Election, former TDs can often decide to contest the following local elections after having lost their... Continue reading →

Robert Sirleaf was forced to resign in 2013 after attracting heavy criticism, and went on unsuccessfully contest a Senate seat in 2014.

The House of Representative seat became vacant following the death of the former lawmaker representing the constituency, Dr Elijah Adewale, while Akinwunmi Olaitan Nurudeen emerged as the APC candidate for the bye - election after a keenly contested primary.

The election saw 17 seats contested with 2 seats up for election in Gawthorpe ward after the resignation of a Labour councillor.

Panepinto was first elected in 2014 after a bitterly contested three - way contest and Republicans are expected to target his seat this fall as they look to protect a slim majority in the Senate.

The Conservatives remained in control of the council with 29 councillors, after winning 12 of the 17 seats contested.

The contest was called after Phil Woolas, who won the seat last year by a margin of 103, was found guilty of lying about his Liberal Democrat opponent in the general election.

But one, Sen. John Bonacic, an Orange County Republican, said there was «still a chance» that lawmakers would pass an emergency appropriation measure to keep government funded and return after the April 24 special elections that feature contests for two open Senate seats.

The contest for the one U.S. Senate seat from New York that is up for grabs starts in full force after Labor Day.

[2] 17 seats were contested in 2015, with 2 seats being elected in Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield ward after the resignation of a councillor.

After first attempting to move to a safer seat, Dutton contested and won re-election for Dickson in 2010.

Kerry Smith had been selected for the South Basildon and Thurrock seat this week, after former Tory MP Neil Hamilton pulled out of the contest.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Seven months after Corey Johnson, the chair of Community Board 4 in Chelsea, officially announced his aim to succeed Speaker Christine Quinn in the City Council's District 3 seat, Yetta Kurland stepped up to say she too would contest the seat in 2013.

In total 11 seats were up for election, with two seats contested in Batchley ward after the resignation of a Labour councillor there.

[3] All the seats were being contested for the first time since 1974 after boundary changes had taken place.

(I have heard, though can not verify, that Cameron predicted 311 Tory seats and Osborne 308, almost exactly hitting the 306 seats the party won on the night; the Tories finally ended on 307 after the delayed Thirsk and Maldon contest later in May.)

[3] The seat in Tanhouse was being contested after the death of Labour councillor Sally Keegan in December 2007, [2] while Conservative Martin Forshaw was unopposed in Hesketh with Becconsall.

[5] The 2 seats that were to be contested in Shirley West ward after the death of a Labour councillor and the stepping down of an independent councillor at the election were top targets for the Conservatives.

He said he would step down as leader with immediate effect after Labour won 26 fewer seats than in 2010, adding that deputy leader Harriet Harman would succeed him pending a leadership contest.

In total 113 candidates stood in the election with all 42 seats being contested for the first time since 1979 after boundary changes had taken place.

There was no overall change in control after a third of seats were contested with Labour retaining control of the authority.

There was once a respectable Labour vote but it dissolved after 1970 when the Liberals started contesting the seat again.

«However, it will shock most of you today to know that after consultations with my family and some key stakeholders of our party in Kagarko local government and at the state level, I have resolved to withdraw my intention to contest for the coveted seat in the council.

Chuck Lowery, a Democrat, won the highly contested seat, and although he didn't make it the central issue of his candidacy, he did put out a 60 - second campaign piece after the candidates» forum back in September contrasting his position on «Missouri puppy mills» with that of Felien.

More from the Washington Post: A Democratic candidate hoping to flip a hotly contested congressional seat in Kansas has dropped out of the race after allegations that she sexually harassed a male subordinate resurfaced during her campaign.