Sentences with phrase «second general election»

Some in the City are worried about a possible second general election this year.

Hugh Gaitskell saw off Harold Wilson in 1960 and Anthony Greenwood in 1961 then in 1988 Neil Kinnock, between his first and second General Election defeats, repulsed Tony Benn.

This ad is scheduled to start airing statewide this week; it's Cuomo's second general election spot.

In 1974, with the nation facing a second general election in eight months the BBC decided to explain the constitution and its import to the nation's children via the medium of a colony of pink space mice.

ending with the close of polling day for the second general election that takes place after the date of receipt by the Electoral Commission of the duly completed return

As they had promised, the Lords accepted the Budget on 28 April 1910 — a year to the day after its introduction [15]-- when the land tax proposal was dropped, but contention between the government and the Lords continued until the second general election in December 1910, when the Unionists were again outpolled by their combined opponents.

The National Assembly for Wales election, 2003 was the second general election to the National Assembly for Wales.

Especially if, as is possible, Mr Cameron rules out running a second coalition government post May and seeks a second general election in 2016.

It has indeed been suggested that there should be a second general election in the rest of the UK in 2016 when Scottish MPs leave the House of Commons.

Cameron would probably follow the example of Harold Wilson, who, in 1974, sought the right tactical moment for a second general election in which he could secure an overall majority.

Candidates can qualify for the second general election debate by raising and spending at least $ 1 million by October 23rd.

They probably would not do so, given that a defeat for Cameron would mean a second general election (which the minor parties could ill afford).

This seems less plausible, though having won the popular vote, the impact in a second General Election of 2010 could well see Lib Dem seats increase substantially, being seen as one of the two main parties.

Get ready for a second general election in 2016.

The Conservatives would also be limited in their actions by the Fixed - Term Parliaments Act, making it more difficult to bring governments down and force a second general election.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced his second general election endorsement of a state Senate Democratic candidate, issuing a statement of support for Justin Wagner, who is making his second attempt at winning the Hudson Valley seat currently occupied by GOP Sen. Greg Ball.

Peter Riddell, political commentator and assistant editor at The Times, told Channel 4 News: «In Britain we live in a majoritarian political culture, so in the event of a hung parliament all the players will be thinking of a second general election.

Bookies cut the odds on a second general election in 2015, if there is no overall majority for any party on 7 May.

Bookies have cut the odds on a second general election being held in 2015, if there is no overall majority for any party on 7 May.

In an attempt to alleviate those concerns, the DCCC is escalating its spending three weeks out from the June primary — mostly targeting Republicans who are within reach of the second general election slot.

With a second General Election in just over two years looming, find out which MPs in Cumbria and the south of Scotland hope to stand again.

They believe that continuity at the top will be essential if there is a prospect of a second general election.