Sentences with phrase «selecting general election candidates»

The May 1 primary elections that were held in 57 Tennessee counties mainly involved selecting general election candidates for county positions like mayor and county commissioner.

Not exact matches

Theresa May's surprise early general election meant few candidates had been even selected in many...

Morgan was selected by Cardiff North Labour Party as their candidate for the 1992 general election.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election.

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election.

«The Legislature should appoint a placeholder to serve as the acting Attorney General — someone who will not stand for election — allowing the voters to select from a competitive field of candidates as part of the normal electoral process in the Fall.

As you have stated that you intend to stand in the local, election despite not having been selected for the Party, and despite Mrs Clarke asking you to agree to support whoever is properly selected by the Association to fight the Willerby and Kirkella ward, I am forced to act to protect the Party by refusing to agree to you being nominated to represent the Conservative Party at the 2015 General Election as candidate for Hull West andelection despite not having been selected for the Party, and despite Mrs Clarke asking you to agree to support whoever is properly selected by the Association to fight the Willerby and Kirkella ward, I am forced to act to protect the Party by refusing to agree to you being nominated to represent the Conservative Party at the 2015 General Election as candidate for Hull West andElection as candidate for Hull West and Hessle.

The party has also held a parliamentary candidate selection blitz since the referendum — fearing a snap general election — so many candidates for 2020 seats have already been selected to try to win back those lost in 2015.

At the time Ms Gillett, in an exclusive interview with Cornish Stuff, hit back at claims by her rival Laura Rogers that Momentum HQ has bullied the local party into selecting Gillett as their preferred candidate for the next general election.

Johnson argued that Clarke was the only candidate capable of winning a general election; however, Iain Duncan Smith was selected.

We shall soon begin selecting prospective Conservative Party candidates to fight seats at the next General Election.

[275] However, after much media speculation, in August 2014 he sought selection as the Conservative candidate for the safe seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip at the 2015 general election, [302] being selected as the party's candidate in September.

David Curry is already standing down as an MP at the next general election, and a new Conservative candidate, Julian Smith, was recently selected.

Candidates selected to represent the town of Saugerties Democratic Party in the fall general election are — from the left — John Schoonmaker, Doug Myer, Paul Andreassen, Lisa Stanley, Fred Costello, Jr..

Tony Lywood has been selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate for the Copeland constituency to stand in the next general election.

Catherine Murphy was selected to be the Social Democrats candidate for the next general election at a convention on 17th July 2016, as reported by the KFM Radio website.

Niall O Tuathail was selected to be the Social Democrats candidate for the next general election at a convention on 27th July 2016,

«Plymouth residents are outraged after being invited to select a Tory candidate for the next General Election - and then ignored.

Deputy Jonathan O'Brien was selected as the Sinn Féin general election candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 20th January 2018.

McGovern was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Wirral South in December 2009, following Ben Chapman's decision to stand down at the next election for family reasons following adverse publicity in The Daily Telegraph over the expenses scandal, and subsequently won the seat in the 2010 general election, defeating the Conservative candidate, Jeff Clarke, by 531 votes.

Ruth Alcroft has been selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate for the Carlisle constituency to stand in the next general election.

In November 2013, Philp was selected to be the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Croydon South, the seat was held by the Conservative MP Richard Ottaway, who was retiring at the next general election.

Newcastle Conservatives have today selected two of the three candidates who'll contest the city's seats at the next general election.

Kate Hudson, who has lead the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament since 2003 as Chair and then General Secretary, has been selected as candidate for Respect in the Manchester Central by - election expected on 15 November.

David Cameron's A-list of preferred candidates got a boost this weekend when two women were selected in Conservative target seats for the next general election.

(c) False information in registering or voting; penalties Whoever knowingly or willfully gives false information as to his name, address or period of residence in the voting district for the purpose of establishing his eligibility to register or vote, or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $ 10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both: Provided, however, That this provision shall be applicable only to general, special, or primary elections held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, Member of the United States House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The People's National Convention (PNC) is targeting 20 out of the 275 parliamentary seats in the 2016 general elections as it prepares to select candidates.

Several years ago, I had the immense privilege of being selected as the Conservative general election candidate for Rotherham.

Her refusal presents a problem for the Tories, which could disappoint gender equality campaigners by selecting a disappointing number of female candidates for winnable seats in the 2015 general election.

It would seem that leaders selected by party insiders — or sitting presidents who are renominated without a fight — are better positioned to win general elections than candidates who first have to win difficult intra-party battles.

Along the way, they have discovered something astonishing: Parties that conduct primaries have a much better chance of fielding candidates who go on to win general elections than parties whose leaders are selected or nominated by party bigwigs.

He was selected as a parliamentary candidate for Sheffield Hallam in 2004 and won more than 50 per cent of the vote at the 2005 general election.

We have now selected our parliamentary candidate for the next general election.

Karen Buckley was selected on the first ballot this afternoon from a field of six to stand as Conservative candidate for Hyndburn in Lancashire at the general election.

All of which makes the question of who leads the Labour Party, who controls the Labour Party, and who will be selected as our candidates in the next General Election all the more pressing.

Lauren Dingsdale has been selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate for the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency to stand in the next general election.

At an open primary meeting today, Nick Hillman was selected from a field of six to stand as Conservative candidate for Cambridge at the general election.

Welsh Labour is gearing up for the general election and has now selected its full team of prospective parliamentary candidates.

Theresa May's surprise early general election meant few candidates had been even selected in many seats across the country.

The same procedure will be adopted again, to ensure that the right candidate is selected to fight Nuneaton for the Conservatives at the next general election.»

In 2004 Malik was selected as the Labour candidate in Dewsbury for the 2005 general election.

Common Cause / NY Executive Director Susan Lerner says the Legislature should appoint a placeholder to serve as the acting attorney general — someone who will not stand for election — allowing the voters to select from a competitive field of candidates in the fall.

Candidates selected to represent the town of Saugerties Democratic Party in the fall general election are — from the left — John Schoonmaker (councilman), Doug Myer (highway superintendent), Paul Andreassen (councilman), Lisa Stanley (town clerk), Fred Costello Jr. (supervisor).

Registered Democrats in seven New York City congressional districts will be voting Tuesday to select a candidate to represent their party in the Nov. 8 general election for seats — one per district — in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Doesn't matter whether Labour holds the seat or not, it's to select the candidate to contest it for a General or By election.

But on Friday, after polling 4,850 votes to Respect's 660, Hussain vowed to fight Galloway again in next year's general election, if selected as Labour's parliamentary candidate.

Eliminate primaries by allowing Ranked Choice Voting in the general election where voters may select candidates in their order of preference

In July 2006, shortly after the creation of a new Chippenham county constituency, Hames was selected as his party's first candidate for it, [4] and his success at the 2010 general election gave Wiltshire its first Liberal member of parliament in 86 years.

Sir Reg, who replaced David Trimble as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and is a minister in the Northern Ireland Executive, will be the last Conservative candidate to have been selected for this general election.

The Independent follows up on a PoliticsHome story this morning and confirms that the Liberal Democrats are planning to start selecting their candidates for the next general election on existing parliamentary boundaries.