Sentences with phrase «share of the votes cast»

Such an outcome would mean that, far from being treated harshly by the first - past - the - post system, the party's share of seats in the Commons would actually be greater than its share of votes cast.
Mr Reckless won with a total of 16,867 votes, a 42 per cent share of the votes cast in Thursday's by - election, which was triggered by his resignation as a Tory MP earlier this year.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. / BOSTON, May 2 - Goldman Sachs Group Inc leaders said more than 87 percent of shares were voted in favor of its executive pay at its annual shareholder meeting, and that a stock plan for employees was approved by more than 65 percent of votes cast.
Tap Oil shareholders have lodged a big protest vote, with more than 35 per cent of votes cast against three resolutions at today's annual meeting, with dissident shareholder Chatchai Yenbamroong accounting for a large share of the opposition.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. / BOSTON, May 2 (Reuters)- Goldman Sachs Group Inc leaders said more than 87 percent of shares were voted in favor of its executive pay at its annual shareholder meeting, and that a stock plan for employees was approved by more than 65 percent of votes cast.
«Nor do I intend to share my private opinion other than via the anonymity of [the] ballot box when I join millions of others to cast my vote,» Carney continued.
If you hold your shares in street name, it is critical that you cast your vote if you want it to count in the election of directors, the vote to approve the amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the vote to approve the amendment and restatement of our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation, and the stockholder proposals requesting: (i) the elimination of supermajority voting requirements, (ii) the adoption of a policy to consider employee pay ranges when setting CEO compensation, and (iii) a report on Salesforce's criteria for investing in, operating in and withdrawing from high - risk regions (Proposals 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in this Proxy Statement).
Therefore, brokers holding shares for their customers will not have the ability to cast votes with respect to the election of directors unless they have received instructions from their customers.
Aetna said about 97 percent of the votes cast and more than 77 percent of the 326.9 million shares entitled to vote agreed to the deal.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc leaders said more than 87 percent of shares were voted in favor of its executive pay at its annual shareholder meeting, and that a stock plan for employees was approved by more than 65 percent of votes cast.
The trustee holder of the special Class A voting stock and the special Class B voting stock has the right to cast a number of votes equal to the number of then outstanding Class A exchangeable shares and Class B exchangeable shares, respectively.
There are a lot of practical questions surrounding this proposal, and we will cast our votes for GM directors based on the strength of their individual resumes and our assessment of GM's needs, not the plusses and minuses of the share split.
Brokers holding shares beneficially owned by their clients do not have the ability to cast votes with respect to the election of Directors unless they have received instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares.
The return to unit holders and shareholders is likely to have a bearing on any vote on the Saputo deal, particularly since a syndicate of rival bidders has indicated a guarantee of $ 1 a unit or share when they cast their bid, expected in the coming weeks.
In terms of vote share, election night was a huge success for Ukip — it won 13 % of British voters, comfortably vaulting past the Lib Dems into third place on votes cast.
Broken down by gender, religion and race: women are 53 percent of the gubernatorial electorate, white Catholics are at a 33 - 35 percent share, Jewish voters cast a 12 - 13 percent of the total vote, with minority voters (the aggregate of black, Hispanic, Asian and bi-racial New Yorkers) at between a 27 - 30 percent share in gubernatorial elections.
A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus.
Over the course of the last two weeks 364 people cast their vote and today we would like to share our results.
You have until December 9 to cast your vote, and we'll be sharing the results in the December 17 edition of our XTRA newsletter.
Regarding Mr. Tippie's re-election, 95.7 percent of the voting shares were cast in favor of Mr. Tippie's re-election, with 4.3 percent of the votes being withheld.
The Underwriting Agreement provides that, unless sooner terminated, it will continue in effect for two years initially and thereafter shall continue from year to year, subject to annual approval by (a) the Board or a vote of a majority of the outstanding shares, and (b) by a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or of the Distributor by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
The Advisory Agreement will continue in effect for two (2) years initially and thereafter shall continue from year to year provided such continuance is approved at least annually by (a) a vote of the majority of the Independent Trustees, cast in person at a meeting specifically called for the purpose of voting on such approval and by (b) the majority vote of either all of the Trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund.
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