Sentences with phrase «stand as a candidate»

Calgary - Hawkwood: Social Credit Party leader Len Skowronski will stand as a candidate in this newly created constituency.

Islam online 7 April 2007 • A Muslim man stood as a candidate for the Christian Peoples Alliance in the Scottish parliamentary elections in April.

«If you want to be involved in the political process, go and stand as a candidate, work for one for one of the parties, deliver your leaflets, wear your rosette, argue what you think is good for the country.»

E.g. in the UK you can participate in the general election (or stand as a candidate) if:

However, the 2017 general election was declared a fortnight before the mayoral election; Burnham did not stand as a candidate.

He has stood as a candidate for the English Democrats in local, parliamentary and European elections.

It is Interesting how seriously the Tory party seems to be taking what is currently just a rumour this — with Shaun Bailey openly discussing that he would like to stand as their candidate — and the Standard reporting in detail on reactions.

The first person to stand as a candidate for the English Democrats was Gary Cowd, who stood in Rushmoor — West Heath Ward in North Hampshire [21] in a council by - election in May 2003.

«I was really lucky that I had an employer at the BBC who allowed me to continue working in a non-editorial role while I stood as a candidate.

On 28 June 2016, Osborne ruled out standing as a candidate in that year's party leadership election, stating he was «not the person to provide the unity» his party needed.

In 2004 she announced that she would stand as a candidate for the leadership of the SNP following the resignation of John Swinney.

The Euro Campaign in the East Midlands has been one of the more interesting of the various elections in which I have stood as a candidate.

First, Galloway claimed that on February 22 2015, a day after failing to secure her selection as the Labour candidate in Bradford West, Naz Shah asked Respect if she could stand as their candidate in Bradford East.

«Three - quarters of Tory members want people to wait at least a year before becoming eligible to stand as a candidate Main Gavin Barwell adopted for Croydon Central»

Nigel Farage is facing criticism from his political opponents over his decision not to stand as a candidate in the Newark by - election.

But Mr Corbyn told his No2 that he had already made it clear he did not plan to quit - and will stand as a candidate if there is a leadership contest.

Yet she emphasised the importance of «the issue about how you get people into Parliament in the first place, and to get more gay people to come forward and stand as candidates and councillors,» and said the Labour Party is working on this, particularly LGBT Labour.

When I stood as the candidate in Barking in 2001, a local record shop requested that I ask Iron Maiden's manager, Rod Smallwood, if he could arrange for the band - who started out in the east end of London - to do a CD signing.

Ukip has also been forced to defend itself against claims they barred a candidate from standing as a candidate in a local election because he was disabled.

Jack Biggs, 65, told local press that Ukip had «barred» him from standing as a candidate for Wyke Regis after he revealed he was «useless» at canvassing following a double knee operation.

If you want to stand as a candidate in the UK parliamentary election or by - election as an independent candidate and you want the word independent to appear on the ballot paper, you are required to state this on the nomination form.

But the timing is significant, because Field is considering whether to stand as a candidate in the other election that is coming up soon, the one for Speaker.

In local elections held in 1998, Voridis stood as a candidate for Mayor of Athens, receiving 0.58 % of the vote.

The current rules state that if a contest is caused by the resignation of the incumbent leader then that outgoing leader can't stand as a candidate.

[26] On 14 January 2018, Bayrou said that he himself would not stand as a candidate, preferring to remain mayor of Pau rather than seeking a parliamentary mandate.

He hopes to tap into Donald Trump's anti establishment appeal, but Trump was a freakishly maverick individual standing as a candidate for the US Presidency.

And this weekend, the man himself declined to rule out standing as a candidate in the next Tory leadership contest.

After recent selections in the other two Newcastle upon Tyne seats, Newcastle Central Conservatives have now chosen 50 - year - old Nick Holder to stand as their candidate at the general election.

Master McCloud heard that the legal action by Mr Foster, a former parliamentary candidate, sought to reverse this decision so he would not be eligible to stand as a candidate unless he secured the requisite number of nominations in the time limited by the rules.

Adonis has never even stood as a candidate for MP, let alone been elected - although he was a Liberal Democrat councillor in Oxford and was at one time a LD prospective parliamentary candidate.

When Tony Blair decided to retire, it was open for people to stand as candidates to be leader of our party and Gordon was the only candidate to secure sufficient nominations.

Here is the latest in a series of lists categorising some of those standing as candidates in seats which are either notionally Conservative or appear on paper in the top 200 target seats for the Conservatives at the next election.

A statement has just arrived in my inbox out of the blue from James Arbuthnot, the Conservative MP for North East Hampshire, to the effect that he will not stand as a candidate at the next general election:

The recalled Assembly Member could stand as a candidate in the by - election.

He was persuaded to stand as a candidate in the election of a new party leader in November 1980 by Michael Foot who thought he was the best - placed soft - left candidate to defeat Denis Healey.

Three - quarters of Tory members want people to wait at least a year before becoming eligible to stand as a candidate

«Norwich South Conservatives readopt Anthony Little Main Three - quarters of Tory members want people to wait at least a year before becoming eligible to stand as a candidate»

Lisa Smart - The Hazel Grove candidate is currently a charity chief executive, but previously worked in the financial sector and stood as a candidate for the Greater London Assembly in 2012.

In 2010, there was much speculation that Johnson was going to stand as a candidate for the London Mayoral election after announcing that he was not going to contest the leadership.

Empey first stood for election in the 1975 elections to the Constitutional Convention, standing as a candidate in Belfast East for the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party he received 4657 first preference votes he was elected.

I am intending to stand as a candidate for Shadow Chief Whip in the forthcoming contest, and hope to be able to speak to you personally, soon after the result of the Labour Leadership vote.

The Conservatives gained the seat in 83, greatly helped by the previously elected Labour MP having joined the SDP and standing as their candidate here.

Mr Farage played down the likelihood of him standing as a candidate, insisting that he wanted to focus on leading Ukip into the 2014 Euro elections.

Apologies, the true position was set out by Sir George Young earlier: «Although all hon. Members will be entitled to vote in the ballot for each Chair, only members of the party specified in the motion will be eligible to stand as candidates for that post.»

In May 2001 Tamanui, Stein, Grubb and Kouvelis were represented with 24 international groups in the London show Vote Stuckist, so named because Thomson was standing as a candidate in the United Kingdom general election, 2001, as a Stuckist candidate against the then - Culture Secretary, Chris Smith.

All hereditary peers who are not members, including Lord Monckton, are entitled to stand as candidates in such by - elections.

He is still active in Labour and has stood as a candidate in local elections.

(b) is ineligible to stand as a candidate at any election or to hold any office at the nomination of the Crown or the Lieutenant Governor in Council until the eighth anniversary of the date of the official return.

David stood as a candidate for the Internet Party at the last general election in his home of New Zealand for the principles on which the internet was founded, principles of freedom, fairness, openness for all - advocating transparent governance, data - driven policy, a surveillance - free society and much WOW which decentralised tech will enable.

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