Sentences with phrase «stood joint candidates»

[8] The party has stood joint candidates with Labour since 1927.

The Co-operative party has held an electoral agreement with Labour since 1927 that allows them to stand joint candidates in elections.

Not exact matches

At a joint press conference in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, they argued that the party stood the risk of losing Ekiti if Fayose was allowed to subvert the party's constitution and impose his anointed candidate.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today released the following joint statement from House Republican Leader John Boehner, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, and NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions regarding the the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District: «As the House stands on the cusp of the forthcoming vote on a trillion - dollar healthcare reform measure, it is vital that we unify behind a candidate that will support reining in massive government spending and work with Republicans in Congress to restore fiscal sanity and propose thoughtful measures to get our nation's economy on the right track.

At the beginning of the year, I wrote about how the party would be seeking a broad range of candidates to stand in Northern Ireland under the joint Conservatve - UUP banner which saw Jim Nicholson elected at the European election.

It can't happen on a technical basis because we do not allow joint candidates to stand... It's not going to happen because we're the Conservative party; we are the best chance to offer an in / out referendum, the only chance.

The hustings was competitive with 3 candidates wanting to stand here, and with joint leader Jonathan Bartley in attendance.