Sentences with phrase «to put up a candidate»

He plans to put up candidates across the country.

The party put up candidates in 23 constituencies in the 2005 UK general election, six in Northern Ireland, four in Cardiff and thirteen in London.

Yet by not putting up a candidate against Zac Goldsmith in the by - election, the Tories are what Margaret Thatcher used to call «frit».

By not putting up a candidate against Zac Goldsmith in the by - election, the Tories are what Margaret Thatcher used to call «frit».

Dave it's not only the bloggers who supported Luftur who are quiet, when labour put up their candidate for mayor, willLivingstone and Christine Shawcroft back the labour one.

A recent public opinion poll showed Andrew Cuomo skating to victory unless the Working Families Party put up a candidate who offered voters a better choice, in which case much of Cuomo's lead was projected to disappear.

When Republicans put up candidates who espouse the views of the electorate, then they get elected,» Tisei said.

The Liberal Democrats meantime are said to have abandoned the idea of putting up candidates at all on the grounds that they can't afford to contest elections in which they have little hope of winning even a single seat.

For the first time in years, the New Paltz Republicans put up a candidate for Ulster County legislator: Terence Ward, who will face Rodriguez for a seat at the county representing the Village of New Paltz.

Getting the line is a boost for McMahon, and comes on the eve of the liberal - leaning Working Families Party convention tomorrow, where that minor party is expected to forgo putting up a candidate who could hit the congressman from the left, according to a source.

Aren't the Greens going to take advantage of their automatic ballot access and put up a candidate too?

In a Q&A session with activists, he said that the Lib Dems would definitely put up candidates in every constituency in the country.

Republicans regularly don't even put up candidates for U.S. House races in Massachusetts.

Labour has a duty to put up a candidate wherever and whenever, and to fight with vigour, knowing they'll come a poor 3rd or 4th.

While the Republican Party will put up a candidate in November, the Democratic nominee is virtually assured of winning in the heavily progressive district.

Believe it or not, Republicans are putting up a candidate against longtime incumbent Chuck Schumer this fall.

It is monolithically Labour, with the Conservatitves and Liberal Democrats rarely even bothering to put up candidates at local elections and many Labour councillor being returned unopposed.

In both general elections the Liberal Democrats did not put up a candidate and supported Dr Taylor.

New York voters could see as many as 12 parties putting up candidates for governor this fall, with six independent parties petitioning to get onto the ballot.

Plaid Cymru will put up candidates for every Welsh seat in the planned General Election on June 8, party leader Leanne Wood has said.

«I believe it is an insult to the people of Staten Island for the Democratic Party to put up a candidate who has never prosecuted a case, never tried a case,» Giuliani said, according to the Advance.

How can Uefa who is saying «we are the strongest confederation», how can they not put up a candidate?»

Under first - past - the - post, they have fared less strongly in general elections, typically recording around one per cent of the UK - wide vote (although a slightly higher average in the seats they contest); in 2010, the Greens won 0.96 per cent of the vote (1.81 per cent in the seats where they put up a candidate), and returned an MP to the House of Commons for the first time, as Caroline Lucas wrested Brighton Pavilion from Labour.

He has been a hard - working champion for the people of Richmond Park - as we know, he will continue to be if they re-elect him as their Member of Parliament - so we will not be putting up a candidate against him at this by - election.»

If not, it's possible the Senate Dems will put up a candidate to challenge Swanick for Row A, and also urge their allies in the Working Families Party to run a left - leaning opponent.

Four parties, Liberal Democrats, Labour, Conservative and Green, all put up candidates in every seat.

There are more than 100 other minor parties putting up candidates, with more than 300 individuals standing as Independents as well.

Together, Spreckman and Pinto served for more than 50 years in local and county government and were so popular that it was futile to put up candidates against them.

Instead, he has challenged the rebels to put up a candidate in a formal leadership contest — a move that would ensure that he was on the ballot paper regardless of the level of his support among MPs.

So, in Lib Dem seats (or those seats that would have been won by the Lib Dems if the forthcoming boundary changes had been in force last May), we Conservatives would not put up a candidate and would urge our supporters to vote Liberal Democrat.

Interviewees were then told: «Some doctors opposed to the coalition government's policies on the NHS have suggested they may put up candidates at the next election on a non-party, independent ticket of defending the NHS.»

In 1981, the party was so short on candidates that it didn't even bother to put up a candidate, endorsing Democrat Ed Koch instead.

He stood as an independent, though the Conservatives did not put up a candidate.

With the exception of the town supervisor seat, the Gardiner Republicans have put up candidates to challenge the Democrats in every single race this November.

With the exception of the town supervisor seat, the Gardiner Republicans have put up candidates to challenge the Democrats in

Despite being suspicious of Davis» motives for causing the by - election, 51 % to 24 % of voters think Labour are wrong not to put up a candidate.

As for Degsy, there was a reason he didn't stand against labour, he knew he wasn't going to win, when Degsy was in militant, they put up candidates against labour.

But I have also looked at those seats where UKIP is not putting up a candidate.

I expect NI Labour realise that if they were to put up candidates it would be on a rather slow and small basis.

The Green Party contested an election in the district for the first time, putting up a candidate in every ward and coming fourth in terms of vote share.

The Democrats didn't put up a candidate to run against him.

And while early in this election cycle it was rumored they planned to put up candidates, the political organization became quiet.

It put up candidates in only 540 seats compared with 2,193 in 2014, lost all ten seats it contested in Basildon, five in Thurrock and seven in Dudley.

A dodgy selection process in less than 0.2 % of constutuencies Labour will be putting up candidates is not one of them.

The party is putting up candidates in districts where Democrats haven't even bothered to challenge Republicans in recent years.