Sentences with phrase «triggered by this election»

What concerns have been triggered by this election cycle?

Mark Reckless resigns the Conservative whip joins UKIP and stands down as an MP to trigger a by election.

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However, polls suggested that if the SPD's members had rejected the deal and effectively triggered fresh elections, the party would have been thoroughly thrashed by the electorate.

She also managed to pass one budget by tailoring it to satisfy the New Democrats, who helped to trigger the election last month by pulling their support for the Liberals.

His refusal to even minimally acknowledge that the election was triggered by anything other than a clash over economic priorities carried him into the campaign and, arguably, to victory.

The bill required 66.6 percent of voters to sign a petition to trigger a recall by - election.

The election of Martin Shields as the Conservative MP for Bow River on Oct. 19, 2015 has triggered a Jan. 18, 2016 by - election to fill the Mayor's chair in the City of Brooks.

Fort McMurray Today reports Mr. Boutilier remains silent on a possible comeback, but a by - election triggered by a Tory sex scandal would be the ideal scenario an opposition politician could hope for.

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Last month the MP for Clacton resigned his seat triggering a by - election which he announced he'd stand in.

The former climate change secretary entered the plea alongside his ex-wife Vicky Price at London's Southwark crown court this morning, shortly before resigning as an MP and triggering a by - election in Eastleigh.

Lord Colgrain emerged victorious from a crowded field in the by - election triggered by the death of Lord Lyell.

Prime Minister David Cameron's promise to hold an in - or - out referendum on British EU membership (were the Tories to win the 2015 election) was ostensibly triggered in part by the pressure from UKIP in the opinion polls.

Only this week the Labour MP, Jamie Reed, announced he was leaving politics at the start of the year, triggering a nerve shredding by election.

The prominent Conservative backbencher will trigger a by - election in his constituency of Clacton, where he has a majority of 12,068.

@DouglasCarswell, a Tory MP who I have immense respect for has defected to @UKIP and triggers a by - election #whonextmewonders

There have been many missteps by Theresa May since she became Prime Minister - from triggering Article 50 without a clear Brexit strategy to, of course, calling a snap election which saw her humiliated and obliterated her Commons majority.

Nick Clegg's party faced a humiliating result in South Shields, where David Cameron's departure to New York triggered a by - election.

He is the fourth MP to trigger a by - election on switching party since 1832.

Douglas Carswell's decision to trigger a by - election by defecting to Ukip is a principled one - but it's a calculated one, too.

First, it will lift the threat of possible by - elections that could be triggered by the ongoing police investigation into allegations that the Conservative Party systematically over-spent in the 2015 election and far exceeded legal restrictions on election expenses in more than 10 seats.

The former prime minister has announced that he will be standing down as MP for Witney, triggering a by - election in the coming months.

The sad passing of Paul Goggins triggered a by - election in Wythenshawe and Sale East in February.

Sargeant's death triggered a by - election for his seat which was held on 6 February 2018.

However, he could return to Parliament after the next election if a Conservative MP were willing to give up their seat for him, triggering a by - election.

The by - election was triggered after long - serving Labour MP Michael Meacher died earlier this year.

And he is sanguine about the splits at the top of the party triggered by Iain Duncan Smith's resignation from the Cabinet: «If you look at the evidence, the party is united around me, for me to win on 5 May... They [the party] also understand that this is the biggest election between now and the general election, so it matters politically as well.

The victory is particularly meaningful given the by - election was triggered by the unprecedented spectacle of a Lib Dem MP stepping down due to a criminal conviction and amid the continuing fallout from the Rennard scandal.

However, more likely is that Theresa May will trigger Article 50 as she means to, that there'll be no early general election and that the Copeland by - election will go ahead as expected.

There had been speculation that Woodcock would stand down from parliament, like Jamie Reed, who quit as Labour MP for the nearby seat of Copeland earlier this year, triggering a by - election that the Tories won.

Huhne's guilty verdict shocked observers after months of denials and triggered the Eastleigh by - election, which the Liberal Democrats won.

The prominent Corbyn critic will trigger a by - election as he becomes the Victoria and Albert Museum's new director, I have learned.

UKIP chairman Paul Oakden said he expected many voters to desert Labour in Stoke - on - Trent's upcoming by - election - triggered by the former shadow education secretary's departure.

Tristram Hunt quit as MP for Stoke - on - Trent today, triggering what could be a disastrous by - election for his Party - and leader Jeremy Corbyn.

The by - election for the PCC was triggered, disrespectfully, even before his funeral, and would be held on 21 August.

The coalition's proposals open up a number of questions about how many by - elections the measures will actually trigger.

Some members of the committee suggested that making it easier for by - elections to be triggered could prompt a flood of «vexatious attempts to get rid of you» which, in the case of ministers, could have an impact on the government.

There are also rumours critics are prepared to trigger a no - confidence vote in Cameron's leadership if the Tories» poll rating does not improve by summer 2014 — a year before the general election.

There's more interesting electoral news though, Patrick Mercer has resigned in Newark triggered a by - election in what would normally be a safe Tory seat.

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.

When the Labour government duly refused to push ahead with setting up the proposed Scottish Assembly, the SNP withdrew its support for the government: this finally brought the government down as the Conservatives triggered a vote of confidence in Callaghan's government that was lost by a single vote on 28 March 1979, necessitating a general election.

Will a minority government just fall apart like a biscuit in tea, triggering a second election by Christmas, as Clegg suggests?

If any of those promises are broken I will trigger a by - election and allow people to penalise my party.»

David Cameron today joined Prime Minister Theresa May in campaigning for the Conservatives in Witney after his resignation from the seat triggered a by - election.

Now, with just 250 days until the general election, he is having to deal with the fall - out from the news that radical backbencher Douglas Carswell has defected to UKIP, triggering a time consuming by - election that no one in the party would have wished for.

The report further argues that a successful election boycott by the IPOB poses extreme danger to the Federal Government and national politics as it will boost the confidence of secessionists and equally trigger the drive for other ethnic groups or sections of the country to toe the same line.

MPs who stand down mid-Parliament must apply for an arcane post such as crown steward of the Chiltern Hundreds to trigger a by - election.

As for recall of MPs, my big question is this: shouldn't there be a set of illegal offences on the statues which if committed by an MP would mean they are automatically thrown out of office triggering a by - election?

Under the present rules it takes 51 MPs and MEPs to trigger a leadership election before the party conference by nominating an alternative candidate.

Goldsmith is considering running in Richmond Park, the seat he dramatically lost to the Liberal Democrats in December after triggering a by - election over the expansion of Heathrow airport.