Sentences with phrase «vote as their constituents»

None of that, however, is to denigrate the considerable abilities of Zac Goldsmith, for whom I will be voting as a constituent in Richmond Park next year.

If they are aware that many of their constituents are paying attention to their stance on animal welfare, they are more likely to vote as their constituents wish.

Not exact matches

This was as constituents of Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe also began a process for his recall on Tuesday alleging that the lawmaker has been executing his own agenda outside what he was voted to do.

Legislators in Jackson Heights told their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender constituents as well as their allies Monday to vote for pro-marriage equality candidates in the Nov. 2 election.

Mr. Grisanti was rejected by his Buffalo - area constituents on Tuesday in a four - way race that included a Conservative Party candidate, with area Republicans citing the vote as a decisive factor.

The briefing was smoked out by an «Email your MP» campaign launched by the People's Pledge just 48 hours beforehand, as Labour MPs then contacted party headquarters to ask how they should respond to questions from constituents about their voting intentions on July 5.

Jeffrey's attacks on the rebel MPs became more personal, as he went on to suggest those that voted to stop the reform were «unfit» for their jobs and suggested their constituents should «drive them from office» at the next election.

Constituents can vote, ask advice, join in a debate, see five television channels (now with video), add me to their social networking sites and look at my diary to see what I am trying to do as their MP.

Even our own State Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski saw the untoward financial impact of this early voting plan as now constructed, and bucked the majority in the Assembly to support his Rockland constituents.

«We voted in the same way as we did for the Social Services Bill, and rather than blindly letting things pass, we will continue to be a strong opposition, fighting on behalf of our constituents.»

Lawyer Rudolf Amenga - Etego, who is also an environmentalist, has indicated to Starr News through his spokesperson, Gilbert Atanga, that he would use his MP Common Fund to strengthen needy constituents through education, health, water and sanitation programmes among other interventions if voted as MP for the area in this year's general elections.

This raises the «West Lothian question», a quandary first posited in 1977 by Tam Dalyell, who asked why he, as MP for the Scottish seat of West Lothian, should vote on matters concerning English constituents but not his own.

«Like his constituents, he only has one vote, and he very much sees his role as ensuring that both sides of the argument are put to the people of Plymouth to enable all to make an informed decision on this very important matter,» says an aide.

We'll try to make this as clear as possible so that even these disingenuous Democrats can understand the facts — Sue Serino voted against the energy tax because her hardworking constituents couldn't afford it, and saying anything else is patently false.

Sen. Mike Nozzolio, who is retiring due to health concerns, was expected to face a GOP primary after he angered some constituents last year for voting for Long Island Sen. John Flanagan as Senate majority leader instead of Syracuse Sen. John DeFrancisco — a move critics said was a slight to upstate.

66 % of my constituents voted for Brexit, as did 52 % of the UK,» he said.

Most analysts agree that if McMahon holds Oldham as expected (albeit with a majority much reduced from Meacher's 14,738), it will be largely thanks to the 20 % of the constituents who are British Pakistani or British Bangladeshi, traditional Labour voters who are far more likely than their white counterparts to turn out and vote.

Cuomo, as the voting was taking place, sent out a statement saying that voting for the tax overhaul is a «dereliction of duty» and that those who voted yes «should be voted out of office» and replaced with «someone who actually represents the interest of their constituents.»

Mr. Espaillat described last Tuesday's vote as a «murky process,» and he rattled off a series of perceived problems with the process, including a lack of Spanish translators at the polling stations and reports from his constituents that they had been turned away by election workers.

In a statement after Wednesday's resignations, Corbyn said: «MPs have a duty to represent their constituents as well as their party, and I understand the difficulties that MPs for constituencies which voted remain have in relation to the European Union withdrawal bill.»

«MPs have a duty to represent their constituents as well as their party, and I understand the difficulties that MPs for constituencies which voted Remain have in relation to the European Union withdrawal Bill.

Then he started releasing a slew of vicious campaign ads and rained direct mail pieces on district voters, charging his opponent with using her constituent mailers as a means of campaigning and charging her with voting against student loans for anyone but illegal immigrants.

In a letter, which was later posted on Capital Tonight's State of Politics blog, Diaz asked Christian constituents to pray for and vote for Monserrate, as well as state senators Shirley Huntley (D - Jamaica) and Frank Padavan (R - Bellerose).

Brooklyn Councilman Chaim Deutsch, however, said he would vote in favor of the delay in order to keep the burden of the surcharge off his constituents as long as possible.

JACKSON HEIGHTS — Sen. Jose Peralta faced hundreds of constituents at a packed town hall meeting over his choice to join the senate's Independent Democratic Committee — as some called him a «traitor» and threatened to vote him out of office over the change.

The police union is calling for constituents to blitz Upper East Side City Council members Dan Garodnick and Jessica Lappin, as well as Queens» Mark Weprin, with emails and calls protesting their recent votes for anti stop - and - frisk legislation.

Cuomo, as the voting was taking place, sent out a statement saying that voting yes for the tax overhaul is a «dereliction of duty» and that the Congress members who voted yes «should be voted out of office» and replaced with «someone who actually represents the interest of their constituents.»

Close and contentious Commons votes mean drama: lobbying, protests, MPs torn between the demands of constituents and Whips, Governments struggling with rebels - with much of this acted out beneath the blazing glare of the media searchlight, as backbenchers give interviews, Ministers are doorstepped and their Parliamentary aides resign.

In the 2013 election his Democratic opponent won a primary election for the minority Working Families Party only to find that Ballard's patronage employee, Frank Sparaco, then employed as Ballards's «Constituent Services Representative, working in conjunction with numerous favored highway employees had rounded up a bunch of absentee ballots over 90 % of which when opened contained votes for Ballard and reversed the result of the vote at the ballot on election day.

While records like committee votes or bill reports are public, most of the documents that reveal legislative activities — such as emails and correspondence between constituents and lawmakers, or phone logs — remains hidden.

While occasionally she has voted against her conference, as she did with a vote in favor of landmark 2013 gun control legislation, the Secure Ammunition and Firearm Enforcement (SAFE) Act, another signature Cuomo accomplishment, her work on behalf of her constituents is appreciated, according to Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, a Republican from Canandaigua.

As city council president, Stein served as the presiding officer of the city council, was acting mayor in the absence or disability of Mayor Edward I. Koch, was a voting member of the New York City Board of Estimate, and handled constituent and policy issueAs city council president, Stein served as the presiding officer of the city council, was acting mayor in the absence or disability of Mayor Edward I. Koch, was a voting member of the New York City Board of Estimate, and handled constituent and policy issueas the presiding officer of the city council, was acting mayor in the absence or disability of Mayor Edward I. Koch, was a voting member of the New York City Board of Estimate, and handled constituent and policy issues.

Gavin Barwell used his privileged access as a sitting MP to help win a «personal vote» from constituents who normally wouldn't vote Tory

As a DFL constituent of Sen. Thompson's, I think he ought to look at who his supporters were in the election and find out who voted for him before he takes aim at teachers.

As your constituent, I strongly urge you to vote to fully fund #TitleII in the budget #PrincipalsAdvocate

During the vote, Commissioner Bob Solari said that he had received more feedback from constituents on this single issue than on any other during his time as a Commissioner, and cited the thousands of emails he received from cat and dog lovers against the measure:

They might well be interested in a grand bargain that includes some more energy exploration, but I seriously doubt they will demand drilling off the coast of California as the price for their vote — it just doesn't have any obvious direct benefits to most of their constituents.

It appears that the general understanding is that you should have the right to vote, and belong to a specified community such as a city, state or country, to be a constituent.

Therefore, new governments are not voted «into» office as the result, but simply are handed power by their constituents via default.