Sentences with phrase «vote in a general election last»

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Rosena Allin - Khan, a junior doctor and local councillor, romped to victory with 17,894 votes - increasing Labour's majority in Tooting from 2,842 in last year's general election to 6,357.

Second, we have assumed that within each local authority the variation in turnout between different demographic groups will be the same as that which pertained in last year's general election across the country as a whole (as measured by the British Election Study, a major academic high quality survey of how people voted in last year's general elelection across the country as a whole (as measured by the British Election Study, a major academic high quality survey of how people voted in last year's general elElection Study, a major academic high quality survey of how people voted in last year's general electionelection).

But, polls show that at least 40 % of the British public, many of whom voted Labour in the last general election, agree with me.

Figure 1 confirms that the proportion of Scots intending to vote for the SNP in the General Election has closely tracked support for independence throughout the last Parliament.

In each seat we spoke to two types of people: those who voted no to Scottish independence in 2014, Labour or Liberal Democrat in 2015, and who were undecided what to do this time round; and those who voted SNP at the last general election and to leave the EU in last year's referenduIn each seat we spoke to two types of people: those who voted no to Scottish independence in 2014, Labour or Liberal Democrat in 2015, and who were undecided what to do this time round; and those who voted SNP at the last general election and to leave the EU in last year's referenduin 2014, Labour or Liberal Democrat in 2015, and who were undecided what to do this time round; and those who voted SNP at the last general election and to leave the EU in last year's referenduin 2015, and who were undecided what to do this time round; and those who voted SNP at the last general election and to leave the EU in last year's referenduin last year's referendum.

One of the key patterns in last year's general election results was a tendency for those who voted Remain to swing more to Labour than those who voted Leave, while the Conservatives lost ground amongst Remain voters while advancing amongst their Leave counterparts.

UKIP's share of general election vote intention, at 14 % last week, is much more muted than the 23 % they achieved in the Projected National Share of the vote (PNS) from the local elections.

Those people who intend to vote UKIP in 2015 are mainly drawn from supporters of the major parties in the last Westminster general election in 2010.

My model takes into account five things: the vote share a party received in the by - election constituency at the preceding general election; changes in public opinion towards the party since the last general election; whether the party won the seat at the last election; whether the party is in government; and whether there are «party effects» on by - election outcomes.

A report from think tank British Future has suggested that the «ethnic minority vote» cost the Conservatives a parliamentary majority in the last general election.

But Unite said no Tory Cabinet member achieved a 50 percent voting threshold in the last general election.

Voter registration records show Kinard last voted in the 2006 general election and does not live in Parker's district.

* Must be registered with the Westchester County Board of Elections to vote in general elections; OR * Must be registered with the School District's Board of Registration, or have voted in a Scarsdale school election within the last foElections to vote in general elections; OR * Must be registered with the School District's Board of Registration, or have voted in a Scarsdale school election within the last foelections; OR * Must be registered with the School District's Board of Registration, or have voted in a Scarsdale school election within the last four years.

According to the same poll, just over half (51 %) of those who voted Conservative in last year's general election think the UK government should have control over these areas of policy, while only one in three (33 %) think that the Scottish Parliament should.

In the last general election, the Republican candidate for Public Advocate received about 14 % of the vote, and in the two prior elections Republicans did not even have a candidate on the balloIn the last general election, the Republican candidate for Public Advocate received about 14 % of the vote, and in the two prior elections Republicans did not even have a candidate on the balloin the two prior elections Republicans did not even have a candidate on the ballot.

In Blackburn at the last general election, most of the Muslim vote was conjoined at the ballot box with Jack Straw who was seen as the friend of Muslims, and as someone who understood their religious sensitivities.

As the last general election in the United Kingdom showed, this is a hazardous task to engage in, as the votes to seats ration can be skewed by geography and spatial differences in terms of support gains / losses for the different parties.

When the Conservative Party last won a general election, in 1992, it did so with just under 42 % of the vote, indicating that the David Cameron has, at best, restored the Conservatives to the levels of support achieved by the unpopular John Major administration.

One of Angola's main opposition parties plans to contest the results of last week's general election, alleging unfair conduct during the vote that kept the ruling party of former president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos in power.

Edwards maintains that despite a turnout of just over 50 % of 18 - 24 year olds at the last general election, young people's reasons for not voting are in no way apathetic.

Firstly, in Conservative - vs - Labour marginals the Conservative vote is largely unchanged from the general election, but the Liberal Democrat vote has dropped to the benefit of Labour, this means on a uniform swing Labour would gain about 28 seats from the Conservatives (though these would be seats that the Conservatives gained at the last election, so in practice the Tories would be helped by the incumbency bonus of the new MPs).

and the BNP hadn't been standing last time so no one knows what vote they would have got last time - Council by elections though frequently are very localised, there isn't the focus on national issues that there is in a full set of Council Elections or a General Election or a Parliamentary By - elections though frequently are very localised, there isn't the focus on national issues that there is in a full set of Council Elections or a General Election or a Parliamentary By - Elections or a General Election or a Parliamentary By - eElection or a Parliamentary By - electionelection.

«I have deliberately been speaking to people who didn't vote Labour in the general election last year - to ex Tory or Lib Dem voters.

In our normal voting intention surveys, we list the main parties that secured significant support, regionally or nationally, at the last general election, adding the option «some other party».

The main opposition party, therefore, urged all citizens who did not register in the last exercise especially and those that have turned 18 years, to come out en masse and register to vote in the 2019 General Elections.

And while UKIP has been consistently running at 14 - 15 % in voting intentions over the last year, a similar score in the general election of next year could bring a meagre return in seats.

On May 12, 2015, Governor Mary Fallin (R) signed into law a bill that reduced the petition signature requirement for newly - qualifying political parties to 3 percent of the total number of votes cast for governor in the last general election.

Last year, the Lib Dem vote in Derby North was 28 %, but this poll finds only 10.7 % support for them in a general election tomorrow.

MacIsaac had been defeated in last November's general election by a narrow six - vote margin in his race against incumbent county legislator Mary Wawro.

If the boundaries of such Election District have been created or changed since the last preceding General Election at which members of Assembly were elected then the above formula shall apply based on that percentage of the number of persons enrolled in the Party in such Election District on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of Elections which the total vote cast in the County for governor under the Party emblem at the last preceding gubernatorial election bore to the total Party enrollment in the County on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of ElElection District have been created or changed since the last preceding General Election at which members of Assembly were elected then the above formula shall apply based on that percentage of the number of persons enrolled in the Party in such Election District on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of Elections which the total vote cast in the County for governor under the Party emblem at the last preceding gubernatorial election bore to the total Party enrollment in the County on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of ElElection at which members of Assembly were elected then the above formula shall apply based on that percentage of the number of persons enrolled in the Party in such Election District on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of Elections which the total vote cast in the County for governor under the Party emblem at the last preceding gubernatorial election bore to the total Party enrollment in the County on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of ElElection District on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of Elections which the total vote cast in the County for governor under the Party emblem at the last preceding gubernatorial election bore to the total Party enrollment in the County on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of Elelection bore to the total Party enrollment in the County on the list of enrolled voters last published by the Board of Elections.

The vote would be weighted, based on turnout in the last general election: Livingston County — 45.79 percent, Monroe County — 37.99 percent and Steuben County — 16.21 percent.

At the last general election only 44 % of 18 - 24 year olds voted and in the Hansard Society's latest Audit of Political Engagement only 12 % of them say they are «certain to vote» at the next election; a decline of 16 percentage points in the last decade.

The election was witnessed by among others, the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and Jimi Agbaje, PDP governorship candidate of Lagos State in the last general election, who counted the votes at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the venue of the election.

«I think that the Lib Dems really have a problem about trust, I think they've got to explain to the students who voted for them in the last election about why they ditched their pledge on tuition fees, and then why having decided to pledge on an in - out referendum in Europe before the general election that they do not want one at all now.

Even in Belgium, where voting is compulsory and over 90 per cent voted in that country's last general election, only seven in 10 people are «certain to vote» this June.

One of the reasons why Nigerians voted for the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) during the last general election was his promise to fight corruption and end impunity in the cGeneral Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) during the last general election was his promise to fight corruption and end impunity in the cgeneral election was his promise to fight corruption and end impunity in the country.

In the interim, Lords appointments will be made with the objective of creating a second chamber reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general electioIn the interim, Lords appointments will be made with the objective of creating a second chamber reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general electioin the last general election.

«The electorate, general election, people vote - I was an MP for 10 years but at the last general election I lost my constituency up in Leeds to the Conservatives.

It certainly helped scoop up many of the four million votes they received at the last general election as well as providing the magic bullet that made Euro - obsessery a retail issue for millions of voters in the referendum.

To place an initiated constitutional amendment on the ballot, proponents must collect valid signatures signatures equal to 10 percent of votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial general election.

In the last two years Scotland has had a bitter independence referendum to remain part of the UK, we've all endured a toxic referendum to vote for Brexit and in between we've fitted in a general election, Welsh Assembly, Scottish Parliament and Northern Irish Assembly electionIn the last two years Scotland has had a bitter independence referendum to remain part of the UK, we've all endured a toxic referendum to vote for Brexit and in between we've fitted in a general election, Welsh Assembly, Scottish Parliament and Northern Irish Assembly electionin between we've fitted in a general election, Welsh Assembly, Scottish Parliament and Northern Irish Assembly electionin a general election, Welsh Assembly, Scottish Parliament and Northern Irish Assembly elections.

The Cabinet Office did not want to comment, but officials pointed out that the coalition agreement states that until Lords reform passes: «Lords appointments will be made with the objective of creating a second chamber reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general election.»

In the last four general elections the voting system has delivered significant bias against the Conservative party.

In the last General Election seven million people failed to register to vote, and in every constituency over thirty five percent did not votIn the last General Election seven million people failed to register to vote, and in every constituency over thirty five percent did not votin every constituency over thirty five percent did not vote.

But the drop in Labour's share of the vote as compared with the last general election looks set to be the one of the biggest suffered by any EU governing party.

Unlike in May 2015 though I've a good idea of what went wrong (the turnout model we used for the poll weighted down people who didn't vote at the last general election, when in reality turnout ended up being higher than the last general election), which is something that can be worked on.

The survey focused on key voters — «prime» Democrats who either registered since 2014, voted in one of the last two Democratic primaries or in the last two general elections.

This represents a fall in vote share for all three established parties since the last general election: the Conservatives are down 12 points, Labour down 2 and the Liberal Democrats down 14 points on their 2010 score.

And whilst Fianna Fail's vote had marginally recovered from their last general election collapse as a result of their own austerity policies and the catastrophic economic situation which saw the public pay the price for the bank bailouts, the population were clearly not returning in significant numbers, and on the contrary were turning against the right wing establishment parties.