Sentences with phrase «voter in the constituency as»

The incumbent Member of Parliament for the area Nii Armah Ashitey has sued Dr. Rawlings praying the court to declare her election null and void since she was not a registered voter in the constituency as of the time she contested the primaries of the ruling party.

Not exact matches

As more than a few columnists have been writing, voters in Calgary will be the most important constituency in 2019 election.

If, by chance, Mr. Allen did resign as MLA, voters in the northern Alberta constituency would choose a new representative in a by - election.

The first President Bush watched fundamentalist and evangelical voters emerge as a powerful constituency in 1990 and 1991.

To use the example of Sarah Wollaston again, she has received praise since being elected in 2010 for standing up to her party on a number of issues - because her mandate was granted not by what used to be known (before the smoking ban) as the smoky back room, but by a much larger pool of voters in her constituency.

By elections will acquire considerable significance, as much as they did in the late 1980s and 1980s when leaders» futures were at stake as voters delivered their verdict in a single constituency.

As the general election loomed, he resolved that we should woo the modest number of Chinese voters in our highly marginal constituency.

While UKIP has few / no MPs it is not unreasonable to say that they have taken votes away from the Conservative party in recent years and potential UKIP voters are seen by many as key in some marginal constituencies especially in «working class» areas where many voters are socially to the right and economically to the left.

These elections are conducted using the so - called «First Past The Post» voting system, whereby every registered voter casts one vote for a candidate in their town or area (known as constituencies).

Electorally, Labour also stands to lose most from pursuing such a xenophobic line as it will alienate ethnic minority voters who are a major component of the most deprived sections of the working class, and are a core constituency of its support in most metropolitan areas.

And that would include talking about «base» because Anthony has citywide appeal and I see him pulling in Manhattan as well as from Brooklyn,» he said, ticking off constituencies favorable to Ms. Quinn, Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Thompson he thought could be potential Weiner voters.

Despite Labour's huge overall lead, only a minority of voters in the constituency (43 %) say they would rather have Ed Miliband as Prime Minister than David Cameron.

The focus on Israel is interesting, as the district is more heavily Asian - American than anything else, but foreign policy - minded Jewish voters are considered an electorally significant swing constituency and the race is likely to see more plenty more events held in front of Jewish congregations like today.

Meanwhile, Zanetor has taken advantage of the just ended limited voter's registration exercise and registered as a voter in the Klottey Korle constituency.

Youths in Idanre / Ifedore Federal Constituency have called on credible voters in the area to come out en - mass as the process to recall the embattled member...

According to the youth group, known as NDC Asanka Crackers, despite the fact that the Ashaiman constituency is the fourth largest constituency with the highest voter population in the country, the President has failed to show them some appreciation for their loyalty to the NDC..

Sections 69 and 110 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 116 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) empowers INEC to conduct Recall proceedings against a member of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly, or the Area Council of the FCT, upon the receipt of a valid petition alleging a loss of confidence in the member, by more than 50 % of voters registered to vote in that member's constituency.

Some members of the Klottey Korley Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) including the Member of Parliament (MP) Nii Armah Ashietey petitioned the party in December last year to disqualify Dr. Zanetor Rawlings as the winner of the parliamentary primary for not being a registered voter.

Miliband, for example, it was reported, bequeathed South Shields a voter contact rate (the percentage of people in the constituency for whom the party has a record of voting preference) as low as 0.2 % — or roughly 100 people.

But even alternative vote plus — as first advocated by Roy Jenkins in 1998 and now backed by Alan Johnson — would ensure most MPs have a personal constituency link with their voters, as already occurs in Germany and Scotland.

«This autumn both David Cameron and Nick Clegg should ask their parties to approve a binding agreement to fight the 2015 general election as coalition partners... If the voters choose to keep our current system of electing MPs, as I fervently hope they will, the pact would give parliamentary candidates in constituencies in seats held by a coalition party a free run against other parties.

It is often argued by the proponents of executive supremacy that a government effectively enjoys a direct democratic mandate because most voters in general elections believe they are voting for a party manifesto and a prime minister at the same time as selecting a constituency MP.

WASHINGTON, DC — In remarks made at a post-election event for members, Republican Liberty Caucus National Chairman Dave Nalle observed that «If you nominate a candidate who has a position to please every constituency you run the risk that voters will decide that this is the same thing as having a position to alienate every constituency and respond by not turning out to vote,» referring to the drop in Republican voter turnout since 200In remarks made at a post-election event for members, Republican Liberty Caucus National Chairman Dave Nalle observed that «If you nominate a candidate who has a position to please every constituency you run the risk that voters will decide that this is the same thing as having a position to alienate every constituency and respond by not turning out to vote,» referring to the drop in Republican voter turnout since 200in Republican voter turnout since 2008.

Nixon's association with AQE helps her burnish her credentials with voters of color, a constituency that is crucial for a victory in a Democratic gubernatorial primary and that Nixon, as a wealthy white woman, could struggle to attract.

«These include: training and capacity building for electoral officials, promotion of inclusivity in the electoral process like youths, women, persons with disabilities, internally displaced persons; biometric registration of voters, delineation of electoral constituencies and geo - referencing of existing as well as the creation of new polling units.

«In constituencies like mine, as in many parts of the south and south east of England, Labour must appeal to a broad spectrum of voters and I think David has the breadth of vision for our country and my party to attract their support.&raquIn constituencies like mine, as in many parts of the south and south east of England, Labour must appeal to a broad spectrum of voters and I think David has the breadth of vision for our country and my party to attract their support.&raquin many parts of the south and south east of England, Labour must appeal to a broad spectrum of voters and I think David has the breadth of vision for our country and my party to attract their support.»

In Mark Ferguson's excellent expose of «community campaigning» in South Shields under David Miliband's watch, he reveals that the voter contact rate (the percentage of people in the constituency for whom the party has a record of voting preference) in the constituency was as low as 0.2 In Mark Ferguson's excellent expose of «community campaigning» in South Shields under David Miliband's watch, he reveals that the voter contact rate (the percentage of people in the constituency for whom the party has a record of voting preference) in the constituency was as low as 0.2 in South Shields under David Miliband's watch, he reveals that the voter contact rate (the percentage of people in the constituency for whom the party has a record of voting preference) in the constituency was as low as 0.2 in the constituency for whom the party has a record of voting preference) in the constituency was as low as 0.2 in the constituency was as low as 0.2 %.

The Legon electoral area holds the highest number of registered voters in the constituency and has been tipped by many pollsters as an important area in determining the ultimate winner of the seat.

He said: «Election Management Bodies in our sub-regions and beyond have deployed technology in one way or another to improve on the processes, administration and outcome of elections, ranging from training and capacity - building for electoral officials, promotion of inclusivity in the electoral process (youths, women, PWDs, IDPs and out - of - country / diaspora voters), the biometric registration of voters, delineation of electoral constituencies, geo - referencing of existing as well as the creation of new polling units, establishment of robust electronic databases, accreditation of voters during elections, actual voting and the speedy and more accurate collation / transmission of results.

The total number of seats will be reduced from 650 to 600 and the new boundaries will be drawn so as to equalise the number of registered voters in each constituency within narrow margins.

You must have misunderstood what I put, labour didn't keep the same sort of voters in 2015 as 2010 ′ see some constituencies that had a huge libDem collapse, like Kent Sussex But in south West England, labours vote went to Ukip, it wasn't the amount of votes it was we got different voters, voting for us in 2015,

According to the youth group, known as NDC Asanka Crackers, despite the fact that the Ashaiman constituency is the fourth largest constituency with the highest voter population in the country, the...

UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he will woo Labour voters in northern constituencies as he tours north - east England.

In Mr. Adams» view, persons who are not registered as voters or persons who did not transfer would be determining who becomes an MP in a particular constituency given the initial arrangemenIn Mr. Adams» view, persons who are not registered as voters or persons who did not transfer would be determining who becomes an MP in a particular constituency given the initial arrangemenin a particular constituency given the initial arrangement.