Sentences with phrase «voters in the constituency»

Under the AV system MPs could not be elected without the backing of at least 50 % of voters in a constituency.

But the decline of the international price of oil and recent energy - sector layoffs may have voters in this constituency sticking with their conservative options.

That is the mentality of the average voter in that constituency that vote for Labour.

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.

How many Conservative voters in these constituencies will consider lending their votes to UKIP having seen that Labour can be beaten locally for the first time in decades?

But there are plenty of middle class Muslim voters in constituencies north of London who are livid at Cameron's refusal to condemn Israel's actions in Gaza.

Low voter turnout, 34 %, in the 2012 general election suggests that many voters in the constituency are undeclared or unidentified by the parties.

But Barwell calculates that such a stance would not endear him to the many ethnic minority voters in his constituency.

«There are core voters in every constituency in Britain.

3) Edmonton - Calder Voters in this constituency are notorious swing - voters.

Kwasi Pratt, the managing editor of the Insight newspaper has condemned George Andah, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Awutu Senya West, for asking voters in the constituency to demand the whereabouts of the husband of his rival for the seat, Hannah Tetteh, on the campaign trail.

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.

Will he also confirm that under the Bill the Boundary Commission will be required, by law, to begin the process of redrawing the boundaries for the whole of the United Kingdom in the Isle of Wight - to transfer 35,000 voters in that constituency across the Solent into Hampshire, and then to work up the United Kingdom in an equally arbitrary way, with no public inquiries?»

You can request for Certified True Copy (CTC) of Registered Voters in the constituency from the INEC office in the State.

Combining the model probabilities and estimated census counts allows YouGov to produce a fairly accurate estimate of the number of voters in each constituency intending to vote for a party on each day.

Labour MP Owen Smith has gone against voters in his constituency of Pontypridd and joined the ranks of the 47 Labour MPs who voted against the Government's Brexit Bill.

Labour regional votes are absolutely wasted, and yet the poll suggests 93 % of Labour voters in the constituency elections will still use their regional vote for Labour.

We think our system, properly amended [to equalise the number of voters in each constituency], is better.»

Though voters in the constituency are on balance pessimistic about prospects for the economy over the next few years, they back the coalition's «Plan A» for deficit reduction by a wide margin.

On the other hand, centrist voters in those constituencies would believe — and the Conservatives would ram home the message — that a vote for the Lib Dems was a vote for a Labour - led government.

Simon Danczuk MP has dismissed Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader as an «experiment» that will go wrong and said voters in his constituency will now turn their backs on the party.

Voters in each constituency choose just one MP.

However, it will be won or lost in the 117 marginal seats we need to win in order to gain an overall majority; and it will be won or lost on the decisions of swing voters in those constituencies.

The Commission crosschecks the petition to confirm if it has been signed by more than half of the total registered voters in that constituency, and also if it is in line with the laws, regulations and guidelines for Recall.

Mr. Byfield has been campaigning for more than a year and could make gains if he is able to tap into the base of social conservative voters in this constituency.

Most of the non-white population in Harrow East are owner - occupier middle class Hindus, which are far more favourable to the Conservatives than the council / social housed Black and Muslim voters in this constituency.

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.

14) Lethbridge - West After twenty years of close races, voters in this constituency have proven themselves to be deeply divided between the PCs and Liberals.

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.

Rallying support for the New Patriotic Party's Amenfi West candidate for Tuesday's by - election, Nana Akufo - Addo urged the voters in the constituency to vote for Paul Denkyi to signal to the whole country that there is impending change.

How should Members of Parliament (MPs) react to a referendum vote when their own views do not tally with those of the voters in their constituency?

They are by far the most damning of any voters when it comes to the coalition's performance: just 9 per cent of them say the government is doing well, compared to 16 per cent of Labour voters generally and 39 per cent of all voters in the constituency.

Crosby's realisation that Lib Dem seats could be taken and that voters in those constituencies were persuadable, especially when the polls indicated a Labour majority supported by the SNP, to vote Conservative.

The Open Primary meeting - open to any voter in the constituency who registers in advance - will be held at Congleton Town Hall on Saturday 28th November and will be chaired by former BBC North West political editor, Jim Hancock.

Fair - to all voters in every constituency, to the parties, to the candidates, and even the independent candidates.

Submission of a petition to the Chairman of INEC, signed by more than 50 % of the Registered Voters in the constituency, followed by verification; and then a referendum.

It is an exercise where all Voters in the constituency of the Member petitioned against vote «YES» or «NO» to recall the Member.

He announced that the total registered voters in the constituency were 135,571, while 51,576 voters were accredited for the election.

But when it comes to the «MPship» I will encourage all voters in the constituency not to repeat the mistake of the past but to choose Hon. Baba Jamal to continue with his developmental agenda for the district.

Using data from the UK Office of National Statistics, the British Election Study, and past election results, YouGov has estimated the number of each type of voter in each constituency.

The plaintiffs, Mr Joseph Botchway and the three others had argued that Dr Rawlings was not a registered voter in the constituency and therefore did not qualify to have been in the contest.

All 65,000 voters in the constituency can have their say.

I can not claim that voters in my constituency, or any other that I have visited, often raise the relative merits of AV versus first - past - the - post or any other system.

Out of this figure, 18, 742 petitioners were eventually verified, which represents only 5.34 percent of the total number of registered voters in the constituency.

«I, Professor Ukertor Gabriel Moti hereby affirm that the verification of signatures to the petition for the recall of Senator Dino David Melaye of Kogi West Senatorial District has taken place on this day, 28th April, 2018 and that the verified signatures is 5.34 percent of the total number of registered voters in the Constituency and has therefore not satisfied the requirements of the law for referendum.»

The Prime Minister was in town to urge voters to give him «one last go» at renegotiating the UK's place in Europe, while Chief Whip Mr Gove said it was «very important to reach every voter in this constituency».

By Thursday, the Lib Dems will ensure that every voter in the constituency knows that the best way to defeat Labour will be to vote Lib Dem.

The Post Office polling station is the largest with the highest number of voters in the constituency and it is known to be a strong hold of the the other contestant in the primary, Linda Akwele Ocloo.

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.

It is unclear the specific purpose for which he sent the «gift», but it is believed the gesture was part of the candidate's campaign strategy to woo the students; most of whom are registered voters in the constituency to vote for him in the upcoming elections.