Sentences with phrase «voting referendum next»

Ed Miliband said he would support the AV voting referendum next May and the Daily Politics moodbox has been testing the views of delegates at the Labour conference.

Ed Miliband said he would support the AV voting referendum next May and the Daily Politics mood box has been testing the views of delegates at the Labour conference.

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GLASGOW, Scotland — The British political establishment descended on Scotland Wednesday to plead for a united United Kingdom, after polls suggested the once - fanciful notion of Scots voting to break from Britain has become a real possibility in next week's referendum.

Victory for the «Yes» vote in Metro Vancouver's upcoming transportation referendum will benefit people from all walks of life, according to the broad - based Better Transit and Transportation Coalition, which calls the referendum «one of the most important decisions facing our region for the next generation.»

The referendum results showed a majority of those voting in favour of leaving the European Union, although the next steps remain highly uncertain.

LONDON — Two of the biggest investors in Scotland on Wednesday warned of the consequences of a «Yes» vote for independence there amid opinion polls showing next week's referendum has become too close to call.

VANCOUVER — Victory for the «Yes» vote in Metro Vancouver's upcoming transportation referendum will benefit people from all walks of life, according to the broad - based Better Transit and Transportation Coalition, which calls the referendum «one of the most important decisions facing our region for the next generation.»

«Today marks one year to the biggest opportunity Scotland has ever had - referendums like this are a once in a generation event, which means the vote on September 18 next year will be the opportunity of a lifetime for many people in Scotland, as we get the chance to choose our country's future,» Salmond said ahead of today's Hollyrood debate.

Last month he masterminded a letter of his own on the EU referendum, getting nearly 100 Tories to sign up to his proposal for the coalition to legislation on giving the British public a vote at some time in the next parliament.

The 24th of March 2016 could be Scotland's Independence Day if Scots vote «Yes» in next September's referendum.

They should be rare: there should be a long period of time between the 2014 referendum and the next vote.

The former mayor of London cited the ode from 1785 as he delivered his biggest speech yet on why Britons should vote to leave the European Union in next month's referendum.

Duncan Smith, who was speaking at an EU referendum debate hosted by Ladbrokes, said there was a «balance of risks» whichever way people vote next month.

could be had in time for a referendum * before * the next GE, there is a risk that voters will vote against for that reason alone.

The Yes to Fairer Votes campaign has announced the first appointments to the team that will lead the call for a «Yes» vote on the Alternative Vote (AV) in next year's referenvote on the Alternative Vote (AV) in next year's referenVote (AV) in next year's referendum.

The promise of an In / Out referendum under a Conservative Government late in the next Parliament will draw much of the poison that has plagued the party over the EU issue since Margaret Thatcher's Bruges speech - by making it clear to those MPs and party members opposed to EU membership that in such circumstances they will have an opportunity to campaign for a No vote.

Cameron's referendum promise may well not prevent the Conservatives from breaking up, but, if Labour wins the next election, the Tories will probably campaign for a «no» vote anyway.

They could also wait for the next hung parliament, and hope that a smaller party has enough influence (and determination) to hold a referendum on a PR voting system, but this depends on the luck of hung parliaments, and on the negotiating decisions of existing parties.

Australias House of Representatives is elected by the Alternative Vote (AV) system, which will be offered to the British public in a referendum next May.

In June 2016 following the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, in which 51.9 % of those voting voted in favour of leaving the European Union, Tim Farron stated that if Liberal Democrats were to be elected in the next parliamentary election, they would not follow through with triggering Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union and leaving the EU («Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements») but would instead keep UK part of the EU.

The research undermines a key approach of the Yes to Fairer Votes campaign in next month's referendum on whether or not to introduce the alternative vote system.

Mr Clegg went on to deliver a passionate defense of AV, the voting system which will be put to a referendum next spring.

Mr Clegg is «confident» the Coalition will run its full five - year course and that the Yes campaign will win the referendum due next May on bringing in the alternative vote at general elections.

Tony Blair has sparked a major political row by effectively ruling out a referendum on changing Britain's voting system before the next general election.

The polling company Tamedia asked 20,000 people about their voting intentions on the next referendum day (which includes 3 other issues along with basic income).

If the next Prime Minister, and their Government, was voted in on a «Remain» campaign pledge they would have a legitimate mandate to ignore the referendum and not enact Article 50.

Labour «troublemakers», in particular, have outraged Lords ministers with their partisan tactics - including the filibustering of the parliamentary voting system and constituencies bill, which came close to derailing the government's plans for next month's electoral reform referendum.

Cameron tries to downplay the need for a referendum, a line you'll hear more and more as we approach next week's vote.

First test: next week's vote on an EU referendum.

A Yes vote in next month's referendum would greatly accelerate the secession of the already existing, and rapidly growing, right - wing party nominally still comprised of Conservative backbenchers.

It looks instead like the government will use the constitutional reform and governance bill to pave the way for a referendum within two years of the next election, ie in the next parliament, but just on the alternative vote (AV)-- a system that allows preferences but isn't proportional.

Gordon Brown vowed today that he would overcome a daunting timetable to force through a law in the next two months requiring a referendum to be held on changes to the voting system for the Commons after the election.

ConservativeHome ran a campaign, the Conservative Party supported it, and the coalition agreement specifies it, so whatever happens between now and May 2015, another boundary review is on the way and, regardless of the result of a referendum on the «alternative vote», the next General Election will be fought on new boundaries, with equalizing the size of the electorate the absolute priority for how those boundaries are drawn up.

That certainly justifies his support for the coalition's referendum lock, which guarantees a vote next time the EU proposes a treaty change which will transfer power to Brussels.

Ministers have resisted demands for a public vote from nearly 100 Tory backbenchers, who last month signed a letter to the prime minister calling on him to legislate for a referendum in the next parliament.

The CBI report comes ahead of today's private member's bill debate on the EU referendum, when Conservative backbenchers will seek to legislate to guarantee an in - or - out vote in the next parliament.

He promised a consultation on changing the voting system - but he said there were «no plans» for a referendum on this issue before the next election.

Yes we did pretty well at the election, although post referendum, we were always gonna get Ukip votes back, Although it can be argued till the cows come home, had we a different leader last month)(who accepted Brexit) would we have won, same as how well we do in the council elections next month

«Both parties are signed up to all of their members voting for the legislation [for the referendum] to go through, I'm sure it will go through, and if the news reports are right then next year we will give the chance to the British people to decide.

Liberal Democrats voted for the boundary review that should give the Conservatives up to twenty extra MPs at the next election and in return he delivered on holding the AV referendum.

«Tory backbenchers will reportedly get a free vote when votes for prisoners are first debated next week Main 20 Tory backbenchers back Peter Bone's amendment calling for a trigger on an in / out EU referendum»

Secret moves are planned by senior Conservatives to overturn the result of next week's referendum on electoral reform if the country votes to scrap the first - past - the - post system... Under the plan, supporters of first - past - the - post would approach the Commons business committee of MPs, which has the power to set aside time for issues concerning backbenchers.

The announcement that the referendum on the «alternative vote» system will take place next year prompts an obvious question: what difference would AV make?

Now if we are driven into voting for UKIP, which does still espouse many Traditional Tory Policies, is unequivocal on a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty and which has eschewed all the Eco-rubbish which has beguiled the other political parties such as New Labour, New Conservative and the Lib Dems, this may not win any seats for UKIP at the next General Election, indeed they will be lucky to hold onto Bob Spink's seat at Castle Point under FPTP.

Theresa May has rejected rivals» claims that the next Tory leader must have supported a Leave vote in the EU referendum - saying people want more than «a Brexit prime minister».

Following the Brexit victory in the EU Referendum vote in June 2016 and calls for the resignation of Jeremy Corbyn, could Tom Watson be the next Labour leader?

Instead, reformers are meant to be cheered that at least Labour's next manifesto will now include not only the detailed Lords reform plan contained in that draft bill but also a pledge for a referendum on the alternative vote system of election for the Commons.

«Today I call on Gov. [Andrew M.] Cuomo to tell the people of New York without any equivocation whether he supports a yes or a no vote on the Constitutional Convention referendum this Election Day,» said Bill Samuels, a major campaign contributor for decades who created an advocacy group to hold a constitutional convention next year.

Conservative MP Stewart Jackson, who resigned as a ministerial aide after he voted in favour of a referendum, said he agreed with Nigel Farage that UKIP was «a major threat to the Conservative Party at the general election» and could deprive his party of an overall majority at the next general election.

Ed Miliband asked David Cameron if he would be voting yes or no in the referendum set to take place in the early part of the next parliament, as promised by the PM if the Conservatives won the general election expected in 2015.