Sentences with phrase «who loses his seat»

Of the governors who lost seats, the Academy does not announce which had run for re-election and which opted not to run or had reached their limit.

A spokeswoman for NDP Premier Darrell Dexter, who lost his seat in the Liberal sweep, wouldn't comment on the closure.

Daniil Kvyat joins Jolyon Palmer, the other driver who lost his seat, at the foot of this year's driver rankings.

Spano is the brother of former Sen. Nick Spano, who lost his seat in 2006 in a re-match against Democratic Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins after beating her by just 18 votes two years earlier.

The Queens Democrat, who lost his seat in a primary last fall, was found guilty earlier this month of trying to bribe his way into the 2013 NYC mayor's race on the GOP line.

It is not mandatory for a party leader who loses his seat to stand down.

Sturgeon is paying tribute to Angus Robertson, the SNP's Westminster leader, who lost his seat last night: «A politician and parliamentarian of immense stature who week after week held the prime minister to account.

Farron goes on to pay tribute to Nick Clegg, who lost his seat last night: «Nick Clegg is a giant of British politics, a friend and a hero to me and countless others.

There appeared to be no fixed laws of political gravity when these two took voters from Labour, as the 40 Scottish Labour MPs who lost their seats might attest.

This is, in my memory, the fifth time that someone has tried,» former Congressman Michael McMahon, the Staten Island Democrat who lost the seat to Mr. Grimm in 2010, told the Observer shortly after Mr. Recchia's brutal 13 point loss.

The Common Core controversy has claimed another victim: New York State United Teachers president Dick Iannuzzi, who lost his seat over the weekend.

Sweeney, who lost his seat in NY - 20 an unusually dirty and bitter political battle with now - Sen.

[88][89] Prominent Liberal Democrat MPs who lost their seats included former leader Charles Kennedy, former deputy leaders Vince Cable and Simon Hughes, and several cabinet ministers.

Then in 2011, Lothian's constituencies were engulfed in the SNP tidal wave, except Edinburgh North and Leith which the popular Malcolm Chisholm held for Labour with a slim majority over Shirley - Anne Somerville (who lost her seat on the list because of that wave of success but looks set to return as the representative for Dunfermline).

We can't just have Vince Cable and Charles Kennedy: depending on who keeps and who loses their seats, we might also need to work with David Laws and Jeremy Browne.

Blair, Mandelson, both Milibands, Luciana Berger, Chris Mullins, Tristram Hunt, Ed Balls — who lost his seat, Yvette Cooper in Castleford and Pontefract — which was Lord Lofthouse's seat and he'd played for Featherstone Rugby League club — Rachel Stevens and the list goes on.

Voting in the Irish Republic is so tribal that, at least other than in this completely exceptional year, most TDs who lose their seats do so to members of the same party as themselves.

If his optimism is misplaced, and Labour goes backwards, MPs who lose their seats are likely to voice some of their concerns at election counts in the early hours of Friday.

PoliticsHome can reveal that Ms Clark - who lost her seat as Labour MP for North Ayrshire and Arran at last year's election - was told by the Chief Whip's office that contacting Mr McGinn's father was not an appropriate thing for Mr Corbyn to do.

It is also the day for two special elections to replace the disgraced former leaders of the New York State Legislature, who lost their seats after being convicted on multiple felony corruption charges.

Hayes, a retired state trooper who lost his seat after one term to a resurgent Tracey Bartels in Democratic Gardiner, can be counted on to play the law - and - order card.

She replaces Esther McVey, who lost her seat on Friday.

She will take over from Liberal Democrat Ed Davey, who lost his seat last week.

And Tory Cabinet Minister Chris Grayling attacked Mr Balls as «the man who stood alongside Gordon Brown through the crash, the man who lost his seat at the general election, the man who presided over Norwich City's football fortunes as they got relegated».

Former MP Neil Hamilton who lost his seat in the cash for questions saga, explained his life after Parliament including bankruptcy, a media career and now working with the UKIP «to advance the causes I believe in».

Only MPs who lose their seats or whose departure from parliament is «involuntary» should be entitled to claim the resettlement grant.

That view may not be shared by Tory councillors who lost their seat in places like South Cambridgeshire, Richmond and Wandsworth, but by and large it was hard graft on local issues by moderate, competent Conservatives that saw off Labour and in places even won us seats.

Democratic candidates for the seat reportedly could include Assemblyman Michael Cusick and former Congressman Michael McMahon, who lost his seat to Grimm in 2011.

Gianaris said he and Libous, who lost his seat last year in a corruption conviction, used to share score updates and news on the Mets during slow periods in the legislative session.

Since returning to the Island, Murphy has lived with his father, who lost his seat in Congress and did prison time as a result of the Abscam scandal.

The former SNP leader — who lost his seat at the general election in June — told the bawdy gag at the opening performance of his one - man show at the Edinburgh Fringe yesterday.

«The prime minister could have done so much more to show interest in sorting out the disastrous mess she created for many of her colleagues who lost their seats.

Grisanti, a Buffalo Republican who lost his seat to Democratic Sen. Marc Panepinto last fall, is one of a handful of politically connected individuals tapped by Cuomo to sit on this bench — a post that pays $ 174,000 a year (considerably more than the $ 79,500 starting salary for a state lawmaker).

«The history of British politics is littered with high - profile figures who lost their seats Shirley William, for instance, or Chris Patten.

Regarding the speculation that some lawmakers — particularly those who lost their seats in the fall elections — might not show up in Albany on Nov. 29 (not such a huge deal in the Assembly, but it would render the Senate incapable of passing anything if it can't get to the 32 - vote mark), Paterson said:

Jones is likely to run an anti-establishment campaign: In the interview, he knocked state government leadership, which has currency in any election, but could help in a special election to replace a lawmaker who lost his seat due to a corruption conviction.

Anyone who doubts the electoral power of the student vote should speak to former Education Secretary Charles Clarke, who lost his seat at the last election after refusing to commit to vote against higher tuition fees.»

I'm so sorry for all those colleagues who lost their seats.»

That January PMQs also featured a rarity, a Tory who lost his seat in May.

Alice Cancel, a Democratic district leader, emerged yesterday from the pack of hopefuls seeking a ballot spot in a Manhattan special election to replace Silver, who lost his seat due to a corruption conviction.

Alice Cancel, the leading candidate to replace former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who lost his seat due to a corruption scandal, called him a «hero» for lavishing pork on his Lower East Side district.

«I'm so sorry for all of those colleagues who lost their seats, Ed Balls, Jim Murphy, Margaret Curran, Douglas Alexander and all the MPs and indeed candidates who were defeated — they're friends, colleagues and standard - bearers for our party.

One high - profile Labour casualty was former shadow chancellor Ed Balls who lost his seat to Conservative candidate Andrea Jenkyns.

Many more ermine parachutes could of course be available to Lib Dem MPs who lose their seats when the -LSB-...]

Labour has been left with just one MP north of the border, but its Scottish leader Jim Murphy, who lost his seat, said he would continue in his post.

The former business secretary, who lost his seat in the 2015 general election, has said he will stand against current Twickenham MP Tania Mathias in June.

One high - profile name mentioned is Thomas Docherty, one of the Scottish Labour MPs who lost their seats to the SNP at the last election.

Adrian Kavanagh, 14th January 2014 As noted in the earlier post on the Fine Gael TDs who lost their seats at the 2002 General Election, former TDs can often decide to contest the following local elections after having lost their... Continue reading →

It will be interesting to see who actually shows up for the lame duck session considering there are a number of lawmakers who lost their seat on primary day and more are likely to be ousted one week from today.

Ashford, a former Blue Dog who lost his seat in 2016, wants a rematch against Rep. Don Bacon (R) after losing to him by just 1 percentage point.