Sentences with phrase «winner of the next election»

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OTTAWA — Nine million votes were wasted in the 2015 election under Canada's winner - take - all electoral system — that's more than the populations of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces combined, according to a new electoral reform primer outlining why the principle of proportionality must underpin the government's promise to bring in voting reform by the next federal election.

This is the world that awaits the winner of the federal election next week.

The winner faced Alan Bellone in the November general election, but the 8th was heavily Democratic, [9] so the winner of the Democratic primary would likely be the next 8th district representative.

Having spent a lot of money to get elected, winners must recover their costs and possibly accumulate funds for the next election as the system is self - perpetuating».

The winner of the non-partisan election will serve as the Council member until Dec. 31 2011 and a second election next year will choose someone to serve out the rest of White's four - year term, according to the mayor.

The other consideration that voters must consider when they vote in the special election on April 24th is that the winner of this contest may determine which party controls the State Senate for the next two years.

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And with the winner of the next general election far from clear it is highly possible the Church's comments could have a powerful impact on public opinion.

Absent a precedent - shattering event when the electoral college votes, the apparent winner of the general election will be the next President.

Although both New Mexico and Oregon were declared in favor of Gore over the next few days, Florida's statewide vote took center stage because that state's winner would ultimately win the election.

With no party likely to win a majority of over 40 in next May's general election, the issue could prove decisive in determining its winner.

With 4,942 members, Democrats represent the city's largest voting bloc, making the winner of next week's contest the odds - on favorite in November when they'll face Republican Ron Polacco in the general election.

Amid the agonizing delay in identifying the winner of the 2000 presidential election, one thing seems clear: Whoever the next president is, he will enter the White House without a sure direction from the voters and with a Congress nearly split in two along partisan lines.

When one side loses an election, some conclude the next best thing is to cast a specter of misconduct and illegality over the winners or their allies.