The phrase
"local electorate" refers to the group of people who live in a specific area and have the right to vote in local elections.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«local»
«electorate»
Sentences with «local electorate»
- The town of Port Lincoln boasts more millionaires per capita than even the affluent eastern suburbs of Sydney, the heartland of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's local electorate. (afr.com)
- The Du Page Board of Elections maintains that only citizens with petitions garnering 10 percent of the signatures of the local electorate are able to get non-binding referendum proposals on the ballot. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
- This suggests that either MPs are reacting to electoral demand when adopting attitudes to Europe, or local electorates are being selective about which Conservative candidates they elect, or both. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
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