Election
Meanings and phrases
election
- a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
- the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
- the status or fact of being elected
- the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists)
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- a commission delegated to supervise an election
- They continue to support the election commission.
- This is necessary so as to preserve the independence of election commission.
- He was made the brand ambassador of election commission of karnataka.2017 and 2019
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- the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November; polling day
- St. Paul's special election day was April 25, 1978.
- On election day, McCain narrowly carried Montana.
- Here are their last predictions before election day.
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- one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place; voting precinct
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- misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election
- Congress awarded the seat to Lynch because of marked election fraud by the Democrats.
- True the Vote's website runs stories on election fraud being perpetrated by liberals and Democrats.
- Final results were delayed by accusations of election fraud, and were finally announced on November 12, 2005.
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- a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies
- Moreno later endorsed Cao in the general election.
- 2 in general election of 2017 for the fourth time.
- Khan organized the 1970 Pakistani general election.
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- a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen; primary
- The state primary election was September 14, 2010.
- A primary election was held on August 24, 2010.
- The primary election was held on May 19, 2009.
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- in probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute
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- Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:
- He was candidate in the 1950 presidential election.
- Since 2013 the presidential election is direct.
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- She was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.
- Labor was defeated at the 1949 federal election.
- The party subsequently lost the 2013 federal election.
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- Kovács did not run in the 2014 parliamentary election.
- It boycotted the Egyptian parliamentary election, 2015.
- He lost his mandate in the 2014 parliamentary election.
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- The election was held on March 20, 1642 in Moscow.
- The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013.
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- St. Paul's special election day was April 25, 1978.
- The special election was held on April 21, 2009.
- There was also a special election in 1921.
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- Bakk campaigned in the 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election.
- He unsuccessfully ran for the 1991 Tokyo gubernatorial election.
- Hanazumi won the gubernatorial election by a narrow 3.4% margin.
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- Maeda also won the group's third general election held in 2011.
- Shailesh Kumar Sah is the mayor elected in recent election held in 2017.
- The seat was created ahead of the Assembly's first election held in 1856.
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- He lost his seat in the provincial election of 1936.
- Ouellette was first elected in the 2001 provincial election.
- In the 1947 provincial election, the CCF contested 16 seats.
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- Three single authority mayors are up for election.
- All 25 seats in the Assembly were up for election.
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- Land reform was the centerpiece of Árbenz's election campaign.
- During the 2004 election campaign, Scheer opposed same-sex marriage.
- However, they had also gone into debt to fund their election campaign.
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- The last municipal election was held on 4 March 2015.
- Council elected in the 2018 municipal election.
- Council elected in the 2014 municipal election.
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- O'Connell will serve until the 2019 mayoral election.
- Fourteen candidates nominated for the mayoral election.
- The next Boise mayoral election is scheduled for November 2023.
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- He ultimately won the election by a narrow margin.
- Grassley won the election with 64.51% of the vote.
- Loebsack won the election with 55.4% of the vote.
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- The previous legislative election took place in 2009.
- The next legislative election took place in January 2012.
- Much to his surprise, the left won the legislative election.
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- The most recent election took place on 4 May 2017.
- The last regional election took place in May 2019.
- A general election took place on 17 September 2014.
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- The previous leadership election had occurred in 2005.
- He was succeeded in the ensuing leadership election by Jeremy Corbyn.
- James endorsed Rory Stewart during the 2019 Conservative leadership election.
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- The first election was 1996 (for differing terms).
- The first election to the new ward is May 3, 2018.
- The first election was in 1996, for differing terms.
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- The most recent election took place on 4 May 2017.
- The last regional election took place in May 2019.
- A general election took place on 17 September 2014.
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- The election results were announced on 4 March 1980.
- Summary of the November 5, 1968 election results
- Summary of the 2013 Rome City Council election results !
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- He later withdrew from the race before the election.
- He joined TRS party before the election in 2014.
- Days before the election new party PSI endorse this pair.
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- Lockwood won election and in 1940 won reelection.
- He won election to a full four-year term in 1933.
- In 1980, Chang won election to the Legislative Yuan.
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- In the 2015 federal election the most popular party was the SVP with 38.3% of the vote.
- In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 62% of the vote.
- In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 53% of the vote.
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- He lost the next election to Hafiz Uddin Ahmed in 2001.
- He stood down at the next election, in 1868.
- The next election will be held in 2019.
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- The previous election had been on 15 December 2005.
- The results for the previous election were:
- The previous election was held in 2014.
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- The last regional election took place in May 2019.
- It was the first-ever regional election.
- The election was held simultaneously with a regional election in Galicia.
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- The 1995 election thus became the last election.
- The last election was held on 26 November 2015.
- The last election was held on 8 June 2015.
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- The runoff election was held on 6 May 1990.
- Creighton defeated Toth in a runoff election to claim the seat.
- A runoff election would have been necessary, but never took place.
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- Rivard lost the election to Democrat Stephen Smith.
- Montañez lost the election by a margin of 39 to 61.
- Barrett ultimately lost the election to Scott Walker.
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- The election saw many allegations of irregularities.
- The election saw the Labour Party gain control of the Council.
- In 1950, the general election saw the Liberals return just nine MPs.
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- It became one of the top three races in the election cycle.
- Assembly's composition is subject to a 4-year election cycle.
- Many regard his lost as the biggest surprise of the 2017 election cycle.
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- It was the sole Catalan parliamentary election held during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
- After the parliamentary election held on 31 March 2005, the party remained without parliamentary representation.
- In the parliamentary election held on 30 June 2002, the party won 3.4% of the popular vote and 3 out of 114 seats.
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- Her party did not win any seats during the election.
- These remained in force during the election.
- This animosity came to a head during the election year of 1698.
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- In the 2014 local election, Gökçek stood for a fifth term.
- Results compared directly with the last local election in 2018.
- Results compared directly with the last local election in 2016.
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- She first stood for election in 1976.
- In 1874, Kennedy stood for election in Donegal, but was unsuccessful.
- In 1868 he stood for election at Manchester but failed to gain the seat.
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- Dinkins went on to win the general election against Rudy Giuliani.
- She went on to win the general election against opponent Jim McFerrin.
- Quinn-Brintnall prevailed in the 2006 primary election against Beth Jenson.
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- The next general election must be held by late 2020.
- The next general election was scheduled to be held in 2015.
- This mandate continues until the next general election is called.
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- The municipal election held on 25 May 2014 yielded the following results: BFL is "Birkenfelder Freie Liste" (“Birkenfeld Free List”).
- The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results: Since 2007, Franz-Josef Klingels has been Mayor of Longkamp.
- The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
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- The election when this change took place was the 1983 United Kingdom general election.
- He was first elected in the 2003 election when veteran MLA John Holm did not re-offer.
- He remained there until the 1992 general election when he was elected to Dáil Éireann.
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- On election night, Holden defeated Gekas by almost 6,000 votes.
- His race was called early on election night on November 4, 2014.
- Early returns on election night seemed to indicate that Schulz would win.
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- The composition of the Council following the election was as follows:
- The small, populist Farmer–Labor Party also held two seats following the election.
- In the first few days following the election, Young Kim was leading in the early reported results.
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- It elects one Member of Parliament (MP)by the first past the post system of election.
- It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.
- It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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- A new election was held later in the year.
- Yet 49% wanted a new election, showing some confusion remained.
- On July 14, 1826 Congress passed a law calling for a new election.
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- Cambodia's legislature is chosen through a national election.
- This was the first time that Montana voted in a national election.
- Ahead of any national election a period of prohibition takes effect.
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- It was the first direct election for the capital city.
- ^ Term extended prior to direct election ^^ First directly elected Mayor
- This was the second direct election of the chairman in the Kuomintang history.
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- He called for either a "radical cabinet reshuffle" or a snap election.
- The current system also prevents the Chancellor from calling a snap election.
- A decision not to join the government would possibly trigger a snap election.
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- Maeda also won the group's third general election held in 2011.
- For the next general election held in , there were 206 registered voters.
- He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in the general election held in September 1916.
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- Morales proceeded to win the election with a large margin.
- A would win the election, 55% to 45%.
- He won the nomination by acclamation, but did not win the election.
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- They also won every election since the riding's re-emergence in 1990.
- The Manitoba New Democratic Party has won every election in the constituency.
- It voted Republican in every election from 1952 to 1988, save for 1960 and 1964.
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- LIP contested 2017 punjab assembly election on 5 seats.
- He also contested Punjab assembly election 2017 from Majitha constituency.
- In the 2016 state assembly election he defeated Bhattacharya by more than 20,000 votes.
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- The election victory ended 11 years of ALP rule in the Northern Territory.
- Following an election victory for the social democrats, Gabi Burgstaller became governor on 28 April 2004.
- After the election victory of the National Party in 1948, relocation plans were debated at the level of national politics.
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- Nevertheless, the election result is legal and confirmed.
- "The seat gains reflect changes on the 1997 general election result.
- The election result was the worst for the Labour Party in Sunderland since 2012.
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- Many members are only active during election campaigns.
- ", a report of the impact of the Iraq War on election campaigns.
- They are also called for particular purposes, such as election campaigns.
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- In 2012, Melchior announced that he would not stand for election.
- He did not stand for election in 1695, probably due to his failing health.
- Any South Korean citizen over the age of 25 is eligible to stand for election.
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- He continued in the role until his election to Parliament in 1999.
- Senator from Massachusetts until his election as President in 1960.
- He practiced law in partnership with Elihu Root from 1869 until his election to the bench.
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- He lost the council election in 2014, then he joined BJP.
- The previous full council election took place on 3 May 2012.
- Going into the 2007 council election the net position was as follows.
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- The entire election process is skewed in favor of the incumbent regime.
- This was challenged by the opposition, which accused Bhutto of rigging the election process.
- The election process was overshadowed my multiple allegations of violations of its integrity.
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- Sorted by election date, then by state/district.
- Sorted by election date, then by district.
- Twelve special elections were held, sorted by election date.
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- He held his seat in each election until he resigned in February 1940.
- The constituency has elected a Labour Party candidate at each election since a by-election in 1937.
- Below are charts of the results that the FDP has secured in each election to the federal Bundestag.
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- A total of 9 parties contested the election.
- In 1297 de Pairaud contested the election of Jacques de Molay as grand master.
- Year 2002-Dr. Dyanand Chadila and his wife again contested the election for M.C.D.
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- Patten first sought election in the 1992 ACT general election.
- At an 1855 by-election, he unsuccessfully sought election for Cardigan Boroughs.
- Undeterred, Land sought election to the position, in 1952, but lost to the incumbent.
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- A new presidential election was called in 1829.
- The election was called on September 24, 1986.
- The party platform for the election was called "Croatia for Generations".
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- The election was won by JCP candidate Nagao Junzo.
- The election was won by the Georgian Dream opposition.
- The election was won by Milton Shapp.
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- This was the first election to fill the newly created office of lieutenant governor.
- It was a special election to fill Delaware's Class II Senate seat, then held by Ted Kaufman, an appointee.
- In 1947, he ran in the special election to fill the 9th congressional district seat following the death of Charles L. Gifford.
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- An election law was made in 1987, and it included this system.
- In , the election law was amended to disallow primary elections.
- The final election law was passed and publicized on 9 September 2001.
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- The election resulted in no overall control.
- The 2002 election resulted in a near meltdown for Fine Gael.
- The election resulted in the Alliance retaining control of the council.
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- He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1898.
- He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1896.
- He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1876.
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- This was the last election to take place before the constitutional changes mandated by the Taif Accord.
- As matters turned out, this was the only free election to take place across the entirety of Berlin until after 1990.
- The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
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- In the 1952 election the party won another seat.
- In the 1937 election the party lost its seats.
- In the 1972 election the party won no seats.
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- This animosity came to a head during the election year of 1698.
- The ICM became the subject of heightened political rhetoric in an election year.
- Well, in this particular election year, that by definition cannot be for Hillary Clinton."
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- Trustees serve for terms of three years, with three of the nine positions coming up for election each year.
- where only a third of directors come up for election each year) where directors can only be removed "with cause" scrutinized by the courts.
- The SDP won two county prefect elections, the city of Zagreb mayoral election, the HSS and the HNS won a single county prefect election each.
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- Trustees serve for terms of three years, with three of the nine positions coming up for election each year.
- where only a third of directors come up for election each year) where directors can only be removed "with cause" scrutinized by the courts.
- Terms of the Legislative Council did not coincide with Legislative Assembly elections, and members served six-year terms, with a number of members facing election each year.
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- On June 5, 2012, Walker won the recall election.
- Holperin won the recall election handily, winning 61% of the vote.
- On May 8, Barrett won the Democratic primary for the recall election.
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- He went on to play a major role in the general election campaign, serving in the famous War Room.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated the repeal of old laws during his 2014 general election campaign.
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- Morelli ran for election to the senate in 1888, but was defeated.
- He had formerly ran for election unsuccessfully in 1906 and 1909.
- Wilson ran for election in 2016.
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- This was the first time Yorkshire had seen a contested election since 1741.
- She unsuccessfully contested election to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kota in 2008.
- Rana had contested election for a seat in the provincial assembly in Karachi but lost the election.
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- She retained her seat at each subsequent election.
- She retained her seat in every subsequent election until her retirement in 2011.
- A majority of voters approved the alternative proposal in a subsequent election.
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- DR Congo had a transitional government in July 2003 until the election was over.
- On the same day, Mikhail Vedernikov was appointed as acting Governor until the election.
- The original St. James riding was established at the province's creation in 1870, and lasted until the election of 1879.
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- The First Party was unable to contest the election.
- This confirmed 12 candidates will contest the election.
- No independent candidates registered to contest the election.
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- Therefore, the next gubernatorial election took place in 2014 rather than 2013.
- 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election The 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014.
- 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election The 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010.
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- A second election was held the following August.
- A second election was scheduled for the following August.
- Both cities proved to be corrupt as the second election drew near.
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- LeBaron counsels Stover on the importance of winning election to a secret society.
- In 1841, Keats completed his assimilation into Louisville's establishment by winning election to the City Council.
- After a four-year absence, Brown returned to York Council in 1978, winning election to the city's Board of Control.
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- On 23 November, Bobošíková, Dlouhý and Okamura were disqualified from the election due to invalid signatures.
- In 2002, she was chosen as the ALP candidate for the seat of Templestowe Province at the election due later that year.
- Estabrooks also announced his decision to not seek re-election in the next provincial election due to his health concerns.
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- The most recent election took place on 4 May 2017.
- The most recent election was held on 8 May 2019.
- Sinn Féin has one MEP (most recent election in 2019):
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- Beginning in 1964, all seats were up for election every two years.
- The subsequent steps of the "cursus honorum" were achieved by direct election every year.
- The constituency returns one district councillor to the North District Council, with an election every four years.
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- He became governor after winning the election in 1999.
- She ends up winning the election, beating out Fred Andrews by a smidge.
- For these reasons, Mullin was thought to have a good chance of winning the election.
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- It would have been the first early election since 1958.
- In December 1968 she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in an early election.
- He performed strongly in the Northeast and early election returns nearly convinced Wilson to concede the election.
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- The following Issues will be on the April election ballot.
- The x mark is also sometimes used for this purpose (most notably on election ballot papers, e.g.
- Klein remained on the general election ballot on a minor party line and was defeated by Biaggi again.
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- The first general election which used these electoral districts was in 1989.
- Quill was 26 years old going into his first general election on 9 June 1927 and was one of 44 Labour candidates in total.
- The Awami League won the country's first general election in 1973, securing a large majority in the "Jatiyo Sangshad", the national parliament.
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- He insisted that young people must vote in the upcoming election.
- The SDP was expecting to win three seats in the upcoming election.
- Both of them urged voters to reject nationalism in the upcoming election.
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- This led him, in 1946, to win election as the union's General President.
- He would easily win election to a full term in the 2018 general election.
- He had failed to win election as Senate President during the 1993 session.
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- They try to show the lacking of election system in the country.
- The introduced election system was a two-round plurality-at-large voting system.
- In 1982, a multi-option referendum was held in order to change the election system.
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- The year before his election as consul the Pisonian conspiracy was uncovered.
- Ellis, who qualified as a lawyer, worked as a journalist before his election.
- He served on Kentish Council before his election, in 1943, to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Meander.