Constituencies

He makes a big deal about how this structural relationship between the parties and the constituencies is a fundamental difference between Rs and Ds. Maybe. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Massive growth among Democratic constituencies is expected to be accompanied by static — and in some cases, declining growth — within the Republican base. ❋ Steven E. Levingston (2010)

The selection process for the Conservatives and Unionists candidates for the various N. Irish Westminster constituencies is presently trundling along - Chekov echoes a few of my own doubts about the possible final outcome in this post over at Open Unionism. ❋ O'Neill (2009)

Massive growth among Democratic constituencies is expected to be accompanied by static -- and in some cases, declining growth -- within the Republican base. ❋ Dylan Loewe (2010)

Though Obama is off the campaign trail for three full days this week, he's personally targeting key Democratic constituencies from the White House, holding conference calls with union activists and campaign volunteers, and doing interviews with radio stations that draw largely black audiences. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

During the campaign, many people worried that Gray would be beholden to certain constituencies that supported him. ❋ David Alpert (2010)

Other names including Sebelius, Clinton, Biden, Hagel, were never seriously considered, but were floated to appease certain constituencies (particularly women). ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mrs Cryer also said: There still is a nervousness to talk about this, especially those MPs in constituencies affected by these issues ... ❋ Not A Sheep (2008)

The whole thing about top up is that if you do well in constituencies you lose out on the list and vice versa. ❋ Jeff (2007)

Does that make you question the links between his Middle East 'rants' and the views of large swathes of certain constituencies? ❋ Jeff (2007)

Worse still for Labour MPs fighting marginal constituencies is that the Government has still not closed the so-called 'Ashcroft loophole' that allows parties to spend limitless funds outside the official six-week period before polling day. ❋ Newmania (2007)

This column has refused to be shocked by the cash for peerages affair on the grounds that a possible relationship between title and party donations is far more trivial form of corruption than say building hospitals only in constituencies held by the governing Party . ❋ Newmania (2007)

Part of our problem is that too often we have not only areas, but full wards in constituencies which we see as no-go. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It sort of makes sense; we allow ex-pats to register to vote in constituencies they've got links to, they create constituencies for them. ❋ Unknown (2006)

But some of these took place in constituencies we already hold at Westminster. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This Labour government has pushed legislation through the House of Commons that only affects those living in English constituencies, the matters concerned having been devolved to the Scottish Parliament and sometimes the Welsh Assembly too, by using the large Labour majority in Scottish MPs. ❋ Not A Sheep (2007)

The stupidityof politicians and their constituencies is beyond measure. johanson ❋ Unknown (2005)