Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
An example of a safe National seat is East Coast Bays, currently held by Erica Stanford, who gained 71.52% of votes in the 2023 election, with only 19% of votes going to her Labour rival. [22] By contrast, inner-city and poorer suburban electorates such as those in South Auckland are typically safe Labour seats.
His seat was abolished by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and he was later selected for the safe Conservative seat of Basildon and Billericay after the Conservative Party imposed him as the candidate against local opposition; Holden was the only contender allowed to stand on the shortlist. [68]
A safe seat is one in which a plurality or majority of voters, depending on the electoral system, support a particular candidate or party so strongly that the candidate's election is practically guaranteed in advance of the vote. This means votes for other candidates effectively make no difference to the result.
All Airbus A321LRs, like the one my parents are flying to Paris, for example, have the same window layout, but different airlines may set up their cabins differently, meaning the seats may have ...
First-past-the-post within geographical areas tends to deliver (particularly to larger parties) a significant number of safe seats, where a representative is sheltered from any but the most dramatic change in voting behavior. In the UK, the Electoral Reform Society estimates that more than half the seats can be considered as safe. [44]
The party is sure to elect the candidates at the top of its list, guaranteeing safe seats for the leadership. By contrast, under the MMP system a party that does well in the local seats might not need or receive any compensatory list seats, so the leadership has to run in the local seats.
Other cities have used Kennesaw as an example for gun mandates. 2. Nelson, Georgia ... Gun Barrel got its fitting name as a safe haven for outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde during the Prohibition era.
Graco Extend2Fit 3-in-1 Car Seat. I almost gave this seat the runner-up award, but for nearly half the price of the EvenFlo Gold Revolve 360, top honors needed to be split.