Sentence examples for be elected by single from inspiring English sources

The committee backed the government's proposals that peers be elected by single transferable vote (STV), a form of proportional representation and that the number of bishops be reduced from 26 to 12.

(Such is the oddity of the speaker's job that a person can gain national power and never be elected by voters outside a single district in Georgia).

It will differ from Westminster in two big respects: it will be elected by proportional representation and it will have a single chamber.

But the Lords also would be elected by PR (under Lib Dem plans both chambers using the single transferable vote).

They specified that the House of Representatives, which in their view would be the single most powerful component of the constitutional design, would be elected by the people.

The winning DBA will be elected by popular vote.

HFC regulations required that members be elected by the community.

The EU is not a single country, whose most senior leaders are elected by a single electorate.

Ultimately, Barkley was elected by a single vote.

Under the new system of governance, members of parliament are elected by a single nationwide constituency.

Howard was elected, by a single vote, and took the responsibility of selecting both the coach and the crew.