Sentence examples for candidate contest from inspiring English sources

The election for the 269th Territorial District in the newly formed Congress of People's Deputies had a two candidate contest.

But it wasn't the first time her responsibility for the introduction of the Gambling Act when she was a Labour national government's culture secretary has been held against her during the candidate contest.

Businessmen have given dark warnings of the "confusion" that is likely to attend elections in which more than one candidate contests a board seat.

She does know how to win attention in a 135-candidate contest.

It is important to keep in mind that AV is designed to convert a contest from a multi-candidate contest into a two-candidate race.

Yesterday's contest was conducted in fierce but fair-minded terms after Sir Edward had resisted calls from senior MPs on both sides, led by Tony Benn, to use his power to tear up rules not devised for a multi-candidate contest.

Behind the candidates' contest were two iconic figures: Park Geun-hye and Mr. Ahn.

The withdrawal of smaller parties from the presidential contest before polling day has avoided the need for a second-round run-off vote as, under electoral rules, when only two candidates contest the ballot, the result is binding.

Syria is holding presidential elections on Tuesday, and it is the first multi-candidate contest for the post.

Labour and the Liberal Democrats have both also chosen candidates contest the seat.

O'Malley has struggled to draw support in what's essentially become a two-candidate contest, though his supporters could tip the balance in the Iowa caucuses next Monday.