If we cannot hold Eastleigh, how will we hold... insert constituency of choice)?" 4. The mood at this conference appears flat despite the fact that it matters so much.
The party does seem to be trying to diversify: Ms. Creasy was elected from an all-women short list, one offering voters in certain constituencies a choice of only female candidates, in order to increase the proportion of female lawmakers.
"A mixed-media election provides our nationwide constituency with greater choice," said Michael Farris, chairman of the party's election committee.
Engaging with a constituency is a choice.
It was a perfect Saturday for ESPN, designed to nurture one of the choice constituencies of the transformed college football world: the breakfast-to-bedtime fan.
The critics may not have actual overlap with the Academy constituency, but its choices helps distill the best-of list to the must-watch list.
"The key this time will be how many constituencies have this choice, and how the UMP voters behave," said Alain Frachon of Le Monde.
Moderate, secular, liberal politicians and their academic, business and financial constituencies had little choice but to ally themselves, directly or indirectly, with Mubarak's dominant National Democratic party, or enter a political wilderness of persecution and impotence.
Six campaigners were murdered after polling began; some ballot papers were delivered with Mr Kenyatta's name already ticked; and in one remote constituency, Mr Moi's choice won on a 150% turnout.
The first would be used to rank their choice of constituency MP in order of preference and the second to state their favoured party.
