Sentence examples for divided constituencies from inspiring English sources

Mr. Greenwood of the A.C.L.U. said that during the street clashes, Mayor Luken, while lacking major authority, stepped up to speak to racially divided constituencies and to defend the city.

Before a general election, parties in each coalition divide constituencies among themselves.

In 1430 Parliament divided electoral constituencies to the House of Commons into counties and boroughs.

While Romney's strategies are a work in progress, trends in the 2012 campaign point to a novel reality: In past elections, Democrats have suffered at the hands of Republican skill in the use of wedge issues — race, crime, welfare, abortion and gay rights — issues that divided Democratic constituencies, weakening the party in November.

Figures in the December 2010 electoral register suggest that, if evenly divided across constituencies, each seat should have 76,641 voters.

It divided your constituency right down the middle.

The county is divided into nine constituencies for the election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons.

In terms of representation in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, Greater Manchester is divided into 28 parliamentary constituencies – 18 borough constituencies and 10 county constituencies.

"I never thought that they would try and divide a constituency up into four and get rid of it all together.

And as Medicare for All inches closer to becoming a reality, the existing healthcare industry will undoubtedly launch a massive propaganda campaign that aims to divide that constituency.

The half-seat was to be joined to a chunk of the English mainland, creating a constituency divided by several miles of sea.