Sentence examples for elected only from inspiring English sources

Both the plurality and the majority-decision rules are employed in the election of U.S. presidents, who are elected only indirectly by the public.

This was respected by all parties in the elections of 2010 and yet of the 488 officials elected, only 17.01% were women.

But in 2005, we elected only 13.

The first woman provincial premier was elected only in 1993.

Although UOP's board consisted of thirteen directors, Signal nominated and elected only six.

The Central Committee rejected a proposal to expand membership to 17 and elected only 14 members.

Elected only 15 months ago, he has an absolute majority in parliament.

We've lost Congressional seats in districts that have elected only Republican for a generation.

The Conservatives elected only one non-white MP in the 20th century.

Since then several governments associated with Thaksin Shinawatra have been elected, only to be ousted by constitutional courts.

Mr Schröder was re-elected only because delegates do not like undermining their chancellor.