Sentence examples for election standing from inspiring English sources

"I don't want to go into this election standing for Wall Street and big business".

A few months later, Cameron won the election, standing on the same platform he'd announced that day in November.

When the Conservatives' Stanley Baldwin won the 1935 election, standing under a National Government ticket, Sir John Simon maintained a senior role, this time Home Secretary, but as the gathering storm approached from Germany, their policies became progressively irrelevant.

In the last presidential election, standing as the Green candidate, Ms Silva polled a credible 20% of the vote and is already a recognisable and much-admired figure across this continent-sized nation.

It was a moment, not unlike going to vote in the last Presidential election, standing in a long line of elderly African-Americans, one woman in particular who talked about how back in the day, she had to guess how many beans were in a jar before she was allowed to vote (no right answer) and who should walk past me?

Richard Taylor, who won a surprise landslide victory in the 2001 general election standing for the Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern party for the Wyre Forest constituency.

21% of Israel's 8 million inhabitants are of Palestinian heritage, but turnout among them has been low in recent elections, standing at just 54% in 2013.

The new law will make changes to the way assembly members are elected, reversing a ban on election candidates standing in both constituencies and on regional lists.

They are five points down on their November 2011 election result, standing at just 23%.This is remarkable.

The Chancellor reminds me of the man in the 1929 election poster, standing above others on a ladder.

It strengthened the prime minister's hand by banning politicians who switch parties within 90 days of an election from standing in it.