Sentence examples for group constituencies from inspiring English sources

It has also sued vocal opposition candidates for defamation.The electoral system is dominated by "group" constituencies of four to six seats.

Constituency boundaries are manipulated, and the introduction of group constituencies, ostensibly to ensure minority representation in parliament, is a further hurdle for small opposition parties.

The Workers Partyy came within sight of victory in Aljunied, a big "group" constituency (in which voters select a party slate of five or six candidates), gaining 44%.

Meanwhile, the Sunni and Kurdish opposition has become more divided — and in some cases less popular among the groups' constituencies — as the challenges to Mr. Maliki have created a legislative logjam.

In 1988 Singapore introduced "Group Representation Constituencies" (GRCs), into which some single-member constituencies were merged.

GROUP 5 – CONSTITUENCIES Researches and presents information on the main groups or constituencies supporting each candidate.

A number of them will run on multicandidate slates to represent what are known as group representation constituencies — a category in which the P.A.P. has never lost an election.

Article 39A empowers the Legislature to ensure that members of the Malay, Indian and other minority communities are represented in Parliament by enacting a law to create Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs).

Minority representation in Parliament is guaranteed through group representation constituency teams that include at least one minority member.

Leaders of some of Libya's biggest tribal groups, important constituencies in a country that has only recently urbanised, have openly turned against him.

This would involve electing most MPs by AV, but would also elect a sixth of MPs to "top up" under-represented parties in regional groups of constituencies.