Sentence examples for part voted from inspiring English sources

The eastern, Union-supporting part voted Republican; the western part, once worked by slaves, backed the Democrats.

The northern part of North Schleswig voted 70 percent to join Denmark, while the southern part voted 80 percent to remain within Germany.

Republicans, for the most part, voted against Social Security in the 1930's and against Medicare in the 1960's and have never fully accepted the doctrine of social insurance.

Ahead of the July vote, the opposition organized an unofficial referendum in which 98percentt of the 7 million people who took part voted against the creation of the new legislative body.

"There has been a change of direction since the last presidential election, when the Muslim community for the most part voted Republican," said State Senator Peter A. Inverso of New Jersey, a Republican, who is pursuing outreach programs for Muslims and says he can serve as a "conduit" to attract them back to the party.

Puigdemont's government has claimed that 90% of those who took part voted for independence, but the Catalan leader's call for mediation could suggest a shift in strategy as he had previously said that independence would be declared within 48 hours of a victory for the yes campaign.

Through legislation, both groups have limited, in whole or in part, voting rights.

For the most part, voting seemed to go along relatively smoothly.

King was speaking after the new board were formally appointed by shareholders at Friday's extraordinary general meeting, with 85% of those who took part voting in favour of his resolutions to remove Derek Llambias and Barry Leach, and appoint King, Paul Murray and John Gilligan.

Two of its constituent parts voted one way, two the other.

A regional government backed by the two main separatist parties - in power since snap elections in November 2012 - held an informal, non-binding vote on independence in 2014, with 80% of those taking part voting "yes".