Sentence examples for representation committee from inspiring English sources

The Labour Representation Committee claimed there had been intimidation of delegates, allegations of corruption of the democratic process and "blatant gerrymandering" of the conference agenda.

IN THE 1906 election, an alliance with the tiny Labour Representation Committee helped the Liberal Party win its greatest electoral victory.

McDonnell, the chairman of the left-leaning Labour Representation committee, said an election would allow an "open, friendly and democratic" debate on Labour's future and restore the government's authority.

After winning West Ham in 1892 and then losing it in 1895 and securing only two MPs for the new Labour representation committee in 1900, he had no illusions about what had to be done.

At next Saturday's conference of the Labour Representation Committee we will debate the policies needed by a real Labour government and the way in which we can reinvigorate democratic participation in the party.

"It is also ridiculous that Iraq has not been debated at the conference this week". The Labour Representation Committee claimed there had been intimidation of delegates, allegations of corruption of the democratic process and "blatant gerrymandering" of the conference agenda.

The Democrats stepped up their demands for what Mr. Daschle called a "power sharing arrangement" with equal budgets, equal representation on committees and possibly such arrangements as co-chairmen, rotating chairmen, or some committees ruled by Democrats and others by Republicans.

There were many Republicans willing to talk of equal representation on committees, and Democrats who said they were more concerned with the staff and legislative process than who the committee chairmen are.

Because Republicans won control of the Senate -- and expanded their hold on the House -- they are entitled to collect political spoils through greater representation on committees.

Democrats said they had not been consulted when the Republicans drew up the proposed rules and that they had not been given adequate representation on committees.

The Parliament can claim credit for becoming a laboratory for Britain to experiment with proportional representation voting, committees with the power to initiate legislation and coalition government.