Sentence examples for standing at an election from inspiring English sources

My advice to him is to do something wacky outside of TV, like espousing some strange philosophy or religion, or standing at an election for a madcap fringe party – like the Liberals.

The cost of running a successful presidential campaign has ballooned, with 2012's presidential election standing at a record-shattering $2.6 billion.

He said: "I'll do what is the best for the country and I'll be standing at the election to stand for a full parliament".

There is also a total of 757 others standing at the election - a figure that includes candidates from Northern Ireland, those from the smaller parties across the UK, and independents.

What we already knew Action already taken: Barred by NEC from standing at next election.

Mandelson urged Boulton to calm down and said neither the FT nor the IFS were standing at the election.

Brown told GMTV that this result in many Labour MPs being banned from standing at the election.

"I think it's important that every candidate who's standing at this election does that, and that's what's happening in Zac Goldsmith's case.

Other parties standing at the election include the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, UK Independence Party, Green Party, Harmony Party, English Democrats, the BNP and a group called An Independence from Europe.

Ibrahim Taguri, who previously worked as the party's chief fundraiser and who is standing at the general election in Brent Central, spoke to a Daily Telegraph journalist posing as a businessman about how donations could be channelled through relatives to avoid a rule that means those of more than £7,500 must be publicly declared.

Lost the Labour whip and has been barred by NEC from standing at the next election.