Sentence examples for were elected on from inspiring English sources

Two-thirds of MPs at the last election were elected on less than a 50% share of the vote.

The new congress had 2,250 members; one-third of these were elected on a constituency basis, one-third represented the political territories (as in the old Supreme Soviet), and the remaining third came from "all-union social organizations" such as the trade unions, the CPSU, and the Academy of Sciences.

It has been the subject of intense debate since well before this year's federal election, when the Coalition were elected on a slim majority after promising a marriage equality plebiscite vote as part of their platform.

While it is true that some immigration restrictionists, such as Representative J. D. Hayworth, Republican of Arizona, lost their congressional seats in the last election, a number of new Democrats, such as Heath Shuler, of North Carolina, were elected on platforms advocating limits on immigration.

They were elected on promises of justice, transparency and reasonably priced electricity.

Sixty years ago, for comparison, just 39 out of 625 were elected on a minority vote.

He added: "We were elected on the basis of stopping boats.

But the Conservatives, too, were elected on the promise of turning back surveillance.

The governments which were elected on these occasions lasted for less than 26 months in total.

No one has been elected on the G.O.P. ticket since John Lindsay, back in 1965.

Eastleigh by-election UKIP candidate Diane James is confident that she could be elected on Thursday.