Candidates for members of parliament are voted upon when the prime minister asks the Governor-General to call a national election, a maximum of five years after the previous national election.

** The Labour Party passed the Sex Discrimination ( Election Candidates ) Act 2002, allowing them to use all-women shortlists to select more women as election candidates.

Category: Candidates for the French presidential election, 2007

Category: Candidates for the French presidential election, 2007

In California, under Proposition 14 ( Top Two Candidates Open Primary Act ), a voter-approved referendum, in all races except for that for U. S. President and county central committee offices, all candidates running in a primary election regardless of party will appear on a single primary election ballot and voters may vote for any candidate, with the top two vote-getters overall move on to the general election regardless of party.

The United States is one of the few countries to select candidates through a primary election system ; most countries rely on party leaders to vet candidates, as previously happened in the U. S. Candidates for U. S. President who seek their party's nomination participate in primary elections run by state governments, or caucuses run by the political parties.

Candidates for the office of governor of Kentucky must be at least thirty years of age and have resided in the state for at least six years preceding the general election.

Candidates for governor must be United States citizens who have resided in Virginia for five years prior to the election in which they are running.

In the 2004 general election, Llamazares was elected Deputy for Madrid ( as it is tradition for the Prime Ministerial Candidates of the national parties to be candidates for Madrid ) but IU obtained its worst result ever with only 3 seats in Congress ( 5 in coalition with Initiative for Catalonia Greens ).

Candidates for the presidency of France contested an open primary on 9 October 2011 to select the Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 presidential election.

Candidates who get 10 % of the votes in their riding get a portion of their election expenses returned from Elections Canada.

Category: Candidates for the French presidential election, 2007

Candidates often stand for election as independents, rather than being selected by political parties.

Candidates may gain access to primary election ballots by collecting a set number of petition signatures for each office, generally significantly fewer than required for political bodies and minor political parties.

Candidates are advised of the outcome of the election shortly after the ballot.

Candidates appear on election ballots under the short form " Radical Marijuana " and their status is similar to that of independent candidates.

Candidates for election to the National Assembly of Kuwait stand in a personal capacity.

Candidates in whom the conference does not " express trust " cannot stand for election.

* ROC presidential election, 2004: Candidates Lien Chan of the Pan-Blue Coalition and President Chen Shui-bian of the Pan-Green Coalition participate in a televised debate.

Candidates from each era will be considered every third year, starting with the Expansion Era in the 2011 election, followed by the Golden Era and then by the Pre-Integration Era.

Candidates also in italics subsequently won the general election.

Category: Candidates in the 1949 Canadian federal election

Candidates were usually, but not necessarily, from the same lineage as the deceased leader.

Candidates to profession were tested to reveal whether they were actually married women who had merely separated from their husbands.

Candidates pledged to Taft were printed on the ballot in a Taft column, and candidates pledged to Foraker were printed in a column under his name.

Candidates were also judged on their skills of deportment, appearance, speech, and level of skill in calligraphy, all of which were subjective criteria that allowed the already wealthy members of society to be chosen over ones of more modest means who were unable to be educated in rhetoric or fanciful writing skills.

Candidates were disqualified for petty reasons such as acts of vandalism against campaign posters.

Candidates for the Forbes list were fugitives thought to be dangerous who had " a long history of committing serious crimes ", who had been indicted or charged with a crime in a national jurisdiction or by an international tribunal, and who were involved with a type of criminal activity " with which legal institutions in diverse jurisdictions are grappling ".

Candidates of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, who despite their party's official stance of not non-affiliation, were deemed sympathetic to the coalition and ran unopposed by other blue candidates in almost all the seats it contested.

Although responses to Fischer's allegations were mixed, FIDE later adjusted the rules and format to try to prevent future collusion in the Candidates matches.

Candidates for positions in the civil service and the officers corps of the military were required to pass the imperial examination, as required by the Classics.

Candidates were almost always male, Greek, educated citizens holding a minimum of wealth and status.

Candidates for doctoral degrees were accompanied by the Rector in a parade called Paseo de los Doctores from Intramuros to Santo Domingo Church, where University commencement exercises were held until the 17th century.

* Vasily Smyslov vs David Bronstein, Candidates ' Tournament, Amsterdam 1956, English Opening ( A34 ), 1 – 0 The two players were fighting for the right to qualify, late in the tournament, and Smyslov finds a way to come out on top.

Candidates were not run in Newfoundland and Labrador, as a result of ongoing divisions over Joan Russow's refusal to endorse the Green candidate in an earlier St. John's West by-election.

Candidates were rated in a number of categories on a scale of one to nine, with one being the worst mark and nine being the best mark.

Candidates for the kingship were at first the heads of the great stem duchies of Germany ; as these units broke up over time, rulers of smaller principalities and even foreign rulers came to be considered for the position.

Candidates were usually from the same lineage as the deceased leader but they were not necessarily his sons.

The Number of Candidates proposed were 30 of the MSM and 30 of the MMM. It was agreed and proposed that Jugnauth will held the office of Prime Minister for 3 years and Berenger would take up for the resting of the term. They also agreed that after the three years, Jugnauth would be sworn as President and that Pravind Jugnauth would be sworn as Deputy Prime Minister.

Candidates were referred to as “ NP Democrats ” and were required to sign a contract mandating a “ visible and active relationship ” with New Party.

Candidates are identified by public or private bodies, by government departments or are nominated by members of the public.

Candidates could not be nominated by organizations and associations but had to run for district office on the basis of personal qualifications and service to their communities.

In 1976, Spassky was obliged to return to the Interzonal stage, and finished in a tie for tenth place in Manila, well short of qualifying for the Candidates matches, but was nominated to play after Fischer declined his place.

The 1985 Candidates ' event was held as a round-robin tournament at Montpellier, France, and Spassky was nominated as an organizer's choice.

Candidates for membership in the Hockey Hall of Fame are nominated by an 18-person selection committee.

Candidates nominated for membership in the Order may include, but are not limited to, current or former faculty, staff, students ( graduate or undergraduate ), alumni and volunteers.

Candidates are nominated annually by Canada's five broadcasting associations and the executive committee of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (" CAB ").

Candidates for the PNC must be nominated by a committee consisting of the PLO Executive Committee, the PNC chairman, and the commander in chief of the Palestine Liberation Army.

Candidates must have been members for the preceding three years but may be nominated by anyone.

Candidates for the following awards are nominated by the Scientific Awards Committee.

Candidates nominated on March 13, with the National Front winning 15 seats uncontested, and another two seats after the opposing candidates withdrew.

Candidates were nominated in Huron — Bruce, Kitchener — Waterloo, and other ridings in London, Ontario, and won only a handful of votes.

Candidates for president also nominated two vice-presidential candidates.

Candidates for all awards must be nominated by Academy members, except for the Richard Rodgers awards, for which an application may be submitted.

Candidates are nominated by political parties and are elected on a nonpartisan ballot.

Candidates are nominated by their peers who have direct, first-hand knowledge of the candidates achievements.

Candidates for municipal assemblies are nominated on an individual basis at local levels by the local population at nomination assemblies.

Candidates for provincial assemblies and the National Assembly are nominated by the municipal assemblies from lists compiled by national, provincial and municipal candidacy commissions.

Candidates for the award must be nominated.

Candidates for this award must be human and female, and cannot be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category.