Despite the crises of the preceding electoral period, in the 2002 federal election, the Greens increased their total to 55 seats ( in a smaller parliament ) and 8. 6 %.

Despite the British economy then being in recession, he led the Conservatives to a fourth consecutive election victory, winning the most votes in British electoral history ( 14 million ) in the 1992 general election, albeit with a much reduced majority in the House of Commons.

Despite the clear electoral victory for the Sandinistas, the Contras continued their violent attacks on both state and civilian targets, until 1989.

Despite allegations of electoral fraud, Eyadéma won 57 % of the votes in the 2003 elections, which international observers from the African Union described as generally free and transparent.

Despite capturing fewer than 2, 000 more popular votes than Hancock, Garfield was easily elected, capturing 214 of the 369 electoral votes cast.

Despite this, the MBR-200 remained divided over electoral participation, and spent a year debating the issue in local, regional and national assemblies.

Despite this imbalance in the Rhodesian electoral system, Smith and other white politicians argued there was nothing fundamentally racist about it: They stated that improvements in black education and wealth would, over time, ensure a gradual move to majority rule.

Despite combing the electoral register and other sources, the editor of the Wolverhampton newspaper the Express & Star, Clem Jones ( a close friend of Powell who broke off relations with him over the controversy ), and his journalists failed to identify the woman.

Despite opposition from many of the province's Anglophones, Archibald was able to settle the province's electoral boundaries by December 1870.

Despite the isolated allegations of intimidation and electoral fraud on the part of both Sinn Féin supporters and its Unionist opponents, the election was seen as a landslide victory for Sinn Féin.

Despite Crawford's improved health ( and the support of former presidents Madison and Thomas Jefferson ), he finished third in the electoral vote, behind John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.

Despite many instances of electoral fraud internationally, in the U. S. a major study by the Justice Department between 2002 and 2007 showed of the 300 million votes cast in that period, federal prosecutors convicted only 86 people for voter fraud – and of those few cases, most involved persons who were simply unaware of their ineligibility.

Despite their different rules, only once has either state split its electoral votes: Nebraska in 2008, giving 4 votes to Republican John McCain and one to Democrat Barack Obama ( who swept Maine ).

Despite the majority of the electorate being opposed to the growing Irish American power in the district, the Irish Mob had extended its criminal corruption throughout the state and made a tremendous campaign at intimidating voters in marginal wards, ballot stuffing and other electoral corruption.

Despite some local electoral successes, however, the Workingmen's Parties effectively died out in the early 1830s.

Despite the fact that he had been absent from it for a decade, and with lingering suspicions that his commitment to Liberalism was less than full, he then became leader of the party in 1945 after Archibald Sinclair surprisingly lost his seat in the electoral debacle of that year that reduced the Liberals to just 12 seats in the House of Commons.

Despite his electoral failures he was highly regarded within the Liberal Party and was nominated by Premier William Stevens Fielding to succeed him when Fielding left provincial politics in 1896 to join the federal cabinet of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

Despite their electoral failure, Steeve Briois and Marine Le Pen led a sharp opposition against the re-elected mayor Gérard Dalongeville, his first vice-mayor Marie-Noëlle Lienemann and their left-wing team.

Despite some isolated incidents of irregularities and problems, such as one in the southern state of Campeche which involved the European Union electoral observer Rocco Buttiglione and which could have created problems for President Ernesto Zedillo had the PRI candidate won, there was little evidence that those incidents were centrally coordinated ( as opposed to led by local PRI officials ) and critics concluded that the irregularities that occurred did not alter the outcome of the presidential vote, which was more definitive than expected.

Despite this, the MBR-200 remained divided over electoral participation, and spent a year debating the issue in local, regional and national assemblies.

Despite the defeat of the House of Freedoms, UDC improved its electoral performance gaining 6. 8 % of the vote.

Despite pressure from the regimes of both " Papa Doc " and Jean-Claude " Baby Doc " Duvalier, Dominique continued criticizing the government, campaigning for electoral democracy and social and economic justice.

Despite his deposition, he insisted on the title of a " King of Bohemia " and the involved electoral dignity: he took part in the 1314 double election of the rex Romanorum at Frankfurt, voting for the Habsburg candidate Frederick the Fair.

Despite having left the NDP, Doern's electoral strength remained focused in the party's north-end stronghold.

Despite this setback, Baresi refused to give up his dream and tried out for the Milan youth team, where he was accepted.

Despite the almost insurmountable setback, Parsons, Harris, and the other musicians decided to continue with plans for a fall tour.

Despite this setback, within ten days he had caught up with his group and continued on to Khambhat in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Despite this setback in his official career, Zhang was reappointed as Chief Astronomer in 126 after Emperor Shun of Han ( r. 125 – 144 ) ascended to the throne.

Despite this setback ( whose victims later created numerous doubts and psychological strife in Mazzini ), he organized another uprising for the following year.

Despite this setback, PML continued to track along a course of “ practical libertarianism ” that seeks to bridge the gap between ideology and politics.

Despite this setback, the name Parnall was to reappear when George Geach Parnall formed a new company, George Parnall & Co. Ltd. with a handful of previous employees and opened the Coliseum Works in Park Row, Bristol in 1921.

Despite this setback, the play was produced soon after in the West End with John Colicos in the cast.

Despite this setback, he was reelected as party chairman in 2003.

Despite this setback, he continued to prepare for the Mt Tantiss campaign, removing Ackbar, his most formidable opponent, via political intrigue.

Despite a setback in which Shooter arrives drunk to a game and ends up in a hospital, the team advances through tournament play, with contributions from unsung players, such as the pint-sized Ollie and devoutly religious Strap.

Despite this setback, various non-conformist groups, including the Methodists, Quakers and the Salvation Army ( founded in 1864 ), still lobbied parliament to restrict alcohol sales.

Despite this setback, Dr Kik's excellent care continues to improve Virginia's mental state.

Despite the second setback, by mid-January Karzai had 14 out of the 24 ministers confirmed, including the most powerful posts at foreign, defense and interior ministries.

Despite the setback caused by the storm, the town grew steadily, aided by the oil boom following the discovery petroleum reserves in Ged.

Despite that setback, Cargolux made it into the 1990s in proper financial shape.

Despite this setback the owners continued with their plans on worldwide campaign for Starcraft.

Despite the setback, Max manages to catch up to Bradley and wins the race by a nose and receives the grand-prize trophy.

Despite this setback, in 1910 Booth campaigned in Holland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.

Despite this setback, according to Albert Sorel, the Orléanists subsisted under the First French Empire, and resurfaced when the revival of liberalism overthrew the restored legitimate monarchy of Louis XVIII and Charles X.

Despite this setback, the offensive continued with minimum delay, and by the end of 6 December Australian besieged and took Bardia, which fell along with 40, 000 more prisoners and 400 guns.

Despite this setback, which included a fitness report that stated " in an emergency he is liable to lose his head ", Arnold made a commitment to remain in the service, turning down an offer of the presidency of the soon-to-be operating Pan American Airways, which he had helped bring into being.

Despite the setback at Saratoga, and the entry of France, Spain and the Dutch Republic into the war North's government continued to gain strength until October 1781 when a British army under Lord Cornwallis was forced to surrender to a combined Franco-American force at Yorktown.

Despite achieving its objectives, the attack on the Custom House was a setback for the IRA as a large number of Volunteers were captured either during the attack or when falling back.