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None of the major parties contested this election, claiming the upcoming general election was close enough to make the by-election nothing but a publicity stunt.
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None and major
None of these offices afforded much income, but the grants were an indication of royal favour and gave Cromwell a position in three major institutions of government: the royal household, the Chancery, and the Exchequer.
None of the major daily cryptics in the UK is " strictly Ximenean "; all allow clues which are just cryptic definitions, and strict Ximenean rules exclude such clues.
He had major roles in The Sea Wolf, Over 21, Sister Kenny, The Vikings, Europa ' 51, None Shall Escape, and Nicholas and Alexandra, as well as supporting roles, late in his career, in Joshua Then and Now and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
None of his major buildings were damaged in the firebombing of Tokyo, and just weeks before the Japanese surrender, he travelled to Seoul and cashed in ¥ 15b ( about US $ 78m ) in Japanese war bonds.
None of these musicians were ever recorded ; the first major fiddler to be recorded was Hjort Anders Olsson.
Others included abolitionist parties, workers ' parties like the Workingmen's Party, the Locofocos ( who opposed monopolies ), and assorted nativist parties who denounced the Roman Catholic Church as a threat to Republicanism in the United States None of these parties were capable of mounting a broad enough appeal to voters or winning major elections.
None of the major parties contested the by-election, and Turia was always the overwhelming favourite to win.
When asked how much cooperation the meatpacking and fast food industries lent to his research of Fast Food Nation, Schlosser said the following: " None of the major meatpacking companies allowed me to visit their facilities.
None of these games received any major positive ratings although the PS2 game was a major sales success throughout Scandinavia.
None of the characters in the film appeared in the television scripts, and the plots were devoted to the exploits of the major case squad of the Los Angeles Police Department.
None of the footage dealt with major plot elements, but the sheer amount removed resulted in a significantly different viewing experience.
None of Romania's major political parties, either in government or in opposition, explicitly supports same-sex marriage or registered partnerships, or has proposed any law regarding it, resulting in the debate about this issue in the political sphere being more reserved than in civil society and the media.
Until 2006, the major awards were the Kenny Yum Memorial Award for consistent excellence in headline writing, the Monica Bodirsky Award for excellence in layout design and the Shane Dingman " Second to None " Award, presented to the editor or editors whose headlines and layouts were consistently thought to be second-best behind the winners of the other two awards.
To Françon and his actors Bond dedicated People and Innocence, which, with Have I None, Coffee and The Crime of the 21st Century, he calls The Colline Pentad and considers his major project of the past decade.
None of the major or minor political parties have made public statements in favor of LGBT-rights and no LGBT rights legislation has been enacted.
None and parties
None of the Greek Cypriot parties has been able to elect a president by itself or dominate the 56-seat House of Representatives.
None of the colonies had political parties of the sort that formed in the 1790s, but each had shifting factions that vied for power.
None of the three candidates ran for the Justicialist Party, but for special parties created for the occasion.
None of the West Pakistani political parties, like the PPP, could win a single seat in East Pakistan.
None of these ever voted against the government on any issue, similarly to other block parties which were effectively puppets of the ruling party, the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
Since 1999, several political parties have arosen in order to make visible the None of the above option in the parliaments and force empty seats.
None of the political parties, whether pro-or anti-oligarch, had any power in the House of Peers, nor did they have significant power in the countryside, as key local officials were appointed directly by the bureaucracy in Tokyo.
None and contested
None of his performances were more impressive than his game against Essendon at the SCG in 2010, in which he picked up 36 disposals, 26 of which were contested, laid 12 tackles, won 5 free kicks, won 12 clearances and sent the ball inside forward 5 times.
None and election
* December 3 – U. S. presidential election, 1824: None of the four candidates for U. S. President gain a majority of the electoral votes, so the election is thrown into the U. S. House of Representatives.
Bugliosi condemned the U. S. Supreme Court's decision in the Bush v. Gore decision that decided the 2000 presidential election. Louis Posner of Voter March, with Vincent Bugliosi ( left ) at New York City Speaking TourHe wrote a lengthy criticism of the case for The Nation titled " None Dare Call It Treason ," which he later expanded into a book titled The Betrayal of America.
When None of the Above is listed on a ballot, there is the possibility of NOTA receiving a majority or plurality of the vote, and so " winning " the election.
Due to the Spanish voting regulations ( legislación electoral española ), the blank ballot is recognized as None of the above ( voto en blanco ) but has very little chance to influence the distribution of seats within a democratic election.
The No Candidate Deserves My Vote party has one aim, and that is to introduce a bill to Parliament to have a " None of the above " option added to every local and general election ballot paper of the future.
* Geoff Richardson changed his full name to " Of The Above None " and stood as an independent for the seat of Gilmore at the 2007 Australian federal election.
The Betrayal of America is a book by Vincent Bugliosi ( Thunder's Mouth Press, 2001, ISBN 1-56025-355-X ) which is largely based on an article he wrote for The Nation entitled " None Dare Call It Treason ," which argues that the U. S. Supreme Court's December 12, 2000 5 ‑ 4 decision in Bush v. Gore unlawfully handed the 2000 U. S. presidential election to George W. Bush.
" None of the above " is a proposed voting option in India that would allow voters who support none of the candidates available to them to register an official vote of " none of the above ", which is not currently allowed under India election regulation.
The None of the Above Party of BC was a fringe political party that intended to nominate candidates for election to the Legislature of British Columbia, Canada, in the 2005 provincial election.
None of the candidates achieved an absolute majority and a runoff election among the top two contenders was held on January 16, 2000.
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