Since the 1951 general election, the party system has been dominated by the personalist Antigua Labour Party ( ALP ), dominated by the Bird family, particularly Prime Ministers Vere and Lester Bird.

Since this office was a stepping stone to higher office and the Senate, it helped to ensure that only wealthy individuals ( mostly landowners ) would win election to high office.

* 1824 – United States presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Since the election of a number of petition-nominated trustees to the Board of Trustees starting in 2004, the role of alumni in Dartmouth governance has been the subject of ongoing conflict.

Since the 1979 European Parliament election regionalists and separatists have been represented in the European Parliament.

Since the 2007 election, the party's structure has significantly weakened.

Since July 2007, following the 2006 Palestinian legislative election and the following Battle of Gaza, Hamas has functioned as the de-facto ruler in the Gaza Strip, forming an alternative Hamas Government in Gaza.

Since the 2005 general election the government has floated the idea of voluntary mergers of local councils, avoiding a costly reorganisation but achieving desired reform.

Since 1995 Rau was aware of his dangerous aneurysm in the abdominal aorta, but declined an operation out of respect for his office and the upcoming election as president.

Since her election, she has become one of the most popular political figures in Latvia.

Since the election of the Labour Government in 1997, there have been many changes in UK employment law.

Since the election of George W. Bush as the President of the United States, North Korea has faced renewed external pressure over its nuclear program, reducing the prospect of international economic assistance.

Since the 2010 South Australian State election, the Nationals in South Australia have no representative in either the House of Assembly or the Upper House or at a Federal level.

Since Major's election as leader, Kinnock spent the end of 1990 and most of 1991 putting pressure on Major to hold the election that year, but Major had held out and insisted that there would be no general election in 1991.

Since the 1984 election, politics in St. Vincent have been dominated by the NDP.

Since Representatives are to be " chosen ... by the People ," State Governors are not allowed to appoint temporary replacements when vacancies occur in a state's delegation to the House of Representatives ; instead, the Governor of the state is required by clause 4 to issue a writ of election calling a special election to fill the vacancy.

Since 1836, no major U. S. party has nominated multiple regional presidential or vice presidential candidates in an election.

Since Daley's death and the subsequent election of son Richard as mayor in 1989, the first Mayor Daley has become known as " Boss Daley ," " Old Man Daley ," " Papa Bear ," or " Daley Senior " to residents of Chicago.

Since 1385, prior service as Sheriff has been mandatory for election to the Lord Mayoralty.

Since 1975, Blatter has been working at FIFA, first as Technical Director ( 1975 – 1981 ), then General Secretary ( 1981 – 1998 ), before his election as FIFA President in 1998.

Since the disastrous election result in 1924 the Liberals were now very much the third party in British politics, but still Lloyd George was able to release money from his fund to finance candidates and ideas for public works to reduce unemployment ( as detailed in pamphlets such as the " Yellow Book " and the " Green Book ").

Since the obvious is not always true, the Republican National Committee wisely analyzed its defeat of last autumn and finds that it occurred, as suspected, in the larger cities.

Since the Byzantine army was still holding on after this defeat the sultan thought it was time to set up his secret weapon, a huge mobile tower.

Since playing a major role in the defeat of Napoleon, Russia had been regarded as militarily invincible, but, once pitted against a coalition of the great powers of Europe, the reverses it suffered on land and sea exposed the weakness of Tsar Nicholas ' regime.

Since the autumn of 1914 he had insisted that " from the standpoint of the working class and of the labouring masses from the lesser evil would be the defeat of the Tsarist Monarchy "; the war must be turned into a civil war of the proletarian soldiers against their own governments, and if a proletarian victory should emerge from this in Russia, then their duty would be to wage a revolutionary war for the liberation of the masses throughout Europe.

Since the defeat and expulsion of the ruling Kuomintang ROC government by the Communist Party of China from mainland China in 1949, the ROC government has controlled only Taiwan and its surrounding islands.

Since the defeat of the constitutional referendum in 2000, politics in Zimbabwe has been marked by a move from the norms of democratic governance, such as democratic elections, the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law, freedom from racial discrimination, the existence of independent media, civil society and academia.

Since the ace always plays high, A-5-4-3-2 is not considered a straight ; is simply ace-high no pair ( it would therefore lose to any king-high, but would defeat A-6-4-3-2 ).

Since then, Giscard has always attributed his defeat to Chirac, and he is widely said to loathe Chirac.

Since the 2004 election defeat the party has been the principal opposition in parliament.

Since the party's defeat in the 2008 general election, Labour has formed the second-largest ( in terms of parliamentary seats ) political party represented in the Parliament of New Zealand, and functions as the core of the Official Parliamentary Opposition.

Since his first election to a full term in 1972, Stevens never received less than 66 % of the vote before his 2008 defeat for re-election.

Since evil first entered the physical creation after the spiritual creation was complete, Zoroastrians maintain that for 9000 years the world continues to be a battlefield between Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu, which will end during the 12, 000th year, when the Saoshyants brings about the final renovation of the world to defeat evil.

Since the development of the modern gunfighter pā ( Māori fortress ), British forces found it difficult to capture the occupants or cause a decisive defeat, as Māori would abandon the pā at the point of defeat.

Since the idea was not only to defeat Germany but to destroy Nazism in general, that would have been a highly undesirable development.

Since then, aided by the destruction of a number of large arms smuggling vessels that belonged to the LTTE, and an international crackdown on the funding for the Tamil Tigers, the government took control of the entire area previously controlled by the Tamil Tigers, including their de-facto capital Kilinochchi, main military base Mullaitivu and the entire A9 highway, leading the LTTE to finally admit defeat on 17 May 2009.

Since this conflict brought him an ever growing political defeat, he moderated his struggle with the Catholic Church and in the wake of Pius IX's death on February 7, 1878, reconciled with the new Pope, Leo XIII, lifting some sanctions.

Since March of 1988, as commentator he has called some of boxing's most famous moments, such as Thunder Meets Lightning, when Julio César Chávez saved himself from a decision defeat by knocking out Meldrick Taylor ( who was leading the fight on two of the three official scorecards ) with only two seconds to go in the last round ; James " Buster " Douglas's upset of Mike Tyson for the World Heavyweight championship.

Since then, Marlene has dedicated and trained herself to defeat the Blue.

Since both armies had been weakened by the defeat at Trebia, four new legions were raised.

Since Kang won only one round of the game, he did not win the power of life and death-to save Ravonna and defeat the Avengers.

Since the Black Knight was not a member of the Avengers, he was not killed and was able to defeat Kang.

Since the defeat, he first started his own consulting business and then was nominated to become the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Bush.

Since the defeat of England in 2005 there has been an increased demand for tickets outstripping supply.