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Rochdale By-Election 2024: Results A by-election on Thursday 29 February was called following the death of Sir Tony Lloyd MP. Election Results: (Turnout: 39.7%) (Majority 5697) Votes Workers Party of Britain George Galloway (Elected) 12335 Independent David Tully 6638 Conservative Paul Ellison 3731 Labour Azhar Ali 2402 Liberal Democrat Iain Donaldson 2164 Reform UK Simon Danczuk 1968

19-year-old homeschooled pro-lifer wins Ontario election by landslide November 18, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) — A 19-year-old homeschool graduate and pro-life advocate won a provincial by-election by a landslide Thursday night, becoming the youngest Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario history. Sam Oosterhoff, who suspended his first year of political science studies at Brock University to run, sailed to victory in the Niagara West-Glanbrook riding, winning 54 percent of the vote in the constituency previously held by former Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak. Jack Fonseca of Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) pointed out that the young politician earned the overwhelming victory despite a...

n his acceptance speech Mr Carswell, who gained 21,113 votes (59.75%) on a 44% swing from the Conservatives, said: "I resigned from parliament to face this election because I answer first, foremost and last to you. You are my boss. I will not let you down. "To my new party I offer these thoughts: humility when we win, modesty when we are proved right. If we speak with passion, let it always be tempered by compassion. "We must be a party for all Britain and all Britons: first and second generation as much as every other. Our strength must lie...

Nigel Farage could win a seat at Westminster within weeks after a disgraced Conservative backbencher quit the Commons and forced an unexpected by-election. In a significant blow to the Tories, Patrick Mercer stepped down as MP for Newark on Tuesday night, only days before he was due to be suspended from Parliament for six months. His decision comes after a joint investigation by The Telegraph and the BBC’s Panorama programme disclosed that Mr Mercer had tabled a series of parliamentary questions and put down a motion after accepting £4,000 from undercover reporters. David Cameron now faces the prospect of Mr...

In a shock to mainstream parties ahead of the March 2014 local elections, the far-right on Sunday gained a stunning lead of just under 50 percent in the first round of a by-election in the Var region of southern France. The far-right achieved a massive 49.5 percent landslide in the first round of a by-election Sunday in the Brignoles constituency of the Var region of southern France. National Front (FN) candidate Laurent Lopez took 40.4 percent of the vote, with another far-right party, the “Parti de France”, taking 9.1 percent. The centre-right UMP, France’s main opposition parliamentary party, came second...

Cameron hails by-election victory   Conservative leader David Cameron has hailed an "excellent result" in the Henley by-election, which saw Labour beaten into fifth place.Mr Cameron said his party's win showed people were starting to think of the Tories as an alternative government. But Gordon Brown - speaking a year after he became PM - said "by-elections come and by-elections go". Labour lost its deposit with just 1,066 votes - fewer than the BNP, Greens, Lib Dems and Tory victor John Howell. Mr Howell took the seat with 19,796 votes - a majority of 10,116 to the Lib Dem...

She's backFormer London mayor Dianne Haskett will seek the federal Conservative nomination in London-North-Centre. London Free Press October 18, 2006 By DEBORA VAN BRENK AND PATRICK MALONEY AND JOE MATYAS, FREE PRESS REPORTERS Former London mayor Dianne Haskett will announce today she's seeking the federal Conservative nomination in London-North-Centre. Supporters were trying to keep the news under wraps until a reception for her today, but the buzz about her candidacy was so strong yesterday that it was confirmed last night. Door's open: Former London mayor Dianne Haskett emerges from a meeting at her former law firm yesterday. Haskett was...

By Canadian Press The Liberals lost strongholds in Newfoundland and Ontario Monday in a string of seven byelections that also saw Canadian Alliance chief Stephen Harper win the seat he needed to become Opposition leader. Harper cruised to an easy win in Calgary Southwest in a race where the Liberals and Tories opted not to run candidates. "You have taken the overwhelming vote that this party got in the last election in this riding and you have taken it higher," Harper told cheering supporters. "Notwithstanding the decayed state of our parliamentary institutions, it is still an honour to represent people...