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  Angus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Angus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Angus Shaw, one of the principal partners of the Northwest Company, announcing the coming of the Phoebe and Isaac Todd, "to take and destroy everything American on the northwest coast.
Here also were the valiant Earl of Angus, Sir Thomas Banaster with his garter over his greave, Sir Nele Loring, second cousin to Sir Nigel, and a long column of Welsh footmen who marched under the red banner of Merlin.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Angus   (364 words)

  
 Report on Angus by the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland
During the passage through Parliament of the 1994 Act, there was cross-Party understanding that we would review the number of councillors and boundaries of electoral wards for each council in time for changes to be implemented for the 1999 local elections.
Angus Council was asked to make copies of the electoral ward boundary descriptions, electoral statistics and illustrative maps available for inspection at their offices.
The designation of the electoral wards which we recommend for Angus Council, together with information which we have received from the Council as to the 1996 electorate and forecast 2001 electorate of the proposed wards are set out at Appendix B to this report.
www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk /reports/angus.htm   (2202 words)

  
 Montrose, Angus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Burgh of Montrose is a minor port and tourist resort in Angus, on the east coast of Scotland.
The skyline of Montrose is dominated by the Steeple, designed by James Gillespie Graham and built between 1832 and 1834.
It is also the largest inland salt water basin in the UK, and an important habitat for the mute swan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Montrose,_Angus   (507 words)

  
 angus - Ask.com Web Search
Angus cattle are solid fl cattle, although white may appear on the udder.
Angus (1995 film) is a film about an...
Serves as the registry for all purebred Angus cattle and is responsible for all registrations, transfers and imports for both fl and red...
search.ask.com /web?q=angus   (332 words)

  
 Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies
A voter's friends and family may traditionally vote for that party, but it is up to the individual voter to reject that candidate if he or she suspects that the candidate may be corrupt.
A two-tier representation can reduce election expenses and corruption The elections to Parliament and State Legislatures are very expensive and it is a widely accepted fact that huge election expenditure is the root cause for corruption in India.
For the parliament or state legislatures, each constituency may be divided into around 500 to 1000 sub-constituencies depending on the size of the constituency.
www.ipcs.org /printDebate.jsp?kValue=23   (6036 words)

  
 Scotland Guide - Government and Politics - The Scottish Parliament
The Parliament was elected on 6 May 1999, reconvened after a 292 year gap on 12 May 1999, and assumed its full powers after the official opening by the Queen on 1 July 1999.
Until the new Parliament building at Holyrood is constructed, the Scottish Parliament will meet in the General Assembly buildings on The Mound.
The original proposed powers of the parliament, detailed in the white paper are limited by the following, control of which is proposed to remain at Westminster.
www.meer.net /users/scotland/Scotland/19_12.html   (753 words)

  
 Aberdeen-info.co.uk - Government links
Home page for the UK parliament - the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
The European Parliament represents 375 million European citizens across the 15 EU countries.
Additional plenary sessions and committee meetings are held in Brussels, while the parliament's secretariat is based in Luxembourg.
www.scotiaweb.co.uk /Aberdeen/government.html   (368 words)

  
 FT.com / In depth - Reflections on the key election results as they came in through the night
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw holds onto his seat with a reduced majority in Blackburn, the constituency with the third-highest number of muslim voters in the country.
On the day when data indicated that the UK economy slowed in the first quarter, leading analysts predicted that tax rises would likely be inevitable regardless of which party won the election.
The Irish justice minister insisted that his campaigning for an SDLP candidate in the UK general election is “in a personal capacity”.
www.ft.com /cms/s/5969b5c6-a2a7-11d9-b4e8-00000e2511c8.html   (10357 words)

  
 Angus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Mike Weir has been Member of Parliament for Angus since 2001 when he succeeded Andrew Welsh, who remains the MSP for Angus.
Previously a councillor and Convenor of the General Purposes Committee of Angus Council, Mike Weir was a solicitor and Partner for J&DG Shiell in Brechin prior to his election in 2001.
This new constituency consists of 12 of the 20 wards from the old Angus constituency plus 10 of the 22 wards from the previous North Tayside constituency.
www.alba.org.uk /nextge/angus.html   (477 words)

  
 BBC - Radio 4 - Farming Today
The UK Government has made it absolutely clear it is not going make the necessary cuts (80% by 2030) and is certainly not going to lobby in the international arena for others to take the dynamic steps necessary to stop this.
I feel strongly that, with the greatest of respect to your agricultural constituency, that they are not being allowed to fulfill their obvious true potential on "Farming Today".
It allows meat to be sold as British, when in fact it has only been in the UK for the last part of its life - by implication having been transported live from wherever, itself not a positive part of animal welfare.
www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/news/farmingtoday   (5450 words)

  
 Kurdish Human Rights Project
Recent eyewitness reports suggest that protection of human rights is deteriorating, with disquieting evidence that security forces have reverted to measures that were prevalent during the 1990s, including extra-judicial killings, torture or ill-treatment, arbitrary arrests and detentions and frequent police raids on private property belonging to Kurds.
It is clear that Turkey faces an enormous challenge in meeting accession standards on the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities.
Angus Robertson MP The event is open to all.
www.khrp.org /news/pr2005/17-11-05.htm   (393 words)

  
 Caithness CWS - Links - Scottish Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Having the same constituencies for the Scottish Parliament and Westminster is desirable but not essential and should not drive change to the electoral system for the Scottish Parliament.
Scottish Parliament regions should be revised to reflect natural local communities and identity and should be built on local authority areas.
The code of conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament should be revised to provide a clear and positive role for both constituency and regional members to enhance representation for constituents and improve scrutiny of local and national services.
www.caithness.org /links/scottishgovernment.htm   (1640 words)

  
 Angus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
In the Scottish parliament he was the Convener of the Rural Affairs Committee.
Andrew was elected to the Scottish Parliament in May 1999 and was re-elected in May 2003, but he has been active in local and national politics since the 1970s.
He was Convener of the Audit Committee in Session 1 of the Parliament; and since 2000, he has been a member of the Scottish Commission for Public Audit.
www.alba.org.uk /scot07constit/n05.html   (738 words)

  
 Moray MP
Moray MP Angus Robertson today (Wednesday) commented on Gordon Brown's pre-budget review and warned that the rise in fuel duty hailed as a green measure.........
Angus Robertson MP attends UN meeting in Geneva, where it is decided to establish a UN training centre in Findhorn...
Angus Robertson MP, UN Under Secretary General Marcel Boisard, Findhorn Project Director May East, Moray Council Vice Convenor Alisdair Urquhart.
www.moraymp.org   (307 words)

  
 Angus MacNeil MP, Na h-Eileanan an Iar (TheyWorkForYou.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Angus MacNeil MP Scottish National Party MP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
www.theyworkforyou.com /mp/angus_macneil/na_h-eileanan_an_iar   (623 words)

  
 BOPA Daily News Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
He said election results for constituencies south of Dibete are expected to be returned to the BNF director of elections on November 17 and November 24 for constituencies north of Dibete.
Residents in the Thamaga constituency have complained that their councillor does not visit them regularly and they only see him during visits by the MP One of the residents, Mojalemotho Gaongalelwe complained about lack of co-operation between the elected council representative and the nominated councillor who hail from the same area.
It says the UK government must "use its political and diplomatic ties with the government of Botswana to encourage the respect and further strengthening of the rights and freedoms of the bushmen as established under international law".
www.gov.bw /cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20031008   (5308 words)

  
 The Best of All Worlds: Partisan advocates of "ward" and "at-large" should compromise and choose neither   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The degree of voter influence under both at-large and SMP is therefore a function of the configuration of the parties contesting the election, and not simply of the size of the constituencies, as Smith and Stewart naively assert.
Although STV is generally used in constituencies of between 5 and 7 members, it would be perfectly feasible to elect the 8 Nanaimo city councillors in a single city-wide STV election.
The advantage of using "natural" boundaries for multi-member constituencies is that redistricting is not necessary; this saves on expense and also avoids the potential for gerrymandering which is inherent in single-member constituencies.
www.mala.bc.ca /~westj/tennant-west.html   (13246 words)

  
 Doctor fights GMC on MMR vaccine
Julie Kirkbride, the Conservative MP for Bromsgrove, said she was outraged that Dr Peter Mansfield faces a ban or restrictions on his medical practice because it is claimed that providing vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella separately is "outside normal clinical practice".
She said she had planned for her 10-month-old son, Angus, to be given single doses of the vaccines by Dr Mansfield in a few months time.
Miss Kirkbride, who earlier this year sponsored a Private Member's Bill to give parents the right to choose between the triple MMR jab and single doses, yesterday said she was writing to Prof McCloskey to protest "in the strongest possible terms" about his actions.
www.whale.to /m/mmr56.html   (1308 words)

  
 Mauritius Watch: Issue 17, 21 February 2005 - Sokwanele
The revelation has sparked fresh controversy over the manipulation of the constituencies by the Commission that was appointed by Mugabe and has been accused of ignoring input from the opposition.
A study of the current constituency compared with the previous boundaries shows that Harare Central (easily captured by the MDC in the 2000 election) has grown in size with a substantial voting population from the uniformed forces added to the constituency.
Under the new Electoral Act, voters are registered in the constituency in which they live, and in a parliamentary election should cast their ballot only in that constituency.
www.sokwanele.com /articles/sokwanele/mwatch_17_21feb2005.html   (2994 words)

  
 Angus Robertson MP, Moray (TheyWorkForYou.com)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Angus Robertson MP Scottish National Party MP for Moray
Has voted in 42% of votes in parliament — well below average amongst MPs.
This MP's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
www.theyworkforyou.com /mp/angus_robertson/moray   (576 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Politics | Angus Robertson
Angus Robertson has had an unusual career for a Scottish Nationalist, having spent most of his working life abroad, working as a journalist in Europe.
He served for most of the 1990s as a news editor for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation.
Mr Robertson returned to the UK 1998 to help the SNP fight the first elections to the Scottish Parliament.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/2121916.stm   (92 words)

  
 Elections
The Westminster Constituency Boundaries in Highland differ from those of Holyrood - they are Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; Ross, Skye and Lochaber and Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey.
Each Westminster Parliament has a 5-year life span and the next election must be held before May 2010.
The Chief Executive of the Highland Council is the Local Returning Officer for the 3 Highland Constituencies which form part of the Scottish Region for European Elections.
www.highland.gov.uk /yourcouncil/elections   (683 words)

  
 The 2+2 Forums: UK Players - Who is this joker?
Good news is he has a marginal constituency, people from Angus should give him grief and the SNP is pretty marginal in this debate.
In the UK it is important to remember that the 2005 Gambling Act was agreed with the Conservative Party and implemented by Labour.
We are marketing the UK as having the toughest regulatory regime in the world and as being the safest place for people to gamble.
forumserver.twoplustwo.com /showflat.php?Number=7647281   (1220 words)

  
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Despite attempts by some to belittle the opening of the Scottish Parliament the day itself - 1st July 1999 - was acclaimed a success by all.
The MSPs' arrival in the chamber of the Scottish Parliament - temporarily housed in the Assembly of the Church of Scotland - was heralded by a fanfare from young Scottish composer James MacMillan.
The SNP vote is at the same high levels as we achieved in the Scottish Parliament election on 6 May.
www.forscotland.com /snpusa/july1999.html   (1335 words)

  
 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
ELECTION OF MEMBER TO SERVE IN THE UK PARLIAMENT
I, the undersigned, being the Returning Officer for the above-named constituency, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that the total number of votes polled for each candidate in the said election was as follows
And that the undermentioned person has been duly elected to serve in the UK Parliament as a Member for the said constituency
www.cne-siar.gov.uk /election/2005/parliamentaryresult.htm   (111 words)

  
 The Campaign for Philosophical Freedom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
In an interview on UK ITV1's Parkinson programme on Saturday, March 4, 2006, Prime Minister Tony Blair said that his decision to go to war in Iraq would ultimately be judged by God.
This article is censored from all large-circulation papers and magazines throughout the world because it links the subject of survival after death with the scientific discipline of subatomic physics - the study of the invisible part of the universe.
Because the scientific case for survival is a big threat to the priests and their powerful materialistic allies, this scientific backup for mediumship has been blocked from all mainstream media and educational outlets in the UK in order to keep the old-boy network intact from the wrath of public opinion.
www.cfpf.org.uk   (7118 words)

  
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In the Glasgow Pollok constituency Mr Sheridan polled 6016 votes (27.9%), representing a poll increase of 6.42%.
In Jack McConnell's Motherwell and Wishaw constituency, the SSP polled 1961 votes, mostly taken from the SNP, whose vote dropped by 12% in the first-past-the-post poll vote.
The irony of all this is that Thatcher herself outlived her usefulness, as in her rampant europhobia, which alienated key constituents of her support base, hence the in-house putsch that toppled her in 1990.
lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2003-May.txt   (19448 words)

  
 Voting Record — MPs for Angus — The Public Whip
Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.
This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same).
www.publicwhip.org.uk /mp.php?mpc=Angus   (204 words)

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