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  Elections Canada | Federal Representation 2004 - Ontario
Ten electoral districts have populations that are smaller than the allowable variance from the quotient and 10 electoral districts have populations in excess of the maximum allowable variance from the quotient.
This electoral district includes all of Lanark County (except for the Town of Mississippi Mills), all of Frontenac County (except for the City of Kingston and the Township of Frontenac Islands), and all of the County of Lennox and Addington.
The electoral district of WHITBY—OSHAWA is comprised of all of the Town of Whitby and the remainder of the City of Oshawa.
www.elections.ca /scripts/fedrep/ontario/report/overall_e.htm   (5331 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Legislative Assembly of Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Peterborough is a federal and provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Huron—Bruce is a federal and provincial electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Davenport is the name of a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Legislative-Assembly-of-Ontario   (5971 words)

  
 Davenport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Davenport was a Puritan clergyman and one of the founders of New Haven, Connecticut.
Davenport is an experimental music project based in Madison, Wisconsin.
Davenport Locomotive Works was a builder of railroad locomotives located in Iowa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Davenport   (147 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Ontario general election, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Huron—Bruce is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario.
Kingston and the Islands: Ontario NDP Leader Howard Hampton Howard Hampton (born May 17, 1952) is the leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) and a Member of Provincial Parliament from the northern riding of Kenora--Rainy River.
London—Fanshawe is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Ontario.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ontario-general-election,-2003   (7136 words)

  
 Davenport - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Davenport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Davenport is the commercial centre for the surrounding agricultural region; industries include aluminium, agriculture, and machinery parts.
Davenport has been the seat of Scott County since 1838.
Davenport is the seat of several colleges including Saint Ambrose University (1882), Palmer College of Chiropractic (1895), and Marycrest International University.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Davenport   (313 words)

  
 Mario Silva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Formerly a Toronto city councilor, he moved to federal politcs, being elected for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2004 Canadian election in the riding of Davenport.
Silva's move to federal politics was not without controversy, however, as it saw him claim the Liberal nomination in Davenport instead of popular Liberal incumbent Charles Caccia in a process that saw widespread allegations of unfairness.
An ally of new Prime Minister Paul Martin, Silva was seen by the party machinery as a preferable candidate to Caccia, the longest serving MP in parliament, whose leftist and strongly pro-environment views clashed with the direction Martin wished to move the party.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Mario_Silva   (288 words)

  
 1910 Vol II Bios
A farm on one hundred and sixty acres in Davenport township, another of one hundred and twenty acres in Blue Grass township, and valuable town property are the visible evidence of a life of thrift and industry on the part of Mr.
However, it was acknowledged that he was "largely instrumental in securing for Davenport the enviable distinction of being made the county seat of Scott county." With all that pertains to the early life of the city and the upbuilding of this section of the state Judge Mitchell was closely identified.
He was also on a committee of one from each electoral district to prepare rules for the government of the house and later when the standing committee on the library was appointed he served on it.
www.celticcousins.net /scott/1910vol2bios40.htm   (10935 words)

  
 davenport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Davenport is the name of a place in England
Davenport is also a word used for "sofa" in certain dialects in the Midwestern United States, especially in rural areas and among older people (born pre-World War II).
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /davenport.html   (152 words)

  
 on-Davenport
I've also checked the electoral records of the Davenport riding, and the NDP has come in second throughout every election for the past 25 years.
While the Davenport results from 2000 has the combined PC-Alliance total exceed the NDP total, the re-distributed Davenport results for the new riding do not have the combined PC-Alliance total exceeding the NDP total.
Davenport will be one of the few seats to elect an Independent with Caccia having the last laugh.
www.electionprediction.org /2004_fed/riding/35015-davenport.htm   (5408 words)

  
 Find Your Electoral District   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Electoral boundaries will not be redistributed until the next general election.
While it is updated periodically, please be aware that it may not reflect the most recent changes that may have occurred.
When a provincial election or by-election is called, contact information for your electoral district Returning Office will be available here, as well as a list of candidates and the dates and locations of advance polls.
www.electionsontario.on.ca /fyed/en/map_page_en.jsp?dcode=012   (87 words)

  
 FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Petitioners filed an action in the District Court against respondents, the Governor and state officials, alleging that the method of electing justices from their district impermissibly dilutes minority voting strength in violation of, inter alia, 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
4 Each of the seven members of the court must be a resident of the district from which he or she is elected and must have resided there for at least two years prior to election.
29 When each of several members of a court must be a resident of a separate district, and must be elected by the voters of that district, it seems both reasonable and realistic to characterize the winners as representatives of that district.
caselaw.findlaw.com /scripts/getcase.pl?navby=search&linkurl=<%LINKURL%>&graphurl=<%GRAPHURL%>&court=US&case=/us/501/380.html#405   (10874 words)

  
 Paul J. Piccard, Ann M. Piccard and Mary M. Piccard - Tick, Tick, Tick...The Electoral College, A Ticking Time Bomb
The presidential electors chosen in November may decide to vote for a loser of the popular vote or even for someone who was not on the original ballot.
The electoral college system not only distorted the popular vote in 1960, as it tends to do, but it further skewed the results in Alabama, where the names of individual candidates for elector were on the ballot
State legislatures chose the electors in 6 states in 1789, 10 states in 1792 and 1796, and 11 states in 1800.
law.richmond.edu /rjolpi/Issues_Archived/2000_Fall_Issue/Tick_Combined.htm   (5059 words)

  
 OxBlog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
ELECTORAL COLLEGE TRACKING MAP: Arthur Tripias has an electoral college map of the United States indicating which candidate is currently ahead in each state, according to the latest polls.
And finally, if you're going to be an elector and want to maximise your influence, then head to one of these states, which haven't passed laws against faithless electors: among them, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Texas, and Illinois.
The coveted title of stupidest faithless elector probably goes to nurse Margaret Leach of West Virginia, who in 1988 was shocked to learn that she could vote for whichever candidate she chose, so she switched the names of Dukakis and Bentsen; when she tried to convince other electors to follow suit, no one joined her.
oxblog.blogspot.com /2004_06_06_oxblog_archive.html   (10859 words)

  
 Mark O'Brien - Davenport - Green Party of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It is time to invest in and develop non-polluting sources of energy such as wind and solar power, as well as energy from biomass.
The Davenport Electoral District is a highly diverse and vibrant multicultural community, composed of immigrants from countries as diverse as Portugal, Brazil, Vietnam, Italy, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Jamaica.
Davenport, perhaps the most multicultural Electoral District in Toronto, needs an elected official who knows how to communicate cross-culturally.
davenport.greenparty.on.ca /MarkSays.htm   (536 words)

  
 Smoking pipe bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Darryl Sittler (born September 18, 1950 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada), was a professional ice hockey player.
Dauphin--Swan River is the name of a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada.
Davenport is the name of a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada.
www.elexi.de /en/s/sm/smoking_pipe.html   (2356 words)

  
 Cote d'Ivoire
During the municipal electoral campaign in March 2001, the police arrested an RDR student leader Diarrassouba and newspaper editor Bakayako.
The public debate over Alassane Ouattara's citizenship, electoral eligibility, and reinstatement of his political and citizenship rights resulted in an Abidjan court granting him in June a certificate of nationality, valid for only 6 months, which was required to run for public office.
Following the legislative by-elections, 223 of the 225 seats of the National Assembly were filled: The FPI won 96 seats, the PDCI 94 seats, the PIT 4 seats, very small parties 2 seats, independent candidates 22 seats, and the RDR (in spite of its boycott of all of the legislative elections) 5 seats.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18179.htm   (17330 words)

  
 Pepperdine University - Public Relations & News - September Pepperdine in the News
Kmiec stated that school districts have been given authority to restrict freedom of speech in order to avoid disruption.
San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 23, 2004 – David Davenport, distinguished professor of public policy, and Gordon Lloyd, professor of public policy, co-wrote an op-ed titled, “Who’s Afraid of the Electoral College?” about the recent discussion about the electoral college and its effect on the election.
USA Today, Sept. 29, 2004 – Douglas Kmiec, Caruso Family Chair in Constitutional Law, was quoted in an article titled, “Tribunal Struggles with First Hearings” about the challenges that have surfaced in the hearings of four defendants faced with war crimes charges and detainment at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
www.pepperdine.edu /pr/news/2004/september.htm   (660 words)

  
 1844-49 Electoral Lists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The names for all the districts in what was then Port Phillip (now Victoria) were originally published in the Melbourne publications 'Argus' and 'Port Phillip Herald.
Many of those who owned land in several districts registered the right to vote in each district, this was a means of securing as many voting opportunities as possible.
Belfast is the name of that extensive tract of land granted to James Atkinson with which he replaced (what was originally) the port township of Port Fairy.
www.hotkey.net.au /~jwilliams4/belf9.htm   (332 words)

  
 Quad-City Times Newspaper Online - the Quad-Cities Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
I have never met Marine Sgt. Bradley Korthaus, and I've never been close to anyone that has died in a war, so I honestly don't know and hopefully will never know the grief and sorrow that the Korthaus family may be feeling at this time.
I will be in Davenport the last of May and while there I plan to visit your son's grave.
When we heard that a Davenport Marine was killed,the whole family freaked out and I don't believe I have ever felt so out of control and so scared in my whole life.
www.qctimes.com /internal.php?page=sections/war/email/read.php   (5142 words)

  
 Blog4kerry - He's the Real Deal
Kerry's liability in the electoral college is that Bush leads 162-67 in states with a 10 point or greater margin.
Democrats really have no other option to win given that the Electoral College is so skewed in favor of a Republican (due to small states).
But last Saturday, the return was thrilling as I was able to lead one of the Illinois for Kerry buses on the long trek to Davenport, IA. Talk about returning with forty-five of your best friends.
evanstonforkerry2004.blogspot.com   (2244 words)

  
 The Daily Star - Online Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As school board members consider a 19 student-per-class recommendation in grades kindergarten through two, other local districts have efforts in place to keep the size of elementary grades within an optimal range.
Davenport officials have rescinded a building permit issued to an Oneonta resident who wants to build a welding shop on a one-acre parcel of land in the town.
After a traffic study of state Route 23 in the town Davenport, state transportation officials have decided to lower the speed limit and improve the road signs near Davenport Center.
www.thedailystar.com /news/stories/nsa20011.html   (8915 words)

  
 Definition of Charles Caccia
Charles L. Caccia (born April 28, 1930 in Milan, Italy) is a Canadian politician.
Caccia is a former Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons who represented the riding of Davenport between1968 and 2004.
A professor of forestry at the University of Toronto Caccia is best known for his strong pro-environment views on the left of the Liberal party.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Charles_Caccia   (309 words)

  
 2006 Nomination Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The electoral districts and numbers of members to be elected from each district are described below.
must work or reside (if not working in nursing) in the electoral district in which the election is being held.
must be working in nursing in the electoral district for which she or he is nominated.
www.cno.org /about/council/elect/2005/nomin-info-2005.htm   (1026 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Allegheny County, Pa.
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1951-55 (33rd District 1951-53, 30th District 1953-55); died in office 1955.
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1837-39, 1840-41; secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1843-45.
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1937-58 (32nd District 1937-43, 31st District 1943-45, 32nd District 1945-53, 28th District 1953-58); died in office 1958.
www.politicalgraveyard.com /geo/PA/AL5.html   (2400 words)

  
 Davenport Realty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
and a federal electoral district in Canada :
Davenport is also a word used for " sofa " in certain dialects in the Midwestern United States, especially in rural areas and among older people (born pre- World War II).
A Davenpor is also an antique desk form.
www.musicians-resource.com /site/41204-davenport-realty.html   (285 words)

  
 Chronology of Censorship and Anti-Censorship: 2005 Jan - Jun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This action could be in response to the District Court ruling striking down the use of anti-evolution disclaimers in school books in Cobb County, but in any event, it almost certainly flies in the face of the Edwards v: Aguillard ruling by the U.S Supreme Court.
Michael Townsend, a school district spokesman commented, "The vast majority walked out because it's a good excuse for them to get out of class." Police were called to the campus, but no one was injured, arrested or suspended.
The district school board was mired in controversy in Spring 2004 when it decided to expand its safe schools policy to include gays and lesbians; this was supposed to make gay and lesbian students more safe and comfortable in school.
www.angelfire.com /scifi/dreamweaver/bannedbks/chrono8a.html   (16386 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
We've said all along that these races will be built from the ground up, custom-fit, district by district.
DOBBS: President Bush in Davenport, Iowa, sort of a symbol of where we are right now representative of this race.
He's going for it, and in the electoral college landscape, we've got every seven votes counts, and you know they're still pounding Florida in a very big way.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0410/25/ldt.01.html   (7423 words)

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