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  Windsor (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windsor is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency covers the town of Windsor and a small portion of the surrounding area, in Berkshire.
Windsor has had parliamentary representation for centuries, first sending a member in 1301, and continuously from 1424.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Windsor_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (208 words)

  
 The Parliament, Electorates, Local Government - Det Britiske Parlament, Valgkredse, Lokalstyre
Montfort's Parliament was not new in idea, as the shires and towns had also earlier elected representatives to talk their cases at court, but it was the first time that these representatives met at the same time at the same place, thus being able to discuss as a group.
This position as the foremost member of Parliament has since developed into a traditional position hold by a MP known for »high morality and integrety« and today it is seldom that the Speaker is dismissed.
Constituencies were for many hundred years not equally distributed, nor were they representative of the number of voters which again were not corresponding with the total size of the population.
www.jmarcussen.dk /historie/hart/parliament.html   (5304 words)

  
 WebCab Library : Miscelaneous : Small UK Encyclopedia
The British constitution is formed partly by statutes, or legislative enactments of Parliament; partly by common law, based on decisions of courts of law; and partly by practices and precepts, which are known as conventions.
In 1917 the royal family dropped their German titles and took the name of the House of Windsor because of the unpopularity of everything German during World War I. The queen and her family members are largely supported by the state.
Members of Parliament are controlled by their party whips, who round up members before a vote and organize debates in the Commons.
www.webcabcomponents.com /library/misc/uk/uk2.html   (4283 words)

  
 History and pictures of The Houses of Parliament in London, also know as Westminster Palace.
The House is made up of 646 Members of Parliament (MPs), each of whom represents a particular area within the UK known as a seat or constituency.
Parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords, (richly appointed in red as opposed to the green used in the House of Common) has approximately 700 members who received their place either by birth, in the case of hereditary peers, or by nomination.
The House of Lords is also the home of the highest court of appeal for civil cases in the UK and for criminal cases in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
www.inetours.com /England/London/pages/Parliament.html   (580 words)

  
 FT.com / In depth - Reflections on the key election results as they came in through the night
In Windsor, Adam Afriye is elected to become the first fl Tory MP, with a substantial majority.
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)

  
 Short resigns from Labour party : Indybay
She wrote that the future of British politics was a hung parliament which would encourage electoral reform and said that Labour should hold a third of the seats, the Tories a third and the rest should be made up of Greens and other parties.
She said she wanted to use her remaining years in parliament as an independent MP, free to campaign for a hung parliament, a check on the executive and an end to presidential government.
She was reprimanded for writing in The Independent that she hoped there would be a hung Parliament at the next election that would lead to reform of the voting system and more democratic checks on the power of Downing Street.
sfbay.indymedia.org /newsitems/2006/10/20/18321785.php   (1050 words)

  
 Windsor Conservatives - People - Member of Parliament
Adam is the Member of Parliament for the Windsor constituency.
He was selected as the Parliamentary Spokesman for Windsor in October 2003.
A former basketball captain and graduate in Agricultural Economics from London University, he is a keen long-distance runner and was a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year 2003.
www.windsorconservatives.com /page/2/24   (247 words)

  
 14th Earl of Derby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In 1826 he moved from Stockbridge to Preston, a constituency where one of the candidates was selected by the Derby family and the other by the people of the town.
Stanley did not share Grey's enthusiasm for parliamentary reform and was one of the main reasons why he was defeated at Preston by Henry Orator Hunt in the election that was held that year.
He was not out of the House of Commons for long and he returned as MP for Windsor in February 1831.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /PRderby1.htm   (664 words)

  
 UK Youth Parliament : Making Our Mark
- Any young person who is a resident of the UK, and aged between 11 and 18 years old (inclusive) has the right to stand for election as an MYP and the right to vote for their MYP.
The number of MYPs allocated to each constituency varies depending upon the number of young people who live in that area.
Once a year the UKYP holds an annual sitting, which brings together all of the MYPs from across the whole of the UK, for a three night, four day residential to create a Youth Manifesto which is presented to the Government for a response.
www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk /20418/172637.html   (621 words)

  
 Windsor and Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Windsor and Maidenhead was a constituency in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire.
It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was partly replaced by a new Windsor constituency.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Windsor_and_Maidenhead_(UK_Parliament_constituency)   (146 words)

  
 The Spectator.co.uk
The prospect of President Bush riding in a carriage alongside the Queen was therefore extremely attractive to presidential strategists; so was an address to both Houses of Parliament, an enterprise regularly embarked on by state visitors.
So great are the difficulties of staying in London that Windsor Castle, constructed to withstand assault, was proposed as a presidential bolthole, only to be rejected in the face of lack of enthusiasm from the palace.
The security official who spoke to John Burton, the Sedgefield constituency agent, asked ‘how many acres’ the Prime Minister owned, to be told ‘well, he has a backyard.’ A presidential suggestion that this northern trip should include a visit to Durham Cathedral, with an accompanying prayer meeting, caused panic in Downing Street.
www.lewrockwell.com /spectator/spec175.html   (1718 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Windsor Tories reject Rifkind   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Instead, the constituency will choose from a range of first-time candidates with little political experience - much to the frustration of Sir Malcolm’s allies in the Commons, who argue that the party badly needs him.
The Windsor seat became available after Michael Trend, its MP, was suspended for irregularities in his Commons expenses and said he would stand down.
When the former Windsor and Maidenhead constituency was split in 1997, Maidenhead rejected Sir George Young, then the Tory transport minister, in favour of Theresa May, who was elected in 1997 and is now the Conservative Party chairman.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=970032003   (563 words)

  
 MYP Profiles 2006
For young people in my constituency as with most rural areas in the UK there is a lack of facilities specifically for young people.
But by entering the Youth Parliament it will give an insight into the world of politics, and hopefully develop good relations with MPs ready for when I leave University and enter the realms of Politics.
Our monarch is probably the most respected anywhere and with thousands of visitors to the UK each year to visit places such as the Tower of London and Windsor our economy has a lot to thank the Royal Family for.
www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk /profiles/east/clark_james.htm   (450 words)

  
 Members of Parliament | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
The size of the constituency varies but on average each MP will represent about 67,000 electorates.
MPs represent the views of all thier constituents in Parliament, irrespective of whether they voted for them.
MPs also hold regular surrgeries within the constituencies, which provide the public a chance to speak with them in person.
www.rbwm.gov.uk /web/members_parliament.htm   (139 words)

  
 The Governance of Wales
Another example might be that the Monarch could refuse the Royal Assent to a Bill that fundamentally altered the constitutional arrangements for the UK when the government has no electoral mandate for such a proposal.
Although the UK is a unitary state and Wales shares the same legal system as England some recognition of the differences between England and Wales are made in the House of Commons and in the Government.
Under the previous Conservative Government the government whips (business managers) tended to encourage Tories representing English constituencies to place questions (due to the shortage of Conservative members representing Welsh constituencies), so that conservative perspectives could be heard.
members.tripod.com /~Lyn_Thomas/parliament.html   (1771 words)

  
 BALDWIN, Stanley @ Archontology.org: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, database
In 1908 he was elected to Parliament as Conservative MP (1908-1937) for Bewdley, the constituency his father represented in 1892-1908.
He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1922-1923) in the government of Bonar Law and arranged for the settlement of the American debt.
In November 1923 Parliament was dissolved, but the General Election on the tariff and free trade issues did not bring an overall majority to any party (Conservative 258, Labour 191, Liberal 158, others 8).
www.archontology.org /nations/uk/bpm/baldwin.php   (732 words)

  
 UK Parliament on Sri Lanka June 2000
According to the last census, about 40,000 permanent residents of the UK were born in Sri Lanka.
Parliament--and the UK as a former colonial power--has some responsibility for the antecedents of the conflict.
As the Minister knows, the European Parliament has called for European members of the United Nations to introduce the subject for discussion before the Security Council of the UN.
www.tamilnation.org /diaspora/unitedkingdom/0006ukparliament.htm   (12430 words)

  
 windsor - OneLook Dictionary Search
Windsor : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Phrases that include windsor: windsor knot, windsor chair, duke of windsor, windsor green, windsor locks, more...
Words similar to windsor: house of windsor, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=windsor   (233 words)

  
 CNN.com - Security tight as Bush lands in UK - Nov. 18, 2003
Security tight as Bush lands in UK Prince Charles, left, and U.S. Ambassador William Farish greet the Bushes at Heathrow Airport.
Demonstrators plan to topple an effigy of Bush in a display evoking the toppling of the statue of Saddam Hussein by U.S. forces in Baghdad, organizers said.
Protester planners won a major concession from police, who agreed to let the demonstrators march past the Houses of Parliament and Blair's official residence at 10 Downing Street.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/11/18/britain.bush/index.html   (859 words)

  
 Green Party - Real Progress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
There are nearly five hundred Muslims in the Windsor constituency and they deserve a place of worship in the town.
During the General Election I called for the construction of a purpose built Mosque in the Windsor area, I would like to repeat this call and I would urge all parties in the planning dispute to work constructively towards this important objective.
The vast majority of Muslims in Windsor belong to the Barelwi Sufi tradition, a tradition which has been at the forefront of tolerance and culture.
www.greenparty.org.uk /news/2694   (469 words)

  
 Conservative Party (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The internal organisation of the Conservative Party is a contrast between the grassroots constituency groups who dominate in the election of party leaders, and the members of the Conservative Central Office who lead in financing, the organisation of elections, and drafting of policy.
(In the Cumbrian constituencies of Penrith and the Border and Westmorland and Lonsdale the party adopts yellow as its colour after the coat of arms of the Earls of Lonsdale).
David Cameron and William Hague have stated their intention to renegotiate portions of key EU treaties and return a number of powers back to the UK; opinion polls regularly identify Conservative policy on Europe as more popular with the public than that of either the Labour or Liberal Democrat parties.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)   (4648 words)

  
 London - Parliament   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Politics Lithuania Table of Contents The new system of government became operative with the election of President Algirdas Brazauskas in February 1993.
of activities of his party to Parliament and himself after a history of rally activities decided to become a deputy in which way he
Blank Verse in the Flagstone Don’t ask me how or why but my last night in town and I was stumbling down Parliament Street with this bloke called Beckett.
www.fslondon.com /parliament   (1459 words)

  
 Win Did You Mean win?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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 THE BLANKET * Index: Current Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
None of the major UK political parties organise or stand candidates in the north, thus, bar there being a hung Westminster Parliament, the NI electorate are all but disenfranchised, having absolutely no direct democratic means to influence who is to govern them.
Indeed when any local democratic forum has been established in recent times, it has been quickly shut down by the London government, more often than not at the behest and with the support of the majority of the north's politicians, which in itself must be unique in the annuals of parliamentary democracy.
A side effect of this gerrymandering is that a majority of the leaders of the north's political parties have been in office way beyond their sell-by date and treat their party as if it was their own thiefdom.
lark.phoblacht.net /mh0605051g.html   (827 words)

  
 Windsor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Windsor, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland
Windsor Park, a football stadium which is home to Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland football team
Windsor chair, a type of armchair with turned bars forming a back and four turned legs
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Windsor   (336 words)

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