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- adjective Not of or pertaining to a
political constituency .
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Examples
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Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there are up to nine nominated members; up to three losing opposition candidates who came closest to winning seats may be appointed as "nonconstituency" members elections: last held 6 May 2006 (next to be held in 2011) election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 66. 6\%, WP 16. 3\%,
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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A "nonconstituency" seat held by the opposition under this provision since 1997 was again filled after the last election held on May 6, 2006.
unknown title 2009
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A "nonconstituency" seat held by the opposition under this provision since 1997 was again filled after the last election held on May 6, 2006.
unknown title 2009
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Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there are up to nine nominated members; up to three losing opposition candidates who came closest to winning seats may be appointed as "nonconstituency" members elections: last held on 6 May 2006 (next to be held by 2011) election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 66.6%, WP 16.3%, SDA 13%, SDP 4.1%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SDA 1
Singapore 2008
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Singaporeunicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there are up to nine nominated members; up to three losing opposition candidates who came closest to winning seats may be appointed as "nonconstituency" members elections: last held on 6 May 2006 (next to be held by 2011) election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 66.6%, WP 16.3%, SDA 13%, SDP 4.1%; seats by party - PAP 82, WP 1, SDA 1
Legislative branch 2008
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"nonconstituency" members elections: last held 6 May 2006 (next to be held in 2011) election results: percent of vote by party - PAP 66. 6\%, WP 16. 3\%,
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there are up to nine nominated members; the losing opposition candidate who came closest to winning a seat may be appointed as a "nonconstituency" member elections: last held 3 November 2001 (next to be held not later than
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (84 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - in addition, there are up to nine nominated members; the losing opposition candidate who came closest to winning a seat may be appointed as a "nonconstituency" member elections: last held 3 November 2001 (next to be held not later than
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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But those added opposition parliamentarians would be "nonconstituency members," with limited voting rights.
Singapore Opposition Contests Record Number of Seats Chun Han Wong 2011
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Mr. Jeyaretnam returns to Parliament as a nonconstituency member.
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