Examples of 'stood for parliament' in a sentence
Meaning of "stood for parliament"
The phrase "stood for parliament" denotes the action of running as a candidate in an election for a position in a parliamentary body, such as a member of parliament. It implies that the individual has put forward themselves as a potential representative of the people or their political party.
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stood for parliament
He had not stood for parliament before.
He was a liberal candidate when my husband stood for Parliament.
Smith then stood for parliament.
He stood for Parliament five times before he won a seat.
I wish Ross had accepted my offer and stood for Parliament.
He also stood for parliament.
After completing his education, he returned and stood for Parliament.
He unsuccessfully stood for Parliament several times.
He stood for parliament eleven times in total, winning on six occasions.
Hoskyns never stood for Parliament again.
He stood for parliament eight times in total, winning four elections.
After being unseated by petition, he is not known to have stood for Parliament again.
He later stood for parliament unsuccessfully in Chertsey.
Beyond his local political involvement, McCardle also stood for Parliament on several occasions.
Clark stood for Parliament on three occasions.
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He left the army in 1922, and immediately stood for Parliament as a Conservative.
Robinson stood for Parliament eight times in all.
At the second general election of 1701 he stood for Parliament at two seats.
He twice stood for Parliament as a candidate for the borough of Finsbury.
The following February MacDonald stood for Parliament in a by-election at Ross and Cromarty.
She stood for parliament as a candidate for the Danish Social Liberal Party.
In the summer months of 1834, he stood for parliament as a Whig candidate for Andover.
He stood for parliament twelve times in total, but won election only four times.
Evans first stood for Parliament at the age of 23.
He stood for Parliament twice in the postwar era, achieving very little support.
In January 1659 Nixon stood for parliament again but was unsuccessful.
He stood for Parliament twice, but was not elected.
In the 1981 elections, Goff stood for Parliament in the Roskill electorate, and was elected.
I stood for Parliament in Chelsea on the platform " Trepanation for the National Health ".
In 1868 he had stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Southwark.
He stood for Parliament several times before winning the federal seat of Fremantle in 1928.
Courtenay first stood for Parliament at Honiton at the first general election of 1701.
She stood for parliament in the Women 's Party, if you remember?
Sheldon first stood for Parliament at Manchester Withington in 1959.
Cartlidge stood for parliament in Lewisham Deptford in the 2005 general election finishing third.
She later stood for Parliament on the platform ‘ Trepanation for the National Health '.
Morse first stood for Parliament at the 1922 general election in the Bridgwater Division of Somerset.
She first stood for parliament as Liberal candidate for Finchley at the 1955 General Election.
Jenison stood for parliament in a very expensive contest at a by-election at Northumberland on 20 February 1723.
Clowes stood for parliament unsuccessfully at South Derbyshire in 1857.
Peachey stood for Parliament at Midhurst in 1698 but was unsuccessful.
Hill stood for Parliament for University of Cambridge in 1945 as an independent.
Benson stood for Parliament again at Shaftesbury at the 1727 general election.
In 1741 he stood for Parliament again at Hedon in Yorkshire, and was initially declared defeated.
He stood for Parliament in Islington East in 1955 without success.
In 1887 Palmer stood for Parliament unsuccessfully in the Rodney electorate.
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