The one thing I don’t understand is how can count bin face “choose” to run anywhere. He doesn’t have to run where he lives?
We sort of had this where one of our trolls, Majorie Taylor Greene (not to be confused with Magic The Gathering) had to rent a sham residence and “live” in the district that she wanted to elect her for a certain minimum period to be eligible.
Example: Pierre Polierve, leader of the opposition party who lost his seat in the last General election and had another MP (in one of his party’s safest constituencies in the country) resign so he could run (and win) in a by-election there.
And in his old riding, he had over 20 opponents, which just shows how popular this guy was. Post election, he has been completely impotent, no one cares what he has to say. Imagine basing a career on kissing Trump’s ass.
The one thing I don’t understand is how can count bin face “choose” to run anywhere. He doesn’t have to run where he lives?
We sort of had this where one of our trolls, Majorie Taylor Greene (not to be confused with Magic The Gathering) had to rent a sham residence and “live” in the district that she wanted to elect her for a certain minimum period to be eligible.
Some references:
https://web.archive.org/web/20260214082722/https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/hopeful-move-into-congressional-district-divides-georgia-voters/OoP2sM8pQFe8vGB90u2ogI/
https://georgiarecorder.com/2021/02/15/how-marjorie-taylor-greene-ascended-from-atlanta-suburbs-to-d-c-spotlight/
It’s a good question, but I guess it’s fine - Farage doesn’t live in Clacton either.
No, MPs don’t need to live in the riding they represent. Neither Britain nor Canada.
Example: Pierre Polierve, leader of the opposition party who lost his seat in the last General election and had another MP (in one of his party’s safest constituencies in the country) resign so he could run (and win) in a by-election there.
And in his old riding, he had over 20 opponents, which just shows how popular this guy was. Post election, he has been completely impotent, no one cares what he has to say. Imagine basing a career on kissing Trump’s ass.
That was mostly the “longest ballot” folks.
We call them “carpet baggers” in the US