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Adams George Archibald

This allowed Archibald to run for the riding in a by-election, in which he defeated Liberal Frederick Pearson, 1585 votes to 1230.

Alberta Alliance Party

The party managed a narrow victory in the Progressive Conservative stronghold of Cardston-Taber-Warner, where Paul Hinman became the first MLA elected under the Alliance banner, defeating incumbent Broyce Jacobs.

Avon Williams

In the late 1980s Williams began to be debilitated by the progressive effects of ALS ("Lou Gehrig's disease") and began to require the services of a chauffeur/attendant.

Beddoe Rees

He was unable to support Asquith’s position of allowing Labour to take office, although he told his electors in Bristol that there was no Liberal principle involved it was merely a matter of being true to the position on which he had fought the last election.

Benito Arias Montano

León de Castro, professor of Oriental languages at Salamanca, to whose translation of the Vulgate Arias had opposed the original Hebrew text, denounced Arias to the Roman, and later to the Spanish Inquisition for having altered the Biblical text, making too liberal use of the rabbinical writings, in disregard of the decree of the Council of Trent concerning the authenticity of the Vulgate, and confirming the Jews in their beliefs by his Chaldaic paraphrases.

Bertha Wellin

In 1921, she became one of the first five women to be elected to the Swedish Parliament after women suffrage alongside Nelly Thüring (Social Democrat), Agda Östlund (Social Democrat) and Elisabeth Tamm (liberal) in the Lower chamber, and Kerstin Hesselgren in the Upper chamber.

Bloy

Harry Bloy (born 1946), BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the province of British Columbia, Canada

Boudewijn Bouckaert

After the dismissal of Jean-Marie Dedecker from the VLD, Hugo Coveliers, Dedecker and Boudewijn Bouckaert (and other Nova Civitas members) started negotiations to form a new right wing liberal party.

Cockermouth by-election, 1879

The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Isaac Fletcher.

Currans Hill, New South Wales

The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by Russell Matheson (Liberal), and the state electorate of Camden, currently held by former mayor Geoff Corrigan (Labor).

Dorothy Norman

During the 1930s and 1940s Norman was active in various liberal causes, particularly civil rights, education, and independence for India and for Israel.

Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006

The by-election took place in the middle of a leadership election in the Liberal Democrats and the party was perceived in the media to be declining in the polls as a result of negative publicity surrounding the resignation of former leader Charles Kennedy and revelations about the private lives of Mark Oaten and Simon Hughes.

Edward Tyas Cook

Launched with the help of Liberal publisher George Newnes and employing the core of the old political staff from the Pall Mall Gazette, the paper quickly established itself in the front rank of Liberal publications, earning the respect and admiration of the Liberal prime minister Lord Rosebery.

Edwin Dickinson

The progressive tipping and enclosure of space can be observed in the sequence of works leading up to this one, a strategy that parallels modernist tendencies toward pictorial abstraction accompanied by spatial flattening.

First Carlist War

At Arcos de la Frontera, the Liberal Diego de Leon managed to detain a Carlist column by his squadron of 70 cavalry until Liberal reinforcements arrived.

George Burman Foster

A friendship with Clarence Darrow shows that despite Foster's progressive views he still valued and respected the views of a traditional Christian community.

George Eliot

Through this society Evans was introduced to more liberal theologies and to writers such as David Strauss and Ludwig Feuerbach who cast doubt on the literal veracity of Biblical stories.

Guttman Community College

Guttman offers 2-year associate degree programs with majors in Business Administration, Human Services, Information Technology, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Urban Studies.

Henry S. Benedict

He was nominated by the Progressive Party for the Sixty-fifth Congress, but withdrew in behalf of the Republican nominee.

James W. Bryan

Bryan was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1915).

John A. Elston

Elston was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 - December 15, 1921).

Kostinbrod

The economy of Kostinbrod was largely based on poultry farming and stock breeding during the Communist period, but a number of factories, including a 120,000 m² Coca-Cola one, have emerged in democratic times due to the town's favourable position and the liberal zoning policy of the municipality.

League of Lights

Formed around vocalist Farrah West and keyboard player/producer Richard West from British rock band Threshold, League of Lights recorded their debut album with contributions from guitarist Ruud Jolie of Dutch symphonic rock act Within Temptation, drummer Mark Zonder of US progressive metallers Fates Warning, and bassist Jerry Meehan.

Leonard Behrens

Back in Britain, he became President of the Manchester Liberal Federation, and was an official of a large number of local bodies, including the Manchester Statistical Society, the Design and Industries Association, the Royal Manchester College of Music, the Hallé Concert Society and the University of Manchester.

Liberal Party of New York

In 1969, Lindsay, the incumbent Republican Mayor of New York City, lost his own party's primary but was reelected on the Liberal Party line alone, bringing along 'on his coat-tails' enough Liberal candidates for City Council to replace the Republicans as the Minority Party in City government.

Livsey

Richard Livsey, Baron Livsey of Talgarth CBE (1935–2010), British politician and Liberal MP

Love Me, I'm a Liberal

Originally released on his 1966 live album, Phil Ochs in Concert, "Love Me, I'm a Liberal" was soon one of Ochs's most popular concert staples.

Marcus Brosch

In the mid-90s, he founded the Hip-Hop group Aroma with Menzel and Philipp Grüthering which was the predecessor of the progressive group Deichkind.

Mark Marissen

Dion appointed Marissen, Nancy Girard and Senator David Smith as national campaign co-chairs for the Liberal campaign in the federal election which took place October 14, 2008.

Marshall Formby

The other contestants were sitting Governor Marion Price Daniel, Sr., who sought an unprecedented fourth two-year term; Don Yarborough, a liberal lawyer and supporter of organized labor from Houston; former Attorney General Will Wilson, later a Republican convert, and retired Army General Edwin A. Walker, known for his staunch anti-communism.

Metz family

This second generation included Auguste Metz, Charles Metz, and Norbert Metz, who were all leading liberal politicians during the early stages of Luxembourg's independence, in the mid-nineteenth century.

Micheline Montreuil

Jack Layton, leader of the party, commented favourably on her candidacy, saying that he was pleased with her candidacy and that having candidates who could raise questions of equality showed that the NDP was quite open and that Quebecers were progressive enough to accept differences.

Middletown studies

Also, many of the clergy tend to be politically progressive, and as such, are not welcomed into the city's governance.

Notturno Concertante

It has since released five albums, and collaborated in several other projects, most notably with Tony Pagliuca (from Italian progressive band Le Orme) and Italian novelist and humorist Stefano Benni.

Oldberrow

It is included in the West Midlands electoral region of the European Parliament and the 6 Members are; Mike Nattrass (UK Independence), Liz Lynne (Liberal Democrat), Malcolm Harbour (Conservative), Michael Cashman (Labour), Philip Bradbourn OBE (Conservative) and Nicole Sinclaire (UK Independence).

Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church

Paul Baumann of Washington Monthly states: "has earned a reputation for balanced, informed reporting. He does not simply reflect the leanings of the liberal weekly paper that is his primary outlet. Here, that reputation gives credence to much of what Opus Dei members tell him in defending the group's philosophy and practices. In that sense, Allen may be too liberal for his own good."

Oran Park, New South Wales

The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Macarthur, represented by former ultra-marathon runner Pat Farmer (Liberal), and the state electorate of Camden, currently held by former mayor Geoff Corrigan (Labor).

Rex Barnes

In February 2011, he announced plans to challenge incumbent MHA Ray Hunter for the Progressive Conservative party nomination in Grand Falls-Windsor-Green Bay South for the 2011 provincial election.

Roger Everest

He defended Robert Ashman on charges of murder of Andrew Pennington and attempted murder of the Liberal Democrat MP, Nigel Jones MP.

Salem Ramaswami Mudaliar

Ramaswami halted at Edinburgh on way to Aberdeen to listen to the speech of the liberal leader William Ewart Gladstone while he regarded the speech given by John Bright at Birmingham as the best he had ever listened to in life.

Sambourne

It is included in the West Midlands electoral region of the European Parliament and the six members are; Mike Nattrass (UK Independence), Liz Lynne,(Liberal Democrat), Malcolm Harbour (Conservative), Michael Cashman (Labour), Philip Bradbourn OBE (Conservative) and Nicole Sinclaire (UK Independence).

Sirius XM Progress

It launched on March 31, 2004, and the lineup included hosts like Ed Schultz, Randi Rhodes, Al Franken, Marty Kaplan, Janeane Garofalo, Alan Colmes, Lizz Winstead and Chuck D. At the time, both Sirius and XM had centrist/progressive talk channels featuring talent from Air America Radio.

Southern West Riding of Yorkshire by-election, 1872

The byelection was fought due to the Resignation of the incumbent MP of the Liberal Party, Viscount Milton.

SR1

Many general interest paperbacks and the like are printed in SR1; under Gough Whitlam's Labor Government the Australian Ministry of Helth was officially so spelled (though, when Whitlam was replaced by a liberal administration, it reintroduced orthographic conservatism).

Thomas G. Dunn

His staunch conservative ideology, dubious ethical standing and irascible personality earned Dunn a spirited primary election challenge from progressive Democrat James J. Devine when he ran for the General Assembly in 1991.

Victorian state election, 1955

The party was formed by a group of disaffected former Liberal and Country Party members who followed Thomas Hollway when he was expelled from the L&CP.

Warner Brothers Presents... Montrose!

Side One closes with the long progressive-rock influenced "Whaler", pairing Ronnie Montrose's acoustic guitar alongside Novi Novog's viola.

William Holms

William Holms (born 5 February 1827) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1884.

Wong Foon Sien

He supported the Liberal Party of Canada throughout his life, but supported Progressive Conservative candidate Douglas Jung in the Canadian federal elections of 1957 and 1958.

YLC

The Young Liberals of Canada, the national youth wing of the Liberal Party of Canada


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Abraham Adesanya

Abraham Aderibigbe Adesanya (July 24, 1922 in Ijebu Igbo - 27 April 2008) was a Nigerian politician, lawyer, activist, welfarist, aristocrat and liberal progressive.

Edgar Douglas Richmond Bissett

He ran again in 1926 as a Liberal-Progressive and was successful against Conservative incument Thomas Hay and Labour candidate Thomas Dunn.

John Solomon

John R. Solomon (1910-1985), Canadian Liberal-progressive politician

Manitoba Cooperative Commonwealth Federation candidates, 1953 Manitoba provincial election

He narrowly missed election to the second position on the sixth and final count, losing to Liberal-Progressive candidate L. Raymond Fennell by 389 votes.

William H. Spinks

He campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 federal election as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada, but lost to Liberal-Progressive candidate William Gilbert Weir.