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- noun Plural form of
riding .
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Examples
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It is fitting, somehow, that these constituencies are called ridings – more English than England, in a Commonwealth city that looks like the American midwest but sports the crown of Windsor on licence plates and freeway signs, and her majesty on a C$20 bill.
The New Democratic Party: the rag-tag alliance that became Canada's official opposition 2011
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The effect of voting for his candidates in most ridings is to perpetuate Conservative rule.
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A disproportionate share of federal funding for celebrations of Canada Day and other national holidays was given to organizations in ridings held by Liberal MPs, according to an analysis done by the Ottawa Citizen.
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The effect of voting for his candidates in most ridings is to perpetuate Conservative rule.
To Divide And Conquer The Left « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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The article starts out with the assertion that the “Harper government” has been channeling a disproportionate amount of development money into Quebec in ridings which are held under Conservative rule.
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The article starts out with the assertion that the “Harper government” has been channeling a disproportionate amount of development money into Quebec in ridings which are held under Conservative rule.
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A disproportionate share of federal funding for celebrations of Canada Day and other national holidays was given to organizations in ridings held by Liberal MPs, according to an analysis done by the Ottawa Citizen.
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Elizabeth May has joined the ranks of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams by asking people to vote strategically in ridings that would prevent the Conservatives from winning, even if that undermines the efforts of her own candidates in that riding.
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Elizabeth May has joined the ranks of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams by asking people to vote strategically in ridings that would prevent the Conservatives from winning, even if that undermines the efforts of her own candidates in that riding.
Support Green By Voting Red And Orange? « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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I remember during the last federal election how angry NDP activists were at CAW leader Buzz Hargrove for suggesting that people should vote Liberal in ridings where the NDP did not stand a chance of winning.
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