Backbencher in a sentence

ACT Labor and the ACT Greens voted last year to pass Labor backbencher ’s motion.

A leadership campaign source for Ms Forbes said: “Kate had a very amicable discussion with Humza and let him know that she did not wish to be considered for a cabinet position at this time and will return from maternity leave as a backbencher.

Do we expect McCarthy to take exception to a backbencher like Santos?

One backbencher said the party is pragmatic about the possibility, but that it would be preferable for most in the party if the existing coalition with Fine Gael and the Greens was renewed.

Sarah Murphy, a Labour backbencher, who represents Bridgend, highlighted the experiences of Ollie Mallin, a member of the Welsh Youth Parliament.

Alun Davies, a fellow Labour backbencher, who represents Blaenau Gwent, advocated introducing a fit-and-proper-persons test for political donations.

Backbencher Aseri Radrodro is likely to lead the Social Democratic Liberal Party to the 2026 general elections.

But when the hard-Left backbencher Jeremy Corbyn ended up topping the poll, Rayner had no difficulty in switching allegiance.

Joyce Watson, a fellow Labour backbencher, who represents Mid and West Wales, warned that reporting procedures are inadequate as she urged the Welsh Government to put public services on ‘red alert’ following similar scandals in the NHS, WRU and police.

Labor backbencher Graham Perrett said the British cruise line most likely operated under the UK's gambling laws.

The backbencher insisted that “demonising a breed is not an answer”, pointing out to MSPs that only 2% of dog control notices that have been issued in Scotland applied to “XL bully type breeds”.

The Bill proposed by the backbencher Kim Leadbeater makes clear the dying person must take the medication themselves.

The Labor backbencher Mark Bailey said the advance of the minor party wasn’t coming at the expense of the major party, because they weren’t losing wards to the Greens.

The Tory backbencher – who briefly served as the deputy PM under – appeared relatively dismissive about her party’s abysmal performance in the opinion polls ahead of the upcoming general election.

Backbencher Tim Wilson's attack on ABC's Q&A is at odds with some senior Liberal figures.

British Labour’s confrontation with the radical Left started in 2015, when Jeremy Corbyn, a far-left outsider who spent most of his political career as a parliamentary backbencher, was elected as the leader of the party.

Conservative backbencher Brendan Clarke-Smith (Bassetlaw) argued against Labour’s proposal by saying he did not believe in “nationalising children”.

Liberal backbencher Jason Falinski didn't think it was the most effective way for Ms Ardern to deliver her message.

The backbencher embraced Speaker Curtis Pitt after handing in her letter of resignation and then fell over, only to be helped up by Liberal National Party MP Jarrod Bleijie.

Actually, Democrats didn’t “pick” Hillary as much as the DNC and the Clinton machine made sure its voters had no other choice — and even then, a backbencher Socialist crank nearly derailed Hillary even with the DNC trying to throw the primaries for her.