Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Sark general election, 2008, held on 10 December 2008, was the first election held in the Channel Island of Sark under a new constitutional arrangement.Fifty-seven candidates (12% of the population) stood for 28 seats in the Chief Pleas. The elected members in the new Chief Pleas are titled Conseillers and have replaced the mixed system of elected People's Deputies and ex-officio Tenants in the outgoing Chief Pleas. Presidency of the Chief Pleas has been retained by the Seneschal, whose term has been extended from three years to for-life. The Conseillers elected in 2008 will serve for either four years or two years. Those 14 Conseillers elected for two-year mandates served until the next election in December 2010 where the successive mandate was for four years, thus achieving a rolling election cycle. The selection of which Conseillers elected in 2008 served a two-year mandate or four-year mandate was determined by random ballot.A recount was called to take place on 11 December due to the closeness of the votes for the 28th seat."@en }
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- Sark_general_election,_2008 abstract "The Sark general election, 2008, held on 10 December 2008, was the first election held in the Channel Island of Sark under a new constitutional arrangement.Fifty-seven candidates (12% of the population) stood for 28 seats in the Chief Pleas. The elected members in the new Chief Pleas are titled Conseillers and have replaced the mixed system of elected People's Deputies and ex-officio Tenants in the outgoing Chief Pleas. Presidency of the Chief Pleas has been retained by the Seneschal, whose term has been extended from three years to for-life. The Conseillers elected in 2008 will serve for either four years or two years. Those 14 Conseillers elected for two-year mandates served until the next election in December 2010 where the successive mandate was for four years, thus achieving a rolling election cycle. The selection of which Conseillers elected in 2008 served a two-year mandate or four-year mandate was determined by random ballot.A recount was called to take place on 11 December due to the closeness of the votes for the 28th seat.".
- Q152942 abstract "The Sark general election, 2008, held on 10 December 2008, was the first election held in the Channel Island of Sark under a new constitutional arrangement.Fifty-seven candidates (12% of the population) stood for 28 seats in the Chief Pleas. The elected members in the new Chief Pleas are titled Conseillers and have replaced the mixed system of elected People's Deputies and ex-officio Tenants in the outgoing Chief Pleas. Presidency of the Chief Pleas has been retained by the Seneschal, whose term has been extended from three years to for-life. The Conseillers elected in 2008 will serve for either four years or two years. Those 14 Conseillers elected for two-year mandates served until the next election in December 2010 where the successive mandate was for four years, thus achieving a rolling election cycle. The selection of which Conseillers elected in 2008 served a two-year mandate or four-year mandate was determined by random ballot.A recount was called to take place on 11 December due to the closeness of the votes for the 28th seat.".