She said, "We're running on issues of concern to our local constituents."

Politicians here form what are called koenkai, or support groups, which act as links to the local constituents, providing favors and patronage.

Ford made a priority of responding to local constituents' problems, often returning calls himself or meeting with city staff to resolve problems.

He has also helped more than 1500 local constituents learn about the governmental process by hosting Government and Planning 101 courses throughout the city.

At least the local MP will have irrefutable evidence of the way his local constituents feel about matters.

Never mind Labour-voting constituents or all local constituents.

The event helped local constituents learn about valuable government programs and services that exist to help their business and ventures succeed during these tough economic times.

However, the movement failed because it was massively opposed by the local constituents and by the British Empire.

Gallant has stated that she is focused on campaigning locally in order to keep in touch with the concerns of local constituents.

All deputies are answerable directly to their local constituents.