Mr. Bryant, who represents the poorest constituency in the state, went onto the floor and persuaded Senator John F. Russo of Toms River to change his vote.

The new federal office has brought to the fore a number of ministers who serve poor constituencies but are not usually outspoken on political issues.

Seaga, the fair-skinned Prime Minister, represents one of the poorest constituencies in Kingston.

A state with disproportionate economic development will necessarily come under pressure from the poorer constituencies to take action to redistribute wealth and level the economic prosperity, which will be observable in the electoral results.

"It served a largely poor and working-class constituency," he said, "and it traveled through some neighborhoods that didn't have a lot of residents or were perceived as high-crime, which kept ridership down."

Still, San Antonio is in some ways a model for the ferment that the new, largely poor constituency of Hispanic people is bringing to the church.

He said that he hoped to broaden his efforts to create a stronger connection between the party and "poor constituencies."

Three quarters of the amount is divided equitably between Kenya's 210 constituencies whilst the remaining 1/4th is divided based on a poverty index to cater for poorer constituencies.

It included the port and red light district of Dublin and was one of the poorest constituencies in Ireland.

The New York City school system has long served strikingly different constituencies: middle-class and poor, white and minority, have and have-not.