A parachute candidate, or carpetbagger in the United States, is a pejorative term for an election candidate who does not live in the area they are running...

Non-human electoral candidate Paper candidate Parachute candidate Perennial candidate Star candidate Write-in candidate Judicial and Statutory Definitions...

Look up parachute in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A parachute is a fabric device to slow descent through the air. Parachute or Parachutes may also...

Saskatoon's north end where McAllister referred to Gruending as a "parachute candidate". To add insult to injury, McAllister showed the media photos of...

mudslinging: harsh partisan insults exchanged between candidates. parachute candidate / carpetbagger: a candidate who runs for election in an area which they are...

Commando Parachute Group (French: Groupement des Commandos Parachutistes, GCP) is a unit of elite pathfinders within the French Army's 11th Parachute Brigade...

to run as a parachute candidate in Richelieu when the Green Party did not nominate a local candidate. He had previously been a candidate of the Green...

Association, and won the nomination for the 2006 election. A rookie and parachute candidate, he still managed a top 40 result, increasing his party's 2004 vote...

by outsiders. It is now used in the United States to refer to a parachute candidate, that is, an outsider who runs for public office in an area without...

more trouble offering candidates for every legislative position in every electoral district. The so-called "parachute candidates" who run for election...

alt-country, Americana band Carpetbagger (politics), American term for a parachute candidate This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...

Yamamoto, a "parachute candidate," over Yoshida, who had been active within the community for many years prior. The party further withdrew 7 candidates as part...

branch members in Dublin South Bay regarded her as an outsider and a "parachute candidate" due to the fact she is originally from County Westmeath, and had...

enabling the Labour Party's National Executive Committee to parachute a favoured candidate into the Constituency[citation needed], historically a safe...

pro-Palestine protests over the Israel–Hamas war, and was accused of being a parachute candidate. Ward is considered to be on the right of the Labour party in terms...

perceived introduction of a parachute candidate into Leicester East disappointed many with Indian heritage; specifically, no candidates of Indian descent were...

A parachute rigger is a person who is trained or licensed to pack, maintain or repair parachutes. A rigger is required to understand fabrics, hardware...

Honourable" for life. On 5 June 2024, Holden was controversially made a parachute candidate for the safe Tory seat of Basildon and Billericay, to the strong...

completion of the course, candidates participate in the Basic Parachute course which is conducted with assistance from the Parachute Training Support Unit...

law enforcement agencies) of many states to personnel who have received parachute training and completed the required number of jumps. It is difficult to...

The MC-6 Parachute is a Maneuverable Canopy (MC) static line-deployed personnel parachute of the United States Armed Forces. Developed by United States...

community, she was often described as a "Toronto lawyer" and a "parachute candidate" by the Tory campaign. These criticisms were not an obstacle to her...

Martin (24 June 2024). "Mark Drakeford refuses to share office with 'parachute' candidate". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2 July 2024. Mosalski, Ruth; Summer, Ben...

Total valid votes 4,690 Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +25.66 Greg Hargrove was the leader of CoR running as a parachute candidate....

City Council. However, a non-resident candidate may sometimes face accusations of being a parachute candidate, which may or may not compromise their...

she had no prior connection to Blackburn. Eager not to appear as a parachute candidate, she studied weaving and spinning, and spent time living with a local...

The 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (French: 1er Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine) or 1er RPIMa is a unit of the French Army Special...

Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), informally referred to as Para-Commandos, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the...

accusations by local members of her being a parachute candidate. Clark was not elected when she stood as a Labour candidate on the London list at the 2019 European...

"anti-establishment" candidate. He also presented himself as the choice of the Welsh people. In contrast, Michael was widely seen as a reluctant parachute candidate from...