These block votes are cast on behalf of the beneficial owners -- pension- and policy-holders -- but it's hardly in the interests of the fund managers concerned to vote against excessive pay.
Approximately one third of members are theoretically returned each by corporate block vote only, a mixture of corporate and individual votes, and individuals only.
Despite these appointments, two senator nominees were selected in a block vote, that was broken down along municipal electoral districts instead of provincial electoral districts.
Information technology has certainly made it easier to pinpoint how one city block votes versus another, and so the specific lines separating districts can be manipulated with greater precision.
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