Possible Clues:

• One of those recognising someone else is standing, can help them get a seat
• Enfranchised person
• One exercising veto by right?
• Constituent
• Constituent very nearly claims overtime
• Active constituent of vodka or (tenuously) even rum, originally
• Candidate's quarry
• One of the constituents, etc., from corvette
• Member of the electorate
• One wooed in October