A strong, high - profile and well - liked candidate can significantly increase a party's prospects of winning a seat in these contests. (adriankavanaghelections.org)
A year after easily winning a seat on the board, few are still laughing. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The European elections are held under a proportional voting system which gives smaller parties a better chance of winning seats than in general elections. (yougov.co.uk)