Sentences with phrase «dem seats gained»

But if McConnell makes it through his electoral gauntlet this year (along with the six - seat gain the GOP needs to retake the chamber), he's made it clear he'll seek to govern by consensus.

This year's poor performance - only six House seats gained, two Senate seats added, and the White House lost - caused a revolt among House Democrats after the election.

Naturally, in terms of seats gained UKIP's performance can hardly be interpreted as a striking victory.

First, UKIP seat gains were very modest because of the even distribution of the vote and effects of the First Past The Post electoral system.

My forecasting model for seat gains / losses at local elections has previously been a simple model based on change in party support in the polls.

More likely results are a one seat gain for Democrats (e.g. Heller), a two seat gain for Republicans (e.g. lose Heller but gain the seats of Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Jon Tester of Montana, and Joe Donnelly of Indiana; three Democrats known for the weakness of their 2012 Republican opponents), or a nine seat gain (e.g. every state votes for Senator as it voted for president in 2016).

[96] Following the results, Sturgeon claimed that the election was a «clear and emphatic victory for the SNP», despite the large number of seats gained by the Scottish Conservatives.

For example, in 2011, the SNP lost 2 regional seats in Central Scotland due to their 5 constituency seat gains.

Following the 2010 elections, when Republicans had a 63 - seat gain and ended a short - lived, four - year Democratic majority, some political analysts had predicted that Republicans could gain another 10 to 15 seats via the redistricting process.

Sykes accepts that there aren't going to be many Lib Dem seats gained in the north of England at the next general election, but hopes that a decent performance might set them up well for 2020.

As far as the national picture is concerned, vote share matters more than seats gained and lost (Comments: 26)

Major political shifts like that — which would require a four - seat gain to achieve a 20 - 20 Senate — need major political tailwinds (which Democrats believe they have nationally and in - state) but they also need candidates.

Despite this, further small swings to the party in a number of Dail constituencies could see further seat gains being made by Labour, as the map above suggests.

But the most significant political grouping here (in terms of support levels) would be the Independents and Others; a grouping that too would be well poised to make massive seat gains should these support levels be replicated at the next general election.

In Peterborough, a single seat gain gave the party overall control.

In all, a small swing to Labour (of 2 %, or less) from other parties could see further seat gains fall into the party's hands in a number constituencies (highlighted by the yellow shaded constituencies on the map), with a particular cluster of these target constituencies being located in the Munster region.

They have had some seats they gained in May already lost in byelections.

A party such as the Lib Dems who take every opportunity to decry an electoral system that does not fairly convert votes cast into seats gained could not then turn around and say they were backing a party with the most seats (but fewer votes) and hope to retain any credibility, at least in terms of consistency.

Israel said voters are already having buyer's remorse after delivering Republicans their biggest House majority in 60 years, and he said he's convinced Democrats can retake the majority this cycle, which require a 25 - seat gain.

Yet that goal - blocking Republicans from a net six - seat gain - could significantly complicate the President's policy agenda.

Combine a wider target list with the large number of Republican incumbents already heading into retirement (26 and counting) as well as the massive cash edge the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has over its GOP counterpart and a double - digit seat gain for Democrats starts to seem like a real possibility.

But under Boris, Labour's overall majority would be just eight seats, while the Tories would only lose 29 of the seats they gained in 2010.

I Predict it could be a UKIP seat gain because many Tory supporters are defecting to UKIP and towns such as Trowbridge are being hit hard by immagration.

Slim front seats gain back some space and are actually more comfortable than BMW's typical thickly bolstered chair, at least for this small, 140 - pound human.

Furthermore, the seats gain modified foams for improved comfort.

As for the cabin, the seats gain specific safety features and red accents.

The standard 8 - way power driver's seat gains a memory function for 2007, and the interior is further differentiated from the Legacy 2.5 GT Limited model by aluminum - alloy pedal covers, a 3 - spoke MOMO (R) leather - wrapped steering wheel with integrated audio controls and «spec.B» floor mats.

Supportive black leather seats gain contrasting stitching as part of the special edition package.

The standard 8 - way power driver's seat gains a memory function for 2007, and the interior is further differentiated from the Legacy 2.5 GT Limited model by aluminum - alloy pedal covers, a 3 - spoke MOMOÂ ® leather - wrapped steering wheel with integrated audio controls and «spec.B» floor mats.

Second - row seats gain the capability to slide, recline and fold via levers in the cargo area.

Not exact matches

Given that the opinion polls at the moment have a small Conservative lead and given that four years ago when most of the seats were up for grabs there was a small Labour lead, if indeed the Labour party is gaining ground in London it must be losing ground somewhere else.

At last year's general election the party fell short of gaining the sort of Leave - voting Labour seats they needed for a majority.

Valeant's largest shareholder, billionaire and hedge funder John Paulson, has gained a seat on the drug maker's board, sending the beleaguered company's stock spiking more than 6 % in Monday trading (although it's still hovering at around the $ 13 mark).

The contacts and experience she gained while moonlighting ensured that within minutes of Jim Prentice's resignation in 2010, Rempel received a call encouraging her to run for the Conservative nomination for his seat.

Procter & Gamble (pg) waged a number of battles last year with activist investor Nelson Peltz, who succeeded in gaining a board seat after months of fighting.

The idea of gaining a historical number of seats was too tempting to ignore.

Even after losing seats in Germany's legislature, the Reichstag, from July to November of 1933, the Nazis had gained control of 44 % of seats — enough to form a coalition.

Tim Phillips, the President of Americans for Prosperity who was presenting with Seidel, noted that Democrats only need to gain 24 seats in the House of Representatives to regain the majority — and he views 80 seats as competitive.

After Yanukovych's ouster, Manafort helped to rebrand his party into the Party of Regions, and made it possible for the party to gain more seats than expected in Ukraine's parliamentary elections.

And while 19 black women gained seats on Fortune 500 boards last year, boards remain nearly 80 % male.

The Pirates are expected to gain as many as 20 seats in the weekend vote, which would give them a leading position to form a government.

Wilson's choices include partnering with a private equity firm in a buyout of the company, launching a proxy battle to gain additional board seats, or selling his stake, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Transat is also surveying other airlines for examples of gaining more revenues from ancillary fees such as checked baggage, reserved seating and other measures already in place in Canada.

Jilted suitor for the Vancouver Canucks finally gains a seat at the NHL governors» table with his purchase of the Dallas Stars.

May stands to gain some 45 seats in Parliament, which could ultimately strengthen her hand to negotiate a hard - Brexit.

When U.S. executives want to gain a board seat overseas, many recognize the challenges of cultural and language differences and adjust for them in the interview process.

But a center - right bloc — which features the right - wing Lega party and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party — would gain the most seats.

An earlier exit poll indicated that the center - right alliance would gain between 248 to 268 seats in the lower house of parliament, short of the 316 needed for a majority.

As the official vote count continued on Monday morning, after the ballot on Sunday, it showed the Five Star Movement (M5S) would be the largest single party, but a center - right bloc — which features the anti-immigration Lega party — would gain the most seats.

«It is realistic that Mr. Stronach's new party will gain seats in Parliament, though he will need a lot of good luck,» he says.