Sentences with phrase «by narrow majorities»

An election where most seats are won by narrow majorities would result in most of the elected (on both sides) having only negligible voting power.

Last week UK citizens voted by a narrow majority to withdraw from the European Union (EU), the amalgam of 28 nation states who joined the collective 23 years ago.

«If remain win by a narrow majority, or if leave win, he's toast within days,» she said.

By a narrow majority, 5 — 4, the Court agreed.

This slim spread of 47 basis point difference in returns is reflected in the underperformance of large cap core funds against the benchmark by a narrow majority (57.74 %).

The Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg was impressed by our argument that he had been denied a fair trial, his right under Art 6 of the European Human Rights Convention, but, by the narrowest majority of nine to eight, it upheld the immunity.

The results for the EU Referendum are out and the people of Britain have voted by a narrow majority to leave the EU.

Not exact matches

The company, majority owned by Japan's SoftBank Corp, said its net loss narrowed to $ 283 million, or 7 cents per share in the fourth quarter ended March 31, from $ 554 million, or 14 cents per share, a year earlier.

A narrow majority of defined - contribution - plan advisers and consultants say managed accounts provide less benefit to participants than target - date funds, according to a survey by Pacific Investment Management Co..

On the monetary policy front the big event of the quarter was the adoption of negative rates by the BOJ Policy Board on 29 January on a narrow majority of five to four.

Instead, the Leave camp prevailed by a narrow margin, surprising a significant majority of market participants and commentators.

By giving Adenauer's party and its allies a narrow majority, the voters ratified his vision of Germany's future, one that drew deeply from Christian, and especially Catholic, thought about the challenges facing modern society.

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But the IDC has pointed out throughout the week the votes for bills backed by liberals won't necessarily materialize, even with a narrow Democratic majority in the Senate.

In an op / ed submitted to Capital Tonight's State of Politics, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan insisted Republicans will hold control of the chamber and even grow its narrow majority in the chamber in part by targeting seats held by members of the defunct Independent Democratic ConMajority Leader John Flanagan insisted Republicans will hold control of the chamber and even grow its narrow majority in the chamber in part by targeting seats held by members of the defunct Independent Democratic Conmajority in the chamber in part by targeting seats held by members of the defunct Independent Democratic Conference.

Republicans in the Senate, who hold a narrow majority, have questioned the voting measures as backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the budget.

Thus, as Marshall Ganz has warned since the early 1990s, in the vast majority of districts where elections are not effectively contested, the new political targeting may in fact narrow the electorate by helping campaigns focus on an ever more clearly defined plurality of highly motivated and highly partisan supporters who turn out on a regular basis to return the incumbent to office.

Electoral results bear out the opposition's resurgence despite the obstacles and obstructions created by the governing administration: It won the majority of the popular vote in the 2010 parliamentary elections, narrowed the gap to Chavismo in the 2012 and 2013nd finally won a supermajority in the parliament in 2015.

Republicans hold a narrow majority in the state Senate, with control hinging in part on the Venditto race as well as the seat held by GOP incumbent Carl Marcellino.

As to the EU referendum outcome, a narrow majority of the British public did vote to Leave, and it's likely a majority of those who did vote to leave did so because they perceive EU and non-EU immigration as being a problem, just as they were told by the rags.

According to a source with direct knowledge of the deliberations, Agata was elected by an 8 - 4 vote, the narrowest margin possible to win a majority of the 14 - member panel.

The 40 is rather different as it is a group of MPs brought together solely by necessity - the members are those MPs who were elected in 2010 with the narrowest majorities in the Party.

Both voted for Long Island state Senator John Flanagan in 2015, helping him secure the position of majority leader by a narrow margin over John DeFrancisco from Syracuse.

The process has been widely criticized, particularly by Democrats in the State Senate, where Republicans hold a narrow majority, and plan on creating a new seat near Albany to help them retain it.

The seat will be defended for Plaid Cyrmu by Hywel Williams, who has a very narrow notional majority over Labour, according to UK Polling Report.

Four state races have turned in their favor, more than enough to overcome the narrow 31 — 29 majority enjoyed by the GOP.

The 2015 election result took almost everyone by surprise, with the Conservatives winning a narrow majority despite predictions of another hung parliament or a minority government.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Recall elections prompted by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and.By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Recall elections prompted by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and.by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and...

Tessa Jowell was picked as the Labour candidate in Ilford North to defend the party's very narrow majority in what proved to be a key byelection in 1978, caused by the death of the sitting MP.

The donation, posted on Monday by the state Board of Elections, comes as Republicans are fighting to sustain their narrow majority in the state Senate.

Supporters of the Senate GOP's narrow majority have considered the Republicans a check on a state government that is otherwise dominated by Democratic elected officials.

The commission, headed by Lord Plant, professor of politics at Southampton University, voted by 10 to 6 against keeping the present scheme for electing MPs - while, as predicted by the Independent, a narrower 9 - 7 majority decided it should be replaced with a «supplementary vote» (SV) system that would retain constituency links.

The poll found voters in New York City by a margin of 62 percent to 36 percent oppose the tax, with even a narrow majority in Manhattan — 50 percent to 49 percent — also opposing it.

Bennet's forces acknowledge a close race but believe the organizational strength of their campaign will deliver a narrow victory as a large majority of votes will be (and have already been) cast by mail.

The request came in response to a controversial vote last week by the Republicans, who hold a narrow, 32 - 30, majority, to prohibit Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy from casting a tie - breaking vote to pick a new majority leader if the Democrats win any special elections during the next two years, thereby producing a 31 - 31 split.

The Senate Republicans have a narrow majority in the chamber, which is bolstered by their alliance with Brooklyn Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder, who is sits with the GOP conference.

Unofficial results indicate Republicans will hold their narrow majority in the county legislature, the call for a constitutional convention fell on deaf ears by a near 6 - 1 margin and races in some towns were extremely tight.

Cuomo is referring to the two years in which Senate Democrats held a narrow majority, marred by a Republican - launched coup of the chamber that paralyzed activity in Albany for a month as well as late budgets.

The Republicans enjoy only the narrowest of numerical majorities in the State Senate — 32 out of 63 seats — but conservative Brooklyn Democrat Simcha Felder caucuses with them, and their control is further fortified by a «co-leadership» arrangement with the five - member Independent Democratic Conference led by Bronx State Senator Jeffrey Klein.

«While by 11 points Republicans support allowing teachers to be armed, Democrats, independents and downstaters overwhelmingly oppose it, as do a majority of upstaters and a narrow majority of gun owners,» Greenberg said.

He lost the Brecon & Radnorshire seat at the United Kingdom general election, 1992 by the narrow margin of 130 votes, but regained it again at the United Kingdom general election, 1997, with a majority of over 5,000.

The narrow two point lead held by the Conservatives would be enough to deprive Labour of an overall majority, but it is nowhere near the sort of lead the Conservatives would require to win a majority at an election — still, on voting intention Cameron does seem to have made a difference.

«While by 11 points Republicans support allowing teachers to be armed, Democrats, independents and downstaters overwhelmingly oppose it, as do a majority of upstaters and a narrow majority of gun owners.»

A narrower 60 - 27 percent majority supports Cuomo's plan for free tuition at state colleges and universities for families earning less than $ 125,000 a year, although Republicans oppose that proposal by nearly two - to - one.

Despite the narrow majority won by the GOP last November, Skelos has allowed Klein to remain a player in the talks — though it's unclear how much power he holds.

Today's meeting comes against a backdrop of a slight narrowing of the polls, but also a Labour fear that extra spending by the Tories in marginal seats might mean Cameron winning a majority with just a six - point national lead, three or four points fewer than many pollsters predict.

The Republicans had held the majority of seats in the state Senate since 1965, then lost it by a narrow margin in 2008.

In October 1974 Labour won a narrow majority, there was record inflation, high unemployment, massive Conservative Local Election & By Election victories followed by the Winter of Discontent and yet while Labour lost, their total vote was very similar to that of the 1974 General Elections and it was more down to increased turnout for the Conservatives and collapse of the LiberalBy Election victories followed by the Winter of Discontent and yet while Labour lost, their total vote was very similar to that of the 1974 General Elections and it was more down to increased turnout for the Conservatives and collapse of the Liberalby the Winter of Discontent and yet while Labour lost, their total vote was very similar to that of the 1974 General Elections and it was more down to increased turnout for the Conservatives and collapse of the Liberals.

Preliminary data released on Monday by the Department of Education show that high school graduation rates rose in a majority of states and gaps in graduation rates between white and minority students narrowed in most states.

Teachers are being forced to teach a narrow, academic curriculum which does not meet the interests and needs of the majority of children and young people, and which is compounded by a vicious high - stakes testing regime, which is creating a crisis in children and young people's mental health.