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Republicans remain wary of a contentious debate on the divisive issue, which could anger their core voters and undercut potential electoral gains in the November elections.

But if the deal is judged unsatisfactory, UKIP could then make significant electoral gains in its current form.

They discuss the GOP's recent electoral gains in the chamber, the outlook for the 2011 legislative agenda, and whether the state Republican Party needs a shakeup.

The SNP aimed to capitalise on its 2015 electoral gains in the Scottish Parliament elections, Plaid Cymru sought to overtake Labour in the Welsh Assembly elections and take control of the Senedd, and the UK Independence Party (UKIP) intended to increase its overall leverage in the UK in a series of other elections held across the nation.

Not exact matches

As with the economy, it is the political parties that gain public confidence in this issue area which stand to enjoy a better chance of electoral success.

Recent stark examples of the absurdity in a «winner - takes - all» system occurred in Florida and New Mexico during the 2000 presidential election when candidate George W. Bush won both states by a fraction of a percentage point, but gained the total number of each state's electoral votes.

Interestingly, the Svoboda party came first in the foreign electoral district, gaining overwhelming majority of votes from Ukrainian residents living in the USA, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Sweden, Italy and Spain.

A Con Con is a chance for people to say that regardless of our personal politics, we can all agree that our elected officials should not be sitting in government for their own personal gain, Nor should the electoral system we use to put those people in office be a barrier to entry for those who wish to participate.

«Second elections are vital to consolidate democratic peace gains in the country, complete a full electoral cycle and strengthen democratic institutions», says Thierry Vircoulon, the International Crisis Group's Africa Director, calling them the «ultimate test» for the DR Congo (cf ICG 2011).

They are making serious gains in public opinion that could translate into significant electoral victories.

«Lancman said the blatant attempt to deceive Jewish voters would backfire not only with the Jewish community, but with all voters in Queens who will reject this effort to exploit racial, ethnic and religious differences for electoral gain,» the statement said.

Given how the First Past The Post electoral system works, concentrated support can translate into huge gains in seats (the PCs came third in the popular vote — in fact, they almost came second — but a distant fifth by seat count, which is all that matters).

And yet he's the one has the most to gain from the electoral system he called a «miserable little compromise,» in most seats and whenever AV delivers another hung parliament.

Labour has built a 15 % lead in Corby ahead of an upcoming by - election which should provide Ed Miliband with his first major electoral gain.

Except for Humphreys, they all soon gained electoral office, in either the Welsh Assembly or the Westminster Parliament.

Supporters also argue that electoral systems using proportional representation (PR) often enable smaller parties to become decisive in Parliament, thus gaining a power of leverage against the Government.

For now it appears that, while one can not fully estimate the local electoral strength of NiiNoi, the general postulation is that Nana AkufoAddo will struggle to make any gains in KlotteyKorley during the 2016 polls.

«Even Michael Foot and Ed Miliband managed to gain a higher share of the vote than the Tory governments they were facing in their first electoral tests.

The Democratic Party failed to retain the presidency and make electoral gains last year because they didn't give voters «anything to vote for» in November and failed to boost middle class issues, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a fundraiser on Monday night.

The local elections mark the first electoral test of Mr Clegg's leadership, who has struggled to gain momentum after taking over in May.

--RRB- The winner - takes - all - electors in a state system is also a means by which smaller states gain disproportionate representation and it also helps create a mandate for the President by giving the winner a big majority in the electoral college.

He did not gain a majority of the popular vote but he won broadly enough that he had a decisive mandate in the electoral college.

This Line should rightly be regarded as a starting point for what well could be a broad playing field created by Republicans» massive gains in 2010 and the electoral chaos created by redistricting.

«We need to know how someone like Ashcroft has operated in the dark for so long, manipulating the electoral system in order to gain advantage for one party.»

In terms of the results, the European elections saw particularly striking gains, with Sinn Féin winning an MEP seat in each one of the island's four electoral areas — topping the poll by some considerable margin in two of them: with Martina Anderson in the north (25 per cent) and Lynn Boylan in DubliIn terms of the results, the European elections saw particularly striking gains, with Sinn Féin winning an MEP seat in each one of the island's four electoral areas — topping the poll by some considerable margin in two of them: with Martina Anderson in the north (25 per cent) and Lynn Boylan in Dubliin each one of the island's four electoral areas — topping the poll by some considerable margin in two of them: with Martina Anderson in the north (25 per cent) and Lynn Boylan in Dubliin two of them: with Martina Anderson in the north (25 per cent) and Lynn Boylan in Dubliin the north (25 per cent) and Lynn Boylan in Dubliin Dublin.

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.

Earlier in his opening remarks, the Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Oluwole Osaze - Uzzi said that the workshop was significant in exposing the staff to the gains of a gender responsive electoral Commission.

The toppling of Margaret Thatcher in 1990 may have brought short - term electoral gain for the Conservatives but it injected a poison into the party's bloodstream for many years.

It's not immediately clear whether the resignation will translate into an electoral opportunity for Democrats, who controlled the State Senate in 2009 and 2010, but have been relegated to minority status after Republican gains and the G.O.P.'s alliance with the I.D.C..

(CNN)-- In a year when Republicans are expected to make significant electoral gains, Democratic Rep. Gary Peters is hoping to stem the tide by highlighting his fiscal conservatism and - more than likely — his Republican opponent's comments on President Obama's citizenship.

The reason the last three elections were lost was not due to the policies of the Conservative leader (though including some of the policies mentioned above would have helped enormously), but a combination of Blair's spin - based popularity, and electoral unfairness (the Conservatives gained more votes than Labour, at least in England).

On occasion, an electoral alliance may be formed by parties with very different policy goals, which agree to pool resources in order to stop a particular candidate or party from gaining power.

Never in electoral history had one party gained 10 points in the polls in one leap.

The rise of smaller parties like Ukip and the Greens — but their inability to gain decent representation in parliament despite surging support — could also be behind apparently increased dissatisfaction with the current electoral system, despite its retention at referendum four years ago.

The PM came prepared with a carefully - worded answer on this issue, but she knows it will not go away, and that she faces a real dilemma, because the electoral cost of failure on this issue could be a reverse of those vital Tory gains in Scotland.