Sentences with phrase «gaining enough seats»

In the end, Astorino lost the race for governor, but Republicans gained enough seats to win full control of the Senate, a win that helped the GOP retain control of its last lever of power.

If this were repeated in every constituency, Labour would gain enough seats to come close to an outright majority, even if it loses badly in Scotland.

I'm very sceptical the moment that they will gain enough seats (6 required) to gain overall control but I think Labour losing at least 3 seats and thus overall control is fairly likely at present.

ENDS Europe reports that centre - right, eurosceptic and conservative MEPs are likely to gain enough seats to be able to block or weaken environmental legislation passing through the 71 - member environment committee, if they so choose.

Not exact matches

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.

A poll of polls says Labour will win the most seats at the election, but the analysis by Sky claims it won't be enough to gain a majority.

Having neither gained nor lost seats was hardly enough to defuse bickering over almost every aspect of political boundaries.

Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky outlines the fight for control of state Senate seats on Long Island, where Senate Democrats are hoping to win enough elections to gain a majority in the chamber.

Mr. Powell, running for Congressman Charles Rangel's upper Manhattan and Bronx - based seat, argued that his age would allow him to remain in Congress long enough to gain seniority like Mr. Rangel, 85, and Mr. Powell's own father, Adam Clayton Powell.

The Scottish Greens did not do conspicuously well, not gaining enough votes to win a seat.

The DCCC, the campaign arm of House Democrats, views New York as one of the key battleground states in its effort to flip enough Republican seats to gain control of the House in the November election.

The Labour Party won enough seats to become the largest party gaining 3 seats (2 from Con 1 from Lib Dem).

Pelosi is in line to become the speaker again should Democrats win enough seats in the House of Representatives next month, a prospect that appeared unlikely, but has gained strength as Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been rocked by the release of a crude and vulgar video tape.

The feud was largely a dormant one last year as Democrats had hoped to win enough legislative seats in the Senate to gain control and potential broker a new coalition.

Meanwhile, Stewart - Cousins and her Democratic conference will continue on in the minority next year after failing to win and hold enough seats to gain a majority this month.

The number of open seats created by term limits in these states in 2018 could create opportunities for either party to gain or lose enough seats to reshape partisan control of one or both legislative chambers in the state.

In order to gain more seats at Westminster under AV the Lib Dems would need to have enough candidates who are the natural first preference of enough voters to benefit from AV.

In 2012, Democrats gained eight seats in the lower chamber, not enough to regain the majority.

«Robert Gibbs told «Meet the Press» host David Gregory on Sunday that «there is no doubt there are enough seats in play that could cause Republicans to gain control», he was, to many people, stating the obvious.»

They are predicting that opposition to President Donald Trump this fall will help them win enough Senate seats to gain a clear, functional majority this fall.

But after the Clegg surge, those potential gains from the Lib Dems look far less likely, meaning that the Conservatives probably need to make 120 gains from Labour and fight the Lib Dems to a draw, thereby still securing enough seats for an overall majority.

Just a few months ago, Republicans held a reasonable hope of grabbing four new seats in the state Senate this year, enough to gain control of the upper chamber at a time when the state faces huge budget shortfalls.

The largest party in an election is likely to win a smaller number of proportional seats, so that governing parties may lose diversity, unless the members elected from the party list when it was in opposition then win local seats when the party gains enough support to form the government.

The Conservatives have made two gains and Labour have made a single gain on Southend Council but it's still hung with no one party having enough seats to out - vote all the others.

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