Sentences with phrase «huge seat gains»

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He has a new book about Republican efforts in the 2010 election to target state legislative seats and thereby gain a huge advantage in congressional redistricting, which he says made a big difference in Republican representation in Congress.

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).

Labour excitement at a huge gain in vote share and modest gain in seats is justified but Labour satisfaction with a result 64 seats short of a majority is not.

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.

They made huge gains in the 2015 General Election, taking seats from the Labour Party.

The SNP is on course for huge gains on May 7, with Miss Sturgeon boasting it can win all 58 of Scotland's Commons seats.

The rear - seat passengers» good fortune doesn't stop with the seats, as the stretched 2006 BMW 750Li makes huge gains in rear legroom.