Sentences with phrase «in upper houses»

Downing Street has ruled out such membership, preferring to be able to negotiate free trade deals with the rest of the world, but the majority of members in the upper house of the U.K.'s parliament, the House of Lords, have voted against that, forcing a debate on the issue.

While approval is not a given since the ruling coalition government led by Abe's LDP does not have a majority in the upper house of parliament, most analysts do not foresee any problems given signs this week that main opposition parties will not block the nominations.

Abe's ruling camp controls the lower house but lacks a majority in the upper house, so needs the support of opposition parties to pass the nomination.

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlsuconi's center - right gained ground in the upper house, known as the Senate.

Mr Marshall's Liberal Party secured 25 seats in the 47 - seat lower house, but he doesn't have the numbers in the upper house to push legislation through without the assistance of minor parties and two SA Best politicians.

A daunting list, but shorter than it was two years ago and it would be shorter still if it were not for political obstructions to proposed reforms such as the GST in the upper house of parliament where Mr. Modi's government does not have a majority.

He lost his seat in the upper house at the 2016 federal election after being bumped down the ticket.

Senator Lambie, who has a crucial vote in the upper house, threatened to withdraw all support of union interests when the AMWU launched industrial action at Simplot in NSW and Tasmania in October.

Lib Dem peers had planned to support a Labour amendment to the electoral reform bill currently in the upper House.

She also used this opportunity to slam Gillibrand for the Senate's failure to pass a budget since the junior senator replaced Hillary Clinton in the upper house in January 2009.

Members of the House of Lords came in for criticism in January when it was revealed that average attendance at votes in the upper house was 55 per cent for Labour peers, 54 per cent for Liberal Democrats and just 29 per cent for Conservatives.

In countries with a bicameral legislature, there is often no guarantee that the governing party also has a majority in the upper house, so some negotiation with other parties may still be necessary.

It creates the intriguing prospect of yet another parliamentary battle, this time in the upper House, which will be much harder for the Tories to win.

The other really significant position in the upper house is Senate Finance Committee chair, which is currently occupied by Sen. John DeFrancisco, a Syracuse - area Republican.

One of the most interesting aspect of the debate, however, was in the arguments in favour of the Baroness» request by the Bishop of Blackburn, who sits in the upper house ex officio as one of the Lords Spiritual (one of the twenty six senior bishops in the Church of England), and Baron Cormack, a long - time member of the joint Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament, which includes members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords and is responsible for reviewing internal legislation of the Church of England (Church Measures).

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Senate Republicans have been warring since the mayor tried and failed to unseat the GOP majority in the upper house in 2014.

Although he is entitled to sit in the upper House, Lord Archer said he would like to do so under the auspices of the Tory party.

But now, McLaughlin, a state assemblyman from Rensselaer County, is stepping up his efforts to shame his fellow Republicans in the upper house into holding hearings on water quality issues in Hoosick Falls.

The Conservatives became, for the first time in many years, the largest single party in the upper house, with 222 members taking the Tory whip including 49 hereditary peers.

They also maintain that Cameron does not himself want a reform that — leaving aside questions of high principle, and looking only at partisan advantage — would have the severe drawback of leaving the Liberal Democrats holding the balance of power in the upper house.

«Daily Show» host Jon Stewart lavished praise on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand last night, calling her «instrumental» in passing several major bills — from a 9/11 health care act to the repeal of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» — despite spending just two years in the upper house.

Republican state Sen. George Amedore will chase similar funding in the upper house, in step with John Bonacic, Bill Larkin and Jim Seward.

«He hates Tories,» said one ConHome source and is stirring up opposition in the upper house to the Coalition's NHS and police commissioner plans.

The government is happy for Tories to speculate that the prime minister will fill the Lords with up to 100 new Conservative peers in a bid to neutralise Labour and the Liberal Democrats in the upper house.

«I don't see the proposal having legs, certainly not in the upper house,» said Assemb.

While many Democrats are just coming to the realization that they need to hammer the economy in this mid-term election season, the veteran Brooklyn lawmaker, who took a pass in 2006 on running for governor and instead rose to become third - highest ranked senator in the upper house, has been talking about the need for his party to talk about endangered middle class for some time now.

When the Council finally approved the fee in May, state Sen. Simcha Felder got a bill passed in the upper house effectively preventing the fee, which he calls onerous to low - and middle - income New Yorkers.

The issue prompted the coalition government's biggest defeat in the upper House in December 2010, after an amendment tabled by independent crossbencher Ilora Finlay won by 277 votes to 165.

Those reluctant for change in the upper House are preparing themselves for a bitter fight to keep the Lords an appointed chamber.

The Answer the Call Act's Assembly sponsors hope to find a member of the state Senate to carry it in the upper house.

He served 10 years in the Assembly prior to his successful run for a seat in the upper house).

Lord Newby of Rothwell said Strathclyde was «extremely helpful and supportive» when he took up his post as Lib Dem leader in the upper house.

After the November elections, the IDC will likely decide either to continue to work with the GOP, propping up the current regime in the upper house of the legislature, or to work with their fellow Democrats and establish a new order.

Mr. de Blasio argued the network of donors and unions he helped organize would lead the Democrats to victory in the upper house of the legislature two years from now.

Giving evidence to the joint committee on the draft House of Lords reform bill, Dr Rowan Williams suggested a particular clause be dropped so that women bishops would not have to wait «until 2025 or something» before they were eligible for a seat in the upper house.

Former Niagara County Republican Sen. George Maziarz, who in 2014 ended 19 years in the upper house under a cloud of investigation, is emerging from two years of self - imposed exile to join a high - powered Albany lobbying firm, Patricia Lynch & Associates.

Mr. Reynoso similarly argued that the former Department of Education administrator was the best suited to take on major progressive causes in the upper house of the state legislature.

State Sen. George Amedore was again to carry it in the upper house.

Today, Reuters published a story on the power struggle:» Democrats won a majority in the upper house Senate for the first time in more than 40 years in the Nov. 4 election, but three Democratic senators refuse to back fellow Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith as majority leader without concessions.

I am grateful to the Minister for his courtesy in repeating to this House the statement made a few moments ago by the Secretary of State in the upper House.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and IDC leader Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Bronx) on Wednesday announced that following the fall elections, members of the IDC will again sit with their Democratic colleagues and provide a Democratic majority in the upper house.

The same day that Republicans gained control of the state Senate, Sen. - elect Michael Gianaris (D - Astoria) was pegged to restore the Democratic majority in the upper house in Albany even though he will only be a freshman.

Only Kennedy and Sens. David J. Valesky of Syracuse and Neil D. Breslin of Albany will now represent the vast stretch above the New York City suburbs in the upper house majority.

All 150 seats in Australia's lower house, the House of Representatives, were being contested at this election, as were all 76 seats in the upper house, the Senate.

The 52 supplicants to Brown are a reminder that a logical next step is to become lobby fodder in the upper house.

Speaker Martin, soon to be rewarded for his failure with a seat in the upper house, is a role model for the envious colleagues he will leave behind.

In several cases, government ministers in the upper house were forced to admit shortcomings and accept significant amendments.

It was during this period that he earned the respect of opposition peers as he worked with Labour and the Liberal Democrats, delivering key concessions to get the bill passed in the upper house, where the government does not have a majority.

Having played a critical role in steering the last government's education bill through the House of Lords, John Nash will continue to be the DfE's academies champion - in - chief in the upper house, with an expanded remit.

Sen. Carol Liu's SB 114 received support from all 27 Democrats in the upper house but failed to garner one, minority - party yes vote — all that was needed to meet the two - thirds approval threshold and move on to the Assembly.