Sentences with phrase «majority in the election»

«No party will win an overall majority in this election and it is vital that parties are open and upfront about what they would do in a coalition.

For the record, winning another referendum would require that process to be an expliciît manifesto commitment, a. Winning majority in that election, and a winning vote in the subsequent election.

The Conservatives win the most seats, but fail to secure an overall Commons majority in an election result that produces Britain's first hung parliament for 36 years.

Cuomo is calculating that Republican senators — trying to protect a razor - thin 32 - 30 majority in an election year — are facing enormous pressure to back a «millionaires tax» that would fund a middle - class tax cut as well as enough school aid and Medicaid funding to hold the line on local property taxes.

The 72 - year - old Akufo - Addo beat President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) by over one million votes to win the presidency at the third attempt while his party, the NPP snatched almost 50 of the NDC's seats to win an overwhelming parliamentary majority in the elections.

The Scots Tory boss Ruth Davidson has called for further cross-party collaboration on Brexit since the party lost their overall majority in the election.

However, this aim has failed with the results now officially confirming that no party has gained a majority in the election.

May's own political survival is in doubt after she lost her parliamentary majority in an election this month.

If the Conservatives do not get a majority in this election, Canada could still get a majority government.

Republicans took control of the state Senate in 1997 and maintained their majority in every election until 2007.

The Welsh Secretary's preferred option of fewer constituencies and more list members would deny Labour a majority in an election where its list vote was lagging so far behind its constituency support.

Of the future, he said, «I certainly hope that the Democrats will take back the majority in this election, because I think they would be the best protectors for the good things that have been done for this town over the years.»

After losing back the majority in the elections of 2010, Sampson was voted the leader of the Democrats once again and that was enough for four of the members to bolt their party.

The GOP Senate promised fiscal restraint and no new or higher taxes when it regained the power and perks of the chamber's majority in elections two years ago.

No party won a majority in elections last week.