Sentences with phrase «most seats in parliament»

Under the Canadian system, the prime minister typically is determined by which party wins the most seats in Parliament.

Not exact matches

Most of the obvious governing options fall short of the 176 seats required for a majority in the lower house of the Spanish parliament.

He emerged from two general elections as leader of the party with the most seats in a minority parliament.

Note: for most voting systems currently in use there are already mathematical issues when assigning seats in Parliament.

The current endeavor by Tory backbenchers to repeal the Act is based on a simple calculation — most forecasts predict that the 2015 general elections will result in another hung Parliament, in which the joint seat share of the two dominant parties, Labour and the Conservatives, will be eroded even further.

In a parliamentary system the party in power is the one with the most votes in parliament and that would always correspond to the party that won the most actual votes in the election, even if they didn't get the most seatIn a parliamentary system the party in power is the one with the most votes in parliament and that would always correspond to the party that won the most actual votes in the election, even if they didn't get the most seatin power is the one with the most votes in parliament and that would always correspond to the party that won the most actual votes in the election, even if they didn't get the most seatin parliament and that would always correspond to the party that won the most actual votes in the election, even if they didn't get the most seatin the election, even if they didn't get the most seats.

If a citizen's vote translates directly to votes in parliament it doesn't matter which way you carve the seats, the party in power will be the one with the most citizens supporting it.

«preserves the single - member constituency link» Biggest mistake Labour ever made, making that the standard in 1947 — you seem to not be aware that multi member seats based on historic boundaries like Boroughs and Counties were the norm throughout most of the history of Parliament, it was taking that into account that led to the creation of BPr / STV.

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.

The Tories won the most seats but were trapped in a hung parliament, thrashing out a chaotic deal with Northern Ireland's right - wing DUP, after Labour won key symbolic seats in south east England, Wales and Scotland.

His approach will be «exactly the same» as this year — that the party with the most votes and seats in a hung parliament should have the first crack at forming a government.

So why has this party — without a single seat in parliament — managed to change government and opposition policy on what many voters think to be the most important issue of the day?

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.

Carolyn Abbott Candidate in Sheffield Heeley in 2001 and Barnsley East & Mexborough in 2005 (as well as the 2004 European Elections), Carolyn had a baby earlier in the Parliament when most of the seats were selecting candidates.

The NDC also lost most of its seats in Parliament pushing them to be minority side in the law making house.

Clegg made it clear in advance of the previous election that in the event of a hung Parliament he would give preference to whoever won the most votes and seats.

The party's most recognisable MP after Nick Clegg lost his Sheffield Hallam seat is back in parliament after winning his old seat in Twickenham and might fancy finally taking the top job.

On an equal amount of votes — 34.5 % a piece — the Conservatives would have almost fifty seats more than Labour, Labour would need to have a lead of about four points over the Conservatives just to get the most seats in a hung Parliament.

Some of the most high - profile MPs in Parliament face seeing their seats disappear as part of a far - reaching shake - up of the Commons map in 2015.

In the 2010 General Election, the Conservatives won the most seats and votes, but only a minority of seats in parliamenIn the 2010 General Election, the Conservatives won the most seats and votes, but only a minority of seats in parliamenin parliament.

The election resulted in a hung parliament, no single party having an overall majority in the House of Commons, the Conservatives having the most seats but 20 short of a majority.

Instead, Mr Clegg said he would work with whichever party has the most seats in a hung parliament - an increasingly likely prospect after the next election.

The NDC also lost most of its seats in Parliament, pushing them to be minority side in the lawmaking house.

It was also the last United Kingdom national election in which a party other than Labour or the Conservatives won the most seats until the 2014 European Parliament elections.

She went into this election with a 20 - point lead in most polls and a working majority of just 17 seats in the 650 - seat House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament.

The Conservatives won the most seats in last week's general election, but not enough to secure an overall Commons majority, resulting in a hung Parliament.

While no party achieved an overall majority, the Tories have won the most seats in Britain's first hung parliament since 1974.

Even then, however, the SNP seem likely to retain most of their Scottish seats which would be claimed as endorsement for a second independence referendum and opposition to a hard Brexit in the next parliament.

The Munk Debate is not only excluding the Green Party of Canada, but also a large number of other political parties, most of whom do not even hold a seat in Parliament.

But they argue that forcing them to give Indigenous representatives a seat at the table diminishes Parliament, which is supposed to be the most powerful body in the land.