Sentences with phrase «of seats in the legislature»

The PQ government holds just a slim majority of seats in the legislature, so it would need support from at least one opposition party for the budget to pass.

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.

The PCs won 61 of 83 seats in the provincial legislature, with 47 percent of the popular vote (CBC, Alberta Votes).

The previous general election was held in 2001, with the Progressive Conservative Party winning a landslide victory, picking up 74 of a possible 83 seats in the Alberta legislature.

The election was a landslide win for the PC Party, whom improved both their seat total in the legislature and their share of the popular vote from the 2004 general election.

The Parti Québécois came in second, winning 45 seats in the legislature, a drop of 31 seats from the 1998 general election.

Prior to the election being called, the Progressive Conservative Party held a majority government with 31 of 52 seats in the Nova Scotia legislature.

The PC Party secured 25 seats in the provincial legislature, 2 seats shy of a clear majority.

The Party took 72 of 84 seats in the provincial legislature, and 53 percent of the popular vote.

But even so, PAN («National Action Party») gets at most 14 percent of regional votes, and its token seats in the legislature serve more to prove the ruling party operates a democracy.

After more people arrived at Naper Settlement, Naper helped to plat the town and then joined the state legislature in 1836 to guide the formation of DuPage County in 1839 with Naperville at that time as its county seat.

If you stay abreast of the school nutrition legislature, you are aware that the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act and its school nutrition policies have been in the hot seat lately.

With the 2016 general elections just five months away, this paper can authoritatively report that, among those nursing ambition to step into the shoes of President Mahama include; cabinet and regional ministers, deputy ministers, high ranking government officials at the seat of government and some party gurus in the legislature.

The party currently holds 9 of 57 seats in the legislature and their presidential candidate achieved a full 20 % of the popular vote in the 2010 presidential elections.

«If I were them, I wouldn't feel very good because they spent about $ 150,000 on two weeks» worth of races and they lost three seats in the legislature and could lose a fourth with Tim Hogues,» Zellner said.

Over the weekend, Senate Republicans posted a memo on the legislature's redistricting website from their legal counsel, justifying the creation of a 63rd Senate seat in the reconfiguring of district lines.

Abbate, a Democrat elected in 1986 to represent Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights, has yet to formally announce his intentions on the seat but has advertised them openly to local politicos (sources said he has not been shy about mentioning the appeal of the almost $ 70,000 salary bump he would get serving in the local legislature, and the corresponding benefits to his pension).

Those gains were relatively minor, if only because Republicans held a large number of seats in state legislatures going into the election.

Lorigo also goes into detail about the proposed lines for the 60th Senate district, which he says will favor Swanick because he represents large portions of the new seat currently in the Erie County legislature.

He captured only 37 votes or just about one percent of the 3,892 cast in a Democratic primary to fill a state legislature seat to cover an area including his hometown of Manning, South Carolina.

If a member of the legislature be elected to congress, or appointed to any office, civil or military, under the government of the United States, the state of New York, or under any city government except as a member of the national guard or naval militia of the state, or of the reserve forces of the United States, his or her acceptance thereof shall vacate his or her seat in the legislature, providing, however, that a member of the legislature may be appointed commissioner of deeds or to any office in which he or she shall receive no compensation.

But it's clear that Gregorius, as Democratic majority leader, is not enamored with a county legislature that has more members of his own party seated (13 - 10), yet is controlled by Republicans in league with a small Democratic breakaway faction that, together elected Democrat John Parete as its chair.

Our bigger job is to help America fulfill the promise of democracy itself, the promise that this is a country where everybody gets a chance — no matter who you are, where you come from, where you live, or what you think about the issues of the day,» said Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who in addition to talking up politics announced she would put $ 175,000 of her campaign cash into the National Democratic Redistricting Committee and campaigns for state legislature seats.

Dennis Dunne Sr., an original member of the legislature, left this seat in June after 22 years to serve on the Hempstead Town Board.

Although Labor came up two seats short of official party status in the legislature, Newman promised that Labor would be «properly resourced as an opposition».

A special election Tuesday in New York decided the fates of 11 open seats in the state legislature — including two key Democratic victories in the state Senate.

Talk of a pay increase comes around every few years and would impact the newly - seated legislature in January.

In most states, the congressional lines will be drawn by the state legislature and approved by the governor after the reallocation of seats based on population shifts as documented in the 2010 censuIn most states, the congressional lines will be drawn by the state legislature and approved by the governor after the reallocation of seats based on population shifts as documented in the 2010 censuin the 2010 census.

Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat though some functions may also be located or conducted in other parts of the county, especially if it is geographically large.

The firmest control over a state legislature is exhibited in Hawaii, where Democrats hold every seat in the Senate and only five Republicans sit in the 45 - seat state House of Representatives.

Though women in New York make up nearly 52 percent of the population, out of the state legislature's total of 213 seats, only 43 women currently hold office in the Assembly and 11 women in the Senate.

2014 is an election year for Governor Cuomo as well as all of the 213 seats in the legislature.

But Republicans won enough seats on Election Day — 32 of 63 — to take outright control of the chamber, meaning Skelos is set to become outright leader, a post he held briefly in 2008 and then again in 2009 - 10, when the legislature convenes in January.

Like all winner - take - all voting methods, IRV tends to exaggerate the number of seats won by the largest parties; small parties without majority support in any given constituency are unlikely to earn seats in a legislature, although their supporters will be more likely to be part of the final choice between the two strongest candidates.

In 2002, after winning a majority of seats in the State House of Representatives, Republicans gained complete control of the legislaturIn 2002, after winning a majority of seats in the State House of Representatives, Republicans gained complete control of the legislaturin the State House of Representatives, Republicans gained complete control of the legislature.

Democrats may have won every statewide office, re-won every U.S. House seat, and kept majorities in both houses of the state legislature in the last election.

There are some hotly contested council races in the city of Syracuse; there is opposition in nine of 17 county legislature seats; there are contested races for supervisor in seven Onondaga County towns, as well as competition in a smattering of town councilor, highway superintendent and town justice races.

Not setting a special election until November would be in keeping with how he historically handled vacancies, state Sen. Diane Savino (D - North Shore / Brooklyn) said, noting he kept 14 state legislature seats vacant last year instead of calling separate elections.

Despite a resurgent of Green Party activity in the past half - decade, Matt Funiciello garnered just 4.3 percent of the vote, and down - ticket candidates running for seats in the state legislature barely cracked the double digits.

Special election advocates argue that allowing vacant seats in the state legislature will deprive communities of representation during the crucial budget season and especially impact minority areas.

Benedict, a former owner of Clearly Yours, a store in Newton Plaza, was on the Colonie Town Board from 1985 - 92 when she sought a county legislature seat.

Since the legislature is already in session, Reynolds only has to give an 18 - day notice to fill Dix's seat out of Shell Rock.

At the 2015 parliamentary election, PSUV lost its majority in the National Assembly for the first time since the unicameral legislature's creation in 2000 against the Democratic Unity Roundtable, earning 55 out of the National Assembly's 167 seats.

Democrats took both houses of the state legislature and picked up a senate and house seat in 2004, all while Bush was winning election.

The 23 members of the county legislature are also on the ballot, with no more than three seats actually in play.

It's possible that as many as 10 of the 13 contested seats in the legislature could go either way.

In another move to fill seats in the legislature, two special elections will be held next month for spots in the House of RepresentativeIn another move to fill seats in the legislature, two special elections will be held next month for spots in the House of Representativein the legislature, two special elections will be held next month for spots in the House of Representativein the House of Representatives.

In 2010, Kidd was the only person on the ballot for any of the 236 seats in the Georgia legislature who was not a Democratic or a Republican nomineIn 2010, Kidd was the only person on the ballot for any of the 236 seats in the Georgia legislature who was not a Democratic or a Republican nominein the Georgia legislature who was not a Democratic or a Republican nominee.

One of the lesser - noticed aspects of state legislature's redistricting plan was that it shored up Bonilla's 23rd district by removing approximately 100,000 Hispanic voters living in Webb County, which includes Laredo, from the seat.

She seemingly believes that her designation as a Democrat with the support of the Ramapo political machine is all she needs to continue to occupy a seat in the county legislature.