Sentences with phrase «of winning seats»

We expect both UKIP and Labour to make big advances in terms of winning seats.

Mrs May is also motivated by a political prize that's becoming more and more tangible — the prospect of winning seats in Scotland.

That is his only chance of winning those seats and holding some of the gains he had last time.

Sure, from the position of being in government, these contests are going to be harder to fight, and we musn't be unrealistic about our chances of winning seats that are always going to be difficult - Barnsley Central springs to mind, for example.

The European elections are held under a proportional voting system which gives smaller parties a better chance of winning seats than in general elections.

Even so, UKIP's chances of winning any seats in the 2015 general election remain slim; but their impact on the fortunes of the other parties could be considerable and, potentially, dramatic.

David Cameron has claimed the Conservatives» «spectacular» victory in the local elections shows they are capable of winning seats across the country at a general election.

The party has made significant progress since 2015; but to defeat the Conservatives Labour has to be capable of winning seats throughout Britain.

«The legacy of the Fossella reign is one of winning seats, some missed opportunities, but overall good for the Republican Party,» said City Councilman Vincent Ignizio (R - South Shore).

Second, the poll suggests that UKIP might do well enough on the list vote to be capable of winning seats at Holyrood.

However, Conservative party chairman Francis Maude yesterday insisted that the priority list of candidates «contains exceptionally able people capable of winning seats across Britain and then being outstanding MPs».

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Labour are out the picture and the Tories have been given «zero chance» of winning the seat back by political commentator Iain Dale.

It was hugely impressive that he came within 2,500 votes of winning the seat last May, with few local members on the ground and none of the benefits that were afforded to target seats.

Republicans are also giddy at the prospect of winning a seat held by the retiring Sen. Harry Reid, a chance the GOP blew when it nominated the gaffe - prone Sharron Angle during Reid's 2010 re-election bid.

Against a contender who heads the local assembly and a part of the governing party, what are the NPP's chances of winning the seat that has evaded them all these years?

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul felt Slaughter's influence more than most, saying the late Congresswoman was a big part of her winning a seat in the heavily Republican 26th district during the special election in 2011.

Donovan faces a challenge in his first re-election next month from local Democratic Party activist Richard Reichard, who most experts give small odds of winning the seat.

Finally, the Independent Party did not achieve its main goal of winning a seat in the Senate, but obtained 2 seats in the lower chamber.

(CNN)-- Jim DeMint's political operation is firing back at anonymous Senate Republican aides who criticized the conservative South Carolina Senator on Tuesday night for helping Christine O'Donnell capture the GOP Senate nomination in Delaware, possibly jeopardizing the party's chances of winning the seat in November.

Stewart - Cousins, as has her fellow Democrats in the Senate, slightly downplayed the expectations of winning the seat.

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A strong, high - profile and well - liked candidate can significantly increase a party's prospects of winning a seat in these contests.

From the 1984 election, group ticket voting was introduced, in order to reduce a high rate of informal voting that arose from the requirement that each candidate be given a preference, and to allow small parties and independent candidates a reasonable chance of winning a seat.

Democrats may have a 3 - 1 advantage over Republicans in the 9th Congressional District, but President Barack Obama's unpopularity and the state of the economy sank state Assemblyman David Weprin's (D - Little Neck) chances of winning the seat over Republican Bob Turner, according to political observers.

The longtime liberal bent of the neighborhood means Rosenthal's chance of winning the seat is strong, residents said.

Make no mistake; Nigel Farage really does have a realistic chance of winning this seat.

«In the 2016 polls, NPP led by Wontumi boasted of winning the seat but after the election, I met and asked him why he has not resigned as he said after failing to win for his party he will but he ran away».

I'm sure that MEPs will spot the irony that their Chief Whip would not have had any chance of winning his seat if the new system had been in place.

The Tories are hopeful of winning that seat.

In the past Funiciello has rejected assertions he might be viewed as a «spoiler» candidate, drawing away liberal or progressive support while having little chance of winning the seat.

As Senate Republicans try to maintain control of the House, Latimer said the mentality of winning the seat at all costs is reflective of comments made by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, at a breakfast in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention in July when he assured the audience that Latimer would be going down in his race against Killian.

He called for party unity and urged his other contenders to rally behind him to boost his chances of winning the seat.

In the deep blue district, the Democratic nominee is almost certain of winning the seat in November.

Fuseini Issah is facing stiff competition from the NDC candidate, Abdul Razak Issah who has also said, he is optimistic of winning the seat for the NDC.

«An African American can come within hundreds of votes of winning a seat in a majority Latino and white district.»

On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt)-- a woman like none he's ever known.

I study the effects of winning a seat at a preferred school in the 2002 lotteries on student outcomes through 2009, seven years after the lotteries were conducted.

I finished in 8th place in a field of ten vying for six seats; I was 1,600 votes short of winning a seat.

Not exact matches

Since 1990, the cost of a winning a House seat has roughly doubled, adjusted for inflation, to about $ 1.5 million.

This time, Democrats are hoping to win control of the House by picking up 23 seats from the GOP.

Running for the Progressive Conservatives, he won a seat in 1986 and was appointed employment minister just as the price of crude plunged and the unemployment rate spiked to 10.4 %.

To what extent Macron can make good on pro-business promises will, of course, depend on how many seats he's able to win in parliament.

Ten of those seats — including Nelson's — are in states President Trump won in 2016.

The margin by which she wins will be significant, serving as an indication of what's to come in November — particularly for Arizona's Senate seat that's being vacated by retiring Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican.

Portugal's minority center - right government collapsed this week after the three leftist parties that won the majority of seats in September month's general election refused to support its continuation of bailout - dictated austerity policies.

The activist fund recently came off a bitter proxy contest at restaurant group Buffalo Wild Wings, where it won three board seats and led to the resignation of CEO Sally Smith.

Most early - stage VCs want to see you're capable of winning before they agree to back your seat at the poker table.

Marcato, which owns 6.4 percent of Buffalo Wild Wings, won three seats on the company's board in June after a sustained campaign criticizing its performance under Chief Executive Sally Smith.

The party likely needs to win the seat currently held by outgoing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake if it has any chance of winning a Senate majority.