Sentences with phrase «parties holding the balance of power»

We need a proportional voting system where voters have a real choice of not just which party holds the balance of power, but also who represents them locally.

Nevertheless, the existence of minor parties holding the balance of power in the Senate has made divisions in that chamber more important and occasionally more dramatic than in the House of Representatives.

The remarks by Clegg, which are relatively recent, may undermine his claim that he has no preference over a future Lib Dem coalition partner if the party holds the balance of power after the next election.

Not exact matches

Ticking off every demand the New Democrats put on their long list — from giving motorists a break on their insurance to delaying and eliminating some corporate tax breaks — the Liberals have thrown down the gauntlet and put the party that holds the balance of power between a rock and a hard place.

But DUP MPs have notoriously poor attendance records and at least one senior Lib Dem MP believes the party could hold the «balance of power» for votes on areas of mutual interest, such as housebuilding.

It is therefore vital that a truly meaningful vote should be held within the time frame of the article 50 negotiations and not be left to verbal assurances — not least because there is no guarantee who will be leading the Conservative party by next autumn, nor indeed where the balance of power might be in any future government or hung parliament.

In 2015, they suggested an altogether different outcome, a hung parliament in which the Scottish National Party would hold the balance of power.

It's not surprising: the balance of power in this country is largely determined by which party holds more seats.

Meanwhile, smaller parties such as the Greens, the Liberal Democrats, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and the Scottish National Party (SNP) could hold the balance of power in a hung parliament after May 2015.

We do not know why this mattered so much, but it has become a talisman of liberal radicalism, to be implemented in that split second opportunity when the party might hold a balance of power in the Commons and «name its price».

The last polls conducted before polling day show the Scottish National Party (SNP) is likely to win a lot of seats and hold the balance of power.

I remain intrigued by the prospect of Alex Salmond and dozens of MPs holding the balance of power at Westminster post-election; it will be little more than the main parties deserve after the contemptuous way they treated those inclined to vote yes in the independence referendum.

«The era of single - party government is over... Someone is going to hold the balance of power on the 8th of May and it won't be David Cameron or Ed Miliband.

It is possible that the centre right will fall short of a majority; in this case New Zealand First and the Maori party would hold the balance of power.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has told the BBC that if his party can maintain the momentum from the Clacton by - election his party could «hold the balance of power» at the next general election.

Nigel Farage says his UK Independence Party could «hold the balance of power» at the next general election following a win in the Clacton by - election.

Her loss would be a blow for the party's left, wing, which currently holds the balance of power on the powerful body.

Moreover, an earlier minor party which held the balance of power in 1996 split in two after a year in coalition with National, with one side supporting the continued National Party led government — and neither half of this party is represented in Parliament tparty which held the balance of power in 1996 split in two after a year in coalition with National, with one side supporting the continued National Party led government — and neither half of this party is represented in Parliament tParty led government — and neither half of this party is represented in Parliament tparty is represented in Parliament today.

Despite the current problems of the Coalition it is certainly true that the PM's alliance with the Liberal Democrats has meant the Cameroonians at the head of the Conservative Party have been able to pursue their policies on tax, renewable energy, Europe and crime that would have been much harder if Brady, Carswell, Davis, Redwood and other members of the Conservative mainstream had held the balance of power.

Overall in Belfast it is expected the centrist Alliance Party will continue to hold the balance of power between the nationalist and unionist parties on the city council.

There are arguments for and against PR (if you mean proportional representation) Charles — the party of my own choice would have gained massively at the last General Election with PR, held the balance of power in fact probably with 4 million votes... but that does not mean that even I think you have to support PR «if you believe in democracy».

Ukip could hold the balance of power in the next Parliament, Nigel Farage has claimed following the party's Clacton by - election win.

Many people may be impressed by the notion of a party prepared to foreswear the attractions of ministerial cars and salaries, just as the pollsters are prepared to speculate that the Lib Dems may, conceivably, hold the balance of power after the next election and find themselves able to dictate terms.

Tory activists regularly tell me that Nick Clegg's party is maintaining a very visible presence in the seats that they hope will ensure they continue to hold the balance of power.

Often it is one small party near the center or the edges that holds the balance of power.

Brown was the leader of the Green Party in the Tasmanian Parliament from 1989 to 1992, when the Greens held the balance of power.

In the most recent provincial election the Greens won three seats and now hold the balance of power in a minority government by lending their support to the socialist New Democratic Party (NDP) which has formed government.

Andrew Weaver, the Green Party leader who holds who holds the balance of power in B.C., isn't prepared to vote down the government on Site C (and cause an election over the issue) despite the fact that he is equally outraged.