Sentences with phrase «party seats»

These analyses simply estimate what party seat levels would be, should such national support trends be replicated in an actual general election.

Despite this, Cameron's room to manoeuvre was limited by his coalition agreement with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats, which guaranteed the minority party seats in government, and Clegg the right to select his ministers.

Its seats plus the other, non-conservative party seats together don't add up to 326.

However, the European elections use a List PR system that guarantees parties seats only in relation to their vote share, so nothing like the Tories» Westminster artificially exaggerated predominance can happen here.

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.

The first Raving Loony to win a vote, rather than an uncontested election, was Stuart Hughes, taking the «safe» Conservative Party seat of Sidmouth Woolbrook on East Devon District Council in May 1991.

This constituency had been a loyal Labour Party seat having returned a Labour MP in all 29 elections since 1918 and specifically since 1922 when MP Wedgwood defected from the highly centrist and compromising Liberal Party at the time to the Labour Party — his was among a great series of defections at this time see for example ex-Prime Minister H. H. Asquith's strong criticism of the Coalition Liberals particularly David Lloyd - George.

That is, roughly speaking, a system that gives parties seats in Parliament in proportion to the number of people who voted for them.

Surrounded by our favorite Italian wines, our private party seating allows you to experience our tastes of Italy in the comfort if your own company.

It might feel too alien to a major corporate to allow any external party a seat at the table, especially where non-monetary factors, such as reputation management, may feed into the client's strategic decision - making.

It works great for party seating and also for weekend evenings at home when one kid wants to read, one wants to play a game on the coffee table, and someone else is watching the game.

@Vality, you're assuming that «non-conservative party seats» means «seats belonging to anyone other than the Conservative party».

Upon hearing the news, the announcer's widow, Dutchie, rewarded the party seated at table 23 (the second baseman's jersey number) with a ball autographed by Sandberg, who's a co-owner of the restaurant.

It seems a foolish proposition to involve one self in a Dem primary when the seat is a solid D seat in November and you have these divisions and factions in your party

The mid-Wales constituency has been under the leadership of Roger Williams since 2001 and a party seat since 1997, but it is on course to see a 3,747 majority overturned in favour of Welsh Conservative candidate Chris Davies.

Seat Estimates: Based on these constituency estimates and using a d'Hondt method to determine which party wins the seats in a constituency, the party seat levels are estimated as follows:

Based on these constituency estimates and using a d'Hondt method to determine which party wins the seats in a constituency, the party seat levels are estimated as follows:

Some Labour backbenchers are against electoral reform as they believe it will cost the party seats, while others are against AV because it does not go far enough and is simply a ploy to embarrass the Conservatives at the general election.

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However, a surge in the Ukip vote in a low - turnout Euro election does not guarantee the party any seats: their support is so disparate and uniform that first past the post remains a formidable obstacle to winning a single MP.

Speaking on Sky News, the former London Mayor said it was «far right» Labour MPs stoking division in the party that had been cost the party seats.

The deputy Labour leader told them to have «patience» after Jo Cox complained Jeremy Corbyn's leadership had cost the party seats in the local elections.

As I started writing this exchange down in my notebook, a host of the party seated at the bar and dressed exactly like Beetlejuice wanted to show me the guest - list so I could see the names of all the people that had said they would attend the event.

When it comes to party seating, transform garden benches in an instant by adding elegant cushions.