Sentences with phrase «significant numbers of seats»

If we ever want to win significant numbers of seats in the North again, and we must to win a majority, we need to remember those figures every time we talk about our tax and spend priorities.

Democrats had felt confident that they would win a significant number of seats across the state in this election cycle.

But in a sign that the GOP still faces obstacles to gain a significant number of seats in 2010, Sessions also acknowledged the party has its «work cut out... when it comes to winning in Democratic - held districts.»

Charters are poised to change the annual lottery process to set aside a significant number of seats for children of their employees, including employees of charter management organizations.

However, under a law passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Cuomo last spring, charters are poised to change the annual lottery process to set aside a significant number of seats for children of their employees, including employees of charter management organizations.

Not exact matches

Scottish politics is sometimes represented as historically and unmovably socialist and certainly it has returned significant numbers of Labour MPs to Westminster since the 1920s; but twice in the 1950s Conservatives held the majority of Scottish seats, though they now only hold one of the fifty - nine; and while Labour progressively came to dominate, the recent rise of the Nationalists shows that socialist «ownership» of Scottish poolitics can no longer be presumed.

Significant numbers of Labour supporters may be willing to vote tactically for the Lib Dems in seats where the Conservatives are the second largest party, the poll found.

Oakeshott warned that 39 out of the Liberal Democrats» 57 MPs had held their seats against Conservative opponents only with the help of significant numbers of Labour voters.

The Labour Party made significant gains in the February 2011 election, almost doubling their share of the vote nationally and increasing their number of Dail seats from 20 to 37.

Adrian Kavanagh, 1st June 2011 The Labour Party made significant gains in the February 2011 election, almost doubling their share of the vote nationally and increasing their number of Dail seats from 20 to 37.

The more seats a party or grouping has, the more chance it has of forming a government - with 198 seats out of 646 the Conservative Party could only form a government if significant numbers of other MP's decided to back them, as happened in 1924 when there was a situation that the Conservatives didn't want to form a coalition with either other main party and equally the Liberals didn't want a coalition with Labour and the Liberals and Conservatives saw it as an opportunity to allow Labour into government but in a situation in which legislation was still reliant on Liberal and Conservative votes and they could be brought down at the most suitable time, supposing the notional gains were accurate and in the improbable event of the next election going exactly the same way in terms of votes then 214 out of 650 is 32.93 % of seats compared to at 198 out of 646 seats - 30.65 % of seats and the Conservative Party would then be 14 seats closer towards a total neccessary to form a government allowing for the greater number of seats, on the one hand the Conservatives need Labour to fail but equally they need to succeed themselves given that the Liberal Democrats appear likely to oppose anyone forming a government who does not embark on a serious programme to introduce PR, in addition PC & SNP would expect moves towards Independence for Scotland and Wales, the SDLP will be likely to back Labour and equally UKIP would want a committment to withdraw from Europe and anyway will be likely to be in small numbers if any, pretty much that leaves cutting a deal with the DUP which would only add the backing of an extra 10 - 13 MP's.

, or without a vigorous opposition press, or with a slanderous and irresponsible opposition press, or which have signed up to supranational bodies outside democratic control, or which have signed up to international treaties ditto, or which make use of protected seats for women or ethnic minorities, or where the if the prime minister is one ethnic group the president is conventionally always another, or where unlimited campaign donations are allowed, or disallowed, or where significant numbers question the legitimacy of the polity holding the vote, or where voting is compulsory, or where non-citizens can not vote, or where they can, or where there is (or is not) a second chamber or supreme court that can block popular legislation...

Success Academy has called for a significant increase in the number of charter seats.

One significant change was the increase in the number of seats allocated to Northern Ireland from 12 to 17.

UKIP made significant advances in the English council elections, almost doubling their number of seats, and, more notably, the Welsh Assembly, coming from holding no seats at all, to capturing seven.

We are seeing a significant number of students w / hybrid schedules... some seat time, some online, some comm.

Both communities have seen a significant surge in their youth populations, and the existing public middle schools do not have enough seats to comfortably serve the growing number of students.

The»03 Expedition actually sports a significant number of upgrades and improvements over the previous model, including a hydroformed frame that is approximately 70 percent stiffer in torsional rigidity, new variable - assist power rack - and - pinion steering, bigger brakes, a 1.7 - inch - wider track and the segment's first fold - flat - into - the - floor third - row seat with power - folding capability.

Where there is a significant gain is on the number of Business Class seat available on the flight with the A350 offering over 60 % more than the 787 (36 seats compared to just 22).

On a positive note however, there's going to be a significant increase in the number of Premium Economy seats available and, as Premium Economy redemptions are a sweet spot of the recently reconfigured Virgin Atlantic rewards chart, that's very good news.

Secondly, this sees a significant decrease in the number of Business Class seats available on the route and that's not going to be good for upgrades or the already pathetic award availability.

The aircraft swap sees ANA increase the number of seats on the route by 26 with Business Class seeing a significant rise from 35 seats on the 767 to 42 seats on the 787.

Converting theaters carries a high price and also leads to a significant loss in the number of seats, says Frank Moson, vice president of Irvine, Calif. - based MBK Construction Ltd., which has undertaken a number of conversions in recent years.