Sentence examples for by a second election from inspiring English sources

That was followed by a second election in October, which left a very narrow majority for Labour.

Will a minority government just fall apart like a biscuit in tea, triggering a second election by Christmas, as Clegg suggests?

The opposition leader, Tony Abbott: If we win the election which is a referendum on the carbon tax, the last thing that the Labor party will do is set itself up to lose a second election by continuing to support a tax which has become electoral poison.

A second election was seen by some as more likely than any one party winning a majority.

He then called a second election in October that secured him a majority of just three seats—until defections and by-elections forced a second minority government.

In a warning to the main political parties, which are making tentative plans for a second election as opinion polls suggest that Labour and the Tories are largely tied, Clarke said: "You can get out of a hung parliament by having a second election but, not surprisingly, the public tends to return a parliament which looks rather like the first one," he said.

Her colleagues duly precluded that option by preventing her from contesting a fourth election.

At HQ, those for whom this was a first election were swept up by the possibilities.

The Conservatives would be unwilling to grant this, although Labour might.So if the Conservatives have the most seats, a minority Cameron administration followed by an early second election is most likely.

O'Donnell will be desperate to avoid the Queen becoming too embroiled, and also knows that the very worst option is deadlock, followed by an immeduate second election.

Tory backbench leaders would prefer a minority government followed by a second general election.