Sentence examples for failed to secure a majority from inspiring English sources

When challenged about why Major managed to win an election outright, whereas he failed to secure a majority in 2010, Cameron cited the team including his younger self and an even younger Steve Hilton.

But both failed to secure a majority to the 87-seat assembly, forcing the negotiations.

Its prime minister, Najib Razak, was recently re-elected, but the governing coalition failed to secure a majority vote for the first time in 44 years.

Kabila failed to secure a majority of the vote, but he easily defeated Jean-Pierre Bemba in the runoff held in October 2006.

On the debit side, he had a very favourable set of economic and political circumstances, and yet failed to secure a majority.

Last Sunday, as Spaniards cast their ballots in municipal and regional elections, the PP squeaked out a win in Madrid, but failed to secure a majority.

Though there were predictions that he would fail to secure a majority on the first vote, 225 members voted for him, giving him a comfortable margin.

It is rather late to "swap horses," but Hanna's message carriers are letting it be known that if he shall fail to secure a majority of delegates to support the nomination of Hobart of New-Jersey for Vice President, he will swing to Gen. Davis of Minnesota.

This "Catalan agenda", says Mr Mas, will be the price of his support for a Rajoy government in Madrid should the PP fail to secure a majority.Mr Rajoy will be hoping that the outcome for his party on November 20th will be as happy as the polls predict.

With little campaign cash, he can continue in the race picking up delegates here and there and hoping that if Romney fails to secure a majority of the delegates by the party convention, his little bloc might allow him to be part of a bargaining process.

The disaster scenario plays out like this: The LNP fails to secure a majority and seeks to form a Coalition government with One Nation.