Sentence examples for overall majority from inspiring English sources

And then they won an overall majority.

Two of the polls forecast an overall majority.

The SNP lost its overall majority at Holyrood.

Some results pointed to an overall majority for the Conservatives.

If one party has an overall majority well fine.

That would give the government an overall majority.

But few rate the Tories' chances of an overall majority with Ukip on the scene.

David Cameron won an overall majority – an outcome deemed near impossible based on pre-election polling.

No party had previously held an overall majority in the Scottish parliament.

In October 1924, a general election gave the Conservatives a massive overall majority of 208.

There the Conservatives won 19 seats and an overall majority of two.