Sentence examples for secured a majority from inspiring English sources

In 1992 John Major secured a majority of 21 seats, but defections and by-election defeats saw the government enter minority status by November 1996.

Mr. Kabbah's Sierra Leone People's Party also secured a majority in Parliament.

He frequently overrode the city council until he secured a majority on it in 2004.

As a result, the DPJ and its allies have secured a majority in the upper house.

The two parties remained allied for the 2012 assembly polls and again secured a majority.

Since then, the new governor, Rosario Crocetta, has secured a majority because of defections from other parties.

That demonstrates a narrow ambition and a lack of confidence that they can secure a majority.

Voting at 3am and securing a majority of four was regarded as a landslide.

But they might hope to call on two minority parties to secure a majority.

But they must also secure a majority for the ruling team in parliament.

On the other hand, his loyal supporter, PML (Q), almost certainly cannot secure a majority either.