Sentence examples for with a reduced majority from inspiring English sources

Whitlam won a double dissolution election in 1974, with a reduced majority.

Salford was in open revolt over Hazel Blears last summer, but she returned to parliament with a reduced majority.

But four Coalition seats remain in doubt after premier Mike Baird's Coalition government was returned with a reduced majority.

However, most people expect Labour to hold the seat all be it with a reduced majority.

Mr. Huhne's successor, Mike Thornton, won the vote, albeit with a reduced majority.

Douglas Carswell, another defector, held on to Clacton, but with a reduced majority.

The question is whether they will have a reduced majority or no majority.

His Republican counterpart, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, called a reduced majority "a reasonable surmise".

That election saw the "grand coalition" returned to power, with Faymann as chancellor, albeit with a slightly reduced majority.

Six months ago, most bets were on Labour winning with a sharply reduced majority of about 100, a loss of roughly 80 seats.

And the fact that it did not produce greater change says much about the stasis of the island's politics.P.J. Patterson, the prime minister since 1992, and his People's National Party (PNP) won a fourth consecutive term, but with a sharply reduced majority.