Meanings of lost seats in English

Asked if he was surprised, he said a lot of people lost seats.

Both major parties gained seats and lost seats, with regional differences in the results.

The president's party has lost seats in Congress in nearly every midterm since 1934.

However, Johnson's party had lost seats in some more pro-EU constituencies, such as Putney in London.

In the 2008 election, women lost seats in Congress for the first time in three decades.

They lost seats in the Senate, too.

He lost seats, but gained strength.

Mr O'Donoghue also referred to a number of TDs who lost seats and made a come back in the constituency.

But she may have a tough time with any far-reaching reforms after her coalition lost seats in both houses of Congress.

Our vote went up by almost 1 per cent but we lost seats to better vote management by the two big parties.

The party hit its high point back in 2008 when it won five of the seven Maori seats, but lost seats… Audio

The president will have a tougher time with far-reaching reforms, however, after her coalition lost seats in both houses of Congress this year.

But the party lost seats in the 2011 provincial election and needs support from at least one other party to stay in power.

The House of Representatives is now controlled by Republicans and while Democrats still control the Senate they lost seats in the November election.

If he stayed loyal, on September 14 he would have to face colleagues who lost seats he might have been able to rescue.

Though the Lib Dems actually lost seats, the 2010 election left neither Labour nor the Conservatives able to form a government without Clegg's MPs.