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unusual facts about absolute majority



José Joaquín Prieto

In 1829 presidential elections, neither he nor his liberal-federalist opponent Joaquín Vicuña received an absolute majority.

Liberian constitutional referendum, 2011

Unity Party Chairman Varney Sherman and Senator Fredrick Cherue of River Gee County later filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the NEC's certification of the defeat of Proposition 4 regarding a change from absolute majority to simple majority in all non-presidential elections, arguing that the NEC had unconstitutionally included invalid ballots in its computation of the results.

Swedish general election, 1968

This was due to the Social Democrats' absolute majority in the First chamber and a steady majority for them in general elections and also at large in municipality and county council elections, of which the latter gave them the majority in the First chamber.


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Adele Carles

Carles won the seat with 44.06% of the primary vote, ahead of the ALP's candidate and former Fremantle Mayor, Peter Tagliaferri, as well as receiving enough preferences from other candidates to gain an absolute majority of ballots cast.

Falloux Laws

But these ones gave an absolute majority to the conservative Parti de l'Ordre, mainly composed of Catholic monarchists, whether Orleanists or Legitimists, such as Falloux who was elected deputy.

French legislative election, 1973

In order to end the May 1968 crisis, President Charles de Gaulle dissolved the National Assembly and his party, the Gaullist Party Union of Democrats for the Republic (UDR), obtained the absolute majority of the seats.

Independent Highlander Group

The Independent Highlander Group (ASI), formed by Francisco Aguadero Fernández, José Carlos Martín Sánchez, Francisco Javier Martín Maíllo and Eloy Nieto Panchuelo, got the absolute majority in the Council of Santibáñez de la Sierra, with 95 votes (52,78%) against 51 votes (28,33%) for the PP (conservatives) and 31 (17,22%) for PSOE (socialists).

Islamic Declaration

Izetbegović wrote that an Islamic government is not possible except in the context of an Islamic society, which can exist only when the absolute majority of the population is constituted by sincere and practicing Muslims.

Josep Ibarz i Gilart

In 2007 he retained his position with an absolute majority and since then also been a member of the Lleida provincial government.

New Zealand general election, 1908

The Second Ballot Act 1908 provided for second or runoff ballots between the top two candidates where the top candidate did not get an absolute majority.

New Zealand general election, 1911

The Second Ballot Act 1908 provided for second or runoff ballots between the top two candidates where the top candidate did not get an absolute majority.

Simple majority

First-past-the-post voting, shifts the winner of the election from an absolute majority outcome to a simple majority outcome.

Spanish general election, 1993

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party under Felipe González achieved the largest number of votes and seats for the fourth consecutive time, though it lost its absolute majority in both chambers of the Cortes.