1.   The Freedom party had already lost support last October and December in two provincial elections.

2.   The mainstream political parties are losing support to smaller, more radical organizations.

3.   The party lost power three years ago after a spate of political scandals.

4.   Ruling parties have lost ground in national and local elections.

5.   If the party in office has lost the prime minister goes to Buckingham Palace to tender his or her resignation.

6.   Alan Winmill says the Labour party has lost direction, but his former colleagues say they wanted him out anyway.

7.   The Labour party have lost their majority which has enabled them to do a lot of stupid things.

8.   Although no Republican incumbents were defeated, the party lost four House seats in which the current GOP member was not seeking re-election.

9.   Although the party lost in many districts where Mrs. Gandhi campaigned, most analyses have concluded that the party would have fared much worse without her.