1.   At that time, Labour was the majority party in Parliament.

2.   It can only happen after a disastrous split in the majority party or when no party has a majority.

3.   North Down - remained unionist, but Conservatives are no longer the majority party.

4.   That is to say, chairmen are invariably the most senior member of the majority party on that committee.

5.   There is the sovereignty of the majority party and its Whips.

6.   The majority party cut off debate and forced a vote on the bill.

7.   The African National Congress, however, asserted that they entrenched minority privileges by ensuring that any majority party is powerless.

8.   The Comoran Union for Progress, the former presidential majority party, which had withdrawn its support from Djohar in November, was not represented in the new Cabinet.

9.   The post of prime minister was to be held by a member of the majority party in the assembly.