During the 2008 Canadian parliamentary dispute, two of Canada's opposition parties signed an agreement to form what would become the country's second coalition government since Confederation if the minority Conservative government was defeated on a vote of non-confidence ; unseating Stephen Harper as Prime Minister.

During the 2005 Conservative leadership contest, eventual winner David Cameron pledged to withdraw the Conservatives from the EPP-ED coalition, while opponent David Davis argued in a letter to the editor of the Daily Telegraph that the current ED arrangement allowed the Conservatives to maintain suitable distance from EPP while still having influence in the largest parliamentary grouping.

During the period of the Solidarity Electoral Action ’ s government, Leszek Miller was in charge of the parliamentary opposition, leading the political fight with the governing party.

During this decade, MK began contesting Westminster parliamentary seats as well as local government ones.

During elections in March 1994, power passed from Vere Bird to his son, Lester Bird, but remained within the ALP which won 11 of the 17 parliamentary seats.

During parliamentary elections in 1999, the seats in Riigikogu were divided as follows: the Centre Party received 28, the Pro Patria Union 18, the Reform Party 18, the People's Party Moderates ( election cartel between Moderates and People's Party ) 17, Coalition Party 7, Country People's Party ( now People's Union ) 7, United People's Party's electoral cartel 6 seats.

During the whole of the 1708 to 1868 period, and until 1950, the burghs of Ayr and Irvine were parliamentary burghs, represented as components of Ayr Burghs.

During this period, Fox became possibly the most prominent and vituperative parliamentary critic of Lord North and the conduct of the American war.

During the 1960s, the ceremony of assenting by Commission was discontinued, and is now only employed once a year, at the end of the annual parliamentary session.

During the campaign, the National Coalition made up some ground but the Fianna Fáil manifesto of give away promises ( no rates, no car tax, and so forth ) was far too attractive for the electorate and the National Coalition was heavily defeated, with Fianna Fáil winning an unprecedented massive parliamentary majority.

During the official memorial ceremony the next day Chancellor Joseph Wirth from the Centre Party held a soon to be famous speech, in which, while pointing to the right side of the parliamentary floor, he used a well known formula by Philipp Scheidemann: " There is the enemy-and there is no doubt about it: This enemy is on the right!

During these early years he opened new perspectives of law-all the while disowning his innovative ideas under a variety of pseudonyms lest he lose his coveted post as parliamentary librarian.

During his first year Parnell remained a reserved observer of parliamentary proceedings.

" During a parliamentary debate in Britain on 6 December 1977, Foreign Secretary David Owen replied in the negative when asked " whether Her Majesty's Government intend to recognise travel documents issued by the authorities of [...] Bophuthatswana for the purpose of admitting visitors to the United Kingdom.

During the special plenary parliamentary debate of July 28, 2006, on the naturalization process of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, D66 supported a motion of no confidence against minister Rita Verdonk.

During that time, the paper supported parliamentary reform, but opposed a broader franchise and the Chartist leadership.

During 1869, he presented himself as the candidate of the liberal opposition at the parliamentary election for Meaux.

During his first term, Jagland was a member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, and also served as the fractional leader for the parliamentary group of the party.

During the next few years, the government was gradually transformed into a full parliamentary system.

During the early 1950s, Pibunsongkhram's government had become increasingly corrupt, and the parliamentary election of 1957 was blatantly rigged to keep Pibunsongkhram in power.

During the early 19th century, however, attempts by prime ministers such as Robert Peel to govern in the absence of a parliamentary majority proved unsuccessful, and by the mid-19th century, the ability of a motion of no confidence to break a government was firmly established in the UK.

During the parliamentary recess, however, the executive remained in the hands of the Privy Council, which was responsible to the Riksdag alone.

During its history, the party has suffered slow but steady decline in adherence, following the decline of the percentage of Swedish-speaking population: in 1907 it got 12 % of national votes, after World War II 7 % and in the 2011 parliamentary election 4. 3 % ( 9 MPs ).

During the long years in opposition the party's support had grown steadily and in 1987 it attained the best parliamentary election result in its history.

During Holkeri's time in office, the Finnish economy suffered a downturn, precipitated by a coincidence of factors, and the 1991 parliamentary election resulted in a loss.

During the heated debates in the Central Committee about a possible peace with the Germans, Lenin did not have a majority ; both Trotsky and Nikolai Bukharin had more support for their own position than Lenin.

During the process, there were two major debates, centering around the issues of borders and religion.

During the past years however, the installation of wind power systems has been the subject of controversial debates due to its landscape impact.

During important debates, the Speaker pro tempore is ordinarily a senior member of the majority party who may be chosen for their skill in presiding.

During the first Assemblies, theologians Vasileios Ioannidis and Amilkas Alivizatos contributed significantly to the debates that led to the drafting of the " Toronto Statement ", a foundational document which facilitated Eastern Orthodox participation in the organization and today it constitutes its ecclesiological charter.

During the 5th century, some regions of the Christian Church were thrown into confusion because of the debates that erupted over the nature of Jesus Christ.

During the debates on the undertaking, Nicias was vehemently opposed to Athenian intervention, explaining that the campaign would be very costly and attacking the character and motives of Alcibiades, who had emerged as the supporter of the expedition.

During the Second World War, the Commons Chamber was bombed, so the Commons began to conduct their debates in the Lords Chamber.

During the debates of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, Lemass was one of the minority who opposed it along with de Valera.

During his time as UN Ambassador, Lodge supported the Cold War policies of the Eisenhower Administration, and often engaged in debates with the UN representatives of the Soviet Union.

During the debates over the form of the new state in 1918, Kallio resigned from the Senate because he supported a republic instead of constitutional monarchy.

During Season 6, Freedonia popped up again when Congressman Matt Santos, then hoping to become the Democratic nominee for president, showed his anger with modern political debates.

During his four-plus years in Congress he was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and he was involved in several debates regarding foreign relations including the decision to stop supporting the Portuguese attempts to hold on to their colonies in southern Africa.

During Congressional debates in Washington on 2 March 1839, Representative Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith of Maine outlined the events and the various communications sent and received since 1825.

During the 1880s, when debates over art and photography were becoming commonplace, a style of painting known as Tonalism first appeared.

During the debates, both candidates, Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy, pledged to use U. S. forces if necessary to protect Taiwan from invasion by China, the mainland, which the U. S. did not at that time recognize as a legitimate government.

During the subsequent debates, Nicias vehemently opposed an Athenian intervention, explaining that the campaign would be very costly.

During his career he publicly debated a vast amount of people who represented opposing views to his ; this included for example debates with psychologist Nathaniel Branden on Objectivism and psychiatrist Thomas Szasz on the topic of mental illness.

During the leaders ' debates, while Rae and McLeod traded barbs, Harris used his camera time to speak directly to the camera about the PC's platform.

During the election's national debates, Duceppe's lucid explanations of Bloc Québécois policies and his chastising of the other national party leaders ' promises, resulted in both the French and English media ruling him the best speaker.

During the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, Douglas-supporting newspapers called Lincoln a coward, " so frightened of Douglas that he sat ... with ... teeth chattering.

During the debates in this parliament, Cooper sided with the republicans who opposed the Humble Petition and Advice and insisted that the bill recognizing Richard Cromwell as Protector should limit his control over the militia and eliminate the protector's ability to veto legislation.

During the campaign, Holbrooke helped Carter prepare for his foreign policy debates with President Gerald Ford.

During the years of the Weimar Republic debates about the Catholic character of the party, as described above, persisted.