For another thing, Democrats are unlikely to get more than a very thin majority in the House.

However, a 6 July 2003 referendum on increased autonomy was voted down by a very thin majority: 50.98 percent against to 49.02 percent for.

Now, with 223 seats, they have the thinnest majority since 1953.

Backers also dispute the idea that the new law allows for too thin a majority to be stable.

They are the voters who refused to support Labor and other parties in the coalition that now runs the country with a thin parliamentary majority.

And he views the Southeast as the key to keeping the thin Republican majority or padding it.

It is also unusual as Whitlam only scraped into office with a thin majority of 9 seats.

Many experts blame the law for virtually guaranteeing a thin majority in the Senate no matter who wins, and thus destabilizing the political system.

Still, there are probably enough old-line voters to guarantee James a thin majority.

Parliament, where the center-left has a thin majority, will then hold a vote of confidence.