Unseating
Unseating is a political term which refers to a legislator who loses their seat in an election. An legislator who is unseated loses the right to sit in a legislative chamber. A landslide victory would result in many legislators being unseated.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Unseating influential Members of Parliament is a goal of opposition parties. MPs representing marginal constituencies are usually at higher risk of being unseated. At the 2015 general election, Ed Balls and Simon Hughes were unseated in political upsets.[1]
Lists
- List of MPs who lost their seat in the 1997 United Kingdom general election
- List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2010 United Kingdom general election
- List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2015 United Kingdom general election
- List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2017 United Kingdom general election
- List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2019 United Kingdom general election
United States
When an incumbent Member of Congress runs for re-election they may be unseated in the general election. This is more likely if the politician represents a swing state or swing district.
References
- "Unseating a political giant". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
See also
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