Vermont's laws required a majority for election to Congress, with a second election to be held if the first did not return a majority.

The English general election, 1661 returned a majority of members in accord with Charles II.

The election results returned a majority for the MPRP, which won with 85% of the vote.

However, at the 2008 election, all booths except East Hamersley, which was tied, returned a majority for the Liberals.

The elections that followed returned an overwhelming majority, thus defeating the government.

For the first time since 1925, a federal election had failed to return a majority to the House of Commons.

Under advice from Justice Whealy, the jury was given the option of returning a majority of 11 to one verdict.

The general election of 1895 returned a large Unionist majority.

The following election of 1935 returned a reduced majority of 45 MPs.

He first was voted to the post by his Council peers after the 1973 election which returned a Democratic majority to office.