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The Democratic Party with a very slim majority of 104 to 99.
The Republican Party had a net gain of 13 seats in the Senate and 57 seats in the House of Representatives, resulting in a transfer of control of both houses of Congress from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. Democratic President Harry Truman could get very little cooperation from them and referred to them as the "Do Nothing Congress". The Democratic Party regained control of both houses two years later.
13 political parties have seats in the House of Commons. They are Alliance Conservatives Co-Operative Party Democratic Unionist Party Green Party Labour Party Liberal Democrats Plaid Cymru Scottish Nationalist Party Sinn Fein Social Democratic and Labour Party Ulster Unionist Party United Kingdom Independence Party
The Democratic Party one and overwhelmingly amount of congressional seats in the national elections of 1932. The Democratic Party would go on to control the House of Representatives for many years.
The Democratic Party currently holds a majority of seats in both houses of the Delaware state legislature.
The Democratic Party currently holds a majority of seats in both houses of the Hawaii state legislature.
The Democratic Party currently holds a majority of seats in both houses of the Illinois state legislature.
Immediately after the 2010 parliamentary general election, the balance of power in the House of Commons was as follows:Conservative and Unionist Party - 306seats (+97)Liberal Democrats - 57 seats (-5)Total Coalition government: 362 seatsThe Labour Party - 258 seats (-91)Democratic Unionist Party - 8 seats (-1)Scottish National Party - 6 seatsSinn Fein - 5 seatsPlaid Cymru / Party of Wales - 3 seats (+1)Social Democratic and Labour Party - 3 seatsGreen Party of England and Wales - 1 seat (+1)Alliance Party of Northern Ireland - 1 seat (+1)The Speaker Seeking Re-Election - 1 seatTotal opposition:287 seats
242 U. S. House seats and 19 U. S. Senate seats under Democratic control remained under Democratic control. 138 U. S. House seats and 10 U. S. Senate seats under Republican control remained under Republican control. 49 U. S. House seats and 4 U. S. Senate seats went from Republican control to Democratic control. 6 U. S. House seat and 1 U. S. Senate seat went from Democratic control to Republican control. Net changes: The Republican Party lost 43 House seats and 3 Senate seats. The Democratic Party gained 43 House seats and 3 Senate seats. The change was due largely to the embarrassment brought onto the Republican Party when former President Nixon's role in the Watergate break-in and cover-up was revealed.
As of 2010, the Democratic Party controls the majority in the Senate. There are currently 57 Democrats, as well as two independents (Bernard Sanders and Joe Lieberman) who are members of the Democratic Caucus.