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safe seat

British

noun

a Parliamentary seat that at an election is sure to be held by the same party as held it before

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Labour are up against it in Caerphilly in next month's by-election - a previously safe seat for the party - and you might think a bit of personal door-knocking would be a priority for a PM already looking at dire polling for next year's Senedd election.

From BBC

Markus Campbell-Savours, the Labour MP for Penrith and Solway, said Burnham would need to find a safe seat to come back to the House of Commons.

From BBC

She's sitting in a safe seat in the Senate, but Britt likely has to kiss goodbye her hopes of climbing the power ladder even higher.

From Salon

If they were worried their party could lose a safe seat, he added, maybe they would feel the heat and be more willing to break with the president.

From BBC

Any seat is a safe seat if you’re buckled in.

From Slate

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