He held the seat at successive elections until his death.

He held the seat at successive elections until he stood down in 1931.

I want everyone in the party to rally behind him so that he can go on to win a fourth successive general election.

He tried his hand at politics several times, losing successive elections before finally winning office.

He held the seat through four successive elections until stepping down in 1980.

The number of seats won by the Bloc has declined in each successive election from 1993 to 1997 to 2000.

He won seven successive elections, averaging 69 percent of the vote.

The 20th century's most successful political party had lost three successive elections - and by large margins.

The authorities and successive elections which they organised were supported by the army.

They depict Labor as a spent force that has lost three successive elections.