2015 Event Australia's Liberal Party votes in Malcolm Turnbull to replace Tony Abbott as prime minister; Abbott had received majority backing from his party in a no-confidence vote just seven months ago 2015 Event British Prime Minister David Cameron is re-elected for five more years in a decisive victory that upset predictions of a close election and resulted in the first Conservative majority government since 1992 2014 Event In the recent Japan elections, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gains victory, and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party wins the majority of lower house elections 2014 Event Forbes Media, controlled by the Forbes family, is selling a majority interest in the business to Integrated Whale Media Investments, based in Hong Kong; the deal is expected to provide Forbes with greater international exposure 2014 Event Eric Cantor, majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, will step down from his leadership position at the end of July following a surprising primary election defeat by Tea Party candidate David Brat 2014 Event For the first time in history, millionaires made up the majority of Congress in 2012; The Center for Responsive Politics study reveals that of the 534 members, 268 had a net worth of $1 million or more 2013 Event Former U.S. Majority Leader Tom DeLay, has a November 2010 money laundering conviction overturned by a Texas State appellate court 2012 Event In France, voters participate in a legislative election, with the Socialist Party winning a majority 2012 Event Argentina's Senate passes President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's bill to nationalize 51% of oil company YPF with overwhelming majority 2011 Event In Spain, voters go to the polls for the general election; the center-right Popular Party wins a parliamentary majority 1986 Event House Dems select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker 1959 Event Leonard Spigelgass' "Majority of One," premieres in New York City 1955 Death Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71 1954 Event 1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers) 1953 Death Eduard Kunneke, German composer (Majority Sunderin), dies at 68 1952 Birthday Bill Frist, born in Nashville, Tennessee, physician, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, U.S. Senate Majority Leader 2003 - 2007 1935 Event SDAP and CPH achieve majority in city council in Amsterdam 1933 Birthday Jerry Falwell, born in Virginia, pastor, evangelist, social conservative, cofounder of the Moral Majority 1933 Event Germany's Nazi Party wins majority in parliament (43.9%-17.2M votes) 1929 Birthday Tom Foley, born in Spokane, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1965 - 1995, majority whip and speaker of house 1913 Event Dutch Parliamentary election (confess party looses majority) 1868 Event South Carolina constitutional convention, meets with a black majority
