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safe seat
noun
a Parliamentary seat that at an election is sure to be held by the same party as held it before
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Any seat is a safe seat if you’re buckled in.
These include Josh Simons, who resigned as a party policy adviser after seven months under Mr Corbyn's tenure and is now its candidate in the safe seat of Makerfield.
Gonzales has the support of some key Republicans who may be wary of ousting an incumbent from an ostensibly safe seat.
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