petite majorité

[Dsimson]

Hey!
I'm just wondering how to say 'petite majorité' in English. It would be used for instance where there would not be a large gap between two candidates for an election.
I'm looking for a particular translation where there is a majority in a case hearing.

How would you translate it?
Thanks in advance!

 

[LART01]

Hello

With or by a small majority should work

 

[Seeda]

He won the election by a small margin.

 

[Omelette]

I'm slightly confused by your reference to a 'case hearing'.
But, perhaps 'a slender majority.'

 

[sound shift]

Or perhaps "a narrow majority".

 

[wildan1]

I would naturally say by a slim majority (not that other options above aren't also possible).

 

[Dsimson]

Thanks for all your replies. WR is once again very helpful.

I'm slightly confused by your reference to a 'case hearing'.

I meant to translate the phrase when a jury, or a number of judges has to decide whether an accused person is guilty or innocent. In my case, I was dealing with a case given by the European Court of Human Rights.
I hope your translations still work in this particular context. Sorry, I haven't made myself very clear.

 

[Omelette]

I would suggest that in relation to a court case anything from 'slender/narrow/slim' majority would be fine.
(to me, as a BE speaker, 'slender' sounds more natural than 'slim', but Wildan1,as an AE speaker, suggests the opposite!)

 

[Dsimson]

I will go for 'slender' then. Thanks to all.