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- 1. a parliament in which no political party has enough seats to secure an overall majority: British "the election of February 1974 produced a hung parliament"
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A hung Parliament is when no single political party wins a majority in the House of Commons. It is also known as a situation of no overall control.
A hung parliament is a term used in legislatures primarily under the Westminster system (typically employing majoritarian electoral systems) to describe a situation in which no single political party or pre-existing coalition (also known as an alliance or bloc) has an absolute majority of legislators (commonly known as members or seats) in a ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Hung parliaments and coalition governments are rare in the UK - but not unprecedented. In order to form a government on its own, a party must win a majority of the seats in the House of Commons.
- Ben Bloch
Sep 17, 2019 · A hung parliament occurs when no party holds a majority of seats in the House of Commons. This means that any government formed is either a coalition or a minority government. A hung parliament most commonly follows a general election in which no party wins a majority.
Jun 9, 2017 · What is a hung parliament? A hung parliament happens when no party has the 326 seats needed for the majority that allows them to govern outright. A coalition generally needs more than 326 MPs in order to govern successfully, but, as Sinn Fein opts not to take their seats in the UK parliament, the number required can sometimes be smaller.
Jul 3, 2016 · What is a hung parliament? The party (or coalition of parties) that has a majority in the House of Representatives forms the government. There are 150 seats in the House of...
- Adam Webster
Jun 10, 2017 · Hung Parliament: what does it mean? To make a government in the UK, a political party has to do well enough in a general election to win an 'overall majority' in the...
