1141:, open to signing a deal to allow a government to be formed. Having stated before the election that the party with the largest number of seats should have the initial say on forming a government, Clegg announced his intention to begin talks with the Conservative Party. Talks between the Liberal Democrats and Labour were also held, but Brown's continued presence as Prime Minister was seen as a stumbling block to formulating a Labour-Liberal Democrat deal. Thus, Brown announced that he would step down as Labour leader by September 2010. With Labour attempting to form its own coalition government, the Conservatives promised the Liberal Democrats a referendum on changing the voting mechanism to the Alternative Vote (AV) system. In response Labour said that they would introduce AV then hold a referendum asking the public to approve it.
25:
816:
502:
361:
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417:, minority governments are far more common in Canada. Much of this is credited to the relatively uneven electoral demographics of the country, with most national parties relying on regional bases. Throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, minority Parliaments were quite common in Canada, and produced many subsequent political compromises through political cooperation, mostly between the
1099:. No agreement was reached, mostly because Heath was not prepared to agree to electoral reform. Also, the Liberals were not keen to support a government which had just lost an election (although it did narrowly win the popular vote). In any event, a Conservative-Liberal coalition would have been a minority government and would have needed the support of the
319:, which serves as the nation's upper house and as a house of review, was established on the basis of ensuring that the smaller Colonies joining the Commonwealth were given equal representation, as required under the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900. Between 1901 and 1918, Senators were elected on a
437:. After the 1980 election, minority governments became less common in Canada for the next several decades, but the 2004 general election returned Canada to minority government, and the subsequent general elections of 2005–06 and 2008 would also result in minority governments, but the 2011 general election gave
988:, although the Irish Nationalists were split between pro and anti-Parnellite factions, they all still preferred the pro-Home-Rule Liberals to the anti-Home-Rule Unionists of Salisbury. The Conservative government was defeated early in the new parliament and Gladstone formed a new Liberal minority government.
802:
leaving the leftist government to govern on right-leaning financial terms for the first halves of 2015 and 2019. Under the previous bloc-dominated politics, the balance of power was less flexible, with the smallest party of the governing bloc usually holding the balance of power courtesy of close elections.
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in the government or will abstain in such a vote. In return for such a commitment, such members may demand legislative or policy commitments from the party they are to support. A person or party may also hold a balance of power in a chamber without any commitment to government, in which case both the
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was looking unlikely as talks between the
Conservatives and Liberal Democrats continued, and after concluding that he would not be able to form a government, Gordon Brown announced his resignation on the evening of 11 May. Cameron became Prime Minister and announced his intention to form a coalition
801:
entered a pact with two centrist parties. This required the government to go against several key promises from the campaign regarding no tax cuts for high-income earners due to the coalition lacking a majority to stay otherwise. The Sweden
Democrats voted for opposition budgets after both elections,
632:
Throughout those five years in hung parliament territory, multiple motions of no confidence were brought forward and some of them failed by razor-thin margins. The closest vote of no confidence took place on 27 May 1992: it was tabled by centre-right to right-wing opposition lawmakers on the matter
1035:
formed a minority government in
January 1924. Although the party with the balance of power (Asquith's Liberals) appeared to be in a very strong position, the Labour leaders made a deliberate decision not to reach any agreement with the Liberals. As the Liberal Party did not want to join forces with
624:
was appointed PM and, as his predecessor did, he formed a minority administration, again incorporating independent figures to
Cabinet and bargaining with communist and centrist lawmakers to advance his policies. Just under a year into his tenure, Bérégovoy led the Socialists into crushing defeat in
728:
Nonetheless, precisely because no formal agreement with opposition parties has been signed, the Borne government has had to bargain with opposition groups (mainly with the
Republicans' MPs) to get any meaningful legislation through. It also explains why the government has already been defeated on
724:
failed by only 9 votes, the slimmest margin for any French government since 1992. On this occasion as in several others since July 2022, it was the
Republicans' policy of abstention that prevented Macron's government to collapse. Thus, some argue that the Republicans can be considered as granting
339:, thus obliging the government of the day to negotiate with minor parties in the Senate (or the opposition) in order to pass its legislation. The Australian Senate cannot directly bring down a government, though it can pass an indicative motion of no confidence and has the power to defer or block
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electoral system. This measure was being obstructed by the
Conservative Party and dissident Labour politicians and had not become law before the Labour government fell. A National government was formed, in 1931, with the support of a part of the Labour Party and Conservative and Liberal leaders.
598:
following his reelection as
President of France in May 1988: the snap election produced a hung parliament with the Socialists emerging as the largest party but falling short of an overall majority. Both the Centrists and the Communists ended up holding the balance of power since either one could
1039:
The Labour government eventually fell when, in a debate about alleged political interference in a decision whether to prosecute a
Communist newspaper editor, the Conservative Party abandoned its own motion and voted for a Liberal one which thus passed and caused the resignation of the Labour
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continued in office as a stable minority administration. Despite strains, both the Irish and Labour members preferred a
Liberal government to a Conservative one. This continued to be the case until Asquith formed a Liberal-Conservative-Labour coalition to prosecute the First World War.
708:
On 4 July, Macron reshuffled the Cabinet and officially formed a minority administration, a change symbolized by the PM's decision not to seek a vote of confidence in the lower house, as permitted by the French Constitution, since the government was likely to fall on such a vote.
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losing its majority in the National Assembly, ending up at least 38 short of the crucial 289-threshold needed to command a majority in the Chamber. The balance of power was therefore held by the centre-right to right-wing Republicans (LR), with a parliamentary group of 62 MPs.
685:
On the 21 and 22 June, President Macron held talks with leaders from all parties represented in Parliament, stretching from the far-left to the far-right, in an effort to find common ground and, if possible, secure a majority in the lower house, either by forming a
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in each State or Territory. In more recent years, this method of election has generally resulted in a multi-party mix. In the early years after the establishment of the Commonwealth, Senators were more inclined to vote along State lines, with some exceptions.
452:
Despite the frequency of minority governments, however, coalitions are rare to nonexistent in Canadian democracy, especially in federal politics, and especially in the modern era. A notable exception was the political crisis that arose during the
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produced a House of Commons in which no group had a clear majority. Candidates calling themselves Conservatives won the largest number of seats. However, the split among the Conservatives between the majority of Protectionists, led by
606:, a centre-left figure, formed a new government after the parliamentary elections, incorporating independent centre-right ministers to attract support from the Centrist Union group. It enabled him to navigate through a fragmented
617:, the first woman to lead a French government in history. Cresson formed a new minority government and, like Rocard, she appointed centrist ministers and, at times, relied on the Communists' support to push legislation through.
1084:'s Labour Party winning four more seats. However no two parties (other than Conservative and Labour) could jointly provide a majority in the House of Commons. The balance of power was held jointly by the Liberals and others (
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numerous occasions in Parliament, a rare occurrence in the Fifth Republic's history. At times, such an unprecedented situation has pushed the Cabinet toward using special constitutional provisions (mostly, the infamous
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without a majority in the lower house. The Coalition continued in government with the support of the two independents. The following year, the Non-Communist Labor Party, a breakaway Labor faction associated with former
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government, the first since the Second World War, with the Liberal Democrats. As one of his first moves, Cameron appointed Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister. Later that day, the two parties jointly published the
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The normal UK response to a "hung" or "balanced" parliament is the formation of a minority government. Coalitions or even formal agreements by one party to support the government of another party are rare.
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from 1918 until 1948. During this period, the majority party in the lower house also generally had a commanding majority in the Senate. Since 1949, Senators are elected on the basis of achieving a
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964:, improved its position in the election but not sufficiently to obtain a majority. During the general election Parnell had called on Irish voters in Britain to vote Tory (i.e., Conservative).
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the Conservatives and could not afford a quick general election, they were left in the awkward position of having to vote with the government on measures they had not been consulted about.
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for Ireland which Salisbury opposed, Parnell decided to bring down the Conservative ministry when the new parliament met. A Liberal minority government came into office in January 1886.
103:. The term may also be applied to the members who hold that position. The members holding the balance of power may guarantee their support for a government by either joining it in a
733:) to break parliamentary gridlock or to prevent failure on major bills (such as on the 2023 Government and Social Security budgets or on the 2023 pension system reform bill...).
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Mainly due to the two-round system being in use for parliamentary elections, minority governments are extremely uncommon in France: since 1958 and the establishment of the
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As the world economic situation worsened, MacDonald had some discussions with Lloyd George. These led to a government bill to introduce the Australian style
701:, in turn held talks with leaders from all opposition groups of the National Assembly, discussing the possibility of a coalition agreement or some sort of
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is a situation in which one or more members of a parliamentary or similar chamber can by their uncommitted vote enable a party to attain and remain in
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694:. Talks eventually failed since no opposition party expressed interest in propelling a Macron-led government or forming a national union cabinet.
1122:'s Conservative Party being the largest party with no majority. The balance of power was held jointly by the Liberal Democrats and others (the
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system, several small parties have commonly held the balance of power following elections in New Zealand. Following the first MMP election in
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The situation was similar to 1923–1924. However the Labour Party was the largest party in the House of Commons, so the Liberals (now led by
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agreements with the Greens and three of the independents. The agreements required the non-government party to support the government in a
269:(which is not part of the Liberal/National Coalition), and four independents. After several weeks of negotiations, Labor Prime Minister
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Liberal 272, Conservative and Liberal Unionist 271, Irish Nationalists 84, Labour 42, Other 1. Total seats 670.
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781:, small parties in the centre of politics often have vast influence over government formation, such as in the
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558:, France has only produced two hung parliaments and four minority administrations to date: in 1988, with the
227:, was readmitted to the Labor Party, and after the removal of Menzies by his own party, the independents in
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government and opposition groupings may on occasion need to negotiate for that person's or party's support.
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reform and saw the Bérégovoy government surviving by only 3 votes (286 votes, short of the 289 required).
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which was precipitated, in part, by the deferment of supply through a manipulated balance of power.
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Conservative 306, Labour 258, Liberal Democrats 57, Others 29. Total seats 650.
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of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, both the Labor Party and the
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the balance of power that was apparent by both election results. In 2018, the
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1092:, with the Northern Irish members)—who were unlikely to act together.
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Labour 301, Conservative 297, Liberal 14, Others 23. Total seats 635.
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Conservative 258, Labour 191, Liberal 158, Others 8. Total seats 615.
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Labour 287, Conservative 260, Liberal 59, Others 9. Total seats 615.
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313, Liberal 272, Irish Nationalists 81, Others 4. Total seats 670.
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emerging as the largest bloc in the lower house of Parliament.
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switched their support to Labor, allowing Opposition Leader
469:'s resulting prorogation of Parliament until January 2009.
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and bipartisan agreements were formed in bids to deny the
465:. This coalition failed, however, due to Governor-General
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Heath entered into discussions with the Liberal leader
910:, and the minority of free traders, known also as the
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Conservative – Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement
107:or by an assurance that they will vote against any
1220:. Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies,
666:10, regionalists 10, Others 6. Total seats 577.
273:eventually retained power after signing separate
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929:gained the only seat the party would ever hold.
646:Ensemble (centrist presidential coalition) 245,
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956:The Conservative minority government (led by
697:At the end on June, Macron's Prime Minister,
214:, leaving the United Australia government of
32:The examples and perspective in this article
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261:held 72 seats, and there was one
942:86, Others 16. Total seats 670.
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722:cross-party no-confidence motion
644:2022 French legislative election
627:1993 French legislative election
587:25, Others 14. Total seats 577.
573:1988 French legislative election
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459:Conservative Party of Canada
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779:proportional representation
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650:(left-wing coalition) 131,
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671:2022 presidential election
635:Common Agricultural Policy
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210:won 4, and there were two
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743:mixed-member proportional
692:national unity government
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208:Non-Communist Labor Party
714:motions of no confidence
583:220, Centrist Union 41,
287:emissions trading scheme
189:House of Representatives
121:House of Representatives
1215:"The Australian Senate"
1132:Scottish National Party
1090:Scottish National Party
951:Charles Stewart Parnell
938:319, Conservative 249,
712:As of 18 June 2023, 17
419:Liberal Party of Canada
311:Federation of Australia
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109:motion of no confidence
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690:or by resorting to a
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185:1940 federal election
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898:1. Total seats 656.
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427:Canada Pension Plan
415:Westminster Systems
325:preferential system
321:first past the post
237:minority government
101:minority government
1367:Westminster system
1054:David Lloyd George
660:miscellaneous left
413:Compared to other
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202:won 36 seats, the
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920:Lord John Russell
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