Sentences with phrase «majority in a hung parliament»

On a uniform swing, this result would leave the Tories 43 seats short of a majority in a hung parliament.

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«For sure, the priorities are immigration, the control of borders, of Europe, (the issue of) cultural identities and the understanding of how the Italian society should move ahead in a globalized world,» Terzi di Sant «Agata said, following the Italian election result which pointed to a hung parliament where no one party or coalition gained a majority of the vote that would allow it to govern alone.

It's called a hung parliament because no party won a majority of seats in the House of Commons.

At the same time, not many audiences would be quite so anoraked as to hit the host with a barrage of questions about majorities and departmental carve - ups when he asks, in a moment of audience interaction, what Nick Clegg should do if faced with another hung parliament.

«My reading is that with the uncertainty about the outcome of the election whether it be a hung parliament, whether it be a Tory majority or any of that stuff, people actually tuned in much more to local issues.

What these three countries have in common is not just that the same leader has been re-elected, but that in their recent elections Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland all saw the return of a hung parliament in which no party gained an overall majority.

In several of these cases (1951, 1966 and Oct 1974) the parliament was either hung, or the Prime minister had a majority of less than 10 (which is not considered to be a «working majority» in the UK's parliamentary system) and so you can say that they «jumped» to call an election before they were «pushed» by losing a vote of no - confidencIn several of these cases (1951, 1966 and Oct 1974) the parliament was either hung, or the Prime minister had a majority of less than 10 (which is not considered to be a «working majority» in the UK's parliamentary system) and so you can say that they «jumped» to call an election before they were «pushed» by losing a vote of no - confidencin the UK's parliamentary system) and so you can say that they «jumped» to call an election before they were «pushed» by losing a vote of no - confidence.

I have been trying in recent weeks to publicise in my blog and in LabourList the little - known procedures in the event of a hung parliament, under which whatever the results in votes and seats, Gordon Brown will be both entitled and obliged to continue in office until he has met parliament as prime minister and ascertained by the vote on his Queen's Speech whether he still commands a majority in the House.

London (CNN) British Prime Minister Theresa May has failed to win a parliamentary majority in the UK election, leaving the country with what's known as a «hung parliament.»

But «hung Parliaments» where no party has a majority have occurred in 1974 and 1977 - 79, and now in 2010.

That leaves an 86 % chance of a hung parliament, and Ed Miliband's clear advantage in government formation (last week we gave him a 52 % chance of being able to put together a majority, at least for a confidence motion, to David Cameron's 35 %) has eroded.

As Peter Kellner shows on page 28, although the Conservatives are at present on course to win a clear majority, the next election may well produce no clear victor; but hung parliaments come in various forms.

Malcolm Turnbull says he is «quietly confident» the Coalition will secure enough votes to form a majority government, but is reaching out to crossbenchers who could prove kingmakers if the election results in a hung parliament.

Well, the only situation where a Lib / Lab coalition would be democratically acceptable after the next election would be one where Labour emerges as the largest party in a hung parliament or has an extremely small majority.

If the Conservatives were merely the biggest party in rump UK, but lacked a majority — i.e. rump UK would also have a hung parliament — the Liberal Democrats could switch sides after the departure of the Scots, and remain in power.

If another majority government is elected in 2020, it will be easy to chalk the 2010 hung parliament up to simple aberration.

This is more than the difference between the current central forecast of a seriously hung parliament and a Tory majority in one direction and almost a Labour majority in the other.

He has won two Scottish elections, the first as the largest party in a hung parliament and the second in 2011 with an overall majority, which, under the proportional voting system introduced after the 1998 devolution settlement, was forecast as highly improbable.

Elections fought under AV would either wildly increase the majority of the winning party (e.g. Labour in 1997, the Tories in the 1980s) or create hung parliaments by giving the balance of power to the third party.

Ed Miliband insists he is aiming for an overall majority, while some recent reports have suggested Labour are planning for a minority government if they are the largest party in a hung parliament.

Whatever people may think of New Labour's achievements, faults and mistakes, there is an enormous difference between the timidity with which a government with a majority of 170 + proceeded in its first term, carefully implementing its incremental manifesto but always looking over its shoulder in search of the «daily mandate», and the astonishing bullishness of this Coalition despite the hung parliament.

When no single party can get enough MPs to form a majority on its own in a general election, parliament is said to be «hung».

I have no doubt that the Conservative Party will make major gains in votes and seats in the next 10 years that will build to their return to power ultimately, but they are a long way off actually winning a majority and it has to be said that a Hung Parliament now looks more improbable than at any time since 2001, demographic factors are working against the Conservative Party as well - Labour seats mostly are held with far lower turnouts which is partly why Labour can get fewer votes than the Conservatives and end up with an overall majority and far more seats than the Conservative Party.

The Conservatives win the most seats, but fail to secure an overall Commons majority in an election result that produces Britain's first hung parliament for 36 years.

Some of those in the crowd said before the speech they thought the idea of an outright Labour win was unlikely but most said they were hopeful of a hung parliament, or at worst a very small Conservative majority.

The 1992 general election was widely tipped to result in a hung parliament or a narrow Labour majority, but in the event the Conservatives were returned to power, though with a much reduced majority of 21.

Personally I am astonished that nearly one fifth of people still expect Labour to get a majority, given that it will require the party to lose only 24 seats on a swing of a mere 1.6 % in order to fall into Hung Parliament territory.

The general election has ended in a hung Parliament, where no party has the 326 seats needed to get an overall majority in the House of Commons.

This provision recognises that in a hung parliament it might be possible for a new government to be formed, commanding a majority.

As I am sure my hon. Friend would expect, I will be campaigning to ensure that the next Parliament is not a hung Parliament, but one in which we have a majority Conservative Government.

In a close election that could still be the difference between a majority and a hung Parliament, so don't underestimate its potential importance, but it would be a remarkable election if the swing in marginal seats really was 4 or 5 points bigger or smaller than the national picturIn a close election that could still be the difference between a majority and a hung Parliament, so don't underestimate its potential importance, but it would be a remarkable election if the swing in marginal seats really was 4 or 5 points bigger or smaller than the national picturin marginal seats really was 4 or 5 points bigger or smaller than the national picture.

Four months out from the general election, the signs are pointing to the likelihood of another hung parliament, with no party returning with an overall majority in the House of Commons.

If the election results in no single party having a majority, then there is a hung parliament.

The election resulted in a hung parliament, no single party having an overall majority in the House of Commons, the Conservatives having the most seats but 20 short of a majority.

A YouGov poll for the Sunday Times puts the Conservatives in reach of a workable Commons majority after struggling to rise above 40 per cent - and the difficulties of a hung parliament - in recent polls.

«In terms of the future, our country has a hung parliament where no party has an overall majority,» he added.

At the election, Labour lost 91 seats in the House of Commons, but the Conservatives failed to achieve an overall majority, resulting in the first hung parliament since 1974.

Betting giant Ladbrokes made the Tories 8/15 to win an overall majority and put Labour on 10/1, while a hung parliament with no party in overall control was priced at 15/8.

Published polls in the lead up had the election as neck and neck and it was almost a certainty there would be another hung parliament but the Conservatives won on the night with a clear majority.

Bookmakers say that there is an 80 per cent chance of a hung Parliament - where no political party has a majority - in May's election.

Opinion polls suggest no single party will secure an overall majority in the general election and that the UK will have its first post-election hung parliament since 1974.

But in a hypothetical hung Parliament situation where the Liberal Democrats could form a majority government with either party, and both offered equally good deals, 46 % of Lib Dem members would prefer a deal with Labour.

FPTP allows change, and amplifies the swings of preference to give opposing camps a proper majority, without the protection of «we would, only our allies X...» You only have to see Alex Salmond's salivation at the prospect of a hung parliament in May, planning to «hang Westminster by a Scottish rope», to know what smaller parties would happily do.

PR negotiations Drawn on the question of PR electoral reform and whether Labour would negotiate over PR with Nick Clegg in the event of a hung parliament, schools secretary Ed Balls dismissed it, claiming the Labour Party are aiming for an outright majority government.

The Conservatives won the most seats in last week's general election, but not enough to secure an overall Commons majority, resulting in a hung Parliament.

If repeated in at the general election there would be a hung parliament, with the Tories around 14 seats short of a majority.

The dark horse in this race - and the one Cameron has to beat to get across the finishing line with a clear majority - is a hung Parliament.

The business secretary, who will be a key figure seeking to broker deals in the event of a hung parliament, also spoke about the need for «co-operation» if no party has an overall majority.

While no party achieved an overall majority, the Tories have won the most seats in Britain's first hung parliament since 1974.

The joint BBC / ITV / Sky exit poll, taken at dozens of polling stations across the UK, and announced as the real polls closed, predicted a hung Parliament, with the Conservatives just short of an overall majority and the Lib Dems not doing much better than they had in 2005.