Sentences with phrase «to result in a hung parliament»

The General Election resulted in a hung parliament, where the Conservatives remained the biggest party but failed to reach majority.

Concerns for the timely delivery of vital infrastructure projects have been raised by industry commentators following Thursday's General Election which resulted in a hung Parliament and fresh uncertainty for the sector.

Pollsters suggest that the 2015 general election could easily result in another hung parliament in which the Liberal Democrats could again feature.

The 2010 general election also resulted in a hung parliament.

This will probably last less than a year, and with Berlusconi still holding ground in key regions, a snap election will only result in another hung parliament.

Shorter term lengths mean that Australia has since had 27 federal elections, with only this years resulting in a hung parliament.

Although 40 per cent is regarded as the «election winning» mark, the weighting of the electoral system means today's poll would result in a hung parliament if translated into votes.

The election could well result in a hung parliament which, in turn, could bring the vast reforms we need.

Historical trends and polls suggest the 2010 general election could result in a hung parliament for the first time in more than 35 years.

The Lords eventually accepted Lloyd George's 1909 budget in April 1910, three months after a general election which had resulted in a hung parliament with a Liberal government supported by Labour and Irish nationalist votes.

The last time a UK election resulted in a hung parliament was 2010.

A general election on March 4 resulted in a hung parliament in which no one party or coalition of parties won enough of the vote to govern alone.

Before the 2010 election, which gave rise to the current coalition, the need for negotiations had arisen only once, following the February 1974 general election which also resulted in a hung parliament.

In May 2010, after the 2010 general election which resulted in a hung parliament, it was revealed that David Cameron wanted to invite Davis and other right - wingers such as Michael Howard and Iain Duncan Smith into his Conservative - Liberal Democrat coalition cabinet.

Italy's election next spring is likely to result in a hung parliament, further limiting the scope for reforms.

The current endeavor by Tory backbenchers to repeal the Act is based on a simple calculation — most forecasts predict that the 2015 general elections will result in another hung Parliament, in which the joint seat share of the two dominant parties, Labour and the Conservatives, will be eroded even further.

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.

The 2011 Election has resulted in a hung parliament.

The polls are now showing levels of support that would result in a hung parliament that would, given the maths, almost certainly produce another Labour government.

[124] Some of the opinion polls had shown a 20 - point Conservative lead over Labour before the election was called, but this lead had narrowed by the day of the 2017 general election, which resulted in a hung parliament.

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.

And, of course, the election resulted in a hung parliament.

For example after the elections of February 1974 resulted in a hung parliament, the old Prime Minister, Edward Heath didn't resign immediately.

The election on 6 May 2010 resulted in a hung Parliament, in which no one party had a majority.

I pencilled it in when the May election resulted in a hung parliament and there seemed every chance that a minority Conservative government would soldier on until David Cameron asked for a proper mandate and a second election.

Ashcroft runs the Conservative party's target seat operation, which the party hopes will secure them the necessary swings within constituencies they need to win even when the view of the whole country may suggest a narrower poll lead, which might result in 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.

The election resulted in a hung parliament, with the Conservative Party winning the largest number of seats.

One of Mr Grieve's little helpers, oddball Tory backbencher Anna Soubry, argues that the people's referendum vote was superseded by the General Election of June 2017, which resulted in a hung parliament.

This resulted in a hung parliament.

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.