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hung parliament en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /hʌŋ ˈpɑɹləmənt/ (General-American)
• (Australia) audio
• /hʌŋ ˈpɑːləmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From the fact that the work of such a parliament is often suspended because no majority of the Members of Parliament can be obtained to enact legislation or to pass resolutions.

Meanings

1. A parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority.
   • [I]f proportional representation were to be adopted for UK elections, the position could become even more complicated. In the event of a hung Parliament, which could be a regular occurrence under such a voting system, the monarch would have to nominate both the governing party and the prime minister and could face accusations of partisanship. 1998 September, Tim Hames, Mark Leonard, “The Core Problem for the British Monarchy”, in Modernising the Monarchy (Arguments; 21), London: Demos, →ISBN, page 16:
   • For Australia and the United Kingdom, hung parliaments, and the long transition period that accompany their formation, have been rare in the post-World War II period. […] Canada too began a cycle of hung parliaments from 2004, and this added complexity to what was traditionally a long transition period from election day to the first sitting of the new parliament[…]. 2015, Jennifer Menzies, Anne Tiernan, “Caretaker Conventions”, in Brian Galligan, Scott Brenton, editors, Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Systems: Controversies, Changes and Challenges, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 101:
   • The likelihood of a hung parliament—that is, a parliament in which no single party enjoys an overall majority—is far greater today than it was, for example, in the 1950s. This is primarily because there are now more MPs from the minority parties. 1995, Vernon Bogdanor, “Hung Parliaments and Proportional Representation”, in The Monarchy and the Constitution, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 145:
   • We are heading for a hung parliament. The UK's first-past-the-post electoral system means balanced parliaments rarely happen in Britain, but it was the case following the 1974 election and most recently in 2010. In the case of a hung parliament, the leader of the party with the most seats is given the opportunity to try to form a government. This can take two forms: one option is a formal coalition with other parties, in which the coalition partners share ministerial jobs and push through a shared agenda. The other possibility is a more informal arrangement, known as "confidence and supply", in which the smaller parties agree to support the main legislation, such as a budget and Queen's speech put forward by the largest party, but do not formally take part in government. 2017 June 9, Rajeev Syal, Alan Travis, “What is a hung parliament and what happens now?: The Conservatives have failed to win a majority but [Theresa] May – or her successor as Tory leader – will still try to form a government”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2017:

Forms

Relateds

hung jury

Synonyms

balanced parliament

Translations (26)

ms parlimen tergantung (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · no vippeparlament (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · es parlamento colgado (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · cmn 懸浮議會 /悬浮议会 (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · hi त्रिशंकु सभा (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · ka პარლამენტი უმრავლესობის გარეშე (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · th สภาชะงักงัน (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · tr asılı parlamento (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · pt parlamento suspenso (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · sh blokirani parlament (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · ar برلمان معلق (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · fr parlement minoritaire (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · fi hung-parlamentti (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · cmn 懸峙議會 /悬峙议会 (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · id parlemen gantung (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · gd pàrlamaid chrochte (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · ko 헝 의회 (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · sv hängt parlament (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · de the English term may be used in political science (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · gd pàrlamaid gun mhòr-chuid (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · th สภาแขวน (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · fi enemmistötön parlamentti (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · cy senedd grog (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · gl parlamento sen maioría absoluta (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · ka უუმრავლესობო პარლამენტი (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority) · de no native term exists (parliament in which no single political party has an outright majority)

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