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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
A situation in which no single political party holds a majority of seats in the House of Commons.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Formation of GovernmentA hung parliament occurs when no single party has a majority of Commons seats. Being the largest party does not, by itself, guarantee that its leader can form a government: other parties might agree to support an alternative.
Paper 1, Paper 2
An election result in which no single party holds more than half the seats in the House of Commons.
A hung parliament does not automatically produce a coalition. In a coalition, parties share government posts; an outside party supporting a minority government does not necessarily join it.
A hung Parliament does not automatically produce a coalition: parties must agree to govern together.
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A hung Parliament occurs when no single party holds more than half the Commons seats. Being the largest party is therefore not necessarily enough to govern securely: other parties together may have more MPs.
