A government formed by a party or a coalition of parties (two or more parties) when they don't have a parliamentary majority.
A federal or provincial government in which the governing party has less than a majority of all the seats in the house. The party with the largest number of seats is usually called upon by the Governor General in the case of the House of Commons or the Lieutenant Governor of each province to form a government. Such governments usually run by negotiated pacts with smaller parties. Formal coalition governments are uncommon in Canada.
A government formed by a party which does not have an absolute majority in the House of Commons. Harold Wilson led a Labour minority government between February and October 1974.
a very difficult situation for downsizing government, especially when you have very few people on the conservative side of the spectrum to coalesce with
When the governing party holds fewer than half the seats in the House.
A government formed by a party or coalition of parties which does not have a majority in the House of Assembly in its own right.
A governing Party without a majority of seats in the lower House, which is therefore dependent on the support of other Members to achieve its goals.
When the total number of opposition seats in the house exceeds the total number of government seats.
A government made up of one or more parties which together do not have an absolute majority of all the seats in the House of Representatives, and which therefore rely on the support of other parties outside the government on votes of confidence and in order to pass legislation. See also: majority government, coalition.
the situation that exits when the party or parties that form the government do not hold a majority of the seats in the House of Commons. A minority government could be made up of a single party or a coalition of parties.
A government formed by a party that does not have a majority of members in the House of Assembly (Lower House) and therefore has to rely on the support in parliament of independents or members of another party.