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A '''majority government''' refers to one or multiple [[Ruling party|governing parties]] that hold an [[absolute majority]] of seats in [[legislature]]. This is as opposed to a [[minority government]], where the largest party in a legislature only has a [[Plurality (voting)|plurality]] of seats. A '''government majority''' determines the balance of power.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Government majority|url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-majority|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-18|website=www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk}}</ref><br />
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A majority government is usually assured of having its legislation passed and rarely, if ever, has to fear being defeated in parliament, a state also known as a ''working majority''.<ref>[http://www.allwords.com/word-working+majority.html Definition from AllWords]</ref> In contrast, a minority government must constantly bargain for support from other parties in order to pass legislation and avoid being defeated on [[motion of no confidence|motions of no confidence]]. Single-party majority governments tend be formed in the aftermath of strong election performances.<br />
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The term "majority government" may also be used for a stable coalition of two or more parties to form an absolute majority. One example of such an electoral coalition is in [[Australia]], where the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] and [[National Party of Australia|National]] parties have run as [[Coalition (Australia)|an electoral bloc]] for decades.<br />
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Another example was the 2010-2015 coalition government in the [[United Kingdom]], which was composed of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] and [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] parties. The Conservatives won the most seats of any single party in the 2010 election, but fell short of an absolute majority. However, by combining with the Liberal Democrats a solid majority in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] was created. This was the first true coalition government in the UK since [[World War II]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Coalition government]]<br />
*[[Hung parliament]]<br />
*[[Minority government]]<br />
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