What is the difference between a “Minority” and a “Majority” government?
I majority government would mean one of the parties has enough seats to put its laws through the parliament in its own right. A minority government means one of the parties has to work with either independents or smaller parties to get enough seats voting to get their laws put through. Without these extra seats they cannot govern. Because both Liberal and Labour are at a virtual tie in the vote they both would need to negotiate with the remaining 3 independent MPs to side with them to get enough seats to form a minority government. If either party receives 1 seat or more than the other when the final count is in, then that party won’t need to the independents on board to govern. They will have enough seats to form a majority seat government.
