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When the governing party holds more seats than all other parties combined.
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When the total number of government seats in the house exceeds the total number of opposition seats.
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A government made up of one or more political parties that together have an absolute majority of MPs in the House of Representatives, that is one more than half of the MPs. See also: minority government, coalition government.
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the situation that exists when the party or parties that form the government hold a majority of the seats in the House of Commons. A singleparty majority government consists of ministers from only one party. A coalition majority government consists of ministers drawn from two or more parties.
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In the Westminster System, there is a majority government when the governing party enjoys an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament. This is as opposed to a minority government, where even the largest party wins only a plurality of seats and thus must constantly bargain for support from other parties in order to pass legislation and avoid being defeated on motions of no confidence.
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