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10-05-2015 10:03 AM - edited 10-05-2015 10:03 AM
I don't know Margaret. As far as I understood a minority government is when they don't have more than half the seats in parliament and therefore can’t pass laws without the help of votes in favour from other parties that are not in government.
326 was the 'majority' required (over 50% of the total of 650 seats in the house) and the conservatives secured 331, though in reality the speaker of the house (who is technically conservative) does not generally vote and neither does their deputy. Sinn Fein I think secured 4 MP's but don't take up their seats because of refusal to swear allegiance to the queen, so in reality slightly less than 326 seats are actually required to form a majority in the house.
326 was the 'majority' required (over 50% of the total of 650 seats in the house) and the conservatives secured 331, though in reality the speaker of the house (who is technically conservative) does not generally vote and neither does their deputy. Sinn Fein I think secured 4 MP's but don't take up their seats because of refusal to swear allegiance to the queen, so in reality slightly less than 326 seats are actually required to form a majority in the house.