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Hung parliament and Martin Hamilton-Smith

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Difference between Hung parliament and Martin Hamilton-Smith

Hung parliament vs. Martin Hamilton-Smith

A hung parliament is a term used in legislatures under the Westminster system to describe a situation in which no particular political party or pre-existing coalition (also known as an alliance or bloc) has an absolute majority of legislators (commonly known as members or seats) in a parliament or other legislature. Martin Leslie James Hamilton-Smith (born 1 December 1953) is a former Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Waite from the 1997 election until his retirement in 2018.

Similarities between Hung parliament and Martin Hamilton-Smith

Hung parliament and Martin Hamilton-Smith have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Balance of power (parliament), Confidence and supply, Crossbencher, Independent politician, Majority government, Minority government, South Australian state election, 1997, South Australian state election, 2002.

Balance of power (parliament)

In parliamentary politics, the term balance of power may describe a parliamentary situation in which a member or a number of members of chamber are in a position by their uncommitted vote to enable a party to attain and remain in minority government, and the term may also be applied to the members who hold that position.

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Confidence and supply

In a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply are required for a minority government to retain power in the lower house.

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Crossbencher

A crossbencher is an independent or minor party member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Majority government

A majority government is a government formed by a governing party that has an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament in a parliamentary system.

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Minority government

A minority government, or minority cabinet or minority parliament, is a cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament.

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South Australian state election, 1997

State elections were held in South Australia on 11 October 1997.

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South Australian state election, 2002

State elections were held in South Australia on 9 February 2002.

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Hung parliament and Martin Hamilton-Smith Comparison

Hung parliament has 168 relations, while Martin Hamilton-Smith has 65. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 3.43% = 8 / (168 + 65).

References

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