0 a situation in which no single political party has enough seats (= positions that people are elected to in a parliament) to have total control:
In a hung parliament, no single party has an absolute majority.
In the event of a hung parliament there is the possibility of constitutional deadlock.
A hung parliament after the next general election is still likely.
In a hung parliament, the defection of one or two members can be crucial.
Voting for the 120-seat Assembly produced a hung parliament.
Fears about the unworkability of hung parliaments put many people off supporting proportional representation.
As a result, a hung parliament was eventually produced.
Papademos had intended to stand down shortly after this election, but it resulted in a hung parliament.
If the election results in no single party having a majority, then there is a hung parliament.
The 1952 provincial election resulted in a hung parliament in which no party had a majority.
