The House of Commons has 308 seats for the whole House.
Her Majesty's Government for Canada (the Conservative Party) presently holds 144 seats, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (the Liberal Party) holds 77 seats, the Bloc Québécois holds 48 seats, the New Democratic Party holds 36 seats, and there are two independent members of the House. One seat is currently vacant.
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The Republican Party currently holds a majority of seats in both houses of the Florida state legislature.
Each Member of Parliament holds a single seat. Canada doesn't have a position called "majority leader". The equivalent position in Canada is Leader of the Government. Like in the US House of Representatives, the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons is not truly the leader of their party, that being the Prime Minister (as opposed to the Speaker of the House as is the case in the US). For a party to form a majority government, it must have over half the seats in the House of Commons. Currently, this means at least 155 members. The current government (as of March, 2011) is a minority government, with 143 seats.
Nope - He's usually the leader of the party with the majority of seats in the Government. Nothing to do with the House of Lords.
Canada has a parliamentary form of government. For decades, at least three and usually four political parties have elected members to Canada's House of Commons. If, in a general election, one of the political parties elects members in half or more of the ridings, that party forms what is known as a "majority" government. In a majority government, the governing party is able to outvote the combined parties in opposition. If a political party elects the largest number of members, but not more than half, it forms what is known as a "minority" government. During a minority government, the government requires the support of at least one of the opposition parties. If it fails to get that support, the government is "defeated." If a government is defeated, it usually results in Parliament being dissolved and a general election being held.
In a parliamentary democracy, a majority government is one in which the ruling party has a majority of the seats in parliament. In contrast, a coalition government is one in which two or more parties combine to have a majority of the seats, and thus form a government. A minority government is one in which no party or coalition has a majority of the seats, but the largest party forms a government anyway. Minority governments are very unstable, and generally do not last very long.
In the 2008 Canadian federal election, the Conservative Party, led by Stephen Harper, won the most seats in the House of Commons but fell short of a majority. The Conservative Party won 143 seats, followed by the Liberal Party with 77 seats, and the New Democratic Party with 37 seats. Harper formed a minority government and remained as Prime Minister.
The Majority Leader serves as the work horse of the party. They schedule bills, and round up votes on behalf of the party's position on legislation.The Minority Leader is the leader of the minority party.
The Conservative Party has a majority of seats right now
The party in power holds at least half of the seats in the House of Commons
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The government is formed by the party or parties who holds the majority of seats in the lower house of parliament
Currently, no party holds a majority of seats in the House of Commons. Her Majesty's Government for Canada (the Conservative Party) holds a plurality of seats (144), but must govern with the support of nine or more opposition members of the Commons on all key votes. Should a measure of confidence (i.e., any vote on a budget, a ways and means motion, or a key agenda piece of the Government) not pass, the Government would be considered defeated and would need to resign or seek a dissolution of Parliament.
Kadima major party with more seats.. It had alliance with other parties for forming a government and majority
When no political party has the required majority of seats to form a government, such a situation is called hung assembly.
The majority party has more seats than the other party has.
After the elections, the party or coalition of parties that have the majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly form government. The leader of the party becomes the premier and the cabinet is selected.