A `` hung parliament '' is when no party has the minimum number of seats to enjoy a governing majority . The Northern Ireland 's last saw a hung parliament in the same year , which saw 650 elections in 1974 . Many British countries regularly produce minority or coalition governments . There has been agitation in some financial circles about the possibility of a hung parliament .
A `` hung parliament '' is when no party has the minimum number of seats to enjoy a governing majority . The UK last saw a hung parliament in 1974 , which saw two elections in the same year . Many European countries regularly produce minority or coalition governments . There has been agitation in some financial circles about the possibility of a hung parliament .