Talk:Hung parliament

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Could you say that The National Assembly Of Wales is a hung parliment due to Peter Law defecting and thus being expelled from the Labour Party

Maybe a hung assembly? If labour does not have 50% of the seats + one then technically, yes it could be a hung parliament. However, if I remember correctly, the presiding officer (who does not normally vote except in a tie) is not labour (lib dem?), thus giving Labour a majority (of one). I suggest that you look it up in a news source and then add it as an example of a very gray area to the article (once you have the full facts). Captainj 00:12, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes, Lab lost their majority when Peter Law expelled himself for standing against the official candidate in the 2005 Westminster election. When the Assembly was first elected, the result was Lab 30 Plaid 12 Con 11 LibDem 6 Ind 1. When Dafydd Elis-Thomas was reelected as the presiding officer, this reduced the number of opposition AMs who could vote to 29. Thus Lab had a working majority of one seat. This was lost when Law ran in Blaenau Gwent. (For more, see this article) If Lab wins the forcoming Assembly by-election, the working majority will be restored. If not, it will be another year and half of gridlock untill the election. We are in fun times indeed. - Thanks, Hoshie | 01:06, 4 May 2006 (UTC)