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少数政府和多数政府有些什么不同
Majority government means that the government (that is, the governing political party) holds a majority in the primary house of the legislature. In Canada, that's the House of Commons. In a majority government, governing can be easier, because your party has sufficient votes to pass a bill without support from other parties. If two or more political parties work together to form a governing majority, you have a coalition government. This exists in Britain right now: the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats form a coalition government; neither party by itself has enough seats to rule.
In a minority government, the government does not hold a majority of the seats in the legislature. However, the other political parties agree not to hold a no-confidence vote, so the government continues to rule. This is mostly likely to occur when there are three or more political parties, and no parties wish to work together to form a coalition government. This system is stable only as long as the other political parties agree not to demand a confidence vote. If that happens, and the other parties unite in a vote of no-confidence, then the government falls. Then, either some other party has to form a minority or coalition government, or new elections must be held to try to form a new parliamentary majority.