As was the case with the Liberal Party for most of the 20th century, the Liberal Democrats face constant questioning about which of the other two parties they are closer to, in particular about which they would support in the event of a hung parliament.

The 2010 general election resulted in a hung parliament ( Britain's first for 36 years ), following which the Conservatives ( led by David Cameron ), which had won the largest number of seats, formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats in order to gain a parliamentary majority, ending 13 years of Labour government.

The 1936 elections resulted in a hung parliament, with the Communists holding the balance.

During this time, the Tories and Labour had exchanged places at the top of the opinion polls on numerous occasions, and by the time of the election most opinion polls were showing a slim Labour lead, which most observers predicted would translate into a hung parliament or a narrow Labour victory at the election.

The election resulted in a hung parliament with the Tories having the most votes but Labour having slightly more seats, and failed attempts by Heath to form a coalition with the Liberals led to the resignation of his government and the return of Harold Wilson as prime minister of a minority Labour government, which gained a three-seat majority at a second election later in the year.

In the run-up to the election, held on 9 April 1992, most opinion polls had suggested that the election would end in a hung parliament or a narrow Labour majority.

A minority government may be formed as a result of a " hung parliament " in which no single party commands a majority in the House of Commons after a general election or the death, resignation or defection of existing members.

The last minority government was led by Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson for eight months after the February 1974 general election produced a hung parliament.

When the general election of 2010 produced a hung parliament, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties agreed to form Her Majesty's current coalition government, the first in seventy years.

His party narrowly won the 1940 election, which produced a hung parliament, with the support of independent MPs in the House.

The result was a hung parliament, with the Coalition two seats short of a majority.

The Leader of the Liberal Party since 1946, Vernon Treatt led the Liberal / Country Coalition at the election, which resulted in a hung parliament, with Treatt's Coalition gaining 12 seats and a swing of 6. 7 % for a total of 46 seats.

Wilkie was one of four crossbenchers who supported the Gillard Labor government following the hung parliament result.

" In political systems based on the Westminster system, which is a particular style of parliamentary democracy based on the British model and found in many commonwealth countries, a majority party will form the government and the minority party will form the opposition, and coalitions of lesser parties are possible ; in the rare circumstance in which neither party is the majority, a hung parliament arises.

While electoral results do not necessarily translate into legislative seats, the Liberal Democrats can exert influence if there is a situation such as a hung parliament.

The 2010 general election resulted in a hung parliament ( no single party being able to command a majority in the House of Commons ).

This was only the second general election since World War II to return a hung parliament, the first being the February 1974 election.

In the most recent general election in 2010, the result amounted to a hung parliament, and after several days of negotiations, the Labour Party left the government with the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats operating a coalition government.

** Following a hung parliament in the UK general election, Conservative prime minister Edward Heath resigns and is succeeded by Labour's Harold Wilson, who previously led the country from 1964 to 1970.

On May 31, the British general election returned a hung parliament yet again, with the Liberals in position to determine who would have power.

* May 31 – The British general election returns a hung parliament yet again ; the Liberals will determine who has power.

* February 20 – A hung parliament is produced in Japan after the general election.

A poll at the time suggested that 74 % of the UK population agreed with the Powell's opinions and his supporters claim that this large public following that Powell attracted may have helped the Conservatives to win the 1970 general election, and perhaps cost them the February 1974 general election, at which Powell turned his back on the Conservatives by endorsing a vote for Labour, who returned as a minority government in early March following a hung parliament.

The election result was a " hung parliament ".

Riders with larger feet ( US size 10 +) may have problems with narrower boards, as the rider's toes and / or heels may extend over the edge of the board, and interfere with the board's ability to make turns once it is set on edge, or ' get hung up on the snow.

If this is impractical, it may be placed in the ( left ) pocket, but should not be hung around the neck or suspended from the belt.

Other clothes, such as suits, may be hung up in special garment bags, or rolled rather than folded.

When the required number of jurors cannot agree on a verdict ( a situation sometimes referred to as a hung jury ), a mistrial is declared, and the case may be retried with a newly constituted jury.

In the Tungurahua and Cotopaxi provinces of central Ecuador, guinea pigs are employed in the celebrations surrounding the feast of Corpus Christi as part of the Ensayo, which is a community meal, and the Octava, where castillos ( greased poles ) are erected with prizes tied to the crossbars, from which several guinea pigs may be hung.

The power may also be used in a situation where the parliament, usually a hung parliament, passes a bill without the blessing of the executive.

** Theatre rail, see batten ( theater ), from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, tabs or curtains may be hung

Depending upon the location, traffic lights may be mounted on poles situated on street corners, hung from horizontal poles or wires strung over the roadway, or installed within large horizontal gantries that extend out from the corner and over the right-of-way.

A tassel is made by binding plaited or otherwise gathered threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the tassel is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end.

Charlie comes to Tony begging him to act as a voice of reason for the times ahead, not wanting to get hung up or paranoid about anything he may find odd about her.

Like the holes in the hubs of round Swedish flat bread ( which let them be hung on strings ), the loops in pretzels may have served a practical purpose: bakers could hang them on sticks, for instance, projecting upwards from a central column, as shown in a painting by Job Berckheyde ( 1630 – 93 ) from around 1681.

The concept of a clan badge or form of identification may have some validity, as it is commonly stated that the original markers were merely specific plants worn in bonnets or hung from a pole or spear.

For example, dry ageing techniques are sometimes used to tenderize gourmet meats by hanging them in carefully controlled environments for up to 21 days, while game animals of various kinds may be hung after shooting.

Cabinets may be wall hung or suspended from the ceiling.

There is also some evidence that the community charge had a lasting effect of people not registering themselves on the electoral register to evade collection attempts ; that may have had an effect on the results of the 1992 general election, which ended in a fourth successive Conservative victory, despite most opinion polls in the run-up to the election suggesting it would result in a hung parliament or a narrow Labour majority.

They may have functioned as a reminder to himself, and the text may actually have been hung above his writing-desk.

Wind chimes may be used to observe changes in wind direction, depending on where they are hung, when they commence to sound.

In a wider context, closing the margin may result in a hung parliament, or a smaller difference between the parties in government, reducing the chance of a single party having control over the system, which may be seen as beneficial for the sake of protesting against the system or candidates.

For example, items can be hung sideways on hangers, mannequins are sometimes dressed " messily " or clothes may be stacked on chairs and milk crates.