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A hung Parliament happens when no single party wins a majority over all the others. One likely result of this happening is a minority government taking office, when the monarch - advised by experts - chooses the leader of a party to form a government. Alternatively, a coalition government can be formed, when two or more parties use their combined numbers to create an overall majority.

The last time a hung Parliament happened in the UK was in February 1974. Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson led a minority government, after taking just four more seats than his Conservative rival Edward Heath.

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