In the System of Westminster, there is majority government when the party in power jouït of an absolute majority of seats to the legislature or the Parlement. It is the opposite of a Minority government, where the party in power gains only one relative majority of seats and must thus constantly negotiate its supports near the parties of the opposition in order to legislate and to avoid being made reverse by a motion of distrust.

The majority expression government can also be used when there is a stable coalition between two parties or to form an absolute majority more. An good example of such an electoral coalition is in Australia, where the Liberal party and the national Party are presented in the form of an electoral block since decades.

See too

• Minority government

• Coalition government