Minority governments in Canada

During the history of Canadian politics there have been nine previous minority governments on the federal level, and a number provincially. The tenth federal minority was elected in the 2004 election.

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Canadian - Minority government - 2004 election

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In a minority situation coalition governments are rarely formed, rather the government stays in office due to an understanding with a third party. This increases the instability of governments greatly. On the federal level no minority has lasted a standard term, and most have lasted less than two years.

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