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Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney

Explainer: what happens if the 2022 election results in a hung parliament?

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What happens if no party or coalition of parties wins a majority in the House of Representatives at the federal election? This is known as a “hung parliament”.

While it is unusual at the federal level, it has happened more often at state and territory level, so there is lots of experience in dealing with them in Australia.

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