# Split vote

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{{Short description|Parliamentary procedure with no majority}}
{{For|the procedure used in the European Parliament|Division of a question}}
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A '''split vote''' is normally used synonymously with "[deadlock](/source/Political_deadlock)ed", "hung", or "evenly split" vote. It indicates a vote in which no decision can be made, as neither side has the majority.

The term can be used to indicate dissent by as little as a single vote, if a unanimous vote is required.

If a [casting vote](/source/casting_vote) is available, this may be used to break the deadlock. In other cases it may result in situations such as [hung juries](/source/hung_jury) or [hung parliament](/source/hung_parliament)s.

A split vote may arise from [vote splitting](/source/vote_splitting), which occurs in an [election](/source/election) when the existence of two or more similar candidates reduces the [vote](/source/vote)s received by each of them, reducing the chances of any one of them winning against another, significantly different, candidate. In systems that require a winning candidate to receive a majority of votes, this may result in a [runoff election](/source/runoff_election).

==See also==
* [List of democracy and elections-related topics](/source/List_of_democracy_and_elections-related_topics)

Category:Voting theory

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