... IK, as the state is decentralised and multi-level governance arises, the European Union limits the UK's sovereignty, proportional representation initiates, referendums are brought forth, the House of Lords is reformed, the constitution is rewritten, and as the Labour and Conservative parties become closer. The first aspect that presents the demise of the majoritarian model is the fact that one-party and bare majority cabinets were very rare in the recent past. The Westminster model assumes that one party has a Parliamentary and conducts the nation's affairs. However, history has shown that this is no longer the case. "In fact, one-party majority cabinets have held office for only about 60 percent of the years between 1918 and 1980." Coalitions of two or more parties and minority cabinets occurred from 1918 to 1945. An example of such a coalition cabinet is the 1940-1945 wartime coalition under Conservative Prime Minister Winston Churchill formed by ...

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