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{{For|the procedure used in the European Parliament|Division of a question}} {{Unreferenced|date=May 2019}} A '''split vote''' is normally used synonymously with "[[Political deadlock|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]] is available, this may be used to break the deadlock. In other cases it may result in situations such as [[hung jury|hung juries]] or [[hung parliament]]s. A split vote may arise from [[vote splitting]], which occurs in an [[election]] when the existence of two or more similar candidates reduces the [[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]].
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