Neither candidate won a working majority.是什么意思？

Neither candidate won a working majority.

两位候选人都没有赢得有效的多数票。

neither

adj. （两者）都不的；pron. 两者都不；adv. 两个都不，既不…也不；conj. 也不，既不；

例句
I have received neither an acknowledgment nor a reply.
我未收到任何复函或答复。

candidate

n. 候选人，应试者，申请人，被认定适合者；

例句
The candidate stands accused of breaking promises even before he's in office...
该候选人还未上任就遭指责违背诺言。

won

v. 获胜，战胜（ win的过去式和过去分词 ）；

例句
His abrasive manner has won him an unenviable notoriety...
他生硬粗暴的态度让他声名狼藉。

working

adj. （涉及）工作的，（人）有工作的，（时间）用于工作上的，（想法等）可作为基础的；v. （使）工作( work的现在分词)，（使）运作，运转，（使）产生效果；n. 工作，活动，制作，操纵；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

majority

n. 多数，（获胜的）票数，成年，法定年龄；

例句
...an attempt to allow the Moslem majority a greater share of power...
使穆斯林多数派拥有更大权力的尝试