The man likely to have the most say about who runs the country for the next three years, says minority government is not necessarily a recipe for chaos.

Instead, it can actually lead to more transparency and a greater confidence in political institutions, independent senator Nick Xenophon argues.

"It can be a recipe for cautiously having a framework in place that leads to better government, more accountable government," the South Australian senator, who is poised to be a powerbroker in both houses of parliament, told ABC radio on Tuesday.