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In April 2022, a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan led to his removal as the prime minister of Pakistan.Based largely on the Westminster system of legislature, the prime minister commands confidence of the majority of the lower house of Parliament, the National Assembly of Pakistan, under clause (2A) of Article 91 of the Constitution.
Pierre Trudeau (1974) – loss of confidence supply [a] Joe Clark (1979) – lost a budget vote; Paul Martin (2005) – opposition triggered motion [b] Stephen Harper (2011) – motion of no confidence that held the government in contempt of Parliament. Though the motion passed, Harper won a majority the following election. [b] [7]
A motion of no confidence can only be submitted six months after the Parliament has rejected a previous one. The motion must be signed by at least one-sixth of the members and must clearly state the issues to be debated. A motion of no confidence is accepted only if it is approved by the absolute majority of the total number of members. [22]
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier passed the first test of his new government on Tuesday, as a leftist no-confidence motion failed to garner enough votes to bring down his center-right ...
On 17 December, after following May's decision to delay the vote, Corbyn tabled a motion of no confidence in her premiership but not against the government. [5] The following day, the government refused to allow time for the motion to be debated, which Speaker John Bercow confirmed that it had no obligation to do. [6]
French lawmakers ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier with a no-confidence vote in the government Wednesday, the first time since 1962. Parliament members on the far right and far left joined ...
French lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a no-confidence motion that is widely expected to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, as the country grapples with a deepening political ...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the governing alliance in India elected in 2004, faced its first confidence vote in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament) on 22 July 2008 after the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front withdrew support over India approaching the IAEA for the Indo-US nuclear deal.