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Frederick North, Lord North became Prime Minister in January 1770. After the defeat of the British troops in the Siege of Yorktown, Henry Seymour Conway, a Whig MP, introduced into Parliament a motion to end "the further prosecution of offensive warfare" in America. The motion was passed in the House of Commons by a vote of 234 to 215 on 27 ...
Only one Australian prime minister, Malcolm Fraser, has ever been defeated in the House of Representatives by an explicit motion of no confidence. [1] [2] In addition, six prime ministers were unable to enact important policy and therefore resigned, two prime ministers were unable to obtain supply from the House of Representatives, one prime ...
Rejected is an animated surrealist short comedy film directed by Don Hertzfeldt that was released in 2000. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film the following year at the 73rd Academy Awards , [ 1 ] and received 27 awards from film festivals around the world.
A motion is a formal proposal by a member to do something. [1] Motions are the basis of the group decision-making process. [2] They focus the group on what is being decided. According to Robert's Rules, generally, a motion should be phrased in a way to take an action or express an opinion.
22 November 1977 – A motion that Clause 1 of the Scotland Bill, which would have declared that the bill had no effect on the unity of the United Kingdom, should stand part of the bill was defeated by 199–184. [46] 5 December 1977 – A motion for the House to adjourn following a debate on the Crown Agents scandal was passed by 158–126. [47]
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According to French MP Bastien Lachaud, the no-confidence motion ″will clarify things. It concerns the method of refusing to ask for confidence. Any member of Parliament who is aware today that this is a denial of democracy can vote for this motion″.
A prayer motion is a method by which a member of the UK House of Lords or the House of Commons can object to or comment on secondary legislation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Prayer Motions in the House of Commons typically take the form of an Early Day Motion .