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A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion and corresponding vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) as to whether an officer (typically an executive) is deemed fit to continue to occupy their office.
A confidence motion may take the form of either a vote of confidence, usually put forward by the government, or a vote of no confidence (or censure motion [1]), usually proposed by the opposition. When such a motion is put to a vote in the legislature, if a vote of confidence is defeated, or a vote of no confidence is passed, then the incumbent ...
Helmut Kohl (1982) – lost a vote of confidence (orchestrated by the majority with the aim of triggering an early federal election) Gerhard Schröder (2005) – lost a vote of confidence (orchestrated by the majority with the aim of triggering an early federal election)
The constructive vote of no confidence (German: konstruktives Misstrauensvotum, Spanish: moción de censura constructiva) is a variation on the motion of no confidence that allows a parliament to withdraw confidence from a head of government only if there is a positive majority for a prospective successor. The principle is intended to ensure ...
The 1742 vote of no confidence in the government of Robert Walpole was the first time that a prime minister of Great Britain resigned after a vote of no confidence by the House of Commons. Walpole is regarded as the first British prime minister, although this was not an official position until the early twentieth century.
The same day he claimed that he had no plan to resign as first minister of Scotland. [29] He claimed the day after that a snap Scottish Parliament election was a possibility. [30] On 28 April, Salmond said that Alba was "prepared to assist" Yousaf in the confidence vote. [31] His demand was a renewed Scottish independence plan. [32]
With 665 Members of Parliament taking part (the 660 voting, two tellers from each side and the Speaker in the Chair), the no confidence vote of 1892 was later acknowledged as the 'greatest division' of all time in the House of Commons in the sense of having the most Members taking part. [15]
On 10 April, the no-confidence motion passed with a majority of 174 votes (out of 342) in the National Assembly, which resulted in Khan losing the confidence of the house and ceasing to hold the office of prime minister. [27] [28] Thus, Khan became the first Pakistani prime minister to lose a no-confidence vote. [29]