motion of no confidence
Legislative trust withdrawal
A motion of no confidence is a formal vote in a parliament or legislature declaring that the body has lost faith in a leader or government.
If passed, it typically forces the leader to resign or triggers new elections.
The mechanism holds executives accountable to the legislative body: The prime minister survived a motion of no confidence by three votes.
- crossing the floorSwitching legislative party affiliation
- minority governmentGoverning party holding fewer seats
- hung parliamentNo single party majority
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- floor voteLegislators voting together formally
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Formal expression of support
confidence vote · confirmation vote · coalition agreement · ratification · parliamentary majority
motion of no confidenceendorsement
Formal expression of support
acclamation · ratification · backing · approval · unanimous consent
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