no-confidence motions
Government toppling votes
No-confidence motions are formal parliamentary votes challenging whether the government retains enough legislative support to continue governing.
If the motion passes, the government typically must resign or call new elections.
The procedure allows legislatures to hold executives accountable: The coalition collapsed after losing a no-confidence motion.
Also called votes of no confidence.
- premierFirst in importance
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- voteFormal choice expression
- governmentAuthority over a state
- minority governmentGoverning party holding fewer seats
hung parliament · censure · defeat · dissolution · constitutional crisis · ministry · majority · cabinet reshuffle · parliamentary procedure · cabinet · accountability · legislature · resignation · quorum · politics · public mandate · snap election · early election
no-confidence motionsvotes of confidence
Formal trust declarations
confidence votes · coalition agreements · endorsements · budget approval
no-confidence motionscoalition building
Creating partnerships among groups
parliamentary majority · working majority · electoral mandate
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