VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE Definition & Meaning

vote of no confidence

[ voht uhv noh kon-fi-duhns ]

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noun

1. (in a legislative or similar body) a vote of confidence, from the perspective of those demanding it in the hope of a negative outcome for the party or person in power:
  The board of directors survived a vote of no confidence Wednesday.
2. a negative outcome of such a vote; a decision by the majority of members of a legislature or similar body against the person or party in power:
  UK prime minister James Callaghan was defeated by a vote of no confidence in 1979.
any formal vote, as in a general election, in which the majority votes against the person or party in power:
The election was a clear vote of no confidence in the PM—not only did his party lose, but he lost his own seat.
any expression of lack of support or confidence:
He says the existence of militias in his country is a vote of no confidence in the government's ability to provide justice and security.

vote of no confidence

noun

parliament a vote on a motion put by the Opposition censuring an aspect of the Government's policy; if the motion is carried the Government is obliged to resign Also calledvote of censure

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of vote of no confidence¹

First recorded in 1830–40

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Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney has survived a vote of no confidence at a special general meeting.

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He lasted just a year in the role, stepping down in April last year after a decision to rip up a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens left him facing a vote of no confidence.

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Pierre Poilievre, who leads the opposition Conservative Party, has already said he will call for a vote of no confidence once parliament returns, as has Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the New Democratic Party.

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In terms of what was going on, Winston Churchill died, Harold Wilson survived a vote of no confidence as prime minister and the Beeching Report into the railways was published.

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The new, wide-ranging deals with Beijing have led to protests on Rarotonga - the largest Cook Island - and a vote of no confidence against Brown in parliament, which he survived earlier this week.

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