No-confidence motion | Procedure History Facts
No-confidence motion | Procedure History Facts
No-confidence motion |
Procedure History Facts: The no-confidence motion filed by the opposition
against Prime Minister Imran Khan is not the first no-confidence motion in the
history of Pakistan. Apart from Pakistan, our neighboring country India and
other heads of state of the world have also faced no-confidence motions at
different times.
No-confidence motion | Procedure History Facts
The first no-confidence motion in
history was filed in March 1782 against the British Prime Minister, Lord North.
In October 1781, British lawmakers expressed outrage at the defeat of their
forces in the American Revolutionary War. And angry lawmakers have made it
clear they no longer trust the government of PM Lord North.
The prime minister had no choice but
to resign. So Lord North asked the then King George III to accept his
resignation. A no-confidence motion is a type of test that is used to determine
whether a person holding a responsible or government position is still holding
that position.
The reason may be anything but if
this movement is approved. The ruling party will have to prove its majority in
parliament. The no-confidence motion has the power to mobilize the general
election and bring in a new prime minister.
This is the way to bring a
no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister in Pakistan. If the National
Assembly is not convened, the first step will be to convene under Article 54 of
the Constitution. Following this repetition, the Speaker has a maximum of 14
days to convene a meeting.
A no-confidence vote against the
prime minister requires at least 20 percent of the total MNAs to sign a
resolution to vote on it. After the commencement of the National Assembly
session, the Secretary will send a no-confidence motion in accordance with the
rules and regulations.
Which will be presented next working
day. According to the procedure, a no-confidence vote must be taken within
three to seven days of the meeting being convened. According to the rules of
the Assembly, if a motion of no confidence is moved against the Speaker or the
Deputy Speaker.
Then he cannot chair the meeting.
The no-confidence vote against the
Prime Minister is divided by an open ballot. When the session begins, a bell is
rung first to notify MPs who may be out of the hall. And then the doors close.
To vote, all members have to go through one of two different doors.
Proponents of her case have been
working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. And
those who are against the movement come out the other door. The counting begins
as soon as you get out. Once the hall is empty, the count is complete and
everyone re-enters the hall.
The speaker then announces the
result. If the no-confidence vote is successful. The Speaker presents the
result in writing to the President and then a formal notification is issued.
According to the constitution, a simple majority in the lower house is required
for a no-confidence motion against the prime minister to pass or succeed.
If the no-confidence motion is
passed, the prime minister will resign. When the prime minister is removed by a
vote of no confidence, his cabinet is dissolved. According to Rule 32 of the
Rules of the National Assembly, the Assembly has to choose a new Prime Minister
leaving no other job.
However, Rule 37 says. Until this
movement is decided, or the resolution is voted on, the Assembly cannot be
adjourned, so one way to read these two principles together is to elect a new
Prime Minister immediately. You can adjourn the meeting after the Prime
Minister has been removed from the no-confidence vote.
But you can't start a new operation.
Since the first no-confidence motion in history in 1782, more than 100 prime
ministers and presidents of the world have been defeated by such measures in
their own legislatures.
But it is also worth noting that
such examples are rare in recent history. Where a government or ruler has been
removed from office by a no-confidence motion. This is the only time since
World War II that Britain has lost a no-confidence vote.
This happened in 1979 when a vote of
no confidence in the government of Labor PM James Callaghan toppled. He was
replaced by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party in the next general election.
However, at least 18 no-confidence motions were filed against the various prime
ministers during this period. Which failed.
In 2019, a no-confidence motion was
filed in Britain against the late Prime Minister Theresa May. There have been
27 no-confidence motions in India so far. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi faced 15
out of 27 no-confidence motions. After that Lal Bahadur Shastri and Narasimha
Rao three times. Morarji Desai twice.
And Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Narendra Modi once faced a no-confidence motion. Out
of these 27 movements, only three elected Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap
Singh. HD Gowda and Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been removed from the
no-confidence vote.
Prime Minister Vajpayee lost the
no-confidence motion against him in April 1999 by just one vote. There were 270
votes against him while he managed to win the confidence of 269 members.
No Prime Minister in the history of
Pakistan has been removed from the no-confidence vote. Even before this, such
movements have been rising against both the Prime Ministers. Against the then
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 1989. For the first time in the history of
Pakistan, a no-confidence motion was filed.
But it failed by a margin of 12 votes. The no-confidence motion was brought by IJI. His spirit was Punjab Chief Minister Nawaz Sharif even though he was not an MNA. And in the House, the IJI got 107 votes out of 237. Benazir Bhutto got 125 votes while five members did not vote.
In August 2006, the then Prime
Minister Shaukat Aziz managed to escape the no-confidence motion against him.
The opposition's resolution to remove him from office received only 136 votes.
This is 36 less than the simple majority of 172 in the 342-seat House.
In order to stay in power in any democratic
society, it is necessary to gain the confidence of the House. If for some
reason the majority of the House thinks that our leader or leader is not
fulfilling his responsibilities. Then the leader loses the moral and legal
legitimacy to govern.
In that case, the House has the
power to choose a new leader. But there should be no external conspiracy. This
is the reality of mistrust.
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