Under the legislation, a general election could only be called early if two thirds of MPs backed a motion of no confidence in the government or if a new administration could not be formed within 14 days of a majority of MPs backing a no confidence resolution.
Last week, the ATL teachers' union also passed a motion of no confidence in Mr Gove.
The motion of no confidence in Lesley Griffiths was defeated by 29 votes to 28.
Conwy council has passed a motion of no confidence in the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
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Deputy Hunter Adam resigned ahead of a planned States debate on a motion of no confidence.
This is the first motion of no confidence to be tabled since the assembly election in May 2011.
The party said it would press for a motion of no confidence at a council meeting next Thursday.
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The party said it will press for a motion of no confidence at a council meeting next Thursday.
Considering Saudi Arabia's historic and lucrative business links with America, this represented a significant motion of no confidence.
Sanford's city council passed a motion of no confidence in the city's chief of police, who is now suspended.
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The National Union of Teachers' conference has unanimously passed a motion of no confidence in the Education Secretary, Michael Gove.
Guernsey's minister for Health and Social Services has resigned, ahead of a planned States debate on a motion of no confidence.
He and his board face a motion of no confidence after debate on the budget, due to continue on Thursday, has ended.
Teachers have passed a motion of no confidence in Education Secretary Michael Gove and the chief inspector of England's schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw.
The NUT conference began a motion of no confidence in Michael Gove - which was adjourned before it could be put to a vote.
Meanwhile, a motion of no confidence in Donegal county secretary, Noreen Doherty tabled by Setanta hurling club has been referred upwards to Croke Park.
On 9 October last year, Mr Weir did not vote against a DUP motion of no confidence in the first minister, party leader David Trimble, it added.
His conciliatory words come after delegates passed a motion of no confidence in Education Secretary Michael Gove and the Chief Inspector for Schools in England, Sir Michael Wilshaw.
But a spokesman for Mr Cameron said later that the motion of no confidence in the Speaker should be debated, if it got enough signatures in order for his future to be resolved one way or another.
Opposition parties united behind a motion of no-confidence in Mrs Griffiths in a row about a controversial report into reorganising hospitals.
MPs and the casting ballot of the speaker, the minority Liberal government of Paul Martin, Canada's prime minister, defeated (by 153-152) a motion of no-confidence.
The meetings come against a backdrop of a no confidence motion which was designed to embarrass Mr Trimble.
The LDP will hold over his head the threat of a no-confidence motion should he break his promise.
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Indeed, Mr Chidambaram is exploring the possibility of all-party consent for the budget, regardless of the outcome of the no-confidence motion.
Initially the bill did not define a confidence motion and, to avoid the risk of a legal challenge, it was left for the Speaker to "certify" what the Commons had decided.
The coalition government of Jean-Luc Dehaene survived a no-confidence motion in parliament.
Yet parliament's latest dissolution, in March, was prompted by the prime minister's objection to being questioned in parliament over his alleged mishandling of the economy, and possibly having to face a confidence motion.
The presiding officer of the 60-member National Assembly cannot vote in a no-confidence motion, leaving Mr Michael with 28 votes to his opponents' 31.
Plaid in particular feel somewhat bruised about the way they were dismissed as scaremongering on health changes in the runup to the 2011 elections, which is one of the reasons why they were willing to vote with the Tories on the confidence motion.
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