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.
He is the main target of the no-confidence motion, accused of corrupt practices, including land scams.
Indeed, Mr Chidambaram is exploring the possibility of all-party consent for the budget, regardless of the outcome of the no-confidence motion.
The NUT conference began a motion of no confidence in Michael Gove - which was adjourned before it could be put to a vote.
The precariousness of the prime minister's position was embarrassingly demonstrated on July 10th, when the Knesset voted by 54 to 52 in favour of a motion of no confidence in the prime minister put forward by the right-wing Likud party not far short of the 61 votes needed to topple Mr Barak.
The LDP will hold over his head the threat of a no-confidence motion should he break his promise.
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For the first time in ages, there is talk of a no-confidence motion being mounted by a united opposition.
If the government fell, as a result of a no-confidence motion, there would be a two-week grace period to allow the parties to see whether a new administration could be constructed.
And to cap it all, the government made hard work of facing down a no-confidence motion in parliament over a financial scandal involving Ulf Sundqvist, once the Social Democrats' chairman.
His supporters voted against the opposition's no-confidence motion but put up one of their own.
The coalition government of Jean-Luc Dehaene survived a no-confidence motion in parliament.
The no-confidence motion was passed by 11 votes to three, with members of Mr Bush's own United Democratic Party (UDP) voting against him.
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.
But having failed to mount an effective no-confidence motion against Mr Obuchi's government in the all-important lower house of the Diet (parliament) for its handling the country's banking crisis, Mr Kan and his opposition colleagues have now moved their guerrilla campaign to the upper house where they have a majority.
Heated discussion not so much about the rule of law in Hong Kong as the government's effort to beat down the no-confidence motion.
The SNP want him to resign as chair of his select committee - but have discovered to their chagrin that the rules require that any no-confidence motion put in the Committee would have to be signed by at least two members of the largest party on the Committee - ie Labour members.
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