Petition · past parliament
Allow the petitions committee to schedule debates on votes of no confidence.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
The public confidence in the petitions procedure would be enhanced if the petitions committee could schedule votes of no confidence in sitting MPs/governments.
Parliament should debate legislation that empowers the committee with such facilities.
Parliament should debate legislation that empowers the committee with such facilities.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 19 Nov 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Nov 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Nov 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.