Confidence Bills

[na85]

I'm aware that if a confidence bill doesn't pass it will trigger an election, but how exactly is a bill determined to be a confidence vote? Can the PM just unilaterally declare it to be one way or the other?

[tml12]

I'm aware that if a confidence bill doesn't pass it will trigger an election, but how exactly is a bill determined to be a confidence vote? Can the PM just unilaterally declare it to be one way or the other?

It has been awhile since I took a political behaviour course in university but I believe that all budget bills are confidence votes and then the PM can define a confidence vote as they see fit.

But I am not 100% sure...pretty sure that is right though.

[fixer1]

Yes Budget or money bills are confidence bills and I believe any bill that if failled would interfere with the running of government are also confidence bills. It really is hard to explain the rest where the opposition can introduce a bill that simply can call for a vote of confidence. I.E. the simply bill saying that "the Liberals have lost the moral authority to govern and the confidence of the people" As we all saw this was what brought Martin down. It was the first time a motion was put forth so plainly. It will be one for the history books, and you were all there to see it happen.