Confidence and Supply - The Dynamics of Political Alliances and Governance

Fouad Sabry

Summary

Confidence and Supply explores critical parliamentary agreements between ruling parties and smaller factions, particularly in multi-party systems where majority control is rare. These arrangements help maintain political stability and enable effective governance. The book analyzes their role in shaping policies and their broader influence on political systems.

1-Confidence and Supply: Overview of confidence and supply agreements securing government stability without a majority.

2-Coalition Government: Differences between coalitions and confidence and supply arrangements, examining their flexibility.

3-Politics of New Zealand: A case study of New Zealand’s use of confidence and supply in its political framework.

4-Red–Green Alliance: Impact of the Red–Green Alliance in European politics, highlighting its significance.

5-British Columbia New Democratic Party: Analysis of the BC NDP's confidence and supply agreements in shaping Canadian politics.

6-Minority Government: The necessity of confidence and supply agreements for the survival of minority governments.

7-National Unity Government: How national unity governments differ from confidence and supply arrangements in their formation.

8-Crossbencher: The role of crossbenchers in parliamentary systems reliant on confidence and supply.

9-Lib–Lab Pact: A historical look at the Lib–Lab Pact and its influence on UK politics.

10-Hung Parliament: Addressing legislative deadlock in hung parliaments through confidence and supply agreements.

11-Federal Minority Governments in Canada: The role of confidence and supply agreements in stabilizing minority governments in Canada.

12-2005 New Zealand General Election: Impact of confidence and supply agreements in the 2005 New Zealand election.

13-2006 Canadian Federal Election: The role of confidence and supply in shaping the 2006 Canadian election.

14-Balance of Power (Parliament): How confidence and supply can shift parliamentary power dynamics.

15-New Democratic Party: The NDP’s strategic use of confidence and supply in Canadian politics.

16-2008–2009 Canadian Parliamentary Dispute: How confidence and supply agreements influenced the 2008–2009 political dispute in Canada.

17-First Rutte Cabinet: The role of confidence and supply agreements in supporting Mark Rutte's first cabinet in the Netherlands.

18-2021 Yukon General Election: How confidence and supply shaped the results of the 2021 Yukon election.

19-Lib–Con Pact: Examination of the UK confidence and supply agreement between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives.

20-Conservative–DUP Agreement: The Conservative Party’s 2017 agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party to maintain power.

21-44th Canadian Parliament: How confidence and supply continues to shape contemporary Canadian governance.

Available since: 10/01/2024.

Print length: 329 pages.

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