Liberals survive first confidence vote in Ottawa beating PC motion 198 to 139

The House of Commons held its first of three confidence votes Thursday evening on Parliament Hill, defeating the Conservatives attempt to reject the 2025 federal budget.

Members of the Bloc Québécois, NDP, and Green Party voted with the Liberals to defeat the Conservative motion, with a final tally of 198 to 139.

The sub-amendment called on MPs to reject the budget on the basis that the government did not present “an affordable budget so Canadians can have an affordable life.”

Minutes before the vote, Alberta Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux announced in a statement he was resigning as a member of Parliament.

Earlier in the day, NDP interim leader Don Davies and the Bloc Québécois said they would not vote with the Conservatives on an amendment.

Following MP Chris d’Entremont’s move across the floor this week, the Liberal party now have 170 out of 172 votes needed to pass the budget.

The second vote will take place Friday, on an amendment to the budget that was proposed by the Bloc.

The main vote on the budget will happen Nov. 17.

If the government loses on Friday’s vote, or the main vote on the budget itself, it will have lost the confidence of the House, which could trigger an election.

With files from The Canadian Press.

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