Editing Head of government (section)

=== Removal ===
Heads of government are typically removed from power in a parliamentary system by
* Resignation, following:
** Defeat in a general election.
** Defeat in a [[leadership vote]] at their party [[caucus]], to be replaced by another member of the same party.
** Defeat in a parliamentary vote on a major issue, e.g., [[loss of supply]], [[Motion of No Confidence|loss of confidence]]. (In such cases, a head of government may seek a [[parliamentary dissolution]] from the head of state and attempt to regain support by popular vote.)
* Dismissal&nbsp;— some constitutions allow a head of state (or their designated representative, as is the case in some [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries) to dismiss a head of government, though its use can be controversial, as occurred in 1975 when then Australian Governor-General, Sir [[John Kerr (governor-general)|John Kerr]], dismissed Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]] in the [[Australian constitutional crisis of 1975|Australian Constitutional Crisis]].
* Death&nbsp;— in this case, the deputy head of government typically acts as the head of government until a new head of government is appointed.