Discussions among the pan-democrats commenced in July 2009 for five legislators to resign to force a territory-wide by-election.
If the results are disappointing, his advisers suggest, he may resign to force new elections.
Terrorism seemed to bring the partners closer together, but continued bickering prompted Mr. Rumor to resign in February 1970 to force the issue.
Early in 1986 all the Protestant MPs at Westminster resigned en masse to force a mini general election which demonstrated the strength of Unionist opinion.
Since Mr. Barak recently resigned to force a new election, Mr. Beilin's political status next year remains to be seen.
Haltemprice and Howden by-election, 2008: David Davis resigned to force a by-election on the issue of civil liberties.
Overestimating his political strength, von Bernstorff resigned in a spat over the constitution with the expectation to force his will on the Prussian government.
He resigned from parliament in 1924 in order to force a by-election as a protest against Murdock-Home Bank but was defeated.
He led a group of seven cabinet ministers who resigned temporarily in January 1896 to force the retirement of Bowell, who denounced them as a 'nest of traitors'.
When James Callaghan resigned to force a leadership election by Labour MPs only, Roberts and Jack Straw put down a motion calling for a wider franchise.
