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The role of the whip becomes more critical the lower the majority the government has in the lower house of Parliament. Liberal Party whips are appointed by the leader of the party, while Australian Labor Party whips are elected by the Caucus. For Labor and the Liberals, the chief whip is assisted by two deputy whips. [3]
The three parties represented in the first Parliament each appointed one whip. Each of today's three main parties appoint a chief whip, while the Australian Labor Party and Liberals each have an additional two whips and the Nationals have one additional whip. Until 1994, a party's more senior whip held the title "Whip", while the more junior ...
In practice, Australian whips play a lesser role than their counterparts in the United Kingdom, as party discipline in Australia tends to be tighter. [ 5 ] Their roles in the chamber include taking divisions, and maintaining a " pairs book " which controls the ability of members and senators to leave the parliament building during sittings, as ...
Events in Parliament on Wednesday have put the role of Government whips under scrutiny again.
The deputy whip, Christabel Chamarette, had lost her seat at the election, and left the Senate just over a month after the announcement. The party lost its other seat (and its whip) at the 1998 election, with her leaving office in June 1999. The party only merged with the Australian Greens in 2003, after it lost its senators.
Party line (politics) Party whip (Australia) Party whip (Canada) Party whip (New Zealand) Party Whip of the People's Action Party; Political machine; Public Whip; S.
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