Deputy Chief Whip

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The Deputy Chief Whip is a senior party official in a legislature responsible for assisting the Chief Whip in managing party discipline, coordinating votes, and organizing members’ participation in parliamentary business.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative position
parliamentary office
party official role
alternativeLabel Deputy Whip (Chief Whip’s deputy)
appointedBy parliamentary party leader
party leadership
domain legislature
parliament
goal maintain party cohesion in votes
maximize party support for legislative program
hasRole assist in enforcing party discipline
assist the Chief Whip
communicate party strategy to members
coordinate votes
ensure attendance for key votes
help allocate parliamentary duties among party members
help manage speaking lists in debates
liaise between party leadership and backbenchers
manage party discipline
monitor party members’ voting intentions
organize members’ participation in parliamentary business
support legislative scheduling
hasScope coordination of legislative voting strategy
internal party management in the legislature
involves coordination with other whips
monitoring legislative timetable
negotiation with party members
mayHold additional party leadership responsibilities
operatesIn party-based legislative systems
partOf parliamentary party leadership
whips’ office
relatedTo Chief Whip
party whip
reportsTo Chief Whip
parliamentary party leader
requires membership in the appointing political party
membership in the relevant legislature
seniorityLevel senior party official
subordinateTo Chief Whip
typicalLocation lower house of parliament
upper house of parliament
usedBy parliamentary party groups
political parties
worksOn legislative agenda coordination
parliamentary business management

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Government Whips Office
hasPart
Chief Whip
hasSubordinate
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords ("Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords")
worksWith

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