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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative position
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parliamentary office → party official role → |
| alternativeLabel |
Deputy Whip (Chief Whip’s deputy)
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| appointedBy |
parliamentary party leader
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party leadership → |
| domain |
legislature
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parliament → |
| goal |
maintain party cohesion in votes
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maximize party support for legislative program → |
| hasRole |
assist in enforcing party discipline
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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
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internal party management in the legislature → |
| involves |
coordination with other whips
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monitoring legislative timetable → negotiation with party members → |
| mayHold |
additional party leadership responsibilities
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| operatesIn |
party-based legislative systems
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| partOf |
parliamentary party leadership
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whips’ office → |
| relatedTo |
Chief Whip
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party whip → |
| reportsTo |
Chief Whip
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parliamentary party leader → |
| requires |
membership in the appointing political party
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membership in the relevant legislature → |
| seniorityLevel |
senior party official
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| subordinateTo |
Chief Whip
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| typicalLocation |
lower house of parliament
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upper house of parliament → |
| usedBy |
parliamentary party groups
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political parties → |
| worksOn |
legislative agenda coordination
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parliamentary business management → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Government Whips Office
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hasPart |
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Chief Whip
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hasSubordinate |
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Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords
("Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords")
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worksWith |