Chief Whip
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The Chief Whip is the senior party official in the UK House of Commons responsible for enforcing party discipline, organizing votes, and managing the legislative agenda.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Whip in the House of Commons | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
ⓘ
party official ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Members of Parliament of the same party ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Prime Minister (for governing party)
ⓘ
party leader ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
party discipline
ⓘ
three-line whip ⓘ |
| associatedWith | government business managers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| existsFor | each major party in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLabel |
Government Chief Whip
ⓘ
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons ⓘ
surface form:
Opposition Chief Whip
|
| hasRole |
allocating party MPs to committees
ⓘ
communicating party position to MPs ⓘ counting votes ⓘ enforcing party discipline ⓘ ensuring party members attend votes ⓘ issuing party instructions on how to vote ⓘ maintaining internal party discipline ⓘ managing rebellions within the party ⓘ managing the legislative agenda ⓘ organizing votes ⓘ pairing MPs for absences ⓘ relaying MPs’ concerns to party leadership ⓘ |
| hasSubordinate |
Deputy Chief Whip
ⓘ
whips ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| mayImpose |
recommendations on promotion or demotion
ⓘ
warnings to MPs ⓘ withdrawal of the whip ⓘ |
| operatesIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | UK parliamentary party leadership ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | governing party or opposition party ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Prime Minister (for governing party)
ⓘ
party leader ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
day-to-day management of party’s MPs in the Commons
ⓘ
disciplinary sanctions within the parliamentary party ⓘ ensuring government has majority in key votes ⓘ liaison between backbenchers and party leadership ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
legislative process
ⓘ
party management in Parliament ⓘ |
| usedIn | Westminster system ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | whip (voting instruction) ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Leader of the House of Commons
ⓘ
Parliamentary Private Secretaries ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Chief Whip in the House of Commons