Assistant Whip
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The Assistant Whip is a junior government or opposition party official in the UK Parliament responsible for helping manage party discipline and coordinating members’ voting in the House of Commons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assistant Whip canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
junior government position
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junior opposition position ⓘ parliamentary office ⓘ whip ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
government party
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official opposition party ⓘ other parties with a whipping system ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Leader of the Opposition for opposition whips
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Prime Minister for government whips ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
division lobbies in the House of Commons
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party discipline system in the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasContext | Westminster parliamentary system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | House of Commons procedures ⓘ |
| language | English term used in UK politics ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
is a junior rank within the whipping hierarchy
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supports more senior whips in managing votes ⓘ |
| partOf |
party leadership structure in the House of Commons
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whips’ office ⓘ |
| politicalNature | partisan role ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Chief Whip
NERFINISHED
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Government Whip NERFINISHED ⓘ Opposition Whip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | membership of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
assisting in party discipline
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communicating the whipping of votes to MPs ⓘ encouraging MPs to follow the party line in divisions ⓘ helping coordinate members’ voting ⓘ monitoring attendance of party MPs for votes ⓘ relaying instructions from senior whips ⓘ reporting backbench opinion to senior whips ⓘ |
| usedIn |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksOn |
day-to-day management of parliamentary business for their party
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ensuring sufficient party MPs are present for key divisions ⓘ |
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Subject: Assistant Whip Description of subject: The Assistant Whip is a junior government or opposition party official in the UK Parliament responsible for helping manage party discipline and coordinating members’ voting in the House of Commons.
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