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WHIPPED VOTE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Parliamentary Language
DEF

A division on a question during which members follow the instructions of their respective whips in order to reflect the official positions of their parties.

OBS

Most votes in the House of Commons are party votes.

OBS

Compare: free vote.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
DEF

Vote au cours duquel les députés suivent les directives de leurs whips respectifs afin que le résultat du vote reflète la politique officielle de leur parti.

OBS

À la Chambre des communes, la plupart des votes sont tenus de cette façon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
DEF

Sufragio en el cual los diputados siguen las directivas de sus whips respectivos a fin de que el resultado de la votación refleje la política oficial de su partido.

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