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They Vote For You: The rebels of 2023 (so far)

By Mackay Ash | Published: April 28, 2023

Back in 2016, I wrote a post about the state of rebellion in our parliament. At that time, rebellions were quite rare. How things have changed! We now have several rebels in parliament, mostly from the Liberal Party. What does it mean to be a rebel? A rebel voter is someone who crosses the floor […]

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Rebels in the ranks? Hardly.

By Mackay Ash | Published: May 5, 2016

Members of parliamentary parties rarely cross the floor, because parties expect loyalty from their team members. … [Crossing the floor] may be seen to be giving greater preference to the needs of the electorate than the needs of the party. … A member of parliament who crosses the floor may be considered a traitor to […]

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