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title="Legislation">legislation</a> as the party leadership prescribes.</p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#United_Kingdom"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">United Kingdom</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#The_Whip_as_a_Party_Line"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">The Whip as a Party Line</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Lists_of_chief_whips_by_party"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Lists of chief whips by party</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Principal_Private_Secretary_to_the_Chief_Whip"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Principal Private Secretary to the Chief Whip</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#India"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">India</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#In_other_countries"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">In other countries</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#In_fiction"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">In fiction</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span 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a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <p>In <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of the United Kingdom">British politics</a>, the Chief Whip of the governing party in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a> is usually also appointed as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Treasury?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury">Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury</a>, a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet</a> position. The Government Chief Whip has an official residence at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/12_Downing_Street?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="12 Downing Street">12 Downing Street</a>, however their offices are located at <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/9_Downing_Street?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="9 Downing Street">9 Downing Street</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The Chief Whip can wield great power over their party's MPs, including cabinet ministers, being seen to speak at all times on behalf of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> was known for using her Chief Whip as a "cabinet enforcer".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>The role of the Chief Whip is regarded as secretive, as the Whip is concerned with the discipline of their own party's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Member_of_Parliament?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Members of Parliament</a>, never appearing on television or radio in their capacity as whip. An exception occurred on 1 April 2019 when <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Julian_Smith_(politician)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Julian Smith (politician)">Julian Smith</a> chose to criticise his own government and Prime Minister.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whips in the House of Commons do not, by convention, speak in debates.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>The Government Chief Whip is assisted by the Deputy Chief Whip, other whips, and assistant whips. In order to provide the whip with a salary, the government whips are appointed to positions in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/HM_Treasury?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="HM Treasury">HM Treasury</a> and in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Household?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Household">Royal Household</a> under the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lord_Steward?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lord Steward">Lord Steward of the Household</a>. The whips are not fully active in either of these departments, though they do undertake a number of responsibilities. The Deputy Chief Whip is <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Treasurer_of_the_Household?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Treasurer of the Household">Treasurer of HM Household</a>, the next two whips are <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Comptroller_of_the_Household?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Comptroller of the Household">Comptroller of HM Household</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vice-Chamberlain_of_the_Household?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vice-Chamberlain of the Household">Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household</a>. The remaining whips are <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lord_High_Treasurer?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lord High Treasurer">Lords Commissioners of the Treasury</a>. Assistant whips, and whips of opposition parties, generally do not receive such appointments.</p> <p>The Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords also holds the role of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Captain_of_the_Honourable_Corps_of_Gentlemen-at-Arms?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms">Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms</a>, while the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the Lords holds the role of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Captain_of_the_Yeomen_of_the_Guard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard">Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Other whips, who are fewer in number due to the decreased importance of party discipline in the Lords, are appointed as <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lord-in-waiting?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lord-in-waiting">Lords in Waiting</a>, if men, and Baronesses in Waiting, if women. As well as their duties as whips, Lords whips speak in the chamber (unlike Commons whips) to support departmental ministers, or act as a spokesperson for government departments with no minister in the Lords.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>Outside the government, the Official Opposition Chief Whip in the Commons, like the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)">Leader of the Opposition</a>, receives a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Stipend?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Stipend">stipend</a> in addition to their parliamentary salary, because their additional responsibilities will make them unable to hold down another job.<sup id="cite_ref-whip_salaries_4-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-whip_salaries-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The whips, although superficially dictatorial, act as communicators between <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Backbencher?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Backbencher">backbenchers</a> and the party leadership. Ultimately, if backbenchers are unhappy with the leadership's position, they can threaten to revolt during a vote and force the leadership to compromise.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>While the whip was formally introduced to British politics by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Irish_Parliamentary_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Irish Parliamentary Party">Irish Parliamentary Party</a> under <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Charles_Stewart_Parnell?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Charles Stewart Parnell">Charles Stewart Parnell</a> in the 1880s,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> in 1846 the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington">Duke of Wellington</a> advised the new <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a> leader <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Edward_Smith-Stanley,_14th_Earl_of_Derby?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby">Lord Stanley</a> to ensure that his "whippers-in" were personally loyal.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the use of the term "whippers-in" was first recorded in the parliamentary sense in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Annual_Register?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Annual Register">Annual Register</a> of 1772.<sup id="cite_ref-SN/PC/02829_5-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-SN/PC/02829-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="The_Whip_as_a_Party_Line">The Whip as a Party Line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chief_Whip&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: The Whip as a Party Line" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In the UK <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/House_of_Commons?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="House of Commons">House of Commons</a>, the importance of a vote is indicated by underlining items on the "whip", which is the name of the letter the Chief Whip sends to all the MPs in their party at the start of the week. This letter informs them of the schedule for the days ahead and includes the sentence "Your attendance is absolutely essential" next to each debate in which there will be a vote. This sentence is underlined once, twice, or three times depending on the consequences that will be suffered if they do not turn up, hence the origin of the terms <i>one-line whip</i>, <i>two-line whip</i> and <i>three-line whip</i>. The actual vote they are to make is communicated to them in the chamber by hand signals during the division when the time comes (usually after the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Division_bell?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Division bell">division bell</a> has been rung). Neither these instructions, which are visible to everyone in the chamber, nor the "whip" letter at the start of the week, are recorded in <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hansard?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Hansard">Hansard</a></i>, as they are considered a matter internal to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Political_party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Political party">political party</a>. Any explicit direction to an MP as to how they should vote would be a breach of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Parliamentary_privilege?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Parliamentary privilege">parliamentary privilege</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ifg_whip_role_6-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-ifg_whip_role-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>The consequences of defying the party whip depend on the circumstances and are usually negotiated with the party whip in advance. The party whip's job is to ensure the outcome of the vote. The party in the majority can always win a vote if its members obey the whip.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>If the party has a large Commons majority, it can make allowances for MPs who are away on important business, or whose political circumstances require them to take a particular issue very seriously. Theoretically at least, expulsion from the party is an automatic consequence of defying a three-line whip.<sup id="cite_ref-ifg_whip_role_6-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-ifg_whip_role-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></p> <p>Other such offences include betraying party loyalties. An example of this during <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/John_Major?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="John Major">John Major</a>'s government was when nine Conservative MPs had the whip removed after voting against the government on its stance on the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Maastricht Treaty">Maastricht Treaty</a>, becoming known as Eurosceptics. In practice they remained Conservative MPs supporting the government on other issues. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sir_Bill_Cash?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Bill Cash">Sir Bill Cash</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sir_John_Redwood?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir John Redwood">Sir John Redwood</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sir_Iain_Duncan_Smith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Iain Duncan Smith">Sir Iain Duncan Smith</a> are still Conservative MPs. This was also the only time when MPs who were being whipped were cooperating with the opposite side's whips. In most cases, the 'pairing' system enables one from each side to cancel out the other's vote if absent simultaneously. Despite the whip, individuals are entitled to vote according to their own beliefs, particularly when there is a "free vote" on a matter of conscience.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>There are some cases in which the whip is removed because an issue is a matter of conscience. These include adoption, religion and equal opportunities. The impact of a whip being imposed on a matter of conscience can be damaging for a party leader. One such case was that of Iain Duncan Smith, who imposed a three-line whip against the adoption of children by unmarried couples which, at the time, meant gay couples could never adopt. Several <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> MPs voted against the official party line, and Smith's authority was weakened.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Whips often employ a mixture of promises, cajoling and persuasion to force an unpopular vote. A whip should know major figures in an MP's local <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Constituency?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Constituency">constituency</a> party and the MP's agent. There have been cases where sick MPs were wheeled into the House from far afield to vote for the government on a crucial vote. Former MP <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Joe_Ashton?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Joe Ashton">Joe Ashton</a> recalled a case from the latter days of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/James_Callaghan?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="James Callaghan">James Callaghan</a>'s government:</p> <blockquote> <p>I remember the famous case of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Leslie_Spriggs?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Leslie Spriggs">Leslie Spriggs</a>, the then-Member for St. Helens. We had a tied vote, and he was brought to the House in an ambulance having suffered a severe heart attack. The two Whips went out to look in the ambulance and there was Leslie Spriggs lying there as though he was dead. I believe that <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/John_Stradling_Thomas?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="John Stradling Thomas">John Stradling Thomas</a> said to <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Joseph_Harper_(British_politician)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Harper (British politician)">Joe Harper</a>, "How do we know that he is alive?" So, he leaned forward, turned the knob on the heart machine, the green light went around, and he said, "There, you've lost—it's 311." That is an absolutely true story. It is the sort of nonsense that used to happen. No one believes it, but it is true.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </blockquote> <p>A <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Minister_(government)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Minister (government)">minister</a> who defies the whip is generally dismissed from their job immediately, if they have not already resigned, and returns to being a backbencher. Sometimes their votes in Parliament are called the "<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Payroll_vote?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Payroll vote">payroll vote</a>", because they can be taken for granted. The consequences for a back-bencher can include the lack of future promotion to a government post, a reduction of party campaigning effort in his or her constituency during the next election, deselection by his or her local party activists, or, in extreme circumstances, "withdrawal of the whip" and expulsion from the party.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Lists_of_chief_whips_by_party">Lists of chief whips by party</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chief_Whip&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Lists of chief whips by party" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Conservative_Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservative Chief Whip">Conservative Chief Whip</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Labour_Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Labour Chief Whip">Labour Chief Whip</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Democrats Chief Whip">Liberal Democrats Chief Whip</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ulster Unionist Chief Whip">Ulster Unionist Chief Whip</a></li> <li><i>For a list of former Government Chief Whips, see <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Treasury?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury">Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury</a></i></li> <li>Other Chief Whips since 2024 <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Reform_UK?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Reform UK">Reform UK</a>: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lee_Anderson_(British_politician)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lee Anderson (British politician)">Lee Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Scottish_National_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kirsty_Blackman?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kirsty Blackman">Kirsty Blackman</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Principal_Private_Secretary_to_the_Chief_Whip">Principal Private Secretary to the Chief Whip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chief_Whip&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Principal Private Secretary to the Chief Whip" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The Government Chief Whip's office is headed by a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Principal_Private_Secretary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Principal Private Secretary">Principal Private Secretary</a>, who also acts as a go-between for ministers and the opposition to keep parliamentary business moving. The first officeholder, Charles Harris, was appointed privately in 1919 to assist Lord Edmund Talbot, the Conservative chief whip. He was retained by successive Conservative chief whips on a private basis, serving as their secretary during periods when the party was in government (1922–23, 1924–29 and 1935 onwards) until 1939, when the post formally became part of the civil service (as Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) and Harris was appointed into it, with a salary of £850.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He retired in 1961 and was succeeded by Freddie Warren; all subsequent appointees have been permanent civil servants.</p> <ul> <li>1939–1961: Sir Charles Harris, KBE<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1961–1978: Sir Freddie Warren, CBE<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1978–2000: Sir <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Murdo_Maclean?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Murdo Maclean">Murdo Maclean</a></li> <li>2000–2021: Sir <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Roy_Stone_(civil_servant)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Roy Stone (civil servant)">Roy Stone</a>, CBE</li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="India">India</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chief_Whip&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: India" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>In <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_India?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of India">India</a>, the concept of the whip was inherited from colonial British rule. Every major political party appoints a whip who is responsible for the party's discipline and behaviour on the floor of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Parliament_of_India?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Parliament of India">house</a>. Usually, that person directs the party members to stick to the party's stand on certain issues and directs them to vote as per the direction of senior party members.<sup id="cite_ref-Derek_O'Brien_is_TMC's_Chief_Whip_in_Rajya_Sabha_13-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Derek_O'Brien_is_TMC's_Chief_Whip_in_Rajya_Sabha-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-leaders_and_chief_whip_act_14-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-leaders_and_chief_whip_act-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, there are some cases, such as Indian presidential election, where no whip can be issued to direct <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Member_of_Parliament?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Parliament">Member of Parliament</a> or <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly">Member of the Legislative Assembly</a> on whom to vote.<sup id="cite_ref-Issuing_whips_to_MPs,_MLAs_in_Presidential_poll_is_an_offence:_EC_15-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Issuing_whips_to_MPs,_MLAs_in_Presidential_poll_is_an_offence:_EC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="In_other_countries">In other countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chief_Whip&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: In other countries" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>There are also Chief Whips or similar positions in:</p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style> <div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Argentina?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Argentina">Argentina</a> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Jefe_de_Bancada_(Argentina)&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Jefe de Bancada (Argentina) (page does not exist)">Jefe de Bancada (Argentina)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Australia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Australia">Australia</a> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Party_whip_(Australia)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Party whip (Australia)">party whip (Australia)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Bangladesh?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Canada?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Canada">Canada</a> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Government_Whip_(Canada)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Government Whip (Canada)">Chief Government Whip</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_the_Czech_Republic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of the Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Ghana?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Ireland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Politics of Ireland">Ireland</a> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_the_Taoiseach?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach">Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_India?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of India">India</a> – See above</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Malaysia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Malaysia">Malaysia</a> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip_(Malaysia)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Whip (Malaysia)">Chief Whip</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Namibia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_New_Zealand?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Pakistan?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Scotland?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Scotland">Scotland</a> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Minister_for_Parliamentary_Business?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister for Parliamentary Business">Minister for Parliamentary Business</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Sri_Lanka?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Government_Whip_(Sri_Lanka)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chief Government Whip (Sri Lanka)">Chief Government Whip</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_South_Africa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of South Africa">South Africa</a> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip_of_the_Majority_Party?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chief Whip of the Majority Party">Chief Whip of the Majority Party</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Turkey?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Turkey">Turkey</a> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Deputy_Chair_of_the_Parliamentary_Group&action=edit&redlink=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="new" title="Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Group (page does not exist)">Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Group</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategori:TBMM_Grup_Ba%25C5%259Fkanvekilleri" class="extiw" title="tr:Kategori:TBMM Grup Başkanvekilleri">tr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Uganda?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Uganda">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of the United States">United States</a> – several equivalent positions: <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives">House Majority and Minority Whips</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Party leaders of the United States Senate">Senate Majority and Minority Whips</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Politics_of_Wales?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Politics of Wales">Wales</a> – <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip_(Wales)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chief Whip (Wales)">Chief Whip</a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="In_fiction">In fiction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chief_Whip&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: In fiction" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <p>British Chief Whips have appeared in TV series such as <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/House_of_Cards_(UK_TV_series)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Cards (UK TV series)">House of Cards</a></i>, <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Yes_Minister?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Yes Minister">Yes Minister</a></i>, <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_New_Statesman_(1987_TV_series)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The New Statesman (1987 TV series)">The New Statesman</a></i> and <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/The_Thick_of_It?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="The Thick of It">The Thick of It</a></i>.</p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chief_Whip&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Public_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Public Whip">Public Whip</a></li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Chief_Whip&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Notes" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled 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Retrieved 20 November 2019.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-170182">His entry</a> in <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Who%27s_Who_(UK)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Who's Who (UK)">Who Was Who</a></i> states that he was "Secretary to the Government Chief Whip" between 1958 and 1979, but Sir Charles Harris did not retire until 1961 and <i>The Times</i> reported only in that year that Warren succeeded him as Secretary ("Presentation to Sir Charles Harris", <i>The Times</i>, 21 July 1961, p. 8; "Chief Whip Appoints New Secretary", <i>The Times</i>, 2 August 1961, p. 7). His obituary in <i>The Times</i> gives 1961 to 1978 ("Sir Alfred Warren." <i>The Times</i>, 15 May 1990, p. 14.).</span></li> <li id="cite_note-Derek_O'Brien_is_TMC's_Chief_Whip_in_Rajya_Sabha-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chief_Whip?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-Derek_O'Brien_is_TMC's_Chief_Whip_in_Rajya_Sabha_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014225153/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid%3D770815">"Derek O'Brien is TMC's Chief Whip in Rajya Sabha"</a>. <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Outlook_(Indian_magazine)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Outlook (Indian magazine)">Outlook India</a></i>. 2 August 2012. 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Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/msa_section/leader_chief1998.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 8 July 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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