Senior_Whip_of_the_Liberal_Party

Senior Whip of the Liberal Party

Senior Whip of the Liberal Party

Former party leadership position in the New Zealand parliamentary system

The Liberal Party's Senior Whip was a political post in New Zealand. The whip's task was to administer the "whipping in" system that attempts to ensure that party MPs attend and vote according to the party leadership's wishes.[1] All Liberal whips were members of the House of Representatives with none coming from the Legislative Council. The position held high esteem in the Liberal caucus and it was not uncommon for whips to move into higher positions later on. Two (William MacDonald and George Forbes) would later serve as party leader. Forbes also served as Prime Minister from 1930 to 1935.[2]

List

The following is a list of senior whips of the Liberal Party (including United) up until the establishment of the National Party:[3]

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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Wilson 1985, p. 278.
  2. [2]
    Gardner, W. J. "Forbes, George William". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  3. [3]
    Wilson 1985, pp. 279–80.

References

  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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