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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term
A parliamentary party organiser who maintains party discipline and encourages members to attend votes and vote as instructed.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Paper 1
Revise: Ceremonial and Parliamentary RolesWhips organise their parliamentary parties. Both government and opposition parties have whips, and whips operate in both the Commons and the Lords. They maintain party discipline and try to ensure that members attend important votes and support the party’s position.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A party official who organises attendance at votes and encourages members to follow the party’s voting position.
Distinguish the politically neutral Speaker from whips, who work to maintain their party’s discipline.
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Whips organise their party’s parliamentary activity and maintain discipline. They encourage members to attend important votes and follow the party’s voting position. A three-line whip signals a particularly strong instruction to attend and vote as directed.
