Assistant Whip

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The Assistant Whip is a junior government or opposition party official in the UK Parliament responsible for helping manage party discipline and coordinating members’ voting in the House of Commons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf junior government position
junior opposition position
parliamentary office
whip
appliesTo government party
official opposition party
other parties with a whipping system
appointedBy Leader of the Opposition for opposition whips
Prime Minister for government whips
associatedWith division lobbies in the House of Commons
party discipline system in the UK Parliament
country United Kingdom
hasContext Westminster parliamentary system NERFINISHED
jurisdiction House of Commons procedures
language English term used in UK politics
locatedIn Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED
notableFeature is a junior rank within the whipping hierarchy
supports more senior whips in managing votes
partOf party leadership structure in the House of Commons
whips’ office
politicalNature partisan role
reportsTo Chief Whip NERFINISHED
Government Whip NERFINISHED
Opposition Whip NERFINISHED
requires membership of the House of Commons
responsibleFor assisting in party discipline
communicating the whipping of votes to MPs
encouraging MPs to follow the party line in divisions
helping coordinate members’ voting
monitoring attendance of party MPs for votes
relaying instructions from senior whips
reporting backbench opinion to senior whips
usedIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
worksOn day-to-day management of parliamentary business for their party
ensuring sufficient party MPs are present for key divisions

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