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Originally Posted by garinda
I think it is morally wrong to leave the party that you were in when you were elected, especially mid-term.
In my opinion if someone finds they no longer feel happy in the party in which they were elected, they should stand down, and there should be a by-election.
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Although I agree that switching parties mid term is morally corrupt it is however a result of our outdated first past the post system. You do vote for the person and not the party.
This is another a reason I beleive we should change the electoral system to Propertional Representetation, the only problem I have with this is it would prevent individuals with regional concerns being elected, so unless it was done for the constituency (and again then it would allow people to flit across the floor of the house) it wouldn't be truly democratic. So I've probably argued myself into maintaining the status quo.
With respects to Gayle request for further information, I feel, if an individual feels strongly enough to revoke the party whip he or she must explain their actions to the party. It may be a perfectly understandable reason, however without this the individual members will always question their actions.