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Encyclopedia: Whip (politics)

In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. The term originated in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and derives from the "whipper-in" at a fox hunt.

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	(Chinese)	黨鞭
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Albert Henry Vestal

Albert Henry Vestal (1875 - 1932) was a U.S. political figure. He served as House majority whip between 1923 and 1931...

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Percy Priest

Percy Priest (1900 - 1956) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the House majority whip between 1949 and 1953...

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John Wilbur Dwight

John Wilbur Dwight (1859 - 1928) was a U.S. political figure. He served as House majority whip between 1909 and 1911. He then became House minority whip from 1911 to 1913...

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Chief Whip

The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. In British politics, the Chief Whip is usually appointed as Parliamentary...

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Harry Lane Englebright

Harry Lane Englebright (1884 - 1943) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the House minority whip between 1933 and 1943...

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James Albertus Tawney

James Albertus Tawney (1855 - 1919) was a U.S. political figure. He was the first House majority whip between 1899 and 1905...

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Leslie Cornelius Arends

Leslie Cornelius Arends (1895 - 1985) was a U.S. political figure. He served as the House minority whip between 1943 and 1947, from 1949 until 1953, and finally between 1955 and 1975. He also served as the House majority whip from 1947 until 1949, again between 1953 and 1955...

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James Tilghman Lloyd

James Tilghman Lloyd (August 28, 1857 - April 3, 1944) was a U.S. political figure and a Representative from Missouri from 1897 to 1917. He served as the House minority whip between 1901 and 1908...

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David Hawker

. He was a farmer and grazier before entering politics. Hawker was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1990-93, a Deputy Opposition Whip 1989-90 and 1994, and Chief Opposition Whip 1994-96...

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Rod Sawford

educated at Western Teachers College, Adelaide. He was a teacher before entering politics. Sawford was a Deputy Government Whip 1994-96 and a Deputy Opposition Whip 1996-2001...

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