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The '''Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats''' is responsible for administering the [[Whip (politics)|whipping system]] in the party which ensures that members attend and vote in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|parliament]] when the [[Leader of the Liberal Democrats|party leadership]] requires a majority vote. Whips, of which two are appointed in the party, a member of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] and a member of the [[House of Lords]], also help to organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. On some occasions, the party leadership may allow MP's to have a [[ |
The '''Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats''' is responsible for administering the [[Whip (politics)|whipping system]] in the party which ensures that members attend and vote in [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|parliament]] when the [[Leader of the Liberal Democrats|party leadership]] requires a majority vote. Whips, of which two are appointed in the party, a member of the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] and a member of the [[House of Lords]], also help to organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. On some occasions, the party leadership may allow MP's to have a [[free vote]] based on their own conscience rather than party policy, of which the chief whip is not required to direct votes. |
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This is a list of people who have served as [[Chief Whip]] of the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] and of its predecessor parties. The [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] was formed in 1859, but through its roots in the [[Whig (British political party)|Whig Party]] dates back to the late 1670s. In 1988, the Liberals merged with the [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democratic Party]], formed by dissident [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] members in 1981, to create the Liberal Democrats. |
This is a list of people who have served as [[Chief Whip]] of the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] in the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] and of its predecessor parties. The [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] was formed in 1859, but through its roots in the [[Whig (British political party)|Whig Party]] dates back to the late 1670s. In 1988, the Liberals merged with the [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democratic Party]], formed by dissident [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] members in 1981, to create the Liberal Democrats. |
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|[[Robert Hutchison, 1st Baron Hutchison of Montrose|Sir Robert Hutchinson]] |
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|[[Montrose Burghs]] |
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|[[Archibald Sinclair]] |
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|[[David Steel]] |
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|[[Charles Kerr, 1st Baron Teviot|Charles Kerr]] |
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|[[Herbert Holdsworth]] |
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|[[Herbert Butcher]] (knighted in 1953; created a Baronet in 1960) |
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Revision as of 18:35, 25 June 2024
The Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats is responsible for administering the whipping system in the party which ensures that members attend and vote in parliament when the party leadership requires a majority vote. Whips, of which two are appointed in the party, a member of the House of Commons and a member of the House of Lords, also help to organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. On some occasions, the party leadership may allow MP's to have a free vote based on their own conscience rather than party policy, of which the chief whip is not required to direct votes.
This is a list of people who have served as Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and of its predecessor parties. The Liberal Party was formed in 1859, but through its roots in the Whig Party dates back to the late 1670s. In 1988, the Liberals merged with the Social Democratic Party, formed by dissident Labour Party members in 1981, to create the Liberal Democrats.
House of Commons
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats | |
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since 31 August 2020 | |
Appointer | Leader of the Liberal Democrats |
Inaugural holder | Edward Ellice (Whigs) James Wallace (Liberal Democrats) |
Formation | circa 1830 (as Chief Whip of the Whig Party) 1988 (in current form) |
Whigs
Year | Name | Constituency |
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1830 | Edward Ellice | Coventry |
1830 | Charles Wood | Great Grimsby |
1834 | Francis Thornhill Baring | Portsmouth |
1835 | Edward John Stanley | North Cheshire |
1841 | Richard More O'Ferrall | Kildare |
1846 | Henry Tufnell | Plymouth Devonport |
1850 | William Goodenough Hayter | Wells |
Liberal Party
- 1 Wallace continued as Liberal Democrat Chief Whip following the merger
Social Democratic Party
Year | Name | Constituency |
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1981 | John Roper | Farnworth |
1983 | John Cartwright | Woolwich |
Liberal Democrats
Year | Name | Constituency |
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1988 | Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland |
1992 | Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire |
1997 | Paul Tyler | North Cornwall |
2001 | Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove |
2006 | Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam |
2010 | Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland |
2013 | Don Foster | Bath |
2015 | Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington |
2017 | Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland |
2020 | Wendy Chamberlain | North East Fife |
House of Lords
Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats | |
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since 2016 | |
Appointer | Leader of the Liberal Democrats |
Inaugural holder | The Viscount Falkland (Whigs) The Lord Tordoff (Liberal Democrats) |
Formation | circa 1837 (as Chief Whip of the Whig Party) 1988 (in current form) |
Whigs
Year | Name |
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1837 | The Viscount Falkland |
1840 | none1 |
1846 | The Viscount Falkland |
May 1848 | The Earl of Bessborough |
Liberal Party
Year | Name |
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1859 | The Earl of Bessborough |
Jan 1880 | The Lord Monson (created Viscount Oxenbridge in 1886) |
Aug 1892 | The Lord Kensington |
Oct 1896 | The Lord Ribblesdale |
May 1907 | The Lord Denman |
1911 | The Lord Colebrooke |
1922 | none2 |
1924 | The Lord Stanmore |
1944 | The Viscount Mersey |
1949 | The Marquess of Willingdon |
1950 | The Lord Moynihan |
1950 | The Lord Rea |
1955 | The Lord Amulree |
1977 | The Lord Wigoder |
1984 | The Lord Tordoff3 |
- 1 Falkland was absent serving as Governor of Nova Scotia
- 2 Colebrooke continued as Liberal Chief Whip in the Lloyd George coalition of 1916 to 1922. Denman was Chief Whip of the Opposition Asquith Liberals from 1919 to 1924
- 3 Tordoff continued as Liberal Democrat Chief Whip following the merger
Social Democratic Party
Year | Name |
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1981 | The Lord Kennet |
1983 | The Lord Kilmarnock |
1986 | The Baroness Stedman |
Liberal Democrats
Year | Name |
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1988 | The Lord Tordoff |
1994 | The Lord Harris of Greenwich[1] |
2001 | The Lord Roper |
2005 | The Lord Shutt of Greetland |
2012 | The Lord Newby |
2016 | The Lord Stoneham of Droxford[2] |
Chief Whips of the National Liberal Party (Coalition Liberals), 1916–1923
Year | Name | Constituency |
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1916 | Neil James Archibald Primrose | Wisbech |
1916 | Freddie Guest | East Dorset |
1921 | Charles McCurdy | Northampton |
1922 | Edward Hilton Young | Norwich |
Chief Whips of the Liberal National Party (later National Liberal Party), 1931–1966
Year | Name | Constituency |
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1931 | Alec Glassey | East Dorset |
1931 | Geoffrey Shakespeare | Norwich |
1932 | James Blindell (knighted in 1936) | Holland with Boston |
1937 | Charles Kerr | Montrose Burghs |
1940 | Herbert Holdsworth | Bradford South |
1945 | Herbert Butcher (knighted in 1953; created a Baronet in 1960) | Holland with Boston |
See also
References
- ^ "Obituary: Lord Harris of Greenwich". The Guardian. 13 April 2001.
- ^ "Ben Stoneham". Liberal Democrats. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
Bibliography
- Chris Cook and Brendan Keith, British Historical Facts 1830–1900, Macmillan, 1975
- David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth-Century British Historical Facts 1900–2000, Macmillan, 2000