Just like with non-AI parties, I assume MP elected from these parties will retain the very human and individualistic right to go rogue and vote with their conscience not according to parties dictates
Not a joke. Don't know deeply about all parliamentary cultures around the world but here[1] is an example of a small party that finally got 1 MP elected (2019) only to expel this MP from the party within months of the election due to disagreement over policy voting.
It is my understanding that in most (all?) democracies MP's legitimacy arise from the electorate, not the party. The party may strip the membership from an MP but can't strip them from the elected office.
This may be more likely to happen in proportional representation[2] parliaments than in majoritarian systems of representation, specially for up and coming and small parties. Denmark follows [2].
Yes, it’s the same in Australia. Party line is strongly whipped, except on very specific issues where the party says you can vote what you want (usually a “conscience vote”, very rare). There is generally an extensive backroom caucus.
The idea of Joe Manchin wouldn’t really make sense there, nor would the idea of having multiple factions within a party voting against each other.
As a result people from across the country appear much more similar. A Queenslander and a Victorian don’t politically differ the way a Californian and Texan do.
Exactly! Politicians like Machin and Sinema don't exist here, those types get run out of parties here. Same with "conscience votes" being rare, its actually a newsworthy event when parties let their members vote freely.
