• RudeOnTuesdays@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      There’s nothing weird about this. There was a string of by-elections, so people cast votes (in those ridings). This is how parliamentary governments work.

      I can see complaints about floor-crossing though. That’s an act that didn’t involve the voters.

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          1 day ago

          They can vote how they want, but I believe most parties use the whip extensively. So they could be kicked from the party/lose party funding. Crossing the floor secured them money from the new party.