Sometimes, a member of parliament leaves the opposition to join the ruling party or vice versa such a move is termed as?
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In parliamentary systems, politicians are said to cross the floor if they formally change their affiliation to a second party after being elected as a member of a first party (as is the case in Canada and the United Kingdom), or voting against the approved party lines.
The Australian Senate, like other parliaments based on the Westminster system, uses a divided chamber
Voting against party lines may lead to consequences such as losing a position (e.g., as minister or a portfolio critic) or being ejected from the party caucus. While these practices are legally permissible in most countries, crossing the floor can lead to controversy and media attention. Some countries like India,[1] the Maldives and Bangladesh[2] have laws that remove a member from parliament due to floor-crossing.
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EtymologyEdit
The term originates from the British House of Commons, which is configured with the Government and Opposition facing each other on rows of benches. In consequence, MPs who switch from the governing party to one in opposition (or vice versa) also change which side of the chamber they sit on. A notable example of this is Winston Churchill, who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals in 1904, later crossing back in 1924. The term has passed into general use in other Westminster parliamentary democracies even if many of these countries have semicircular or horseshoe-shaped debating chambers and mechanisms for voting without Members of Parliament leaving their seats.
In Nigeria, the term "crossing the carpet" or "carpet crossing" is used.