Question

what is meant by defective democracy

Answer 1

Defection. ... In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, it involves abandoning a person, cause, or doctrine to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty.

Answer 2

changing party allegiance from the party in which they were elected(to a legislative body) to a different party