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A comment on Iceland, a land of Vikings, braces for a Pirate Party takeover. Parent comment
Is that really true? Wikipedia's article on the subject says:
"Party discipline tends to be extremely strong in Westminster systems such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India...."
In the American Congress, votes are now almost entirely along party lines, which seems like more or less the same thing:
http://www.realclearscience.com/journal_club/2015/04/24/poli...
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Is that really true? Wikipedia's article on the subject says:
"Party discipline tends to be extremely strong in Westminster systems such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India...."
In the American Congress, votes are now almost entirely along party lines, which seems like more or less the same thing:
http://www.realclearscience.com/journal_club/2015/04/24/poli...