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Conservative Party whip

Chief Whip of the
Conservative Party
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Incumbent
Gavin Williamson MP

since 14 July 2016
Appointer Leader of the
Conservative Party
Inaugural holder William Holmes
Formation circa 1802
Chief Whip of the
Conservative Party
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Incumbent
The Lord Taylor of Holbeach

since 2014
Appointer Leader of the
Conservative Party
Inaugural holder The 3rd Earl Nelson
Formation before 1852

The Chief Whip of the Conservative Party is responsible for administering the whipping system in the party which ensures that members attend and vote in parliament when the party leadership requires a majority vote. Whips, of which two are appointed in the party, a member of the House of Commons and a member of the House of Lords also help to organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. On some occasions, the party leadership may allow MP's to have a free vote based on their own conscience rather than party policy, of which the chief whip is not required to direct votes.

This is a list of people who have served as Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, previously the Tory Party, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.


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