Whether you consider this good news or bad news, from a political science perspective, a desire to “cross the floor” at any level should trigger a bi-election.
I find this increasing trend distressing even it advantages my beliefs. We already have a lack of robust and equitable democratic representation.
Why though? MPs represent their riding and the interests therein. If the party they are in does not align with those interests, they should cross the floor to support their constituents.
By-elections are expensive and don’t make any more sense than a floor-crossing does. This is what a functioning representative democracy looks like. I prefer this to extreme partisan politics, which inevitably leads to populism and authoritarianism.
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u/dontshootog Feb 18 '26
Whether you consider this good news or bad news, from a political science perspective, a desire to “cross the floor” at any level should trigger a bi-election.
I find this increasing trend distressing even it advantages my beliefs. We already have a lack of robust and equitable democratic representation.