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backbencher Brit, Austral, NZ a Member of Parliament who does not hold office in the government or opposition How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Joe Comuzzi (Liberal) of Thunder Bay who moved to the backbench rather than be ruled (falsely) by the Prime Minister. Most commentators agree that, had the General Staff spoken out, the backbench rebellion would have faded out. Nor, however, was there any serious demand for greater backbench participation in the decision-making process of the party, for two reasons: first, backbenchers were probably aware of the obvious danger of making any extra demands on the top party leadership; and second, since most of the MPs had other occupations to pursue, they actually lacked enough time to spend in parliament-relat ed activity. |
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