The Three-Line Whip

A Three-Line Whip lets a party leader mandate how members must vote on an active national event.

Issuing a whip

From the party management page, a leader picks an eligible national event and the required option. Only one whip can be active per event per party — you can't issue conflicting directives on the same vote. A leader can also revoke a whip at any time before the event closes.

What happens if a member defects

If a whipped member casts a vote against the required option, they take an additional consistency rating penalty on top of the ordinary flip-flop penalty for switching a position. The party leader is notified of the defection so they can decide whether to take further action.

Why parties use it

A whip is a coordination tool — it lets a party present a unified front on high-stakes national events, at the cost of member goodwill if used to force votes members strongly disagree with. There's no mechanical requirement to obey a whip; the only consequence is the consistency-rating hit.