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He also mentions the floor-crossing of Belinda Stronach.
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He also mentions the floor-crossing of Belinda Stronach.
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The Prime Minister's Office, though, perhaps interested in cultivating peace with the Liberals, was quick to reassure reporters Tuesday that Conservatives were not in talks with any Liberal MPs about floor-crossing.
Peace, order and good government, eh?: October 2009 Archives 2009
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Hence the thresholds of numbers set for councilors and other public representatives to meet to qualify for floor-crossing.
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And, of course, our Alliance partners, the SACP and COSATU, consistently opposed floor-crossing and have constantly called for its abolition.
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Icosa sacked the councillors holding those seats just before the floor-crossing window last year.
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The ANC also constantly opposed Private Members Bills allowing for floor-crossing.
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It's not as if we were all in the ANC very enthusiastic about agreeing to floor-crossing in 2002.
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In 1997, following pressure from the opposition parties to allow floor-crossing, Parliament set up the Ad Hoc Committee on Membership of Legislatures.
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The ANC was also concerned about the racialised patterns of voting and believed that floor-crossing would help to erode this.
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