We do, but once a Senator has a “seat for life” there’s not much that can be done.
> We do, but once a Senator has a “seat for life” there’s not much that can be done.
In New Zealand he would be ejected from the party and, I believe that under “Waka Jumping” rules, his seat would be filled by the next person on the party list. End of problem. (It used to be he could sit as an Independent, but I believe that has now changed.)
Obviously, under a system such as ours the Whip is a very powerful party role.