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Chief Whip of the Conservative Party

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Inaugural holder
  
William Holmes

Formation
  
circa 1802

Chief Whip of the Conservative Party

Appointer
  
Leader of the Conservative Party

The Chief Whip of the Conservative Party is responsible for administering the whipping system in the party which ensures that members attend and vote in parliament when the party leadership requires a majority vote. Whips, of which two are appointed in the party, a member of the House of Commons and a member of the House of Lords also help to organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. On some occasions, the party leadership may allow MP's to have a free vote based on their own conscience rather than party policy, of which the chief whip is not required to direct votes.

This is a list of people who have served as Chief Whip of the Conservative Party, previously the Tory Party, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Chief Whip of the Conservative Party Wikipedia