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1	An investigation of the political factors contribution to floor crossing in the Malawi National Assembly : 2003-2009 Maganga, Anne Grace 06 1900 (has links) Floor crossing was an unknown phenomenon in Malawi until the re-emergence of multiparty politics in 1994. Since then the number of MPs crossing the floor in the Malawi National Assembly has steadily increased from around twelve in 1994 to more than sixty in 2005. This practice has continued even today. However, the biggest incident of floor crossing took place in 2005 when the State President, Dr Bingu wa Mutharika, under the United Democratic Front (UDF) decided to abandon the party that sponsored him into office to form his own, the Democratic Progressive Party in February, 2005. Following him were several opposition MPs, a move which sparked a lot of tension in the National Assembly. The purpose of this study was to investigate political factors contributing to this phenomenon, and it was established that, among other factors, institutional weaknesses of political parties and gaps in the Constitution contributed significantly to floor crossing. / Political Science / M.A. (African Politics) Floor crossing Political parties Malawi National Assembly Investigating political factors Politics in Malawi Members of parliament Investigating political factors Contributory factors Malawi politics Politics Crossing the floor 324.296897 324.296897 Malawi. -- Parliament Legislators -- Malawi Political parties -- Malawi Party affiliation -- Malawi Party discipline -- Malawi Political party organization -- Malawi
2	An investigation of the political factors contributing to floor crossing in the Malawi National Assembly : 2003-2009 Maganga, Anne Grace 06 1900 (has links) Floor crossing was an unknown phenomenon in Malawi until the re-emergence of multiparty politics in 1994. Since then the number of MPs crossing the floor in the Malawi National Assembly has steadily increased from around twelve in 1994 to more than sixty in 2005. This practice has continued even today. However, the biggest incident of floor crossing took place in 2005 when the State President, Dr Bingu wa Mutharika, under the United Democratic Front (UDF) decided to abandon the party that sponsored him into office to form his own, the Democratic Progressive Party in February, 2005. Following him were several opposition MPs, a move which sparked a lot of tension in the National Assembly. The purpose of this study was to investigate political factors contributing to this phenomenon, and it was established that, among other factors, institutional weaknesses of political parties and gaps in the Constitution contributed significantly to floor crossing. / Political Science / M.A. (African Politics) Floor crossing Political parties Malawi National Assembly Investigating political factors Politics in Malawi Members of parliament Investigating political factors Contributory factors Malawi politics Politics Crossing the floor 324.296897 Malawi. -- Parliament Legislators -- Malawi Political parties -- Malawi Party affiliation -- Malawi Party discipline -- Malawi Political party organization -- Malawi

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An investigation of the political factors contribution to floor crossing in the Malawi National Assembly : 2003-2009

An investigation of the political factors contributing to floor crossing in the Malawi National Assembly : 2003-2009