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Originally Posted by peter12
In the case of a parliamentary democracy, you are voting for a leader. After all, it's the leader and the cabinet who set policy.
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Exactly. Octothorp is right in theory, but with party solidarity and campaigning by brand moreso than individual... a vote for an MP is a vote for the party leader, since they pull the strings. Even someone as polarizing and destructive as Rob Anders can really only bluster with no effect on policy as a backbencher.