An MP who leaves their political party during a parliamentary term.
the bill ensures that parliamentarians who are voted in by their electors cannot be waka jumpers
Example sentencesExamples
- It's a provision Parliament put in place to help deter waka jumpers.
- Haven't most of the waka jumpers of the last decade taken a step to the right?
- His funding should not be reinstated by relying on a ridiculous technicality and a rule designed for a completely different purpose—to deter real waka jumpers.
- Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't I read that the waka jumper was one of the people who had visited the mansion?
- Are waka jumpers necessary for minority representation?
- I am intrigued to hear the only ones complaining about the party's amendment to their constitution are waka jumpers and traitors.
- There are no potential coalition partners aside from the waka jumpers that will instantly leap back to Labour.
- He headed back to Wellington as an independent MP today, adding his name to the notorious list of waka jumpers.
- He is a waka jumper, and he has been in five political parties.
- Those we have spoken to over the telephone or bumped into on the street keep reminding us that the people in the north don’t like waka jumpers.