waka jumper
noun NZ informal
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...
- He is a waka jumper, and he has been in five political parties.
- 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.
Origin
Early 21st century: from waka + jumper2.
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