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Now that Sharma has been expelled from the caucus does this make him an Independent MP? The media have been saying so, but thought as he hasn't been expelled from the Labour Party entirely like John A. Lee was. Kiwichris (talk) 00:26, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Actually now that I think about it I don't think it does. When Taito Phillip Field was expelled from the Labour caucus in 2007 he was still classified as a Labour MP until he resigned from the party.Kiwichris (talk) 00:30, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Kiwichris, he's listed as an independent by those who are in the know. Schwede66 10:34, 23 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Affiliations typically don't concern parliamentary parties, more general affiliation. Sharma was expelled from the Labour caucus, not the party.AlphaZetta (talk) 23:29, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If we take the Oxford definition of 'affiliation' as 'a person’s connection with a political party', we can conclude that his affiliation has two differing aspects: in parliament, he clearly has no affiliation with the Labour Party, while as an individual, he retains his affiliation with the Labour Party until he resigns from the party or is expelled from it. But 'affiliation' is not used in the article, so does its meaning in this case have any relevance? -- Jmc (talk) 02:33, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This AfD discussion ended with a "merge." However, I found that the relevant material was already here at the target article. Here is a link to the source just before it was converted to a redirect [1], if someone wants to pull any other content over here. Joyous! Noise! 01:23, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]