In 1884, the amendment was unanimously endorsed at the party convention, but was defeated by one vote after the election when downstate members defected.

However, after a member of his party defected to become an independent, he won just 12 votes.

Ramsey agreed without hesitation and within a fortnight four members of Andrew's old Labour party committee had defected to join him.

Troops had been sent to pacify the area after members of the local National Guard defected to the rebels.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out from this authority as well losing all their 3 seats although 1 members had defected after 2007.

He said many members of the Syrian army had defected to the rebels' side.

The Observatory said more than 20 members of the regular army defected after the operation.

The government also announced that two former members of the Taliban had defected to the government.

Nevertheless, it was clear that many members of his own Christian Democratic Party were defecting.

The situation in Greece is instructive because, after enough members of the socialist party defected, it no longer had a ruling majority.