Historically, the higher the proportion of new members, the higher the level of party-line voting in Congress.

David W. Brady and Douglas Rivers claim, for example, "Historically, the higher the proportion of new members, the higher the level of party-line voting in Congress."

National studies show that after declining for decades, party-line voting rose sharply in the 1990's, but to a great degree, New York has defied that trend.

It is not straight party-line voting.

Mr. Blair's list of objectives will almost certainly all become law given Parliament's tradition of party-line voting and the enormous 179-seat Labor majority.

The State Legislature returns to Albany this week with an opportunity to move away from the blame shifting, behind-the-scenes deals, overdue budgets and mindless party-line voting that have marred so many previous sessions.

By increasing the number of issues that a person needs to consider in order to make a rational decision between candidates, they can level the playing field by encouraging single-issue voting or party-line voting.

A $22.9 billion New Jersey budget was cleared for final passage today as two Republican-dominated committees brushed off Democrats' complaints and approved the plan in party-line voting.

The senators' adherence to party leadership and party-line voting is fueled by spiraling campaign costs and dependence upon the contributions the party makes to individual senators.

"I believe the Senate currently faces such a challenge between party-line voting on filibusters and potential voting on the 'constitutional or so-called nuclear' option."