Political faction

Not to be confused with Parliamentary group.

A political faction is a group of people with a common political purpose, especially a subgroup of a political party that has interests or opinions different from the rest of the political party. Intragroup conflict between factions can lead to schism of the political party into two political parties. The Ley de Lemas electoral system allows the voters to indicate on the ballot their preference for political factions within a political party. Political factions can represent voting blocs. Political factions require a weaker party discipline. Research indicates that factions can play an important role in moving their host party along the ideological spectrum

Political factions in Japan by political party

• Factions in the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

Political factions in United Kingdom by political party

• List of organisations associated with the Conservative Party (UK)
• List of organisations associated with the Labour Party (UK)

Political factions in United States by political party

• Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)
• Factions in the Republican Party (United States)
• Factions in the Libertarian Party (United States)

See also

• Partisan (politics)