This text problematizes the theme of the partidary migration of members of parliament and their consequences on political representation, exploring, especially, the relationship between the representative and his party. We strive to bring some initial arguments, on the consequences of the party changes for politicians exercising their term, that surpass the analytical perspective of procedures or of the rules of conversion of votes in chairs, revealing the complexity of the theme and the controversy it generates.
political parties; partidary migration; political representation; term