Petition · past parliament
Reform the Recall of MPs act of 2015 to include more power to the electorate
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
The Recall of MPs act of 2015 needs to be reformed to enable electorate to trigger the election of a new MP for their constituency in the case of low support for the current acting MP.
The current act only allows this in the case of serious wrong doing e.g. an MP must serve a prison sentence.
The current act only allows this in the case of serious wrong doing e.g. an MP must serve a prison sentence.
Details on the current act: http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/recallofmps.html
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Oct 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Oct 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Oct 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.