Petition · past parliament

By-elections enforced for breaking election expenses rules

Closed 9 signatures

What the petition asks

To enforce a Parliamentary by-election where the existing winning candidate breaks election expenses rules. Also to include additional fines and possible banning of that Party from standing in that by-election.
With the Conservative Party being fined £70,000 for recent breaches, as well as others, it is clear that free and fair elections are no more than a myth and that such actions undermine the democratic process.

This petition demands that breaches of electoral expenses by the winning candidate will require an immediate by-election, the possibility of fines amounting to several times the value of the breach and the banning of the Party in breach from standing in that by-election.

Timeline

27 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Closed
Opened 27 Mar 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.