Allow the Clacton Constituency voters a chance to change their MP under Recall

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Under MP Recall proposals (2014) it was agreed that MPs should be recalled if 10% of their electorate voted that their MP should stand down. Many of Clacton's electorate voted for the party, not the man and so should be given the opportunity to select a new MP following his resignation from UKIP.

Electorate: 67,447 (December 2010). Thus if 7000 of Clacton's voters support this petition, Douglas Carswell, as somebody who has repeatedly claimed that MPs should honourably stand down and seek re-election if they leave their party but now appears to be hiding behind the fact that he is not 'crossing the floor', should respect their wishes, stand down and allow a by-election to take place.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

If you'd like the law on the recall of MPs to be changed, you may wish to sign this petition instead:

Allow a recall of mps petition without suspension or criminal charge

Timeline

27 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
4 Apr 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 4 Apr 2017

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