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Change the The Parliamentary Oath to an oath to the people and to uphold the law

Closed 80 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the The Parliamentary Oath to an oath to the people and to uphold the law instead of an oath to the Monarchy
The duty of an hon. Member is to represent their constituents in Parliament
Therefore an hon. Member should be able to make their oath to the people they represent. Not the Monarchy
To recognise that the principal duty of hon. Members is to represent their constituents in Parliament; also recognise that some hon. Members would prefer to swear an oath of allegiance to their constituents and the nation rather than the Monarch; and therefore calls on the Leader of the House to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce an optional alternative Parliamentary oath allowing hon. Members to swear allegiance to their constituents and the nation and to pledge to uphold the law rather than one pledging personal allegiance to the serving Monarch

Timeline

25 Jul 2018 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jan 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 80
Status Closed
Opened 25 Jul 2018
Closed 25 Jan 2019

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