Petition · past parliament
Implement a system whereby Voters can re-call their MP triggering a by-election
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Many voters chose their local MP based on policies in the party manifesto and promises made in the local campaigns. If the MP subsequently changes their stance on an issue which is important to those constituents, there is no option to remove them and their tenure is guaranteed until an election.
Only those who voted for an MP should be able to initiate a re-call, this would prevent a malicious recall being instigated by supporters of opposing Candidates.
It is important that voters remain anonymous in the poll, the ballot paper would be given randomly, but would have a detachable stub with e.g. a unique number or bar-code matching the ballot. A voter could then (later) present the stub to the returning officer proving their right to re-call and if enough do so, a by-election is called.
It is important that voters remain anonymous in the poll, the ballot paper would be given randomly, but would have a detachable stub with e.g. a unique number or bar-code matching the ballot. A voter could then (later) present the stub to the returning officer proving their right to re-call and if enough do so, a by-election is called.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Jan 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jan 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jan 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.