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Petition · past parliament

If a MP is sentenced to a custodial sentence they lose the seat.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

With the sentencing of Fiona Onasanya today she has blatantly lied through her case. This is behaviour not becoming of a politician of HMG. In many professions a criminal record bars you from service this should be the case in the House of Commons.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make MP’s automatically lose their job if they are imprisoned.

Timeline

29 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
5 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Feb 2019

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