Force MP's who defect from their party to call a bi-election.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

7 Labour MP's defected from the party tto form the 'independent' party. They were voted in on the basis of Labour principles, for the many not for the few yet their new party represents nothing what Labour stands for. They should call a bi election to see if voters still want them to represent them.

Im the 2015 election voters voted for MP's who for Labour and the Conservatives who thought they represented their views, now they have defected from the party and formed a party which represents absolutely nothing about that the people who voted them in voted for them for, they should be forced to call a bi-election in their constituencies to see if the voters still want them to represent then. This should happen for all defectors in the future.

Why it was rejected

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

Automatic by-election if an MP resigns membership of their political party

Timeline

18 Feb 2019	Petition opened for signatures
22 Feb 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Feb 2019

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