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Petition · past parliament

MAKE MPs WHO RESIGN THE WHIP FACE A BY-ELECTION.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

7 Members Of Parliament resigned the Party whip on on the 18th February 2019. Their constituents voted for and elected them as MPs for a particular political party. By choosing to leave the party for which they were elected they treat their Constituents with contempt and undermine democracy.

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

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